Snooze Fest Blasts Vancouver’s Sleepy Disposition

Wake up! To a brand new 4 day electronic / noise / experimental music fest

Snooze Fest: Perhaps a stab at everyone trying to out-hype everyone else in the promo of the “next big event,” Snooze Fest‘s event write ups signed off with:

(;￣O￣）*yawn*

Rusalka performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

But from what we heard (& see in Jon Vincent‘s superb photos), the fest was anything but a yawner. These are artists to sit up & listen to.

Wally Shoup performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

Although some nights were intentionally “deep-listening concerts… in a comfortable and intimate setting” (description of Quiet City @ The Remington), others were full of “left-field techno from the West Coast” (@ Red Gate)

Seekers International performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate

or Destroy(ing) Vancouver (@ VIVO).

Nurse performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

And the finale (not pictured) was touted as a “cathartic free-sprawl, bangin’ beats and heavy guitar slabs.”

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If snoozing is the future of breakthrough, breakneck, and emerging experimental music in Vancouver, then let’s all get to bed!

Sisters of Seance performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

Righteous Rainbows of Togetherness performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate

Sarah Davachi performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

Chambers performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate

Colonizer performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

Phonal performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate

Big shouts to John Brennan, Constantine Katsiris, and the rest of the Snooze Fest crew

John Brennan speaking at Destroy Vancouver @ VIVO

Torsten Müller performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO