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Plaid sit right at the very heart of global electronica. In fact there's a very real sense in which Ed Handley and Andy Turner are the perfect encapsulation of what the electronic music of their generation was all about. As Plaid and as two-thirds of The Black Dog, they were central to the "Artificial Intelligence" movement of the early-mid 1990s: they brought new rhythmic variation, emotive melody and sensual textures to electronic music, creating a warm and welcoming counterpart to the white heat of the rave explosion.

Rooted in Stagecraft & Theater Design and growing up in the Y2K American noise underground, Piano Rain aka Alexandrea Echo Archuleta has always had her focus on extreme art in all forms. From her cosmiche synthesizer pieces, IDM inspired rhythmic rave explorations and Symphonic works for orchestra, they aim to convey a sense of instrumental trans communication, most commonly associated with spirit recording and analysis. With an underlying thread of unhinged tranquility, her live performances carry a quiet burning intensity. Inspired equally by classical music and experimental rave history, both become the ground which she glides through masterfully, having honed her practice for over two decades. Symphony No. 1: In Order to Shine premiered in San Francisco 2022 alongside Faten Kanaan and William Basinski. Additionally, her most recent performances have been on Flatstaff Mountain in Boulder, CO with FeelslikeFloating and in remote Yurts in the California and Washington forests. All of this furthers the sense of total independence, freedom and unbridled possibilities, while immersed in breathtaking nature and sonic architecture.

C.l.a.w.s. is a long time San Francisco based music freak. After spending the better part of the 90s and 2000s playing in an array of punk and deathrock bands,  he began promoting underground electronic music events in warehouses and basements around the city featuring an eclectic cast of performers whose sounds were often too far out for the club scene. Never beholden to one genre, C.l.a.w.s. takes cues from a wide assortment of music and his sets relect a diversity of influences. Expect to hear hints of techno, electro, acid, disco, wave, punk and dub mixed up in a steaming cauldron of dark funk. In 2016, C.l.a.w.s. and Solar founded the San Francisco based label "Squirrels on Film," distributed internationally by Rush Hour. In 2019, C.l.a.w.s. and Tyrel Williams founded the label "Immortal Sin."