Sound House: BlankFor.ms, Tether, Matthew Ryals & sohme

Sound House is a collaboration with The Low Pass, phlAIR & Fire Museum Presents.

Take a sonic tour with us through the historic Calvary Parsonage with performances from the following.

BlankFor.ms:

Tyler Gilmore, known as BlankFor.ms, makes music with degraded tapes, analog synthesizers, and a spinet piano. His work includes two full-length albums, two EPs, and Refract, a collaborative project with Jason Moran and Marcus Gilmore. His scoring contributions include Academy Award Best Picture nominated film Nickel Boys.

Tether:

Philadelphia-based sound and visual artist Lauren Pakradooni has made hypnotic music with cassette loops and voice for over a decade, using the monikers Pak and Tether since 2006. Song forms and soundscapes are composed through the layering of handmade/recorded cassette tape loops and various electronics.

Matthew Ryals:

Matthew Ryals (he/him) is a NYC-based synthesist and composer-improviser. Described as “a sonic explorer on the frontier of experimental music” (Plastic Mag), Matthew has been praised for treating sounds “as if they were alive, breathing” to create something “truly immersive and unforgettable” (Beats Per Minute). Matthew has released three studio albums and a series of EPs on 3OP, SØVN, and dingn\dents, and will release a solo record on Infrequent Seams in Fall 2025 and a collaborative album with Jacob Sachs-Mishalanie on Oxtail Recordings in 2026.

sohme:

sohme production is the sound-based practice of musician, producer and architectural designer Saumon Oboudiyat. Based in Philadelphia, PA - sohme’s music and sound-design work is informed by nearly a decade of work as an architectural designer and a lifetime of musicianship - integrating analog & digital synthesis, acoustic instrument performance, and field recording - into experimental, textured, cinematic, and immersive compositions.

accessibility: the performances will be taking place in multiple rooms requiring the climbing of stairs.