deprived by Θ
A live performance at Small Projects, Tromsø, Norway, on the 27th of June, 2020. 50 persons were allowed as a deprived audience. Now, a year after we are still deprived but this release enables the experience at the comfort of your familiar living room. 8 special eddition physical versions of the release provide all you need for having the experience in the best way. This means gloves, an eye mask, a mouth mask and a CDr. Welcome to a search inside your deprived mind.
From the Small projects page:
"Small Projects is proud to welcome you all back with a triple-header, featuring performances by Θ, Per Martinsen and an exhibition of recent work by André Aas.
Due to the Covid-19, we will only allow a maximum of 50 guests during the event, and we require that all the guests bring their own face masks, while Small Projects will provide disposable gloves and hand sanitizer.
Deprived. an audio performance by Θ
A dark ambient noise drone performance to soundtrack our dystopia.
Deprivation intensified.
Walls closing in.
Deprivation intensifies the perception of the few available stimuli. The less the stimulation, the stronger the impact of the available sensory triggers. With masks we loose smell and taste, with gloves we loose touch and in darkness all that is left is sound. Focus on richness in simplicity.
Θ (Theta) employs metaphysics and biometrics to stimulate mental and physical reactions. The result is close to dark ambient with a noisy texture that flirts between dystopian crust punk and existential bl(e)ack metal. Θ uses any type of media that can lead to sound experiments that, even though thoroughly planned, allow the planned system to express probabilistic individuality. Θ develops sounds that are inspired by nature and technology, but mostly by the interaction and thresholds between the two and the dystopias this interaction can lead to. Θ has broad musical origins from mouldy hardcore punk to early experimentalists such as Xenakis and everything worthy in between. Θ originates from the city Drama, Northern Greece and is located in Tromsø, Northern Norway.
Themis has been releasing music as Θ since 2013 and is also half of the duos metatag and ISØLATIØN. Θ has been collaborating with many artists on: split releases, horror film soundtracks, background music for podcasts and has contributed with soundscapes and atmospherics for heavy and dark punk albums. Θ is continuously working on new material and in parallel works on collaborations with various artists. Contact Themis at xtxax@yahoo.co.uk, @8theta on IG or via thetasounds.org "
Cover picture taken by Ivonne Wilken. Background art is "Bring Joy", by Rashid Johnson, at Astrup Fearnley museum in Oslo, Norway.
Thanks goes to Jet for facilitating the event at Small Projects, Per WAVE ∞ FORM for sharing the stage, Andre for exhibiting his brilliant art and the lucky 50 in the audience that trusted us with their senses.
a total division release; TD4
total division is a label for the appreciation of dark noise ambient.
establised on the 21st of december 2020; the darkest day of a dark year.
releases by invitation only.