		Jan 06: Rennes, France @ La Bascule Jan 07: Berlin, Germany @ Trickster Jan 08: Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Vrijplaats Viezjuweel Jan 09: Sessions in Belgium/Switzerland - open to guests Jan 09: Nancy, France @ A propos de minos @ RCN 90.7 FM Jan 10: Leeuwarden, Netherlands @ Club Voor je Bek Jan 11: Genoa, Italy @ Spazio Targa Jan 12: Montale, Italy @ Nub Jan 13: Vienna, Austria @ Subterrarium Jan 14: Prague, Czech Rep. @ Blood In the Boat @ Final Jan 15: Banska Bystrica, Slovakia @ Zahrada Jan 16: Opava, Czech Republic @ Bludny Kamen @ Gottfrei Jan 17: Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Specialka @ Menza Pri Koritu Jan 18: Graz, Austria @ Mittwochs Exakt @ Postgarage Jan 19: Zagreb, Croatia @ Medika (Klub Attack) Jan 20: Sarajevo, Bosnia @ Kriterion Jan 21: Pancevo, Serbia @ Elektrika Pancevo @ Studio 21 Jan 22: Stara Pazova, Serbia @ Pevac Jan 23: Skopje, Macedonia @ Post Global @ KANAL 103 FM Jan 23: Skopje, Macedonia @ Post Global @ La Kaña Jan 24: Sofia, Bulgaria @ Art Hostel Jan 25: Bucharest, Romania @ Club Underworld Jan 26: Chisinau, Moldova @ Art Labyrinth Jan 28: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine @ Art Kvartira Jan 29: Kiev, Ukraine @ AZH @ Dyvan Jan 30: Minsk, Belarus @ RE:PUBLIC Jan 31: Riga, Latvia @ ULVE @ Nabaklab Feb 01: Helsinki, Finland @ Musta Kissa Feb 02: Tampere, Finland @ Kulttuurikahvila Hertta Feb 03: Tallinn, Estonia @ Ptarmigan @ Kodu Feb 04: Vilnius, Lithuania @ Agharta (Venue TBA) Feb 05: Warsaw, Poland @ Sen Pszczoly Feb 06: Oslo, Norway @ Skuret Feb 07: Goteborg, Sweden @ TBA Feb 08: Malmo, Sweden @ Moriska Paviljongen Feb 09: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Bolsjefabrikken Feb 10: Madrid, Spain @ Montaña Sagrada Feb 11: Lisbon, Portugal @ TBA
	High-res color poster for web // High-res color poster for print // High-res b&w poster for print Ownness Records presents: The Consequences of a Dynamic Lifestyle featuring Zack Kouns (Death Jazz - U.S.A.) and Alpha Strategy (Manic Pop - Canada) live in concert. The musicians perform new songs from 2011 vinyl releases - Muck by Alpha Strategy, and Zack Kouns' Concealed History of Coming Races. This January/February 2012 tour brings the pair of solo acts to concerts in 30 countries in 37 days. Poster illustration by Gary Francis. ALPHA STRATEGY Utilizing primitive oscillating circuits, vintage synthesizers, shouted vocals, and loops lifted from 1960s schlager, Alpha Strategy delivers music which is volatile and convulsive, yet meticulously arranged. Through the use of elements of pop structure, Alpha Strategy's music tips a hat to the frantic energy of Patrick Miller's Minimal Man, the unusual compositional directions found on the early singles of SPK, and the dark humor conveyed in the recordings of The Birthday Party. A musician, label operator, interviewer and deejay, Rory Hinchey of Alpha Strategy has been active in these and many other capacities for over a decade. "Append and Divide" by Alpha Strategy from Muck: http://alphastrategy.net/alphastrategy-appendanddivide.mp3 "Heart of a Girl" by Alpha Strategy, performed in Toronto, Canada on October 15 2011: http://alphastrategy.net/alphastrategy-heartofagirl(oct152011toronto).mp3 High resolution photograph of Alpha Strategy performing in Toronto, Canada October 15, 2011: http://alphastrategy.net/alphastrategy-high.jpg "spasticity and violence, as would be reflected on the wonderful paintings of the worst things humans have ever encountered." - Jan K!amm (His Voice, http://www.hisvoice.cz/) For further information: http://alphastrategy.net/roryhinchey-presscopy.pdf ZACK KOUNS Zack Kouns describes his music as Modern Liturgical, and Apocalyptic/Hermetic in its aesthetic. Recent work, including his Concealed History of Coming Races takes on a form of dark Appalachian bluegrass. Content to blur the lines between conventional genres, especially through the use of saxophone, harmonium, electronics, violin, vocals and many other tools, the unifying principle of Kouns' work is undoubtedly found in the soulful and passionate delivery of the songs themselves. Undoubtedly one of the busiest and most insightful individuals in the realm of contemporary outsider art, Zack Kouns carries out activities as bandleader, performer, author, visual artist, researcher, prankster, and composer. "Our Bodies Washed Up In Storm's Creek" by Zack Kouns from his 2010 7” through Past Futures: http://ownness.org/zk/zackkouns-ourbodieswashedupinstorm'screek.mp3 "God's Hands on my Forehead" by Zack Kouns, performed in Riga, Latvia on January 18, 2011: http://ownness.org/zk/zackkouns-jan182011rigalatvia-god'shandsonmyforehead.mp3 High resolution photograph of Zack Kouns performing in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 19, 2011: http://ownness.org/zk/zackkouns-high.jpg "It is a master class in chilling, underwritten, atmospheric music; kind of like the musical equivalent of a Susan Hill novel. With soundscapes as dense and oblique as a London pea-souper, infused with an atmosphere of creeping dread, it’s a trip to say the least." - Bob Average (Chicken Ramen, http://fin.jablekable.net/reviews/zackkouns) For further information: http://www.ownness.org/zackkouns-presscopy.pdf 59 Redwood Avenue • Toronto, ON • M4L 2S5 • Canada Telephone: 647-930-7464 • Email: ownness{{@}}ownness.org

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