Sepultura co-founder and Cavalera drummer Iggor Cavalera comes to Control on October 27 with a live set of modular electronics, drones and drums. His experiments with electronic instruments stretch well beyond his solo work, from recording with Soulwax to the industrial noise of Petbrick. Onstage, analogue synthesisers and percussion leave room for improvisation and accidents. His recent collaboration with Merzbow and Eraldo Bernocchi, Nocturnal Rainforest, takes rainforest recordings into dense electronic noise. “The aggression is still there, but it’s transformed. It’s less about speed or power, and more about depth and intention,” he told Polyend earlier this year. YouTube video player
Cavalera has been widely recognised as a notoriously hard-hitting heavy drummer throughout his career. Although drumming has been his main activity since the ’80s, Iggor has always experimented with electronic instruments such as drum machines and synthesisers. He is also a music producer and experimental artist. As Mixhell, he has toured the globe, performing in festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival, and Reading. In 2016 he joined the Belgian band Soulwax, recording drums for their album “From Deewee” and touring as part of “Transient Program for Drums and Machinery.” Soon after, he founded “Petbrick” with Wayne Adams - a project that involved melting noise and crushing electronics over grinding drumming. In 2017, Iggor started building his personal studio with Laima by collecting gear and synthesisers and producing their own music, remixes, and soundtracks as well as collaborating with other artists. Around 2019, he started collecting modular synthesisers to compose ethereal, atmospheric, experimental drone music, to which he added rhythm through drum machines and live drums. Fresh from “Present to be Absent”, his contribution to the noise compilation Prosthetic Reality, he’s coming to Control. Expect everything. —
* Children ages 12 and under do not have access to the event. Children up to 16 years old need a valid ticket and must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian with a valid ticket. Minors aged 16 to 18 years old have access with a valid ticket. Serving and alcohol consumption are strictly forbidden for all minors.
