(left to right: rev. rebus, mosquito, fuad ramses)
A ritual to envoke the secret name. Performed live to cleanse the spirit of greed through satire.
Choking Sun is a triumvirate collective of artists who specialize in multi-dimensional performances, utilizing improvised and composed music, interactive sculpture, video and analog projection, lightshows and ceremonial aspects, to establish immersive environments for the audience.
Formed from the remnants of Order of the Beak, Choking Sun gave their inaugural performance in 1997 at 688. Since then they have brought their particular blend of multi-instrumental terror around the country, from headlining the Pussycat Lounge in NYC to collaborating with Jarboe (Swans, The Living Jarboe) for the 404 Noisefest in Atlanta.
Their musical endeavors are laden with rhythmic samples, a diverse array of instrumentation including cello, accordion, theremin, trumpet, and heavily processed bass and guitar, accentuated with overlapping textures of sung and spoken lyrics, centered around the absurdity of modern procedural existence.
In support of their release “Kinky Sex, Electrocution and Manslaughter”, Choking Sun developed the ENLIST show, a ceremony depicting the cosmogenic hero cycle as initiation into a secret society. Flanked by the Twins Gallows Gate, Choking Sun weaves a dark tapestry of sound while candidates are processed through stages of initiation, including interaction with the Bucket of Mystery and the Screaming Creator. Effects lighting, slide projection, and interactive props surround the audience in a whirlwind of Dantean aesthetics.
Personnel: mosquito, Rev. Rebus, Fuad Ramses