Cepia

Neo-classical wunderkind pianist Nico Muhly, ambient forefathers Stars of the Lid, and guitar swirler Christopher Willits are all past performers of the Minneapolis contingent of the Wordless Music Series and while this Friday's edition features an all-local cast of instrumentalists, it is sure to be no less thrillingly eclectic than its predecessors. Headlining this Friday is electronics mastermind Cepia, who made a quiet national splash with last year's Natura Morta on the Ghostly International label (home to Matthew Dear and Dabrye). Cepia’s continued under the radar status on the local scene is curious because despite his bedroom electronica’s soft modesty, Cepia produces some of the sweetest melodies to ever come out of the Twin Cities. In Cepia’s hands bubbling synths and clicky glitches manage to give off an aura of symphonic construction.

Rounding out Friday night's evening of sweeping grandeur is Fog’s Andrew Broder , making a rare appearance under his given name and in a rather rare capacity: all guitar, all improvised and looped, with plans to float stylistically between black metal, 20^th century classical, and ambient music. Broder’s reportedly spent the past year developing this guitar technique, and if he's as wildly inventive with a guitar and looping station as he is with each successive Fog record, then attendees are certainly in for quite an aural treat. Finally, the true classical component of the show lies with percussionist Owen Weaver, who to the indie populous might sound like a tacked-on addition to warm up the crowd, but is in fact far more. Tackling the piano works of renowned composers such as John Cage and Philip Glass using a marimba and other percussive instruments, Weaver’s fresh spin on classical music interpretation should gel nicely with the rest of the instrumental musical goodness on offer.