New Media Contemporary Presents:
JOHNNY BELL | TONGUE DEPRESSOR | AMERICAN CRUELTY

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JOHNNY BELL:
Johnny Bell is a Northern New Mexico-based instrumental musician exploring the banjo as a progressive instrument desiring to evolve beyond its traditional roots. From within the lineage of American Primitive music Johnny’s current work juxtaposes traditional clawhammer banjo techniques
with acoustic drone, ambient field recordings, radio broadcast, tape loops and other found sounds to create recursive sonic textures that are trance-inducing and cathartic.

TONGUE DEPRESSOR:
Tongue Depressor (New Haven, CT) is the duo of Henry Birdsey (fiddle, lap steel) and Zach Rowden (fiddle, upright bass). They write, improvise, and perform music that draws from the fields of drone, harsh noise, and church music, often using microtonal tunings.

AMERICAN CRUELTY:
American Cruelty is an experimental ambient project by Texas-based DJ/producer Vanden. Started in 2021, he has quickly gained a reputation for his deafening blend of ambient textures and harsh noise performed through DJ gear many would considering more suitable for nightclubs. His latest album “Devotion” was released on Memory Terminal Records in 2023.