Sonic Seance - Black Market Karma & Autohaus

Step into the liminal night as The Samhain Society’s Dead Good Festival kicks off with an immersive evening of sound and vision at Bar Nothing, Margate.

October 30th, 6pm–11pm

The night opens with Black Market Karma ( Stanley Belton,) masters of neo-psychedelia, performing a live score to Maya Deren’s haunting surrealist short Witch’s Cradle (1943). Stan's swirling soundscapes of 60s-infused pop, lo-fi electronica, and breakbeat psychedelia create a sonic spellbinding portal into Deren’s dreamlike imagery.

Then, prepare for AUTOHAUS- Margate’s own four-piece of fuzz and fire with special guest Melinda Bronstein,conjuring a hallucinatory, witchy set of visuals and live performance. Expect fractal noise, hypnotic bass, and motorik grooves — a spectral rite that dances between noise and trance, chaos and ceremony.

Part séance, part gig, part cinematic spell, this night promises to lure you deep into the sonic underworld of Samhain.

Black Market Karma
Black Market Karma is the musical project of Stanley Belton, a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer whose vision drives the band’s distinctive Neo-Psychedelic sound. Thick and colourful, their music is rooted in 60’s Guitar & Pop Music, married with 90’s Psychedelia, Lo-Fi Electronica, Breakbeats, and touches of Folk & Blues.

Hailing from London and now residing on the South Coast of England, Belton has self-written and produced all 12 albums in the Black Market Karma catalogue. The project is recognised and respected across contemporary Psych Rock, having toured with The Black Angels and The Warlocks, and collaborated with Sonic Boom (Ex-Spacemen 3), The Telescopes, The Underground Youth, and Tess Parks.

Most recently, Black Market Karma released two acclaimed albums on Fuzz Club Records: Wobble and Mellowmaker.

AUTOHAUS
AUTOHAUS are an instrumental four-piece band based in Margate on the Kent coast.

Their sound is fractal and expansive, layering fuzzed-out noise and electronic drones with motorik percussion and hypnotic bass lines. The result is a sonic experience that is immersive, atmospheric, and unrelenting — a must for fans of Spacemen 3, The Cosmic Dead, Ash Ra Tempel, and Neu!