The residents of central London’s sprawling creative hub subvert its institutional history with dance, performance and archival stories Somerset House, London, UKPhoto: Samir Kennedy at Assembly by Anne Tetzlaff Returning to the palatial interiors of Somerset House for the fifth time, Assembly is a festival… Read More
The Finnish trio’s cleaning robot alter egos make industrial music from the contents of a linen cupboard around sci-fi themes that are anything but domestic. From left: CW04 (Tero Vänttinen), CW01 (Risto Puurunen), CW03 (Timo Kinnunen) – Photo by Jussi Karjalainen. In the music video… Read More
Ahead of a full performance of her new album The Hollow at London ICA, actor and artist Keeley Forsyth talks to Ilia Rogatchevski about Pina Bausch, Béla Tarr, genderless vocals, and perceiving the world as light and shade Keeley Forsyth’s third album The Hollow explores the essence of solitude… Read More
The Vienna based trio create a riotous fusion of traditional Iranian instrumentation, electronic processing and theatrical headgear. HUUUM: (from left) Omid Darvish, Rojin Sharafi, Alvaro Collao León. Image: Rezzarte/TE-R HUUUM’s self-titled debut opens with the foreboding “Dibāche”. The fluctuating breath that delivers a mournful saxophone… Read More
Model HomeCafe Oto, London, UK Model Home is a duo from Washington, DC who make improvised avant rap infused with punk energy. Since 2018 they have released over 20 albums, most of which are unceremoniously titled in ascending numerical order. Consisting of producer Pat Cain… Read More
Text and interview by Ilia Rogatchevski.Photos by George Nebieridze. Ilia Rogatchevski speaks with Berlin-based producer Misantrop about their new album Reproaching the Absurd, which is out now on Opal Tapes. The artist discusses their writing process and talks about how night life, collaborations and musicology inform their… Read More
The Glove That Fits, London, UKPhoto: Pisitakun by Jonathan Crabb Tonight’s showcase is organised by Chinabot, Eastern Margins and Yeti Out, collectives who specialise in curating contemporary art and music from Asia. Hailing from Taiwan, Sabiwa’s laptop-based audiovisual performance makes use of dislocated vocals, field… Read More
Block 336, London, UKPhoto: Tim Spooner by Dimitri Djuric Bastard Assignments is a collective of composer-performers that includes Timothy Cape, Edward Henderson, Caitlin Rowley and Josh Spear. Consisting of six performances that interrogate the remix and its role on the stage, the evening begins simply… Read More
Iklectik, London, UK Atsuko Kamura aka Kamura Obscura opens her solo set with pizzicato vocalisations and wind-like sighing. These sounds are quickly looped and layered, becoming rhythmic tracks that guide her compositions. Kamura’s various voices combine to create an indeterminate libretto in which bird song,… Read More
Corsica Studios, London, UKThe dark and cavernous Corsica Studios is a worthwhile setting for a night themed on violence. Hailing from Oslo, the no wave stoner rock trio MoE opens the concert with bursts of angular guitar, irregular war-like rhythms and a low end so… Read More
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