Before I delve in, I have to say how delighted I was to return to such a beautiful and lovely sounding venue – particularly when the stage was flanked with two proper stacks of Funktion 1 sound. We’re lucky to have a chance-taking venue of this calibre in London, particularly when it has to share …
Category Archives: Concerts
Vladislav Delay stuff
I’ve been meaning to write up this album for a while now, as it’s not leaving my mp3 player any time soon, but I’ve just caught up on some reading and noticed that it’s already received an excellent treatment from Toby @ Bleep 43. In case you missed my tweet the other day, there’s also …
Steve Reich, Bang on a Can + London Sinfonietta @ RFH
Earlier this evening I returned to the Royal Festival Hall for the first time since its major refurbishment a couple of years ago. Steve Reich was performing in person, as he did when I last saw Music for 18 Musicians at the Barbican three years ago. At 73, I’m stunned that he can still manage …
London police vetting musical performances for terror risk
Police vet live music, DJs for ‘terror risk’ Staggering, even given the way authoritarianism has been taking hold in London over the last few years.
Rosas dancing to Steve Reich
Went to see Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Rosas run and jump around to Steve Reich, performed by Ictus at Sadler’s Wells tonight. Here’s the blurb: Rosas presents an evening of dance devoted to Steve Reich’s music, featuring two existing pieces of dance and two new works. The first of two new works is Four Organs, …
Haha
I’m such a knob. It wasn’t even McEntire on tour with them last night. Apparently it was guy who looks kind of like him standing in. Christ. Idiocy of the highest order… ->
Blatantly the best drummer alive today
John McEntire No question. Just saw him tonight as part of The Sea & Cake (one of my favourite bands) on the Funktion 1 at Cargo. In no other traditional rock band have I heard a drummer play such a pivotal role in the way that he does, and often it’s with the utmost subtlety, …
Steve Reich’s "The Cave" at The Barbican
Saw The Cave last night. It’s basically a multimedia collaboration about the story of Abraham. Parts of the bible are typed out rhythmically and displayed multilingually on five monitors. The rhythmic typing gets joined by clapping and then orchestration, and occasional slightly-questionable operatic singing. Then the massive turd hit when it segued into sampled interviews …
Accidental Power Cut
Here’s the original press release from the show I went to last night. Same place I saw Monade, The High Llamas and The Sea and Cake last year. >>> The hub and Accidental Records are proud to present: THE ACCIDENTAL POWERCUT AN EVENING OF ENTIRELY ACOUSTIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC at UNION CHAPEL on Thursday 23rd September …