Gate (Port Chalmers resident Michael Morley) performed alongside IRD from Christchurch and Pete Swanson from the USA. Gate's set consisted of brilliant droning guitar feedback and rumblings that are a favourite aspect of his sound art for me.

The venue, a dark room behind the Physics Room gallery space was perfect. I was also struck by the large number of cycles parked outside - it got me thinking this town is ridiculously flat and one opportunity that I would hate the rebuild of Christchurch miss out on is good safe cycleways in and out of the cbd.