Experimental audio event organisers Sprawl celebrate their 15 years of regular, and occasional projects - including mini-festivals and eclectic music evenings - since 1996, with this very special night featuring a fantastic and unique line-up of performances.

COMMON OBJECTS
common objects is an all-star line up of improvisors lead by avant harpist Rhodri Davies, complimented by renown violinists and laptop artists Angharad Davies, Lina Lapelyte and Phil Durrant, alongside the very physical saxophonist John Butcher.

SIMON FISHER TURNER
Simon Turner, is a musician, songwriter, composer and actor. After dabbling with pop stardom in the early 70s, Simon became an internationally renown film soundtrack composer - writing music for several of Derek Jarman films such as Blue & Carravagio. His recent projects include work with artist Alyson Shotz, scoring the 1924 The Great White Silence, and also the movies Lava, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, William Eggleston in the Real World, Nadja and Un Chant D'amour. Simon also has albums on the Mute label.

VIV CORRINGHAM, PETER CUSACK, CLIVE BELL
Viv Corringham (voice) and Peter Cusack (guitar, saz, samples & electronics) perform songs, mixed with improvisation, and soundscapes created from environmental recordings - all controlled live. Some of the songs are from the Eastern Mediterranean area, others are self written. Peter and Viv first worked together playing Greek Rembetika in London in 1984. They have since collaborated in musics from completely improvised to very structured song, and in groups including Kahondo Style and one formed to write and play music for the Ch4 animation film of Psyche & Eros by Alison de Vere. They have played many concerts, festivals and clubs at home and abroad. Their CD "Operet" is available on Review Records. Tonight they are joined by long term collaborator Clive Bell (flutes, shakuhachi, accordion).


Special showcase: 360 degrees of 60x60 Video (Sanguine Mix)
Video Collaboration with Patrick Liddell

60x60 contains 60 works from 60 different composers. Each composition is 60 seconds (or less) in duration sequenced together to create a one hour performance. Highlighting the work of a great many composers, 60x60 testifies to the vibrancy of contemporary composition by presenting the diverse array of styles, aesthetics and techniques being used today.
Debuting in New York City November 2003, 60x60 started as an electroacoustic "tape" concert with its 60 short electronic works synchronized with an analog clock to mark the passage of each minute. since then 60x60 has received thousands of audio submissions from more than 30 countries around the world, produced radio shows, colaborated with multimedia (including dance, video, sculpture, and photography) and released several audio albums on CD.

details:

date: Thursday 27th Thursday 2011
doors: 7.30 pm
ticket price: £8 in advance (from ticket web) and £10 on the door

VENUE:
Cafe OTO
18 - 22 Ashwin Street
Dalston, London, E8 3DL
cafeoto.co.uk

 

Sprawl 15th anniversary
15 favoured releases over 15 years

Christian Fennesz - Plays (Mego, 1998)
Savvas Ysatis and Taylor Deupree - Tower of Winds (Caipirinha Music, 1998)
Nic Endo - White Heat (Digital Hardcore, 1998)
Chris Watson - Outside the Circle of Fire (Touch, 1998)
Pole - 1 (Matador, 1998)
David Sylvian - Dead Bees On A Cake (Virgin, 1999)
Oval - Ovalprocess (Form & Funktion, 2000)
Rechenzentrum - The John Peel Session (Kitty-Yo, 2001)
Rhythm & Sound - Rhythm & Sound (Basic Channel, 2001)
Asa-Chang & Junray - Hana (Leaf, 2002)
Alejandra and Aeron - Bousha Blue Blazes (Orthlong Music, 2003)
Bill Wells/Stefan Schneider/Barbara Morgenstern/Annie Whitehead - Pick up Sticks (Leaf, 2004)
Stephan Mathieu/Janek Schaefer - Hidden Name (Cronica, 2006)
Boduf Songs - How Shadows Chase the Balance (Kranky, 2008)
Jasmina Maschina - The Demolition Series (Staubgold, 2008)