Wolf Eyes
Anna Zaradny solo, DJ sets by artists from the Museum's collection
Wolf Eyes, curtesy of Wolf Eyes
On May 13th the cult Detroit post-industrial band Wolf Eyes will play their first show in Warsaw.
Coming from the DIY tradition, the band quickly became the most important phenomenon on the local scene since the appearance of techno music in the 1980s, while also being one of the world's most intriguing projects of the last decade. Its members were titled “kings of US noise”, following in the footsteps of legends such as Swans, Einstürzende Neubauten and Misfits, and called the creators of the most recognizable avant-garde noise-rock sound of the 21st century.
Their show will be preceded by a solo performance by Anna Zaradny, who will premiere a piece from her upcoming album, to be released on May 13th, and followed by a DJ set prepared by Jacek Sienkiewicz in cooperation with numerous visual artists whose works will be included in the Museum's collection.
Wolf Eyes
this Ann Arbor, Michigan underground sensation’s uncompromising noise sound led them to the prime ranks of Sub Pop without losing the slightest amount of their integrity. After playing shows with Sonic Youth and Andrew W.K. Wolf Eyes reached a popularity level achieved by few such radical bands, and they kept following their own path. They emerged from a project by ex-Nautical Almanac member Nate Young, who was soon joined by Aaron Dilloway (in 1998) and John Olson (in 200), later on by Mike Connelly and currently Crazy Jim. In the relatively short time they have been active they released over 150 tracks with record companies such as Bulb Records, Troubleman Unlimited, Fusetron and Sub Pop, as well as under their own labels: Olson's American Tapes, Dilloway’s Hanson Records, Mike Connelly's Gods of Tundra and Nate Young's AA Records. Their new album titled “I Am a Problem: Mind in Pieces” was released by Jack White's Third Man Records.
Anna Zaradny
sound and visual artist, composer, instrumentalist. Anna Zaradny creates sound and visual art. As a composer and improviser, she moves along a wide spectrum that ranges from improvised acoustic music with a minimalist, contemporary idiom, to a structurally and compositionally complex, entirely electronic and experimental form.
Zaradny's visual works mainly take the form of installations, objects, photographs and videos. She uses abstraction, micro sound and architectural objects, light and space. Her recent major presentations include exhibitions at: the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Galeria Starter Warszawa, Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, SILBERKUPPE - Berlin and Kunst Werke in Berlin among others, as well as performances at music festivals, including: El Nicho Aural Festival in Mexico City, Unsound Festival in New York, Exploratory Music From Poland Super-Deluxe in Tokyo, Japan, What is music? in Sydney. Anna Zaradny's discography includes solo recordings and collaborations with Robert Piotrowicz, Burkhard Stangl, Tony Buck, and Corem Fuhler, Christian Fennesz. She has also created music for theater shows and multimedia projects. She is the co-creator of Music Genera Festival and the Music Genera record company. She won the audience award at the fifth edition of the „Spojrzenia 2011 – Nagroda Fundacji Deutsche Bank” contest.
More info: annazaradny.net, soundcloud.com/annazaradny
Jacek Sienkiewicz
producer, DJ, concert promoter and founder of the legendary Recognition Records. He lives and works in Warsaw. He is commonly considered a pioneer of Polish electronic music. He has performed at major festivals in Poland and abroad (including Unsound, Transmediale and Mutek). He has released four records with the German record label Cocoon Recordings managed by Sven Väth, as well as dozens of singles for his own and other record labels.
More info: jaceksienkiewicz.com and recognition.pl
