Redukt: Forward-Thinking Rock In A Theater Setting January 20, 2007

The confines of dive bars and rock clubs are familiar and comfortable to us all, but not terribly conducive to creating the kind of atmosphere and vision that certain kinds of music require. The time has come to move forward; the time has come for distillation of the purest essence of rock in the setting it demands. To that end, REDUKT aims to present four of the Twin Cites' more expansively-minded acts in the
more formal theater setting that their sound and scope call for. The recently-renovated Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis is an ideal venue for such a venture, being both beautiful and functional on many levels; the aesthetic at work is that of arrested decay combined with comfortable seating and state-of-the-art stage facilities, and gives a grandiose feeling while retaining the intimacy necessary for optimum
impact. The music presented during this evening will run the full dynamic spectrum from meditative ambience to full-on walls of volume and texture, and will aim simultaneously at the head and the viscera.

All four acts on display this evening have a commitment to their vision that is readily apparent and pays little attention to prevailing trends, and each demands to be seen in the kind of setting the Ritz Theater can provide. We hope you will feel the same.

Zebulon Pike - Peerless masters of complex and ultra-heavy progressive Doom, fresh out of the gates with their new release, "The Deafening Twilight."
http://www.zebulonpike.com

Thunderbolt Pagoda - New heavy krautrock/kosmische outfit with members of Salamander, Pins and Salubrious Invertebrae.

Mute Era - Primal rock with a sound far too huge to believe there are only two of them. Minimalist no wave influences meet a vision as gigantic as the cosmos.
http://www.myspace.com/muteera

Cupid - New solo project from Jason Kesselring of Skye Klad and Blitzen, merging influences from such disparate sources as Randy Holden, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, La Monte Young and the deepest of space music.
http://www.myspace.com/cupidsong