Biography
Aeriae is Sydney-based electronic composer-producer Wade Clarke. Aeriae's tracks pulse with all the addictive beat microscopy and spliced-atomic delights of avant-IDM artists such as Autechre and Retina.it, and wed these rhythms to conspicuous tonal beauty. Rich organ lines, crystal-like textures and treated female voices wrap around tracks whose compass equally includes the song-like and the properly experimental. The artist is active in the Sydney music scene and his remixes place unanticipated spins on the work of disparately genred Sydneysiders, both mainstream (Delta Goodrem) and indie (Chaingang). Aeriae began as a studio only project, but Wade spent half of 2008 developing a unique live rig whose design hails from the new-fangled school of Controllerism, and was able to commence live performances in 2009. An Aeriae show avoids the pitfalls typical of live electronica performance by dispensing with reverence for the material as it exists in recorded form. New material and fragments from the studio are mobilised for improvisation that you can see and hear, with the goal of creating a sound event that is immediately arresting and unique.
Instrumentation
Wade Clarke - Composer, producer, keyboardist, hardware wrangler, controllerist.
Discography
Debut LP album 'Hold R1' out now. Includes Clique and Areola (played by Australia's National Youth Radio Broadcaster JJJ), Karpa (JJJ Unearthed Staff Pick) and AMay, whose accompanying 8-bit animated clip makes for a retro-technical world first. Aeriae's tracks are streamed at garageband.com (9 x Track Of The Day between 2006-2008) and on LastFM, and have received much airplay in Australia, including rotation on FBi 94.5 FM. The AMay videoclip has played on the ABC's iconic and nationally broadcast 'Rage' program. Aeriae has also remixed such artists as Delta Goodrem, Chaingang, Retina.it and Catcall.
Links
| http://aeriae.com |