(2007–2008)

    When The Lucky Cat venue co-owner Joi Brozek left to work as booking agent for The Pussycat Lounge in downtown Manhattan, Unsound NYC moved to that venue for a slew of well-attended events throughout 2007 and early 2008. While Unsound was there, DJ Sickrobot retired from action and was replaced as partner by DJ Tenebre, and the Brooklyn record label/promoting entity THTFL came onboard as co-presenters.
The second APEX FEST took place at The Pussycat Lounge in October 2007. My project LOVE IS NOTHING., initiated in 2005 as an attempt at more “metal” based material, performed in collaboration with JARBOE at our sold-out event in January 2008 (featuring co-headliner Scott Kelly of NEUROSIS). Due to the venue’spoorly maintained sound system and an incompetent engineer (who later complained about how “work-intensive” our events were), the performance was reduced to a giant fart. However, JARBOE later approached me asking if I’d join her as a touring member of her live band. I declined on the basis that I was not set up for such an endeavor, but I suggested she ask LOVE IS NOTHING. collaborator Fade Kainer, who eventually worked with her on several tours and recordings.

UNSOUND NYC AT THE PUSSYCAT LOUNGE (DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN) JANUARY 2007-APRIL 2008

JANUARY 6, 2007
PLOTKIN & WYSKIDA
UNEARTHLY TRANCE
DEEP IN VEIN
NEGATIVEHATE
NOVELIST

FEBRUARY 3, 2007
AIDAN BAKER/CASEY BLOCK/TODD MERRELL
NTT
BETA CLOUD
CLIPPED ( )

APRIL 7, 2007
BAIN WOLFKIND
SLEEP MUSEUM
M SLAGLE
ÄSTEN
ZERODOLLARS

MAY 26, 2007
Z’EV
SIKHARA
JAMES PLOTKIN
MARC BURCH
MUTUS LIBER

JULY 7, 2007
WHITEHORSE
OCEAN
UNEARTHLY TRANCE
ANGEL OF DECAY
DESTRUCTO SWARMBOTS
DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS

AUGUST 11, 2007 (APEX X)
ISZOLOSCOPE
PROMETHEUS BURNING
NTT
CENOTYPE
STATAS

OCTOBER 5-6, 2007 (APEX FEST II)
DEUTSCH NEPAL
BAIN WOLFKIND
LAND:FIRE
STEEL HOOK PROSTHESES
SKINCAGE
HERBST9
VISIONS
SISTRENATUS
TRAVIS MORGAN
POST SCRIPTVM

NOVEMBER 10, 2007
NTT (FINAL LIVE PERFORMANCE)
EDGEY
TERRORFAKT
TONIKOM
CENOTYPE

JANUARY 26, 2008
UNEARTHLY TRANCE
SCOTT KELLY (NEUROSIS)
JARBOE versus love is nothing.
JAMES PLOTKIN
STEVE MOORE (ZOMBI)
INSWARM

FEBRUARY 23, 2008
CHOKING SUN
STATIQBLOOM
TODD MERRELL
DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS
VVLTVRE

MARCH 29, 2008
A STORM OF LIGHT
HULL
INSWARM
ROBOTS AND EMPIRE
RISE OF BECAUSE

APRIL 26, 2008
BLACK MAYONNAISE
BETA CLOUD
6:AM (TERRORFAKT SIDE PROJECT)
CONURE
THE BIRD CAGE THEATER
AS ALL DIE