SAMPOLOGY’S SUPER VISUAL MONSTER MASH
Baby-faced with a mop of unruly curls, Brisbane’s Sampology aka Sam Poggioli is at first glance an unlikely candidate for kudos from international great DJ Yoda and riot popstar Peaches (who quipped: “Sampology makes me wanna breakdance.”) Known for his elastic-limb mastery of his mixers Rane and Serato, and his cheeky pilfering of YouTube, TV and VHS clips for a combined form of sound/visual turntablism, this year the Parklife and SXSW laureate is following up his Super Visual Smackdown tour with a Monster Mash at Oxford Arts Factory May 6. On the night you can witness the wunderkind in action as he manipulates the video hitting the big screen via two turntables as well as live-triggers custom animations via his drum machine. Judging from online videos, the results are kind of like rapidly flicking through every channel on American cable, after you’ve accidentally taken a tab of acid. If you like what you see, and hear, look out for Sampology’s debut EP slated for a late April release on label Top Billin. The Monster Masher will be joined joined by beatboxer Tom Thum and his loop pedal craziness. (AB)
May 6, 8pm, Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, $20+BF, 1300 GET TIX (438 849), moshtix.com.au
