Nice afternoon for a double dip. After the dervish offering by Takaat, I made it across town to the dirty bookstore for a 6pm start of FIM. For those keeping score at home, FIM is Free Improvised Music, a loose cabal of noiseniks that gather for a freakout session at NEB. From a packed house at 3Sheets, to an intimate 20 person affair,I stayed for the first two sets. The first had Luke Rovinsky on guitar and someone named Flose on electronics. Luke, along with bassist Caleb Duval, are lead wranglers for FIM. Rovinsky scraped and stabbed to give a high decibel racket. Flose had a striking resemblance to Daryl from The Office. He had a card table set up with effects boxes and assorted widgets to coax his sound. Alligator clips were snapped on to a variety of hand tools. Wire brushes, spackle knives all yielded different effects when fed through the boxes. Earplugs were necessary for this set.
Second set had Sandy Ewen on prepared guitar, Kaelen Ghandi on sax, and a standup bass player whose name I didn’t catch. Ewen emptied her purse onto a chair. Keys, spatulas, screwdrivers, and scrapers were used on her guitar strings. She played with guitar in her lap which enabled a percussive sound. Ghandi squeaked and squalled, and is a frequent collaborator of the FIM. The bass player tried to keep the others grounded to no avail. The FIM brings challenging music, often with international guests.
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