Nick Luscombe (BBC Radio 3 Late Junction) and film director Neil Cantwell present Japan Sound Portrait an extended session of sounds from near and far - live performances, djs, and poetry, welcoming special guest TA2MI from Japan.
TA2MI electronic music producer/Buddhist priest performing ritual chanting and beatboxing amidst a finely detailed journey through musical genres.
Live:
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(bolide, triple heater) premiere loop-age and analogue slurping
Industrial-tinged electronics with both laptop/keyboard/mixer operators singing
Simon James
Experimenting with sound through unusual instruments, mangling devices and field recordings.
Vocals and violin meet noise and field recordings.
DJs:
Abigail Horn spinning no sharp edges eclecticism.
Chii Poppins taking a break from usual breakcore moniker 'mountain knows' to explore her Japanese record collection.
Marc Teare (Hivemind Records) Creative Director of Hivemind Records DJing North African/Arabic tapes.
Nick Luscombe BBC Radio 3 Late Junction broadcaster, founder of Musicity and co-founder of Japan Sound Portrait, will be bringing sounds spanning multiple genres and locations
Poetry:
Sophie Brown
+ Food will be available
3pm - 11pm