Clavius Productions is pleased to present the first DC show in years from classic '90s shoegaze/space rockers Fuxa. These guys were pioneers of that drifty synth-washed sonic bliss-out that the kids love these days, and are currently touring to support their first release in nine years. This is also the last Clavius show til at least February 2012, so represent if you need a solid dose of space truckin'!
Sunday, October 30
Velvet Lounge
915 U St NW WDC
http://www.velvetloungedc.com/202-462-3213
$10, doors at 7:30m, 21+
Fuxa (Detroit, seminal shoegaze/space rock band)
Kuschty Rye Ergot (mem. of Kohoutek/The Briffle)
Teething Veils (mem. of Silo Halo)
Fuxawww.mindexpansionrecords.comwww.myspace.com/fuxamusicDetroit-based experimental rock duo Füxa focused on a lo-fi, electronics-heavy blend of droning, treated guitars, vintage synths (most often the Hammond B-3), and sparse percussion in the vein of Loop, Spacemen 3/Spiritualized, and Amp. Comprised of Randall Nieman and Ryan Anderson, the group formed in 1995 after Nieman left Dearborn-based space-rock group Windy & Carl to purse other projects. He hooked up with Anderson, who'd recently severed his ties with another local group, Asha Vida, and a common interest in arcane instruments and electronics led the pair to each form a label -- Nieman with Mind Expansion and Anderson with Astro Lanes -- to put out collaborative material. What followed was a veritable flood of releases, not only on Mind Expansion and Astro Lanes, but labels such as Burnt Hair, Alley Sweeper, Che, and Darla, most of them meticulously conceived with an eye toward collectibility (hand-cut and numbered sleeves, colored vinyl, strategic split recordings, etc.). The result was Füxa's quick ascension to cult status, buoyed by split recordings with artists such as Orange Cake Mix, Flowchart, Bright, and Stereolab. The group were also featured on Virgin U.K.'s mammoth post-rock companion Monsters, Robots, and Bugmen in 1996 and conducted a brief U.K. tour as Stereolab's support that same year. The group released several full-lengths (including Three Field Rotation, which collects their first three singles and adds two new tracks). Though they were reportedly sitting on enough material for about a dozen more, the group disbanded before the end of the decade.
Boomkat on the last album's single:
"The first single to be culled from their forthcoming album 'Electric Sound of Summer' shows fans and newcomers alike that Fuxa still have something special to be proud of, and make another startling addition to the ever-growing Static Caravan canon. With a lazy backbeat serving as the basis for reverberating horns and organs, this could easily be the soundtrack to the more chilled moments of your secluded summer Sunday. Although you might hope to hear such music championed by loafing tasteless disc jockeys Fuxa manage to make the sound impossibly easy to love. The real treat here is the B-Side though, which layers gorgeous droning synthesizer sounds over a hauntingly beautiful piano melody. One for that time just before bed, when you need to remember the better days - Fuxa are back, and they're as good as we always remembered! Summer lovin'."
