#InitialShock

MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2025-05-29

The Nausea: A Page of Madness + Ritual Purification / Recontre Martineau et Singh - Artist Talk

La Sala Rossa, Tuesday, June 24 at 07:00 PM EDT

La Sala Rossa
Portes: 19h
Spectacle: 19h30
20/25 $
avec Initial Shock, MUFF (Le Festival de films underground de Montréal) & la lumière collective

Tickets: https://tickets.venuepilot.com/e/123046

Plongez dans la brillance troublante du chef-d'œuvre cinématographique muet de Teinosuke Kinugasa, "Une Page Folle" (Kurutta Ippêji, 70 minutes), datant de 1926. Cette œuvre révolutionnaire, coécrite par le lauréat du prix Nobel Yasunari Kawabata, transcende la narration conventionnelle pour explorer le psychisme fracturé des individus enfermés dans un asile. Kinugasa, ancien interprète féminin de kabuki, utilise un éventail désorientant de techniques d'avant-garde et expressionnistes, du montage rapide et des perspectives déformées aux séquences oniriques et aux angles de caméra subjectifs, pour plonger le public directement dans la tourmente intérieure des personnages. Le portrait brut et empathique de la détresse mentale, associé à son langage visuel innovant, reste une expérience puissante et troublante.

Le projet d'Anju Singh, The Nausea, fournira une partition live multi-instrumentale, amplifiant l'intensité émotionnelle du film. Percussions, cordes et électronique tisseront une tapisserie sonore, reflétant les dissonances et les nuances du film, et entraînant le public plus profondément dans son paysage psychologique.

La soirée débutera avec RITUAL PURIFICATION (Jarrett Martineau), un artiste autochtone de noise et de drone. S'inspirant des traditions nêhiyaw et denesuline, Martineau crée des paysages sonores ambiants et rituels, mêlant enregistrements de terrain et textures électroniques. Sa performance prépare le terrain pour le voyage intense du film, préparant le public à l'expérience immersive et chargée d'émotion qui suivra.

Cet événement offre une occasion rare de découvrir un jalon cinématographique à travers une lentille sonore contemporaine. Préparez-vous à une nuit de profonde résonance émotionnelle et de son immersif. Après le film et la performance, rejoignez Anju Singh et Jarrett Martineau pour une discussion d'artistes, où ils discuteront de leurs processus créatifs et de l'intersection de leur travail avec la vision cinématographique de Kinugasa.
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Delve into the unsettling brilliance of Teinosuke Kinugasa's 1926 silent film masterpiece, "A Page of Madness" (Kurutta Ippêji, 70 minutes). This groundbreaking work, co-written by Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata, transcends conventional narrative to explore the fractured psyche of individuals confined within an asylum. Kinugasa, a former kabuki female impersonator, employs a disorienting array of avant-garde and Expressionist techniques, from rapid montage and distorted perspectives to dreamlike sequences and subjective camera angles, to plunge the audience directly into the characters' inner turmoil. The film's raw, empathetic portrayal of mental distress, coupled with its innovative visual language, remains a powerful and unsettling experience.

Anju Singh's project, The Nausea, will provide a live, multi-instrumental score, amplifying the film's emotional intensity. Percussion, strings, and electronics will weave a sonic tapestry, mirroring the film's dissonances and nuances, and drawing the audience deeper into its psychological landscape.

The evening begins with RITUAL PURIFICATION (Jarrett Martineau), an Indigenous noise and drone artist. Drawing from nêhiyaw and Denesuline traditions, Martineau creates ambient, ritualistic soundscapes, blending field recordings and electronic textures. His performance sets the stage for the film's intense journey, preparing the audience for the immersive and emotionally charged experience that follows.

This event offers a rare opportunity to witness a cinematic landmark through a contemporary sonic lens. Prepare for a night of profound emotional resonance and immersive sound. Following the film and performance, join Anju Singh and Jarrett Martineau for an artist talk, where they will discuss their creative processes and the intersection of their work with Kinugasa's cinematic vision.

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ACCESSIBILITÉ // La Sala Rossa se situe au 2ème étage (il y a 38 marches au total). Les toilettes sont de genre neutre et ne sont pas accessibles aux fauteuils roulants. Nous disposons d'un Système d'Aide à l'Audition disponible sur les ondes FM 101.1. Toute personne désirant une assistance pour accéder à notre salle peut nous contacter. C'est avec plaisir que nous tenterons de répondre au mieux à ses besoins.

ACCESSIBILITY // La Sala Rossa is located on the second floor (there are 38 steps total). There are gender neutral washrooms which are not wheelchair accessible. We have a Hearing Assistance System on the FM dial at 101.1 FM. Anyone needing assistance accessing our space can contact us as we are more than happy to try and accommodate people to the best of our ability.
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Suoni Per Il Popolo reconnaît que le territoire sur lequel nous sommes rassemblé.e.s est le territoire non-cédé du peuple Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk), un lieu qui a longtemps constitué un site de rencontre et d'échange entre plusieurs nations.

Suoni Per Il Popolo would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk), a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations.

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The Nausea: A Page of Madness + Ritual Purification / Recontre Martineau et Singh - Artist Talk
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2025-05-12

JHK / VALISE / VOSP / UNIVERSAL CELL UNLOCK / SPLINTER ASSEMBLY

Rocket Science Room, Friday, June 13 at 08:00 PM EDT

Scream & Writhe presents Initial Shock Gig #12

US Noise in Montreal!

JHK (NY)
https://abhorrentafterdeath.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-rust
Energetic harsh noise from NYC's premiere noise sound tech and one half of Ende Tymes festival.

VALISE (NY)
https://hotreleases.bandcamp.com/album/on-wire
Maralie Armstrong-Rial's VALISE "transposes ancient star data into video song, and listens for ecstatic energies"

VOSP (RI)
https://reservematinee.bandcamp.com/album/invisible-touch
"the floating world that VOSP created is an interstellar river which cascades hail or steel slag along the sides of the listener’s head"

UNIVERSAL CELL UNLOCK (NY)
https://psychicsounds.bandcamp.com/album/quasimodo-the-street-sweeper
Christopher Forgues from KITES. Homemade electronic ruminations.

SPLINTER ASSEMBLY
Local noise lad.

Friday June 13, 2025
Doors 8 / Show 9 / End by midnight
$15 PWYC
Rocket Science Room

Please note the venue has a strict no BYOB policy!

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ACCESSIBILITY:

Rocket Science Room is on the second floor. There is a single flight of stairs off the main entrance with no wheelchair access, however there is a functioning elevator on the main floor. If you require assistance of any kind, please let us know! We'd be happy to accommodate any of your needs to the best of our ability.

Rocket Science Room est au deuxième étage. Il y a un seul escalier à l'entrée principale sans accès en fauteuil roulant, mais il y a un ascenseur qui fonctionne au rez-de-chaussée. Si vous avez besoin d'une assistance quelconque, faites-le nous savoir! Nous serons heureux de répondre à tous vos besoins au mieux de nos capacités.

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JHK / VALISE / VOSP / UNIVERSAL CELL UNLOCK / SPLINTER ASSEMBLY
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2025-04-20

INITIAL SHOCK III

La Sotterenea, Saturday, July 5 at 02:00 PM EDT

Scream & Writhe and Disaster Sources are pleased to announce Initial Shock III. The third edition of the Montreal noise fest will take place July 5-6 at La Sotterenea and P’tit Ours.

Full lineup: AMARIOR, ANNE-F JACQUES, APOLOGIST, DEATH KNEEL, EUNUCH GOD, GENERIC FATIGUE, GIRL CIRCLES, GRKZGL, KAHRABA, K.M. TOEPFER, LYNDSIE ALGUIRE, MASS MARRIAGE, MATRIARCH, MOTHER MARY, QUIVERING/NAUSIA, S.D., SHADOW PATTERN, TASKMASTER, WIDDERSHINS, and WINDSHEAR

Individual showcase lineups and artist bios to follow.

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INITIAL SHOCK III
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2025-03-30

NYON / ZACH ROWDEN / SHADOW PATTERN / SKIN / FOWL

P'tit Ours, Friday, April 25 at 08:00 PM EDT

Scream & Writhe presents Initial Shock Gig #11

NYON (NL/QC)
https://n-y-o-n.bandcamp.com/
Skin Tone and Cathar Perfect making a rare appearance with their collaborative project of freeform sound collages. First show since 2017.

ZACH ROWDEN (CT)
https://zachrowden.bandcamp.com/
Weaving threads through drone, recursive patterns and noise. One half of Tongue Depressor.

SHADOW PATTERN (ON)
https://discreetmusicgbg.bandcamp.com/track/shadow-pattern-one-of-these
Underground experimentalist entertaining "the artfully careless and outright absurd idea of what sound can be." Hamilton Tapes.

SKIN
https://skinnoise.bandcamp.com/
Powerambient explorations of sound's transience through tape manipulation.

FOWL
https://buriedinslaganddebris.bandcamp.com/album/balcony
Obscured textures drifting through the haze of fractured distortion.

$15
DOORS 8PM
P'TIT OURS

Part of a series of noise shows leading from winter into spring, 2025.

Other events:

June 13 - Error 403
JHK (NY)
Valise (NY)
VOSP (NY)
Universal Cell Unlock (NY)
+ TBA

June 24 - La Sala Rossa
Anju Singh: A Page of Madness

As well as Initial Shock III - Jul. 5/6

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NYON / ZACH ROWDEN / SHADOW PATTERN / SKIN / FOWL
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2025-02-10

GREEN TEA (NY) / JUTE / HIGH GROVE / INGRESS / MIOX

Casa Del Popolo, Friday, March 28 at 08:00 PM EDT

Scream & Writhe presents Initial Shock Gig #10

GREEN TEA (NY)
https://newforces.bandcamp.com/album/snowblower
A strong new age harsh noise blend from Nick Forté (guitarist of 90s altered-hardcore band RORSCHACH and blackened-punkers RASPBERRY BULBS).

JUTE
https://jute.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-beats-reality
Local powerhouse.

HIGH GROVE
https://highgrove.bandcamp.com/
Exploratory tape music.

INGRESS
Noisy collaboration between locals FOWL and SPLINTER ASSEMBLY.

MIOX
Fresh on the MTL noise scene after relocating from Halifax. Let's see what they got.


$15
DOORS 8PM
CASA DEL POPOLO

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Part of a series of noise shows leading from winter into spring, 2025.

Other events:

Apr. 25 - P'Tit Ours
NYON (NL/QC)
Shadow Pattern (ON)
Zach Rowden (CT)
Skin
Fowl

June 13 - TBA
JHK (NY)
Valise (NY)
VOSP (NY)
+ TBA

As well as Initial Shock III - Jul. 5/6

montreal.askapunk.net/event/gr

GREEN TEA (NY) / JUTE / HIGH GROVE / INGRESS / MIOX
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2025-01-21

BLOOMER / TASKMASTER / PRIMITIVE ISOLATION TACTICS / GENERIC FATIGUE

MAI/SON, Saturday, March 1 at 06:00 PM EST

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BLOOMER / TASKMASTER / PRIMITIVE ISOLATION TACTICS / GENERIC FATIGUE
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2024-11-24

The Nausea / Magnetic Coroner / Toanche Dwelling / Catholic Skin / TH60

P'tit Ours, Sunday, January 19 at 08:00 PM EST

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The Nausea / Magnetic Coroner / Toanche Dwelling / Catholic Skin / TH60
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2024-03-17

After Shock II

MAI/SON, Sunday, 7 July (14:00)

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After Shock II
MONTREAL Ask A Punkshows@montreal.askapunk.net
2024-03-17

Initial Shock II (Montreal Noise Fest)

La Sotterenea, Saturday, 6 July (14:00)

montreal.askapunk.net/event/in

Initial Shock II (Montreal Noise Fest)

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