October 18th approaches – here’s what’s happening behind the music
The Artists
Fine Pleiadian Leathers creates original sound constructions using analog synth, classical guitar, mic, and hand percussion with a looper and various pedals. Expect guitar-driven textures meeting monophonic inventions in a free-range exploration of sound.
Kitzke explores sound across a spectrum from experimental ambient to dream pop, bringing the same colorful flavor to every project. For this performance, expect a live electronic set exploring house vibes aimed to tickle your brain and wiggle your bum.
The Language of Birds consists of Alan Michaels and Miles Kiechler. Both doubling on synthesizer with Alan on electric guitar and Miles on electric bass. Alan brings decades of synthesizer experience from Seattle’s independent music scene, having worked with the Telepaths, Radios, and Visible Targets. TLOB will be performing primarily improvised explorations for this performance. Utilizing synths and pedalboards.
Miles Kiechler I will be performing original music written on synthesizers, drum machine, and samplers. For this batch of music, I limited myself to a small set of gear without using a computer in the process. These works are the result of this particular setup.
The Venue: More Than Just Four Walls
The show will be at 7:00 – 9:30 PM on Saturday October 18th. The Historic Fourth Ward School Museum provides more than just a performance space – there’s a bar onsite serving beer, wine, champagne and hard seltzers.
The Collaborative Vision
We wanted to create an annual event where artists could perform their work in a dedicated setting alongside their peers. This inaugural festival represents our hope to establish a recurring tradition – if we can make this fly, we’re aiming for our next gathering in October 2026.
We specifically chose to call this an Experimental Electronic Music Festival because of the improvisational and unconventional approaches that define much of the music. This distinction matters to us – we want to be clear that this isn’t EDM, but rather a space for boundary-pushing electronic art that defies easy categorization.
What to Expect
This will follow a traditional concert format enhanced by visual elements. Fine Pleiadian Leathers opens the evening and will then provide visually reactive projections for all subsequent performers using rear screen projection and a Hypno Visual Synthesizer.
Performance Order:
- Fine Pleiadian Leathers – Opening set, then visual accompaniment
- Kitzke
- The Language of Birds
- Miles Kiechler
The visual projections will respond and interact with each artist’s sound, creating a multimedia experience that evolves throughout the evening. This isn’t just background imagery – the visuals become part of each performance, adding another dimension to the experimental electronic compositions.