Contrashock, Contrastock, Content, Form, and Will Mentor (Part 2)

02/01/2012

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Last week, I posted part 1 of a conversation I had with caller Will Mentor about calling techno contras. The conversation evolved into a discussion of Contrashock in New York City and Contrastock at Glen Echo last May, two events in which Will's role was pivotal and featured Perpetual e-Motion, Giant Robot Dance, Swallowtail, and was co-called by Nils Fredland.  Will is planning to repeat that role when Contrashock II and Contrastock II occur in September, with Elixir, Perpetual e-Motion, and Wild Asparagus.
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Video Evidence of Syncretism in Progress

05/25/2011

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This video was shot last Sunday at Contrastock near Washington, DC. The band was billed as "Giant Swallow Motion" -- Giant Robot Dance, Perpetual e-Motion, and Swallowtail all took the stage at once for the final set to rock the house. This one was shot by YouTube user joyceyens and the next one by klmabon:
One more: this one was shot of two "chaos lines" (i.e., voluntary partner and gender-role swapping, flourishes galore)  at ContraShock in New York, NY (which featured Perpetual e-Motion and Giant Robot Dance on May 20-21):
Speaking of YouTube, go check out the contrasyncretist YouTube channel which features the weekly Friday Flourishes and footage from the Glen Echo community's Contra Sonic series. Film and upload your flourishes and tell me about them on the Contact form, and they might get featured on this blog!
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