After a cathartic performance with City at our 23rd festival edition, Victoria-based drummer i.o returns to send + receive for a solo set and collaboration with Winnipeg-based guitarist Darcy Bunio. This is the first-ever encounter between two torrential improvisers working at the limits of their respective instruments.

i.o is a band consisting of Maxwell Patterson; drummer, guitarist, producer, and visual artist. Maxwell lives and works in Victoria, BC. i.o has currently released over 200 records; including the 104-hour-long album Injecting Logic. i.o’s drumming has been described as “mind-numbing,” “masterful,” “elastic-limbed,” and the overwhelming volume of his discography is only matched by his relentless live sets and DIY touring pace.

Darcy Bunio has been collaborating and performing for decades. An accomplished musician, he has contributed to many projects, including current groups CO and Big Trouble in Little China. He’s also a successful luthier and is currently designing and building various stringed instruments.