For too long the drone has been hidden by the tyrants of melody and rhythm. Weird Canada calls upon all drones to come together as one massive drone. Join us at Gallery 101 on the afternoon of Saturday, May 10 to celebrate Drone Day in Ottawa! There is a deeper, more psychological and important reason for the existence of a day where we come together to celebrate drone music. As a gateway into fringe music, drone possesses many convenient qualities: it’s an onomatopoeia ; easy to understand yet broad enough to encapsulate a wide variety of experimental streams. It’s a fixed-point singleton for the avant-garde; challenging, yet accessible to the layperson, with a creative path stretching onto infinite horizons. More importantly: it feels good to massage the mind along sinusoids continuous. National Drone Day is a project of Wyrd Arts Initiatives, a Canadian national non-profit that exists to encourage, document, and connect creative expression across Canada. Wyrd Arts Initiatives is responsible for the award-winning, and likely more familiar, Weird Canada. Weird Canada presents... N A T I O N A L D R O N E D A Y The idea is simple: listen to drone all day. http://droneday.org/ Come out to experience the cosmic vibration that is DRONE in the good company of Ottawa. with live drone by... Herons Wake http://heronswake.bandcamp.com/ love songs to the canadian landscape. landforms and loons. the Human Being Lawnmowers and possibly the Solina String Ensemble http://mattmorel.bandcamp.com/ Self Surgery http://selfsurgery.bandcamp.com/ Bruised Tongue noise king plus Make Your Own Drone workshops and more to be announced soon......... "As a gateway into fringe music, drone possesses many convenient qualities: it’s an onomatopoeia ; easy to understand yet broad enough to encapsulate a wide variety of experimental streams. It’s a fixed-point singleton for the avant-garde; challenging, yet accessible to the layperson, with a creative path stretching onto infinite horizons." Doors 1 pm // PWYC entry To get involved contact Weird Canada, or email jacobbornheimer@gmail.com !!!