NOCTURNE 4 spreads across both floors of Société des arts technologiques (SAT) — Espace SAT and the Satosphère — for a core Nocturne series night co-presented with Extensive Enterprise, moving through varied intensities of contemporary electronic music from hardcore and noise to coldwave and modular techno.
On Espace SAT: New York hardcore/techno duo Cry (Kilbourne & Relaxer) present a Canadian premiere of their punk-tinged, 140 bpm noise-heavy set. Mexican-Canadian project El Ángel Exterminador (Max Ammo) joins Ukrainian-Canadian VR and cyberfeminist visual artist Anastasiia Vorobiova for "BRUXISMO". Victoria Shen as Evicshen performs a chaotic, body-focused sound piece using DIY instruments and self-made electronics. Japanese extreme art collective Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO) close Espace SAT with an explosive fusion of black metal and gabber.
In the Satosphère: Canadian coldwave artist Alan Harman presents a world premiere all-analog synth-pop set exploring isolation and alienation. Mexico City-rooted electronic artist con secuencias, joined by Milo Reinhardt, premieres "(An)ecumene time", blending cumbia and tribal prehispánico rhythms with immersive sound design. Montreal producer and Temple Records co-founder M Salaciak closes with a world premiere of gritty, industrial-leaning modular techno.