Liquid Architecture 2009

Crate59 is a Cairns based artist run initiative. At a slightly worn warehouse space behind Crate59, in collaboration with On Edge, Liquid Architecture's fifth festival in Cairns took place featuring local artist Return Return, Anthea Caddy with Thembi Soddell and Perlonex.

The warehouse space was full of character and acoustically rich, inside this site the sounds of the performers were lively without becoming over-saturated with reverberation. This allowed for a terrific synchronicity between the various instruments performed and it was clear that the artists enjoyed working with the space, delivering very strong performances.

In what was perhaps their most dynamic set of the festival, Perlonex merged detailed passages of varying timbres and volumes in such a way that demonstrated a comfortable relationship with their materials, as well as a true willingness for exploration. The harmonically dense drones of Jörg Maria Zeger both held together and complemented the varying palette of sounds obtained by Ignaz Schick's electronics and Burkhard Beins's drum kit. Spanning considered tactile scrapings to abrasive noise, the artists created a deeply engaging sound world that could just as easily draw a listener into focussed listening, as it could (literally) peel old paint and shake debris off the walls with passages of blistering noise.

Jared Davis

Image above: Perlonex