Dean Roberts plays Red Memory song-cycle
15 April 2009

Starkwhite is pleased to present a concert from Auckland-based musician Dean Roberts on Wednesday 15 April at 8.00pm. Admission is by a suggested donation of $10.

Red Memory song-cycle will be performed with a cast of collaborators, which includes Matthew Sunderland (Vocals), Chris O'Connor (Drums, Percussion) and Paul Williams (Cello).

In recent years Roberts' work has followed an unusual path from electro-acoustic and experimental approaches to embracing song, lyrics and voice as central elements. This has taken him into a realm he describes as extrapolating on the song-cycle or neo-operatic form, where complex narratives and cross reference occur through threads and themes in the lyrics and instrumentation. In his work the songs often become vessels for topographic and psychoanalytic tracings of the impacts of territory and nomadism on the subject. This is reflected in the shape-shifting nature of the vocals and text, worm-turning arrangements and unorthodox juxtapositions of sound and text. His work often carries a dark humour and is littered with references to popular music of the past, colloquialisms and folk song traditions.

Located in New Zealand on Auckland's Karangahape Road, Starkwhite presents a programme of artists' projects, solo shows, independently curated exhibitions and occasional forays into new music and other interdisciplinary practices. Starkwhite also represents artists from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific rim.

Please contact the gallery for further information on this performance.

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