Sontag Shogun "It Billows Up" is out on LP & Art Book!

Hey guys,

Very excited to announce my group SONTAG SHOGUN’s new LP has just been released! Released on vinyl on record label Youngbloods, this is Sontag Shogun’s first record to date that really captures our live performance over the last few years. In celebration of the record I teamed up with my friend, book artist THAD HIGA, to create an art book companion piece to the record, which can also be bought through our bandcamp. It’s a collection of text and imagery submitted by a slew of artists who listened to the record and created pieces in response. It’s a limited run of 80 copies so don’t wait to get yours!

You can get them HERE.

also watch the video for the eponymous track below!

BraidedSOUND premiers in Manhattan on May 22nd.

Excited to announce Manhattan’s first BraidedSOUND and it’s part of an amazing series called Ephemeral Collusion curated by the amazingly talented Azumi O E (who performed in our Brooklyn ensemble, and who MIGHT be making a guest appearance in the ensemble this time as well…)

We’ll be featuring a string/vocal-heavy ensemble this time around, and I’ve been blessed with some of my favorite local artists:

Jamie Reeder (violin/vox) [of Weird Mirror, Field Guides, Chimneys, Black Wail & Helado Negro]

Steve Goodwin (cello/glock) [of Hilsa & Skeleton Zoo]

Jen Goma (vox/electroincs) [of Sunny Day in Glasgow, Showtime Goma, People Get Ready, etc., etc.]

Marija Kovacevic (violins)

& Jesse Perlstein (vox/field recordings) [of Sontag Shogun]

MAY 22nd (WED.) @ The Atrium [9 8W Street, Manhattan, ny] 7:30 doors:::::$20 day of show

Presale at $15: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ephemeral-collusion-5222019-tickets-60916480834

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BraidedSOUND heads to Portugal, Finland & the UK!

Exciting news for BraidedSOUND as it sees it’s first performances in Portugal, Finland and the UK. A lot of amazing musicians have signed on to being a part of this run, specifically Diana Combo (all Portugal dates) and my Sontag Shogun compatriot Jeremy Young (all Portugal & Finland dates). Then I head to the Queen’s land for a 5-show run by myself (of course, being joined by many lovely local musicians. Details below!

~ Portugal Tour w/ Jeremy Young & Diana Combo ~

04.10.19 - Aveiro, Portugal @ VIC Aveiro Arts House w/ Diana Combo, Jeremy Young, & Jesse Perlstein

04.11.19 - Lisbon, Portugal @ Damas w/ Helena Espvall, Antonio Silva, Jeremy Young, Diana Combo, & Jesse Perlstein

04.12.19 - Aljezur, Portugal @ Moagem w/ Diana Combo, Jeremy Young, & Jesse Perlstein

04.13.19 - Viseu, Portugal @ Venha a Nos a Boa Morte w/ Diana Combo, Jeremy Young, & Jesse Perlstein

04.14.19 - Porto, Portugal @ Sonoscopia w/ Gustavo Costa, Diana Combo, Jeremy Young, & Jesse Perlstein

04.15.19 - Caldas Da Rainha, Portugal @ Gremio Caldense w/ Diana Combo, Jeremy Young, & Jesse Perlstein

04.16.19 - Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal @ Oficinas do Convento w/ Jeremy Young

~Finland Tour w/ Jeremy Young~

04.20.19 - Fiskars, Finland @ Ägräs Tap Room w/ Jeremy Young, Lau Nau, Hermanni Yli-Tepsa & members of Hulda Huima >> (more info)

04.24.19 - Helsinki, Finland @ Galleria Akusmata w/ Jeremy Young, MARLOES VAN SON, Alex Van Geirsbergen, Tytti Arola, & PETRI KULJUNTAUSTA LE >> (more info)

~ UK Tour ~

04.27.19 - London, UK @ IKLECTIK w/ Rachael Finney, Kate Carr, Jesse Perlstein, Fae Harmer, & Nathan Greywater (of Harmergeddon) >> (more info)

04.28.19- Cardiff, UK @ Sull Art Space w/ Teddy Hunter, Massa Circles, Sam Barnes, Kate Woodward & Jesse Perlstein

04.29.19- Cheltenham @ University of Gloucestershire w/ Teddy Hunter, Uta Baladuf, Chris Cundy & Jesse Perlstein

04.30.19- Birmingham, UK @ Centrala w/ Sean Clancy, Khyam Allami, Sam Underwood, Sarah Farmer, Gloria Yehilevsky & Jesse Perlstein >> (more info)

05.02.19 - Brighton, UK @ The Rose Hill w/ Johanna Bramli, Kassia Zermon, Jules Arthur, Kev Nickells & Jesse Perlstein >> (more info)

Braided Sound #013: Brooklyn

I’m kicking off my inaugural NYC BraidedSOUND with an amazing ensemble. We’ve got Cheryl Kingan (of The Scene is Now) on saxaphone and synth, Benedict Kupstas (of Field Guides) on guitar and melodica, Jeremy Young (of Sontag Shogun) on reel to reel tape player, piezo’d objects/surfaces, and oscillators, myself on vox and field recordings, AND finally Azumi O E, on movement and kinetics. We’ll be performing at Bushwick’s the Microscope Gallery on Friday, March 1st and we’ll have the amazing Ben Seretan opening the show.

Bandcamp Launched

Just a quick announcement: in celebration of the upcoming Braided Sound: Japan 2018 tour I have created a few new pieces I wanted to share on the Bandcamp platform.

go take a listen:  http://jesseperlstein.bandcamp.com

Braided Sound: Japan 2018 tour starting September 14th

Braided Sound Japan : September 2018  feat. Jesse Perlstein

9.14 - Kyoto @ Hawkwind w/ Sleepland, Lauren E Walker (of Nice Legs), Cheekbone, & Kenichi Kurata  (MORE INFO HERE)

9.15 - Kobe @ Space Eauuu w/ Sleepland, Haco, Hirotaka Shirotsubaki, & Shinya Sugimoto  (MORE INFO HERE)

9.16 - Okayama @ Oh!Ashi Forest w/ Shinya Sugimoto, Ryota Miyoshi, & Akira Kita (MORE INFO HERE)

9.17 - Osaka @ Environment 0g w/ Shinya Sugimoto, Ryota Nishi, & MAYUKo (Crossbred, Synth Sisters); also additional performances by Raiika & Orhythmo

9.21 - Tokyo @ 7th Floor w/ Takahiro Kido & Yuki Murata (of Anoice), Moskitoo,  Keiichi Sugimoto (of Minamo, Frolicfon), & Keiji Matsui (of The Primrose)   (MORE INFO HERE)

9.22 - Yokohama @ ZouNoHana w/ ISAO, Yozumi Yuta, Matsumo Kazuya, Nakamura Kohsuke, Ootani Yoshio & Ryota Miyoshi; also additional performances by SJQ & myself (MORE INFO HERE)

see more chatter @ https://twitter.com/BraidedTour

Montreal August 2018 Performances

The end of 2018 has a lot in store for me. It starts with two performances in Montreal, QC.

1. JESSE PERLSTEIN'S "LISTENING OUT LOUD" (The Möbius Chorus) @ NEVER APART - 8.18.18

The first performance is for Jann Tomaro's PRACTICE series. I am premiering a piece "The Möbius Chorus", a performance based on Pauline Oliveros's Deep Listening practices. It will be a participatory piece, sound fueled by the voices of the attendees. It will be hosted by NEVER APART GALLERY on Saturday, August 18th at 4pm and it's Free.

https://www.neverapart.com/events/practice-29-jesse-perlstein/

2. SONTAG FACTORY OOZE ENSEMBLE @ LA VITROLA - 8.19.18

I will also be performing as part of Sontag Shogun's "Factory Ooze Ensemble" a 9-piece improvisation based on the ambient tenants of Sontag's compositions. The ensemble will be filled out with local (montreal) musicians such as J.S. Truchy (Le Fly Pan Am), Ilichna Morasky (StrangerFamiliar), Ida Toninato, Jonathan Parant (Le Fly Pan Am), Sam Bobony (Avec Le Soleil), Anne F. Jacques & more...

We will be hosted by La Vitrola and supported by Justin Wright & DF duo on Sunday, August 19th @ 8pm and its only 10 dollars.

https://www.lfttckt.com/tickets/lfttkt-casa-1523376224-21350

The Imposter - Meet the Porn Auteurs

I was asked to create the sound design and score the latest episode of Aliya Pabani's Canadian arts/culture podcast The Imposter. This episode centers around creators within Montreal's independent pornography scene. Her entire podcast is funny, compassionate, informative and beautiful. Go listen to all her episodes, but specifically this one:

Meet The Porn Auteurs

if you dig that you'll dig this episode where i composed a drone that forms a cult:

Sexcoven.mp3

BRAIDED SOUND - APRIL EUROPEAN TOUR

Jesse will be joining his longtime collaborator Jeremy Young for a 4-day tour titled Braided Sound. The concept behind this tour is to create new music each night by bringing in local musicians from each city and forming an improvisational ensemble. Each ensemble is guided by a map of lines, twisting, undulating and braiding, and each musician is given a line to interpret. Each performance will be recorded in the hopes of broadcasting them at a later date. 

Here are the dates:

4.18.18
Amsterdam, NL @ Cafe De Ruimte, improvisation with Frank Rosaly, Asuna Arashi & Otto Kokke (Dead Neanderthals) + Leonie Roessler & Sohrab Motabar duo

4.20.18
Rotterdam, NL @ Roodkapje, improvisation with Machinefabriek

4.21.18
Düsseldorf, DE @ Kunstraum Düsseldorf, improvisation with Echo Ho & Frauke Berg

4.22.18
Berlin, DE @ Spektrum, improvisation with FS Blumm, Midori Hirano & Sayaka Botanic + Maxwell August Croy