Roused At! presents:
STRIBORG [TAS] & MADELEINE COCOLAS [QLD]
w/ live debut of EBM duo DON'T (ft. members of Girlsuck & Ripped Off)

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From deep within the Tasmanian wilderness, Striborg is the black metal-cum-blackwave project of solo artist Russell Menzies (aka Sin Nanna). Infamously reclusive, the veil of mystery that has traditionally shrouded his work has recently been lifted.

The project first began in 1994 under the name Kathaaria and during this time the stage name "Vvelkaarn" was used. The name Kathaaria was adapted from a Darkthrone song titled "Kathaarian Life Code".

Three full-length albums were released as Kathaaria; one each year from 1995 to 1997. Following the release of the third album, Menzies grew dissatisfied with the direction of the project and the first album under the name "Striborg" was released later that year. With this change, he also adopted the new stage name "Sin Nanna".

From 1997 the Striborg sound solidified around a singular lo-fi black metal style combined with ambient pieces, with all instruments and vocals primarily recorded by Menzies at his home. Releases were prodigious - often two or more per year. Formal releases were initially on the Asguard and Finsternis labels, moving to Displeased and Southern Lord Records as international recognition grew.

In 2018 Striborg moved away from black metal with the release of Blackwave, a full-length LP in a dark ambient/new wave style. Menzies announced that he intended to pursue this musical direction on future releases. His live performances after the release of Blackwave increased and showcased this new synthesiser-heavy style. More recently, he has returned to Black Metal, but without use of electric guitar.

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Madeleine Cocolas is an Australian composer and producer who creates post classical and ambient instrumental music. Her work moves between lush soundscapes to experimental electronics, field recordings and solo piano. She has released music through Room40/Someone Good (Australia), Bigo & Twigetti (UK), Self Center Records (US), 1631 Recordings (UK) and Futuresequence (UK).

Her latest record 'Bodies' is out now via the Room40. In her own words:

"Bodies explores similarities between bodies of water and human bodies and seeks to blur the boundaries between them. These works incorporate sounds of water I recorded on recent trips to the Australian coastline as well as creeks and waterfalls in Far North Queensland. I have taken these recordings and other recordings of my voice and breath and heavily processed them together with synths and electronics so that the boundaries between field recordings, vocals and electronics are also blurred. These sounds together create sonic collages that move in ways to emulate rhythmic cycles that can be found in both water and humans such as waves, pulses and currents."

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Artwork by Matthew Deasy / No.7 Print House

**no charge for First Nations punters or trans people of colour wishing to attend**
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Thursday, July 4th
$15 - $20 | 8:00pm - 12:00am
The Bearded Lady, 138 Boundary St, West End 4101

This show takes place on the stolen land of the Jagera people and the Turrbal people. We acknowledge that this is a contested space & pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present.