Bluecoat, Liverpool, UKPhoto: Lucy Enderby by Benjamin Nuttal Commissioned by the disability charity We Are Unlimited and the Liverpool Biennial, Roy Claire Potter’s COMMS FAIL is a multifaceted work that foregrounds radio not only as a medium for transmission but as a metaphor for communication… Read More
An international gathering of dadaists, noise freaks, DIY artists and weirdos in Brighton makes for a great weekend at the seaside Various venues, Brighton, UKPhoto: Aaron Dilloway by Ilia Rogatchevski Colour Out Of Space is a magnet for noiseniks and dadaists who refuse to take… Read More
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
Each month we play an artist or group a series of records which they are asked to comment on with no prior knowledge of what they are about to hear Tested by Ilia Rogatchevski Photography by Daniel Antropik Yellow Swans are a psychedelic noise duo… Read More
Corsica Studios, London, UK Originally active from 2001-08, Yellow Swans have acquired mythic status among lovers of dirty transcendental drone. If some of tonight’s audience have seen them before, many would have been too young the first time around. To warm things up, aya’s twin… Read More
Various Venues, Tromsø, NorwayImage: Ismistik at Insomnia Festival by Celine Richard Inspired by the sleepless nights imposed by the midnight sun, Insomnia takes place in Tromsø, which lies beyond the Arctic Circle. Since 2002, the festival has fostered a culture of inclusive and forward thinking… Read More
The interweaving stories of avant rock band Ir Visa Tai Kas Yra Gražu Yra Gražu, jazz improvisors Haruspic and radical film maker Artūras Barysas provide a window into Lithuania’s underground from the Soviet era to the present day. Lead image: Juozas Milašius, Artūras Barysas in… 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
Ahead of the release of her soundtrack for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s new film Evil Does Not Exist, Japanese musician Eiko Ishibashi talks to Ilia Rogatchevski about influential composer director partnerships and her own approaches to scoring film. Photo: Eiko Ishibashi in Hokuto, Japan, October 2018, The Wire… Read More
Mariam Rezaei + Angharad Davies + Atzi Muramatsu + Semay Wu Cafe Oto, London UK The first night of Mariam Rezaei’s three day residency at Cafe Oto considers the unmet potential of a string quartet. The musicians play two improvised sets with no prior discussion… Read More
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