CD release party for BONK
7:30 Hauras (Howard Ryan)
8:30 BONK (Bill Noertker/Oliver Kogod - electric bass duet)
• • • • • • • • •
The smell of autumn, a pre-dinner stroll, a deceased guinea pig . . . the self-titled debut of
BONK recasts life occurrences as musical conversations between two electric basses. The
album’s ten tracks incorporate both structure and extemporaneity, composition and
improvisation. Tandem weaving basslines create an innovative blend within the world of low
end. The result is a novel discourse, marked by the harp-like bass guitar hocketing that
distinguishes this ensemble.
BONK is San Francisco’s premier intergenerational electric bass duo. The group consists of
bassist/educator/composer Bill Noertker, a longtime stalwart in the Bay Area jazz and avantgarde
scenes, and up-and-comer DIY punk bassist Oliver Kogod. The duet was formally
established in 2024 after a long period of mentorship between the two. This is their first release.
• • • • • • • • •
Hauras, Finnish for “fragile”, is the music project of Howard Ryan, San Francisco. He describes his work as “concerned with the psychology of society at the end of civilization.” Utilizing strings and effects, vocals and radio sounds, Hauras has shared stages with Sara Davachi, Low, Nels Cline, Mary Lattimore, Tom Carter, Laraaji and many others. The writer George Grella described the music as “being recorded on a paper bag and played back with an eraser.”
✚gCal  ✚iCal  More...