Sonic Architects National Conference is touring the nation this November / December, taking four of Australia’s most exciting acts on the road, together!
Featuring boundary-pushing Melbourne based artists Hiatus Kaiyote, Remi, Kirkis and Silent Jay & Jace XL, Sonic ArchitectsNational Conference is set to be an all out four-hour live sound-clash.
Hiatus Kaiyote are the first Australian act to be nominated for an R&B Grammy award, yet they stand incomparable to anyone in the whole world of R&B/soul. Their sound references a swathe of influences – electric, acoustic, futuristic, psychedelic, progressive, soothing and urgent – slipping in and out genre and defying definition.
Seen as a sonic Voltron between four artists (Nai Palm, Simon Mavin, Paul Bender, Perrin Moss) over the past 12 months Hiatus Kaiyote have toured the world relentlessly – selling out shows across North America, Europe and Africa – since re-releasing their self produced Tawk Tomahawk EP on Salaam Remi’s (Amy Winehouse, Fugees, Nas) new label Flying Buddha.
Joining Haitus will be 23-year-old Melbourne artist REMI, who needs little introduction as the fastest-rising Hip Hop act in Australia, quickly gaining the attention of international tastemakers.
With a triple J Unearthed Artist of the year J Award already on the shelf, REMI’s new album RAW X INFINITY has received critical acclaim locally and abroad, landing Feature Album of the Week on triple J, and being nominated for the AIR Awards ‘Independent Hip Hop Album of the Year’.
Rounding out the night will be Kirkis, the brainchild of Australian composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Matthew Kirkis, is a 6-piece, synth-fuelled ensemble that fuses electronica, jazz and RnB; and Silentjay a tireless and endlessly imaginative producer whose music is a natural blend of shoegaze, soul and hip-hop.
This mélange of artists comes together from four disparate schools of sound but all share the same ideology of innovation. Their songs were built in the underground, with no blueprints, designed with intuition and inspiring a new breed of Australian artist.
Expect on stage collaborations, surprise guests and a whole lot more.
Sonic Architects’ National Conference Lineup
Hiatus Kaiyote
REMI
Kirkis
Silentjay
Jace XL
Sonic Architects’ National Conference Dates & Tickets
PERTH – THE BAKERY – SAT NOV 29 TICKETS
ADELAIDE – THE GOV – SUN NOV 30 TICKETS
MELBOURNE – THE CORNER HOTEL – FRI DEC 5 TICKETS
BRISBANE – THE HIFI – SAT DEC 6 TICKETS
BYRON BAY – THE BREWERY – SUN DEC 7 TICKETS
HOBART – BRISBANE HOTEL – SAT DEC 13 TICKETS
SYDNEY – THE METRO – SUN DEC 14 TICKETS
Tickets on sale Thursday 2 October,10am AEST
