DATURA 1.0: News

Datura 1.0 will perform at this years annual Convergence con. in Bloominton Minnesota, This is an annual Sci-Fi Convention and a very cool event, Datura will play in the "Space lounge" with a great line up of local experimental/ambient musicians
visit the convention site here http://www.convergence-con.org/ for convention details, The line up is as follows:
~8pm Theremin Performance
~9pm PSIBORG
10pm MachFox
11pm Low Orbit
12am Datura 1.0
1am Dj Pete

A new Datura 1.0 track appears on a the new Luumu recordings net label Compilation "Bias" The Comp. features recordings by international Noise/Dark Ambient artists, and a few USA folks including Darkwinter.com auteur Nathan Larson aka Samsa, This previously unreleased Datura track "Prochirolinaesthesia" was used in a sound sculpture in the last Burning Man festival. check it out these are free downloads the url is http://luumurecordings.com/error/catalog/bias.htm.

Datura will perform at this very interesting and unusual event, on May 31st details below:

Laptops Unplugged 2 : Electronic Boogaloo

A group improvisation for 9 laptop performers, using only the computer's
built-in speakers for amplification... an intimate electronic experience

--featuring--
Bryce Beverlin II (zipper.leather)
Logan Erickson
Datura (Matt Cisler)
Mike Hallenbeck
Cordell Klier
Nathan Larson (Samsa)
Abinadi Meza
Roger Williams
Jonathan Zorn

Tuesday May 31st
Acadia Cabaret Theater
This performance follows a solo saxophone set by Davu Seru, and precedes a
performance by Dave Krejci, playing the "cleophone" (an instrument of his
own invention):
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/05/14_robertsc_cleophone/ Doors open at 8 pm
Laptops Unplugged likely around 9 or so-- get there early!
$3 -- all ages
The Acadia Cafe is at the corner of Nicollet and Franklin Aves in Minneapolis
coffee, wine, beer, food available
612-874-8702

Datura 1.0 is now selling custom circuit bent toys and drum machines locally and hoping to branch out soon. the first customer is David Miller of Fadladder who now owns a custom bent Yamaha rx 17 drum machine.

Datura performed at Acadia in Minneapolis last night. after numerous technical difficulties a short loud and very aggressive set was delivered to a the mostly appreciative audience.
(pictures yet to come)

The new web page is now up, hopefully this will be much easier to maintain and keep up dated.