Arika have been creating events since 2001. The Archive is space to share the documentation of our work, over 600 events from the past 20 years. Browse the archive by event, artists and collections, explore using theme pairs, or use the index for a comprehensive overview.
Radu plays a trombone, Klaus creates pure sine waves: they sound on their own, or sometimes together and often with considerable space and silence.
Goofily deformed, deeply thought vocal jams: like the sound of your own breath rushing through your head.
A series of badly felted lock-ups and garages + multiple locations within the Megastructure – a purpose built town centre in one building, comprising (in the 50’s at least) of housing (never occupied), shops, apartments, a hotel, ice rink, police station and other amenities
“Hidden in the hands an alluvial transcription of reach and embrace. The final flickers of the body’s expression, caress and touch.” – boychild
Using violin and cello the duo map out a twilight sonic world that seems to tread the faultlines between improvisation and composition.
The Cube is a 6 hour performed installation in which sound and image are treated as independent but equal, where musicians and filmmakers sit alongside each other, improvise to and feed off both projected image and amplified and acoustic sound.
If life is assaulted by power, where do we find spaces for living? A conversation with Peter Pál Pelbart.
Discussion with David Keenan: an author, critic and musician based in Glasgow, Scotland. He is best known for the reviews and features he has contributed to The Wire.
Cask-strength electrohypnol/ shroom damaged folk croonings by Lapsed Electronics empire builder responsible for recent Tremors blowouts.
An event exploring anarchic and communal situations of musical creation with MV, EE and The Cherry Blossoms.
Vanessa Place talks at The Friday Event series at the Glasgow School of Art about her practice as a writer.
A multi-speaker, electronic, spacious and spatial performance from Florian Hecker.
