PIVIXKI & Candlesnuffer

The duo known as PIVIXKI are a unique combination of two distinct talents: Anthony Pateras (piano/electronics) & Max Kohane (drums).
 
Anthony Pateras has worked within composition, improvisation, electronics, avant-rock & film soundtrack, composed for major orchestras, played with a multitude of collaborators, and performed in everything from seedy dives to concert halls the world over,
 
Max Kohane (Internal Rot / Faceless Burial / Kissland) has been playing in bands since he was 12 and touring since he was 16. He's infamous for his dynamic, intensely fast and technical drumming style and has earned a reputation as perhaps the best skin-hitter in Australia's hardcore/punk scene.
 
The beauty of PIVIXKI lies in the clash of these two musical cultures, although the willing experimentation of Pateras & Kohane proves that there is really no clash at all. Nominally a piano/drums duo, the band synthesises genres like grindcore, psychoacoustics, hip-hop, thrash & free jazz into ferocious, high-energy songs driven by intense levels of fun & concentration.
 
Having toured extensively throughout Europe & US/Canada 2009-2011, the band took a hiatus when Pateras moved to Europe in 2012.

The duo are reuniting in 2024 for three special shows in September - their first in 12 years!!!

NOBODY MAKES MUSIC LIKE THIS.

Support from Naarm living legend guitar/concrète maestro Dave Brown (a.k.a. Candlesnuffer).