RAGE Thormbones is a low-frequency duo whose work exists at the intersections of “fuck around” and “find out”. They produce sculpted masses of high-density sound, carving metallic resonance and subcutaneous tones to make rooms feel really heavy. They aim to shift the role of brass instruments away from vocal virtuosity and more toward their true selves as improvising organic air compressors - physically-modeled synthesis transcribed back into the acoustic domain.
RAGE has collaborated with a range of artists including Kevin Drumm, Sarah Davachi, Clara Iannotta, and British pop maverick Scott Walker. They’ve presented work everywhere from Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Darmstadt Summer Courses, Borealis Festival, Donaueschinger Musiktage, and ISSUE Project Room to their favorite basements/living rooms/warehouses/crypts and more recently, as soloists with the Helsinki Philharmonic and SWR Symphonieorchester.
