WEST
OAKLAND
SOUND
SERIES
a weekly new music and experimental sound series every sunday
presented by new performance traditions and sfSound
dresher ensemble studio :: 2201 poplar street, oakland california
ample parking! please park perpendicular when past the trees on poplar
$10-$25 sliding scale (cash & venmo accepted at door - order advance here)
concerts start promptly at 7:15
:: late arrivals follow instructions on door to get buzzed in ::
July 27 2025 7:15pm

ERNST KAREL presents his multichannel, ongoing iterative work, Atmospheric Rivers. This piece’s subject is a key component of the global water cycle: the enormous streams of concentrated water vapor which flow through the sky from the tropics towards the poles, releasing heavy rain in high wind, particularly in the western U.S, and anticipated to increase in frequency and intensity with climate change. Performed in surround sound, the piece consists of unprocessed stereo and multichannel location recordings of atmospheric rivers, made over the past few years, as they pass by our house at the rocky northern California coast.
THE GLITCH BLOOM (EDA ER & DANNIEL RIBEIRO) operates in an indefinable musical territory where the lines between composed work, improvisation, and multimedia blur into a distinctive sonic fusion. Their artistic practice combines vocals, electronic elements, electric guitar, and video with transducers, unconventional playing techniques, and sculptural objects, establishing a fluid relationship between planned structure and spontaneous creation. Founded on mutual investigation of sound possibilities, collaborative processes, and multimedia integration, Glitch Bloom embraces unexpected outcomes—where harsh sounds intermingle with melodic elements, acoustic manipulations transform through electronic processing, and sound manifests as both physical and transient. Their performances create immersive environments that explore the convergence of music, physical movement, and visual components to deliver an experience that defies traditional classification.
SADA is a vocal duo between SARAH GRACE GRAVES and EDA ER, both singers and composers who each stumbled upon experimental music somewhat unexpectedly: Graves began her artistic path as a choral singer, Er as an actor. In combining Graves’ innocent virtuosity with Er’s disarming honesty, the two hope to build a narrative, aesthetic, and technical habitat for stories only they can tell.

August 3 2025 7:15pm

KYLE BRUCKMANN, oboe, BEN DAVIS, cello, and NIKITA MANIN, clarinet are musicians sitting in the gap between the notated and improvised music worlds. In this smooth/scratchy trio of acoustic wooden instruments they collaborate in the spontaneous construction of rich musical forms. Their sonic world is dense, multidimensional and filled with holes. They invite the listener to get stuck within.
