TICKET SALES TERMINATED
Tickets are currently unavailable on TicketWeb

ABSTRACT EARTH PROJECT PRESENTS
Chrome Sparks + Machinedrum w/ Ela Minus
Sat, 14 Apr, 9:00 PM PDT
Doors open
8:00 PM PDT
Star Theater
13 NW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
TICKET SALES TERMINATED
Tickets are currently unavailable on TicketWeb
Description
CHROME SPARKS
Chrome Sparks is the solo project of Jeremy Malvin, a Brooklyn transplant from Pittsburgh by way of Ann Arbor. In 2014, after having self released a small handful of singles and two EPs on Bandcamp, Malvin signed to the taste making Sydney based label Future Classic. Under the new label, he rereleased Sparks EP and released the Goddess EP. His next EP, Parallelism is slated to be released with Future Classic on November 6.
Inspired by a background in classical percussion and an obsession with synthesizers, Malvin creates dazed, melodic beat-centric tunes that loosely hang between down-tempo head nodders and up-tempo club bangers. FADER has described his music as 'form-shifting beats [that] seem to resonate with spaced-out chillers and hyperactive party kids alike.'
In 2012, while on Warped Tour as the drummer for Stepdad, Malvin released the slow burning, bass heavy single "Marijuana" on a Bandcamp compilation highlighting music from he and his friends in Ann Arbor. It quickly rocketed to #1 on Hype Machine and has since become an internet-stoner anthem. It has subsequently been rereleased by Future Classic and Kitsuné.
His upcoming release, Parallelism, was made using sounds from three analog synthesizers, vocal samples from friends, and a tambourine.
MACHINEDRUM
North Carolina-born artist Travis Stewart AKA Machinedrum has produced and composed over a dozen albums under various aliases since his first independent release in 1999. Covering an astonishing variety of styles through his solo work and with collaborative projects Sepalcure, JETS and Dream Continuum, Travis delivers his signature on every thing he touches; from his 2013 'Vapor City' LP for Ninja Tune, to his production work for the likes of Azealia Banks, Jamie Liddell and Jesse Boykins II, which has made him widely recognised as a producer's producer, a pioneer of many styles, and a master of his craft.
Event Information
Age Limit
21+
Refund Policy
Supporting acts are subject to change. Please check the show listing prior to attending. No refunds will be issued once ticket(s) have been redeemed or after show day.

Music
Ela Minus
Ela Minus
Music
ela minus is the solo project of Gabriela Jimeno, a wizard of hardware machines and drums from Bogotá, Colombia, currently residing in New York. Gabriela released in the past two years a trilogy of EP's that showcased her songwriting growth from the inception of her Project. She tracks & mixes the music on her synthesizers, sequencers and samplers and performs live using the machines, no laptops in sight.
She grew up in two parallel underground musical worlds, hardcore and electronic music. After years of playing drums in bands in Colombia and the U.S and moving to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music, she eventually graduated with a dual major in drum set performance and music synthesis. Soon after graduating, she set up a home base in New York City. Gabriela found herself playing drums in ambitious bands while building up her own musical persona experimenting with (and building her own) synths. After growing bored with the band lifestyle, she made the solo break and produced, recorded and released her solo debut EP, First Words.
Instead of working on one single body of work, Gabriela decided to take the approach of releasing a trilogy of EP's allowing listeners to follow her from the project's infancy onward, as her songwriting craft and artistry evolved and over 2017 the trilogy was completed. Her live show relies heavily on her musicianship, specifically her percussion background. ela minus performs everything live with hardware synthesizers, sequencers and samplers. Sans laptop. Apart from playing the songs on her EP's, she improvises most of her set, making it a different experience every time proving to be the catalyst of the project's momentum in many ways.

