Worlds Only & Junior Major present Stable Confusion (Live A/V)
Presented by Arts House and curated by Liquid Architecture
World Premiere
Presented by Arts House
13th February
7:00-10:00pm
Tickets
Standard $40
Reduced $25
BLAKTIX $15
A small transaction fee will be charged per order
Warnings
May contain smoke effects, haze, loud music, effects and noises, flashing lights, abrupt lighting changes, low lighting and moments of black out. Suitable for all ages.
An Access Guide will be available for download prior to the event.
Arts House
North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St,
North Melbourne
Aural Rating 100%
Quiet Space Available
Wheelchair AccessibleA musical performance by Worlds Only, with live visuals by Junior Major. Supported by Liam Keenan. Plus more to be announced.
Part Human, part machine confusion – this unique work playfully scrambles the signals. As Worlds Only performs, Junior Major generates real-time visuals through improvised AI-confounding code. Human inputs disrupt the machine’s attempts to interpret, classify, and predict what it sees and hears.
Liam Keenan performs guitar music which is deeply grounded with melodic phrases that unravel into improvisations shaped by lineage, listening, and a quiet but insistent sense of place.
About the artists
Named after Megan Alice Clune’s short-lived yet seminal zine World’s Only that explored the intersection of classical music, experimental subgenres, and the indie ethos, Worlds Only is Alister Hill (guitar), Darren Lesaguis (spoken word), Jenny Trinh AKA Wytchings (electronics/vocals), Justin Tam (saxophone), Mara Schwerdtfeger (viola), Reginald Harris (bass) and Thomas William Smith AKA T. Morimoto (electronics). Worlds Only’s first release is the compilation Worlds Only World, a survey of new works curated by them for experimental imprint New Weird Australia. Featuring 24 tracks of post-genre experimentation, WOW was released June 14, 2024 and reached #4 on the AIR Chart.
Their debut album 'Courage to Detour and Patience to Wait' was released exclusively on The Internet Archive in September 2024, selected as the premiere digital distribution network that’s home to classics such as the DJ Screw mixology and Collarbones 'Waiting for the Ghosts'. The album was recorded live at Phoenix Central Park, where they debuted as a collective.
Since forming, Worlds Only have undertaken a performance and recording residency at Dark Mofo and MONA, been commissioned by Soft Centre Festival, and performed a live film score for the cult experimental film Limité curated by the Art Gallery NSW.
Junior Major:
Junior Major is a collective of artists and technologists who make and merge digital and physical worlds.
For Stable Confusion, Junior Major has developed an immersive audio-visual system for Worlds Only. First presented at Soft Centre, the work explores decay, distortion, and distance. Using real-time stable diffusion and live sound-reactive inputs, the system generates shifting, responsive imagery that evolves with each performance.
Founded in 2022 by Shunji Davies, Claire Evans, and Tom Siddall, Junior Major’s practice sits at the intersection of art and technology, creating experiences that challenge perception and invite reflection.
Artistic credits
Performer: Liam Keenan
Performers: Dylan Martorell
Curator: Rohan Rebeiro
Visuals: Junior Major
Details
World Premiere
Presented by Arts House
13th February
7:00-10:00pm
Tickets
Standard $40
Reduced $25
BLAKTIX $15
A small transaction fee will be charged per order
Warnings
May contain smoke effects, haze, loud music, effects and noises, flashing lights, abrupt lighting changes, low lighting and moments of black out. Suitable for all ages.
An Access Guide will be available for download prior to the event.
Arts House
North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St,
North Melbourne
Aural Rating 100% Quiet Space Available Wheelchair AccessibleSupported by:
Supported by the City of Melbourne through Arts House.
Image credit: Ravyna Jassani
Image description: 5 members of Worlds Only stand on stage with instruments and DJ decks.
