Liquid Architecture 2009

Crate59 is a Cairns based artist run initiative. At a slightly worn warehouse space behind Crate59, in collaboration with On Edge, Liquid Architecture's fifth festival in Cairns took place featuring local artist Return Return, Anthea Caddy with Thembi Soddell and Perlonex.

The warehouse space was full of character and acoustically rich, inside this site the sounds of the performers were lively without becoming over-saturated with reverberation. This allowed for a terrific synchronicity between the various instruments performed and it was clear that the artists enjoyed working with the space, delivering very strong performances.

Liquid Architecture 10 (LA10) in Melbourne saw the festival return to the Arts House at North Melbourne Town Hall. These concerts were the largest shows in attendance at LA10, and additional events were held too including the Infinite Music Machine installation by Dale Gorfinkel, Rosalind Hall and Peter Blamey, John Grzinich's Location Sound Films (both at West Space); a forum at the Tape Projects Warehouse Space held by the Within Earshot collective; and a screening at the Melbourne Planetarium featuring Edgard Varèse's Poème électronique. Melbourne, both internally and externally to the festival, seemed to host one of the most active dialogues in LA10 so far regarding the festival's role, and the form that it manifests was contemplated strongly in its tenth year. Liquid Architecture began in Melbourne and understandably the 'product' of the festival and its individual model seemed the most fully formed in its city of origin.