Sonics presents an evening of raw, gritty, hardware driven, live electronic music for your ears, welcoming Chicago based Beau Wanzer to Hastings, East Sussex for one of his live sets along with special guest, Container.

Beau Wanzer has over the years had work released via such influential labels as L.I.E.S. Records, Rush Hour and The Trilogy Tapes (as part of Garum and Borez), self-releasing his most recent albums and frequently collaborating with a wide range of artists. For the past 20 years he has run Chicago club night Hot On The Heels as resident DJ and curator.

“Molecular biologist by trade, the American producer tinkers with his analogue gear like a mad scientist; slicing, dicing, drilling down and through the superficial dermis of raw machinic spurts and variedly sourced samples to extract a sizzling juice of fractured synthlines, frantic scope distortions and off-kilter rhythms that goes unparalleled these days.” - Inverted Audio

For those of you who experienced his blistering opening set for Shit & Shine back in February we’re also hyped to welcome back Container to a Sonics show.

Container is the long running electronic solo project of American-born now St Leonards-on-Sea based musician Ren Schofield. Combining his background in noise-rock and tape music with techno and rhythmic electronics, his sound is characterised by propulsive beats and liberal doses of distortion.

Container’s deranged sonic meld has been welcomed at club nights, noise basements, electronic festivals and punk shows alike. His music has been released on labels such as Editions Mego offshoot Spectrum Spools and he has toured extensively across the world.

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Sonics aka Thee Sunday Sonics aka Sonics Hastings and now Sonics Collective CiC has been showcasing music, art and more from outside the mainstream in various venues around Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea since 2015.