DARKNESS EXTENDS:
Eivind Opsvik with visuals by Michelle Arcila + Opsvik & Jennings with visuals by Beathe Rønning
+ DJ / VJ set by Halvor Bodin

Saturday, March 7
Admission: $10, $10 minimum
Showtime: 8pm (10:30pm has been cancelled)
reservations are recommended

DARKNESS EXTENDS: Norwegian Music Now
On the occasion of the exhibition DARKNESS DESCENDS: Norwegian Art Now (Chashama, 217 E42nd Street, March 5 – March 8), the Norwegian invasion continues with a weekend-long musical extension at Monkeytown.  The uniquely Norwegian preoccupation with darkness is the common thread uniting the musicians and artists included in this showcase.

Eivind Opsvik
Bassist/composer/record label owner Eivind Opsvik moved to New York City from Oslo in 1998. He blends a daring variety of jazz, progressive rock, classical, ambient and electronic influences—from Neil Young and Pink Floyd to Brian Eno—in his music. His main projects these days consist of his band Overseas, his duo Opsvik & Jennings, and his solo bass project.  He's also currently a member of a number of other cutting-edge New York bands like The UP, Kris Davis Quartet, David Binney's Out of Airplanes w Bill Frisell, Tone Collector, Tony Malaby's Paloma Recio, Rocket Engine and Ben Gerstein Collective.

The solo set will be accompanied by visuals by Michelle Arcila.

www.eivindopsvik.com
www.michellearcila.net

Opsvik & Jennings
They’re tidy and sweet, calling attention to their design, but they don’t want to be understood too easily" The New York Times
The music will be accompanied by a projected slideshow of photographs by Beathe Rønning, who explores the hidden narratives and associations between everyday objects.
www.opsvikandjennings.com/
www.myspace.com/opsvikjennings
bcr.nu


Halvor Bodin
Artist and graphic designer Halvor Bodin is known for his visual work with Satyricon, Darkthrone, Thorns and Bjarne Melgaard.  His DJ set will be accompanied by live mixed black & white excerpts from his own video works and found imagery.  Combining a fierce visual aesthetic with a danceable and eclectic mix of electronic music, dubstep, nu jazz, dub and electro, Bodin turns anything he touches into gold.
http://www.halvorbodin.com

Bathroom Sound Series:
Thora Dolven Balke
The Wave, 2008
duration: 6 min.

The intrusive arm of the sea appears in Thora Dolven Balke’s The Wave, where the banal chore of grooming is disrupted and finally drowned out by sounds of nature. At first wind and water flit in and out of the soundscape like poltergeist but they eventually take over to confirm humankind’s fear of uncontrollable nature.