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RAHDUNES
2006-Present
RAHDUNES are San Francisco's premier noise/psych outfit. Members of RAHDUNES have been in Gang Wizard, Burning Trees and Numbers. They play insane psycho drone with homemade boxes of noise, suitcases full of gadgetry and guitars. They are a force to be admired and will blow your mind with their insane fog-laden shows. Check them out.
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Expo '70, Cantus Firmus
Press
A few months ago, a YouTube clip of L.A.-based cable-access host John Kilduff surfaced. His show, Let’s Paint TV, usually features him running on a treadmill, painting, and doing something else (usually involving food) simultaneously. In this episode, a fog machine, feedback, and eerie stretches of noise made it look like he was in a scene from Apocalypse Now. That noise came courtesy of San Francisco duo Rahdunes and pretty much sums up the live show. Vets of the Bay Area noise scene, Nate Archer and Aaron Coyes strive to create ambience through unsettling drone, incorporating bass, synth, guitar, organ, and something called a “slay box.” Both have film backgrounds, as well, and Archer recently composed the soundtrack for Wild Tigers I Have Known, released by David Tibet of Current 93. Essentially, they’re multitaskers, and that translates in their progressive, end-of-the-world tones. “When you play Western music using Western instruments, you’re kind of forced to exist within the parameters of those instruments,” relates Coyes. “Sonically, there’s a whole other world out there. A lot of cultures have infinite tones to play with. In the future, it seems like a lot of our medical problems will be solved by that range of infinite tones, like how dentists are using ultrasonic devices to clean your teeth.” Their frequency caught the ear of local Emperor Jones head Craig Stewart, and he recently put out their self-titled record, a howling, face-melting surge of otherworldly clang and neon howl. Their DIY aesthetic is a defining one, kind of like their buddy John Kilduff, eh? Coyes sees the parallel. “He kinda nails it as far as this modern world is concerned.” - Austin Chronicle (AUDRA SCHROEDER)
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