Organ Preview: This time the band, or the Songbook as we might like to call them, are to be fronted lead vocalist Atsuko Kamura, “whose work we have admired for many years” s say the band.. Kamura began in music in the 80’s as vocalist and bassist of Mizutama Shobodan (Polka Dot Fire Brigade), the…
Organ Thing Of The Day, A first listen to the new John Greaves album, he of Henry Cow and such. John Greaves – Life Size (Manticore) – it all sounds rather beautiful actually, a lazy person would talk of Scott Walker, but that would be far far too easy, that would almost certainly be a…
Half The Sky then, another Thursday evening in East London, art, music and more, how beautifully easy on the ear was that last night? Surely music that complex, music that impressively difficult shouldn’t be that enjoyable? Half The Sky played London’s Cafe Oto last night, their first performance on Lindsay Cooper’s home soil, “We were…
Half the Sky present a selection of Lindsay Cooper’s compositions for the groups Henry Cow and News From Babel and Music for Films at London’s Cafe Oto this Thursday June 22nd. Cafe OTO is at 18–22 Ashwin street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL Half the Sky – The Music of Lindsay Cooper + James Larcombe (DJ) + Marina Organ (DJ)…
This Is Not This Heat – Barbican Centre, London, March 4th 2017 At some point in the last twelve months, we all woke up. And it’s not to a mellow summer morning, a day to idle about and consume and forget, even for a while. You blink and you have to get up and out,…
Thursday evening ended with The Snake playing as the venue emptied out , you really have to Keep On Keepin’ On through, the Snake always divided Northern Soul opinion so much. Things evolve, things move, buildings go, venues, galleries and more being lost almost on a weekly basis now, where did that one go? Another…
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS is an event happening at a new improv/experimental night at Redchurch Brewery, a night run by Yumi Hara, and a pre-launch party for Guy Harries and Yumi Hara’s new album, also called Wheels Within Wheels. (and it’s Yumi’s birthday party as well) The event features live performances: (in various combinations):from YUMI HARA…
