August 22 San Francisco CA Gray Area / Grand Theater SFEMF 25th Anniversary Gala

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Saturday Open 7:30 PM Start 8:00 PM August 22 2026
Carl returns to San Francisco to perform as part of a benefit event for the stalwart San Francisco Electronic Music Festival (SFEMF). Also featured for the evening will be performances by Kush Aurora | Luciano Chessa & Wobbly (Jon Leidecker) | DJ Ida B
The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival is celebrating 25 years with what they say should be an unforgettable evening honoring SFEMF’s legacy, celebrating the artists and community that have shaped the past 25 years, and supporting the next chapter.
General Admission tickets are $30
VIP Gala tickets at $100 which includes 2 drinks.
There is also an Anniversary sponsor level of $250 or more which includes 2 drinks plus a festival pass for The Lab concerts in September.

Artists:

$30 general, $100 VIP, $250 Patron

Buy Tickets Online

Gray Area / Grand Theater
2665 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States

Map (English) at here
WEB: https://www.sfemf.org/sfemf2026gala
WEB: https://www.sfemf.org/

September 5 Beijing China XiaoYe space

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Saturday 19h30 September 5 2026
Carl returns to Beijing after several years of absence to perform at XiaoYe space. Other artists Sun Yizhou and Liu Pi
Your host will be 從耳SoundFields and the organizer is LiuPi.

50 RMB

Artists:

50 RMB

小野空间 XiaoYe space
No. 42, Baijiazhuang East Lane, Yaojiayuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

September 6 Beijing China Groundless Factory Carl Stone in Beijing – Groundless Factory

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Sunday 19h00 September 6 2026
Carl returns to Beijing after several years of absence to perform at Groundless Factory. Other artists include thruoutin (US), rezenico, Xue Weidong
. Your host will be 從耳SoundFields and the organizer is LiuPi.

60 RMB

莫须有工厂 Groundless Factory
B06-2, 706 Road, 798 Art District, Chaoyang District, Beijing

WEB: https://ra.co/clubs/216700

September 10 Shanghai China The Point

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Thursday 19h30 September 10 2026
Carl returns to Shanghai for the first time since 2015, to kick off a three day mini festival of events from this evening until September 12. For this event Carl will give a talk about his musical history and the evolution of his style and technique. at the The Point. The event will feature some solo works and a first-time ever interactive duet with 张梦 (Zhang Meng) performing on sheng.

Artists:

RMB 88.00

Buy Tickets Online

the point
14F, East Building, 102 Qinjiang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai

iris@manamana.net
WEB: https://www.instagram.com/manamananet

September 11 Shanghai China Wigwam 回南#55

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Friday 21h00 September 11 2026
Carl continues his return to Shanghai with Day 2 of his three-day residency in the city. The evening will feature Carl performing as part of the fitnone (回南) series #55.
The event takes place at Wigwam, the club/lounge originally from Beijing, While Wigwam often features deeper house, dub, and ambient, they often live electronic music. It’s downstairs in C-Park, the Changning mall that’s home to several other underground venues.

RMB 108.00

Buy Tickets Online

Wigwam
LG-02, B1/F, C PARK, 658 Zhaohua Lu, near Wuyi Lu, Changning District

kaicendai@gmail.com
WEB: https://www.instagram.com/fitnone2408/

September 12 Shanghai China Offbund

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Saturday 19h00 September 12 2026
Carl continues his return to Shanghai the final day of his three-day residency in the city, to appear at Offbund, located along Shanghai’s Huangpu River, an organization undertaking a progressive revitalization through artist residency and heritage conservation. More details to come!!!

free

Buy Tickets Online

Offbund
432 Puxiu Village, Zhuanghang Town, Fengxian District, Shanghai

oar@offbund.org
WEB: https://www.instagram.com/offbund/

September 19 Maebashi JP Maebashi Biennale

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Saturday September 19 2026
Carl performs as part of the opening event of the the inaugural Maebashi Biennale will run from September 19 to December 20, 2026, across Gunma Prefecture. The venue is an abandoned building on Ginza Street distinguished by its eye-catching gold ceramic-tile façade. Co-produced by creative coder Atsushi Tadokoro, artist Kenzo Onoda, and Masa Hosojima of OtoZono, this event brings to Maebashi’s central shopping district an array of musicians from abroad such as Jim O’Rourke, Carl Stone, and Christophe Charles. Together—in an area undergoing accelerated hollowing out as it faces large-scale redevelopment—they will bring forth three special nights where music, video, digital, and physical merge into one.

Artists:

WEB: https://maebashi-biennale.com/

September 25-27 Brooklyn NY Mezame Festival

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Friday September 25 through Sunday September 25 2026
Carl will perform at the first-ever edition of ~ MEZAME NEW YORK ~ Inspired by the Japanese concept of awakening, mezame reflects the belief that, wielded correctly, sound can catalyze a profound awakening.
The roots for the festival are with Ambient Church, which has transformed dozens of historic cathedrals, brought shared, transcendent deep listening experiences to thousands across North America. now in celebration of their 10th year.

The festival will also feature numerous artists and DJs performing live, Already included in the first wave of announcements are Laraaji, Michael Brook, Charlemagne Palestine, James Ferraro and many more. Festival passes range from $185 (full access to all three days at a discounted rate) to $350 VIP . These are early release prices with limited availability so you should check the website to see the current offers.

More information to follow as details are revealed!

Artists:

WEB: https://mezame.nyc/

October 14 Denver CO Glob

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Wednesday 8PM October 14 2026
Details soon. Keeo your eye here or follow Carl Stone at https://www.bandsintown.com/a/201861-carl-stone

Artists:

$20

Glob
3551 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216, USA

globdenver@gmail.com
WEB: https://www.instagram.com/glob____
WEB: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/201861-carl-stone

October 16 Chicago IL Elastic Arts

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Friday 8PM October 16 2026
Carl returns to Chicago for a public concert at Elastic Arts, using their wonderful ceiling based 16 channel sound system.Also featured for the evening, Nicole Alonso with special guest vocalist from New York Ariel Vera.

Artists:

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID – Tickets Available at the Door or from ticket link.

Elastic Arts
3429 W Diversey Ave #208, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
(773) 772-3616
info@elasticarts.org
WEB: https://elasticarts.org/
FB:https://www.facebook.com/events/1600487843942879
IG: #elasticarts
Facebook: elasticarts
Twitter: elasticarts

October 17 Chicago IL Experimental Sound Studio

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Saturday tba October 17 2026
Carl joins in the 40th anniversary celebration for Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) It’s a day long event celebrating the long history of this important organization. For his part, Carl will join with Chicago’s own Lou Mallozzi in a first-time collaboration.Many other artists to be featured as well – details coming soon!

Artists:

Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N. Ravenswood, Chicago 60660

WEB: http://ess.org/

October 21 Brooklyn NY NYU Sony Audio Institute

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Wednesday 5PM October 21 2026
CArl Stone presents the New York City premiere of DAIMATSU, an hour long multi-channel audio & single channel video work spun from field recordings captured both the US and Japan, with elements including shomyo chant from the Goma Fire Ceremony at the Koyasan Temple, tingsha cymbals from Tibet, instruments from the gagaku court orchestra of Japan, the sound of water boiling in preparation of tea, as well as secular sound elements from field recordings made in Tokyo, Gifu and other parts of Japan.

free

NYU Sony Audio Institute
370 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY

Map (English) at here
mijosc@gmail.com
WEB: https://www.diapasonsoundart.org/

October 25 London UK Cafe Oto

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Sunday tba October 25 2026
Carl returns to the beloved Cafe Oto for a performance that will feature numerous premieres including a live duet with Marin Naruse, shamisen player and vocalist from Amami Island in Japan. More details to follow but meanwhile mark this on your calendar – it will be a special evening without doubt.

Cafe Oto
18–22 Ashwin street, Dalston London E8 3DL

Map (English) at here
WEB: https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/

October 29 Basel Switzerland Kaserne Rosstall 1

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Thursday Open 19h30 Start 20h30 October 29 2026
Carl returns to Basel Switzerland after a nine year hiatus for a solo performance on the LISTEN! Series.Also featured for the evening will be Lua Junjck, who carries the torch of musical innovation into the next generation and is also celebrated for her unconventional, geeky handling of conventions.

Artists:

Pay What You Want (15 / 25 / 35 CHF suggested)

Kaserne Rossstall 1
Klybeckstrasse 1b, 4057 Basel, Switzerland
+41 61 6666 000
buero@kaserne-basel.ch
WEB: https://kaserne-basel.ch/en/events/carlstone
WEB: https://kaserne-basel.ch/de/events/carlstone
FB:https://fb.me/e/8kubFOHM1

November 1 Torino Italy OGR Torino C2C Festival

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Sunday 20h30 November 1 2026
Carl returns to Torino to perform at OGR Torino, the former train repair workshop founded in the late 19th century, now an industrial archaeological heritage site, as par of the C2C Festival. Also featured for the evening wil be sets from Grouper, hEADaCHE and Marina Herlop. In addition to tickets for the evening, people can buy subscriptions to the entire festival.

Artists:

€15

Buy Tickets Online

OGR Torino
Corso Castelfidardo, 22, 10138 Torino TO, Italy

Map (English) at here
WEB: https://dice.fm/promoters/c2c-festival-wa7r

THE PRESS SPEAKS!

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1. Electronic Music from 1972-2022 (50th Anniversary Release)

The Wire: Described this retrospective as being “filled with irony, misdirection and enchanting mischief,” noting that the best way to listen is to “delight in the sheer charm.”

Obladada: Called it a “staggering” overview of his career, specifically highlighting that even his teenage compositions are “nothing short of staggering” and “knock you sideways from pure dazzling creativity.”

2. Himalaya (2019)

The Wire (Best of 2019, #14): Remarked that “the world’s pop music has become putty in Stone’s hands,” and that each piece feels like it could “reassemble its particles infinitely.”

Artforum: Ranked it at #5 on their “Best Music of 2019” list.

3. Baroo (2019)

Pitchfork: Included it in the “Best Experimental Albums of 2019,” describing the listening experience as “like a vivid and recurrent memory of somewhere you have never been, or an everyday experience suddenly made inexplicable and strange.”

Relix: Described the album as “hypercaffeinated” and “music that can hit your ear holes like a DMT flash,” praising Stone’s “speed-racer loops.”

4. Stolen Car (2020)

Brainwashed: Called the album a “gleefully deranged place to be,” describing the track “Pasjoli” as sounding like “an Egyptian disco album being pulled apart by a black hole in the middle of an ’80s hip hop block party.”

The Wire: Named it one of the “Top 50 Albums of 2020.”

5. Mom’s (1991)

All Music Guide: Hailed the album as Stone’s “masterpiece,” specifically describing the title track as a “jubilant, kinetic symphony of ecstatic international samples” that feels like “several hours of travel shows in 11 minutes.”

NEW CARL STONE REMIX for “8 Automated Works”, the first full release by Componium Ensemble (Visible Cloaks) out Oct 17 2025

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Coming October 17th, “8 Automated Works”, the first full release by Componium Ensemble, an “indeterminate chamber music” ensemble helmed by Spencer Doran of Visible Cloaks, featuring a special CARL STONE remix available only in the CD version. .

More information and to order:

emrecords.bandcamp.com

https://emrecords.shop-pro.jp/?pid=187793310