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Noise shows might just become my favorite kind of shows. You have to go sparingly to keep the experience special but when you do attend, these sonic experiments have the ability to melt your consciousness into a putty then sculpt it however the artist sees fit, using only sound as their utensils. This is what I anticipated from Alessandro Cortini‘s Lodge Room show. A set that felt somewhat ambient, somewhat harsh, with sounds that would make the room vibrate with heaviness but also make the soul hum with lushness. I received every range of feeling on this night, from both what I brought to the music and what the music delivered to me.  The one quality this music exhibited that I found most compelling was its etherial nature. Goth music’s gravitation toward the angelic and heavenly is a curiosity of sorts. You’d think people dressing in black all the time would want something less affirming of the divine, but as it so happens, sorrow might grant you a closer relationship to grace. related content: Bot Pop: Jonathan Bree At The Lodge Room The night began with Olive Kimoto stirring the souls in the holy Lodge Room with animated electronics and vocals like