Published
Wed, Jan 28, 2004, 07:48
Anything But Roy (ABR), one of Australia’s most exciting live electronic percussion acts are performing at the Basement in Sydney on Saturday February 28 to launch their upcoming debut EP ‘Anything And Everything’ Formed originally as a percussion trio in 2000, ABR are now a foursome consisting of Ron Reeves, Reza Achman, Deva Permana and Ian Watson. ABR’s set-up is unique in that it combines traditional Indonesian and South-East Asian instruments with a conventional drum kit, samplers, electronics, synths, as well as vocalizing and the occasional break dancing. The results as according to the group”…is the delivery of an energetic dance based performance playing grooves of house, drum ‘n’ bass, dub, hip-hop and traditional sounds.”
Tickets are $14 on the door and special guests will include MC Morganics, Maya Jupiter, Jonah, Deepchild and support act TUFA.