Hard Rubber New Music Society presents

Absolute Unit

18-piece orchestra featuring

Aysha Dulong, Sara Gold, Christopher Kelly, Stefan Smulovitz – electronics

Elliot Doyle, Trent Otter – drums

Noah Franche-Nolan, Dean Thiessen – keys

André Lachance, Ron Samworth – plectrums

Adam Kyle, Connor Lum, Brent Mah, John Nicholson – saxes

John Korsrud, Jocelyn Waugh – trumpets

Sarah Jo Kirsch – vocals

Hadis Fard – projections/ visuals

Thursday, February 13, 2025

8 pm, doors at 7 pm

Fox Cabaret 2321 Main Street

Tickets at the door or at Showpass https://www.showpass.com/absoluteunit2025 – Sliding Scale

For those looking for an unusual musical experience, Absolute Unit is an unpredictable 18-piece psychedelic lounge orchestra, playing indescribable music combining drum'n'bass, ambient, noise, soundart, and a few funky hits from the 70s. Absolute Unit is made up of an all-star collection of Vancouver's top artists: 4 laptop/ electronica performers, two drummers, two keyboard players, bassist, guitarist, six horns, vocalist and projection artist.

Innovative, high-energy and fun, this concert at the Fox will feature the mesmerizing visuals of Hadis Fard.

Started in 2022 by John Korsrud, Absolute Unit has history of creating site-specific performances, starting with workshops at LanaLou's in Vancouver's DTES and more recently exploring the immersive acoustics of the SFU Woodwards Atrium. This will be its first show at the Fox Cabaret.

Since 1992, the Hard Rubber New Music Society, under Artistic Director and Founder John Korsrud, has grown to be one of Canada’s most active and unpredictable producers of new music. Recipient of the Alcan Arts Award, the Society released its fifth recording, the Juno-nominated Iguana (2022). The Hard Rubber Orchestra has toured across Canada several times and to Europe and produced large multi-media shows including Cantata for the King and The Ice Age, a new music ice show.

Stay tuned for upcoming shows:

Saturday, May 31, 2025: Hard Rubber Orchestra plays Mahavishnu at the Rio

Hard Rubber New Music takes place on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), QayQayt First Nations