Galvanised is a London-based noisefest of ‘other music’ and sound art that’s now in its second year. For 2008 it’s all about (a) drumming and (b) audiovisual mashups of various kinds - righteous pastimes both. Here’s what’s going on:
Tuesday 7 October
Curated by Kevin Quigley (ICA’s The Experiment), an evening of drum-orientated acts, with five groups of musicians exploring percussive and drumming composition. Café Oto will be adapted to form a visual installation with five uniquely lit performance areas. Acts include headliner Charles Hayward (This Heat,Camberwell Now), Temperatures (Thurston Moore’s favorite London based improv electronic/drum duo), Blood Moon (Manchester’s Cage-ian free rock drum duo) A middle sex (Manchester’s This Heat-inspired proto-punk band) Bromancer (London’s Chaos vs Cosmos spawned primeval drumming).
Wednesday 8 October
This year Galvanised! is working in collaboration with London-based label Kaleidoscope who are curating the second night of events. Kaleidoscope presents a night featuring five musicians, each of whom will also present projected images and films to accompany their performance. Sanso-Xtro, who is dropping by on her micro-tour, taking in Tokyo, Lisbon & Holland will be playing all-new unreleased material and a few classics from her Sentimentalist LP on Type. Arch M who just released the label’s first Aether series edition will perform songs from the forthcoming Moon Tan vinyl on the Cavern label. Dan Hayhurst, aka Sculpture, brings it with tape loops, CD players, luscious delays, a live zoetrope-style visual accompaniment and a large dose of panache. 4tRECk’s set up is reminiscent of a traditional one-man band, yet the tropical twists and turns of the songs he coaxes out of simultaneously played drums, guitar, vocals and more are anything but trad. Songs from songwriter and visual artist Alexander Tucker’s latest release of layered vocal and guitar loops on ATP Recordings will also get an airing.
It’s all happening at Cafe Oto, 18 - 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL, from 8pm-1am both nights, and tickets are £6 a night.
More info here. Looks pretty good.
Tags: Alexander Tucker, Bromancer, Cafe Oto, Charles Hayward, Galvanised Festival, percussion, Sanso Xtro, sonic art, Temperatures
I wonder if this will make enough money to pay CHOPS and Cowtown the £100 we’re owed from playing last year?
Posted by chops on November 16th, 2008 at 9:37 pmyeah, it’s all about the money innit.
Posted by GGGG on December 16th, 2008 at 11:31 am