Gate

Gate is a free noise project of New Zealander Michael Morley, which began at the end of the 80's. Morley, who has also plays in Dead C and runs the Precious Metal label, performed the thick, sonic improvisations that are characteristic of Gate on a tour with Keiji Haino and Thurston Moore in 1994. One of Gate's more widely available recordings, 'Live in Boston / NYC 1994' (Poon Village), comes from that year and features Lee Ranaldo and Zeena Parkins. Ranaldo and Morley also recorded in the studio, although this material has yet to be released. Gate has several subsequent releases on the Table of the Elements label, including 'Monolake' (1997) and 'The Wisher Table' (1999), as well as other releases on smaller independent labels such as Go For It and Siltbreeze. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]