trance inducing drone
Luperci is the music/aural project of Oakland, CA based artist Joseph Angelo. Born in the empty wilderness of the New Mexico desert, Luperci has performed and recorded trance inducing drone music since the winter of 2007.
Joseph Angelo merges his love of classical north Indian ragas, industrial noise soundscapes, 60's psychedelic rock, doom and black metal with an interest in both altered and meditative states to create the basis and direction of Luperci. The strange magic of the sitar has become the core of his minimal compositions, sometimes embellished with synthesizer, field recordings, percussion, tanpura, and voice. Each element is electronically treated, manipulated, layered, and designed to provide the listener access to an introspective or trance-like space. Each piece of music is intuitively arranged with a focused intention. Song structures are present, but left open and fluid enough for chaos to take hold in live performances. Notable Luperci performances have taken place at the Minima per Maxima Festival at L'an Vert gallery in Liege, Belgium, O Tannenbaum in Berlin, Germany, the Spectre Series at the University of New Mexico Arts Lab, a live radio performance on the 'No Other Radio Network' show in Berkley, California and Basement Films Audio/Visual Festival 6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
LUPERCI has had the honor to perform with AARON MARTIN, EXPO '70, ALMS, HEDIA, DAVE PHILLIPS, ANTOINE CHESSEX, THOMAS DIMUZIO, FATHER OF THE FLOOD, THE BODY, DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN, JEFF GBUREK, YANNICK FRANCK, ETTRICK, WILLIAM FOWLER COLLINS and RAVEN CHACON.
