Café Oto

TONIGHT: SISTER IODINE + TERRINE
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French noise scene spearheads, Sister Iodine, perform at OTO following the release of their sixth album, ‘Venom’, earlier this year. Active since the nineties, the trio of Erik Minkkinen, Lionel Fernandez, and Nicolas Mazet, have not lost one milligram of their radical and uncompromised approach in sound exploration and limits-stretching.
... It is with the advent of the 21st century - more than ever - that the decisive path of Sister Iodine has taken a fascinating route. From their debut album, ADN115, released in 1994 which was strongly influenced by the original New York No Wave scene (Mars, DNA, Red Transistor) to their more recent works which are augmented by "newer poisons" such as black metal, or the most abrasive end of industrial music and power electronics, as well as experimental electronics (Editions Mego has reissued an extended version of Premier Sang's "Flame Desastre" on CD), the band has managed to survive through the years from the inhospitable French squats of the nineties to nowadays’ established venues and proper tours. Today, the band’s music has changed recipients and has attracted younger generations with their organized radioactive chaos, never conceding anything from their initial intensity. Over the years, Sister Iodine will have also created their own idiosyncratic language, for which sound exploration matters and pure beauty seem to count as much as pure explosive ferocity, while intense violence and energy gets deployed in live shows.
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Please note that this is a matinee event – doors will open at 2pm and the event will begin shortly after.
Performances from: GUO (Seymour Wright and Daniel Blumberg) with Stacy Martin Anne Guthrie (from a distance)
... A limited edition publication will include contributions by: Agnès Varda More TBA
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The Experimental Library is a series of Rooms.
Each Room in The Experimental Library houses ‘events’ in response to the work of a specific radical creator.
The series creates a space for reading, objects, dance, music making, and dialogue, and coincides with a publication of further responses to the artist.
Room 4 is Agnès Varda, and is in partnership with Curzon for Gleaning Truths, the nationwide touring programme of Agnès Varda's films.
The programme presents new digital restorations of eight of Varda's best-known films, showing in cinemas and on demand.
A new live score for Gleaning Truths has been created by Daniel Blumberg, who will be contributing as GUO with Seymour Wright and Stacy Martin for the fourth room of The Experimental Library.
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TONIGHT: ROBYN STEWARD @ ROBYN’S ROCKET
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Robyn’s Rocket is a immersive night of improvised music , breaking down the barrier between performer and audience it offers a emotive experience. Robyn’s Rocket is a relaxed performance meaning the usual gig social rules are more fluid so people can be more comfortable.
... There will be 4 acts each with Robyn and different musicians
- Act1 - New York EP (feat TBC)
- Act 2 - Robyn Steward, George Cleghorn, Ned Smith Hat Trixs
- Act 3 - Robyn Steward and Kathy Hulme - The hairdressers
- Act 4 - Robyn Steward and Andy Diagram - Two horns
The relaxed act you’ll see
robynsteward.bandcamp.com kathyhulme.bandcamp.com spaceheads.bandcamp.com heartnsoul.co.uk
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TONIGHT: LEAN LEFT (PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE / KEN VANDERMARK / TERRIE EX / ANDY MOOR)
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