the new record is OUT!

THE THING AGAIN

order it here:
http://www.trost.at/

check the  latest video out — with the material from the new album – recorded at the GREAT festival

BIG EARS in Knoxville, TN, USA!!!

the BEST festival in the world at the  moment ?!

we finally found our friends backstage.

CUTS  – with masami  akita, balazs pandi and mats gustafsson —  looking for love!

soon in japan!!!!

two duos coming up with the duo of bad discaholic behaviours and related:

Thurston Moore and Mats Gustafsson

july 6th – motvind festival , oslo, norway

and very happy to present:

october 12th – Riga, Latvia

Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) & Mats Gustafsson (The Thing) to play Ska?u Mežs 2018

LUFT in SWEDEN.

erwan keravac and mats gustafsson  playing 2 gigs on may 10th  – in gothenburg, sweden!

3 pm at MUSICLOVERS, celebrating our new album LUFT – INHALE

https://www.facebook.com/musicloversgbg

an at 8 om at FOLK celebrating…. LIFE!

Hem

BAGPIPES AND REEDS all over Gothenburg on may 10th!

GLASGOW – and the TECTONICS festival this week.

world premiere may 6th –  of a new ( and old) piece:

“PLUGS EXTENDED” (2000/2018)

detail of the score above

for conductor, ear protections and chamber ensemble.

http://www.tectonicsfestival.com/glasgow/performers/mats-gustafsson

of course – dedicated to DROR FEILER!!!

I will be playing in Drors new piece “TIKKUN OLAM” – world premiere may 5th

conducted by the amazing Ilan Volkov and with Dror, Gustafsson and Marhaug as soloists!

http://www.tectonicsfestival.com/glasgow/performers/dror-feiler

EXCITING WEEK coming up —  haggis, malts and new music!!!

photo: arek blomka

2 gigs with the GREAT Polish unit BNNT  just accomplished!!

INTENSE!!

see you soon again —– peace & fire  // mg

THE DEBUT ALBUM of THE END!!!!!

release date june 28th 2018!!!

with great artwork by Edward Jarvis.

https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/

the new studio album AGAIN by THE THING

the 11th studio album… or something like that…. we cant keep track….

is out in mid may —– one track for free streaming to check out now:

https://trostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/again

mixed by Andreas Werliin

produced by Johan Berthling

pre order the record on bandcamp or on the thing records:

http://www.trost.at/the-thing-again.html

EU tour coming up NOW— playing the material of the abum and more

Sa 7 Apr – Rewire festival – The Hague, NL

Su 8 Apr – with James “Blood” Ulmer !!!!!, Ruhrjazz festival – Bochum, DE

Mo 9 Apr – Stadtgarten – Cologne, DE

Tu 10 Apr – Maschinenhaus – Berlin, DE

We 11 Apr – A Szabadm?vel?dés Háza – Székesfehérvár HU

Th 12 Apr – Stanser Musik Tage – Stans, CH

Fr 13 Apr – CSC Centro Stabile di Cultura – San Vito di Leguzzano (Vicenza) IT

Sa 14 Apr – Narodni Dom – Maribor SI

for this time it is over…. amazing experiences in Bogotá — in millwaukee, chicago, st louis and at the MIGHTY fest BIG EARS!!!!! in knoxville , TN. one of the most KICKIN festivals in the whole world – we kid u NOT!!!!

thank you everyone —- soon more activities in EU —- but hopefully back to the US soon again

photo: virginia harold from st louis

check it out:

http://matsgus.com/discaholic_corner/?category_name=news

NEW TRADES OF RARE VINYLS  — free jazz, experimental music, jazz, noise, improvised music… you name it….

Joe McPhee, Fred Frith, Bertil Strandberg, Sven Åke Johansson, Albert Ayler, Lol Coxhill… and much much more.

be quick – and hit us with your best trade offer at:

mats@matsgus.com