Phiqual Poynte Phux Oph!,
Collins Studio Gallery (11741-94 Street)
showtime 8 p.m.
Admission: pay-what-you-can $0 to $20

Collins Studio Gallery plays host to the final performance of Edmonton-based experimentalist Phiqual Poynte, Special guests will include the tandem duo of Stephen Sereda and Will Truchon in SWILL, prolific soundscaper James Parrott, and composer-musician Shawn Pinchbeck in his first show since his artistic residency in France.

For years, Phiqual Poynte has intrigued a small audience with his rough-edged approach to experimental music, while enraging much of the community with his politics and attacks on the “woke” contingent in the Edmonton artistic community. However, he has found a more receptive response to his works in Europe, particularly on the UK label Institute For Alien Intelligence, which will release his latest digital collection in time for his final live appearance.

The new release, ФIKAЛ ПOЙHT (a Cyrillic treatment of his moniker), consists of 15 new tracks, ranging from found-sound collage to quirky ambient and noise offerings. It’s his first full-length release since his 2017 outing Crapezoid, issued on Edmonton-based Sudden Moment Recordings.

Institute For Alien Intelligence has put out most of Phiqual Poynte’s recordings, although other labels like Petroglyph (Norway), Linear Obsessional (UK), and Xenomorph (UK) have also released some of his works.