From the Kaufman Music Center web site:

Presented by Kaufman Music Center at Merkin Concert Hall

Untold sonic possibilities will be unleashed when the post-punk cult favorite Xiu Xiu, known for their powerfully idiosyncratic sound world, teams up with Mantra Percussion. Hailed for their “hypnotic intensity” by the New York Times and “superhuman” performances by Time Out New York, Mantra adds six percussionists to Xiu Xiu’s already drum-heavy sound world, described by Pitchfork as “challenging…because it addresses you in a manner that's categorically different from what you've come to expect from any kind of music – pop, experimental or otherwise.”

Xiu Xiu and Mantra Percussion will premiere "Extinction Meditation," a 4-movement piece about the impending environmental apocalypse due to begin in the year 2050. The music, which explores the human response to increasing social, physical and ecological decay and chaos, includes 14 toms, 7 snare drums, 3 vibraphones, 3 gran cassa bass drums, 14 wood blocks, 7 suspended cymbals and 7 hunting calls.

- See more at: http://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/ecstatic-music-festival-xiu-xiu-mantra-percussion/#sthash.MdZQ5Zsr.dpuf