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From Coco Madrid:

Tis' the season for warm, avant-garde electronic and instrumental
music presented by the Portland Radio Authority. Gulls, Quiet
Countries, Gejius, Plankton Wat, and Miss Lana Rebel will perform on
Dec. 2nd at Holocene, 101 SE Morrison. Doors open at 7 p.m. and cover
is $6, 21 and over.

Gulls (Jesse Johnson) mixes and manipulates bells, trumpets,
xylophones, cymbals, analogue synths, bass, guitar, glitch and field
recordings to produce intimate whispers of noise to thick walls of
bombastic sound. Playing as a soundrack to abstract film projections,
Johnson explores syncopated beats, free jazz and ambience through his
instruments, drumming up images of rain storms, boiling sidewalk
cityscapes and of course, flocks of nomadic birds flying in perfect
choreographed trails overhead.

Quiet Countries (Leb Borgerson) covers the stage with atmospheric loop
pedals and random electronic equipment set to push out rhythmic blips
beneath soaring vocals and deep guitar drones. Described by Tablet
Magazine as "dark wave glitch pop," or "intelligent kick dub Detroit
techno," there's no easy way to describe what Borgerson creates — the
only accurate judge is your open ears.

Soulful and inspired with drum machines, mellow clicks and a laptop
saxophone, Gejius' music is ahead of his time. From the Boston's
Berklee College of Music, Gejius draws on influences ranging from DJ
Shadow to modern classical to anime soundtracks. Willamette Week
illustrates him as "the rival school to the Go! Team's
snippet-snatching pep quad" — no doubt his music will make you see
imaginary rainbows and warped Kung-Fu scenes.

Dewey Mahood, otherwise known as Planton Wat, plucks a vintage steel
string with a modern delays and reverb, adding in some vocals and other
instruments ranging from flute to bells to tamborines for a sparkling
and graceful texture of sound you'll easily find yourself lost in. Top
that with the sounds of Miss Lana Rebel, a fuzzy-amp guitarist
influenced by Hank Williams and Willie Nelson, and you've got the
equivalent of steaming warm hot chocolate on a snowy day.