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Snooze Fest Blasts Vancouver’s Sleepy Disposition

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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, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

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, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

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, Sept 27 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

Seekers International performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate

or Destroy(ing) Vancouver (@ VIVO).

Nurse performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

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.”

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, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

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

Righteous Rainbows of Togetherness performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate, Sept 27 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

Righteous Rainbows of Togetherness performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate

Sarah Davachi performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

Sarah Davachi performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

Chambers performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate, Sept 27 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

Chambers performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate

Colonizer performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

Colonizer performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

Phonal performing at Snooze Fest @ Red Gate, Sept 27 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

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, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

John Brennan speaking at Destroy Vancouver @ VIVO

Torsten Müller performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO, Sept 26 2013. Photo by Jon Vincent for VANDOCUMENT

Torsten Müller performing at Destroy Vancouver, Snooze Fest @ VIVO

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