Unless afterhours debauchery is your thing (or if you count subway
troubadours), you've probably never been to an 8 a.m. show, especially on a
weekday. RAFT, the new project of bassist Pat Noecker (formerly of
These Are Powers, Liars, and the riotously named Urethra Franklin), set
out to change that this week via "an early-morning series of
performances,
called "Observer Observed, An Abstract Occupation." Taking place in the
window of a Franklin Avenue storefront belonging to an arts space called The Brooklyn Launch Pad in Crown Heights, the shows were intended for passers-by and "to occupy
a time of day that is ordinarily unoccupied by live performance and
sound." Speakers were positioned on the sidewalk, and as one approached
the area, a pleasing sound not unlike windchimes began to emerge. Once
closer, the sound grew more complex; in RAFT, Noecker plays "a handmade
bass/harp/kalimba
called The Burner Bass," designed by himself and Holland-based
avant-instrument builder Yuri
Landman. Guests musicians Paul Weil and Ted McGrath were on hand as well. Video here and pics above.
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