The first set of the night was performed by Michael Snow on piano and Paul Dutton on vocals. They are both members of a group called CCMC (the Canadian Creative Music Collective) that also includes a third member, John Oswald. Their music was completely free improvisation, which they explained to me is not associated with any pre-conceived narrative or musical direction. Their sound is very textural and lush. They experimented with a wide variety of musical timbres and each moment had freshness to it. Snow used an analogue CAT synthesizer and a piano (open in the front for accessing the strings with mallets). Dutton used his voice in extreme ways as well as a harmonica. He had three microphones set up. He explained that there was one for each nostril and one for his mouth. Some of his incredible vocal techniques included parabucles (sounds produced in the back of the mouth that sound like daffy duck), cooing, multi-phonic singing (more than one sound simultaneously), and many other atmospheric effects. This set was very enjoyable for me, but it is not the most accessible music for those seeking compositional style, or music with a specific direction. I would strongly recommend them to anyone who enjoys improvisation.

The second set was a band called I Have Eaten The City. Its members include Colin Fisher on guitar, percussion, saxophone, vocals, and electronics, Nick Storring on cello, electronics, vocals and percussion and a third member who was not in attendance, Brandon Valdivia, on drums and percussion. Their music was still very experimental and improvisational, but it had more of a groove-based approach than Snow and Dutton. They constructed beautiful layers of sound, and it even escalated into a very danceable beat. They created an interesting mix of organic sounds from their instruments and electronic effects. Their set was one continuous piece with several peaks and valleys. It was musically interesting and accessible enough to have some broad appeal.