Hypha Arts: Record release party for Kevin Romain’s “Autopoietic 1”, presented by The Infidels Jazz and The Hypha Artists Association.

“Autopoietic 1” is the debut solo recording from drummer/improviser Kevin Romain. In his own words:

“Rhythm induces in a listener a sensation of movement through space, even while remaining relatively still. Polyrhythm opens a paradoxical space in which we can move through space at multiple speeds simultaneously, or in multiple directions at once – Dancing in our heads, substituting dream logic for the laws of physics. These drumset improvisations are miniature explorations of the phenomenology of polyrhythm and the accompanying granular emotional states; a search for the limits of my own sense-making affordances; a dialogue between the various voices that populate my internal landscape. I hope this music is fun to listen to. I think of attention and focus as highly limited endogenous resources and as analogous to/expressions of love. Your time spent with this recording is not taken for granted.”

Autopoietic 1 was recorded in 2024 at Vancouver’s Afterlife Studios. It will be released in the spring of 2025 on The Infidels Jazz record label.

www.kevinromain.com

With Jen Yakamovich and Sean Curtis Patrick (WA)

Jen Yakamovich is a Vancouver-based drummer, writer, educator, and improviser. Her work focuses on the relationship between sound, social ecologies, and embodiment. https://jenyakamovich.format.com/

Sean Curtis Patrick is a visual artist, designer, documentarian, filmmaker, and musician based in Bellingham, Washington. www.seancurtispatrick.com

Doors at 7, music at 8. $15/20/PWYC notaflof

Hypha Arts, 1410 Venables Street, Vancouver