Investigation – Summing Up
Summing up of the investigations with a reflection on what has been done that week and what could be done the next.
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Summing up of the investigations with a reflection on what has been done that week and what could be done the next.
An utterly deep introspection told in aching, weeping guitar lines; melodic, simple, always minimal but somehow entirely epic.
Edinburgh. Sinewave manipulating Giant Tank-ette goes head-to-head with Decaer Pinga’s first lady of noise.
AMM have undoubtedly been among the most important contributors to the UK free improv scene for nearly 40 years and we are extremely proud to be able to be working with such distinguished musicians who still rarely play live in the UK.
For day one of Ultra-red’s project, the investigation will take up protocols for listening to the sound of freedom composed and facilitated by George E. Lewis.
Work that focuses in on the static hiss and background noise of recording and pushes it to the fore.
Glasgow. Low-end drone guitarage army in praise of the open chord.
The role of feelings in public life, (political) depression and creative survival.
Save the dates for Episode 12.
Wednesday 11 – Sunday 15 November 2026
In rethinking the body, the law, the state, gender, race, violence, care and empathy, how we might give humanness a different future?
Philip Jeck creates slowly evolving symphonies that are as much about the crackling hiss of old vinyl as the actual ‘musical’ material.
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