Immersive audio-visual pioneers Tacit Group and their co-founder Gazaebal present two special concerts showcasing their spectacular synthesis of sound and visual art. Each night artists from Tacit Group use a live mix of mathematical coding and computer programming to produce an utterly unique and compelling event. Their algorithmic art has echoes of the concept of synesthesia: “we love the … [Read More]
Category: Experimental & Avant-garde music
Okkyung Lee: Live at the ICA
Presenting a rare London appearance by South Korean composer and improviser Okkyung Lee, whose extended use of the cello moves freely between artistic disciples and contingencies, creating vast sonic landscapes across noise, jazz, western classical, as well as her homeland’s traditional and popular music. The artist’s unique approach to her instrument has seen acclaimed releases … [Read More]
Tiger is Coming: Tacit Group
Critically acclaimed audiovisual performance ensemble Tacit Group present tacit.perform[0] – a performance using a mix of mathematical coding and computer programming to compose a unique and riveting contemporary music experience live each night. Tacit Group have been discovering the artistic possibilities of technology since 2008 establishing themselves as pioneers of algorithmic art. Their immersive visual and sonic spectacle reveals … [Read More]
Tiger is Coming: haihm
haihm is a Seoul based electronic musician & producer. In this intimate Coronet Theatre performance, she will present a live set of meticulously crafted and captivating ambient rhythms. NOWHERE, haihm’s ambient and glitch-based album, was nominated for Best Electronic Album of the Year at the Korean Popular Music Awards. She has been performing at many … [Read More]
Australian Art Orchestra X the Third Orchestra at Club Inégales
At short notice .. a ONE-OFF Club Inégales night on Saturday 4th June! Our friends in the Australian Art Orchestra are passing through town on their way to Berlin, and we thought it would be great for you to hear their special new project, ‘Hand to Earth’ and then bring them together with members of … [Read More]
Okkyung Lee, Yeong Die and Bela at Cafe Oto
Hugely excited to present this line-up featuring cellist, composer, and improviser Okkyung Lee, DJ, musician, sound artist and visualist, Yeong Die, and Paju-based producer, bela. “The last couple of years have been extremely challenging as we all know. Although the new norm seems to be settling in, the future remains to be hazy than ever. … [Read More]
New Creativity in the UK’s East Asian Music Scene: A Symposium
Tangram, a collective of artists and performers exploring Chinese and Western musics, collaborates with SOAS to present an event with a broader East Asian perspective. Kim Hyelim and Choi Youngsook participate for Korea. New Creativity in the UK’s East Asian Music Scene Thursday 10 December 2020, 7-8pm GMT | Friday 11 December 2020, 3-5pm GMT … [Read More]
Résonances livestream: Memories
Daegum player Hyelim Kim will again be appearing in an improvisational multi-disciplinary performance, livestreamed courtesy of The Vortex. Résonances: Memories 12 noon UK time Sunday 7 June 2020 Venue: Vortex Facebook Page | Résonances Facebook Page Résonances is back with a third live-streamed event! It may be our last performance online before we come back … [Read More]
Résonances livestream: The Art of Resilience
An announcement from the Vortex / Résonances Faceboook page: Résonances – The Art of Resilience Sunday 3 May 12 noon UK time Vortex or Résonances Facebook pages Followed by Zoom Q+A Official Facebook event notice here. We will be hosting our second Résonances live-streamed from our respective homes on Sunday 3rd of May. You will … [Read More]
Livestream: Hyelim Kim in Résonances, at the Vortex
Lockdown doesn’t mean shutdown, as taegum player Hyelim Kim notes. Join her and others this evening for a live interdisciplinary performance. Donate to the venue and artists via the link below or via the event’s Facebook page. Résonances – Live Stream Sunday 5 April 2020, 6:30pm – 7:15pm BST Livestream on the Vortex Facebook page … [Read More]
Hyelim Kim in Résonances, at the Vortex
Daegeum player Hyelim Kim will be among the musicians collaborating with dancer Petra Haller at the Vortex this Thursday, early evening: Résonances Thursday 12 March 2020, 5.30pm Vortex Jazz Club | 11 Gillett Square | London N16 8AZ | www.vortexjazz.co.uk Admission free After Slovenia, Poland, Finland and Ireland we are bringing Jazz Connective to the … [Read More]
Han-Earl Park in improv session at waterintobeer
Guitarist Han-Earl Park will be joining an improvisation session at a homebrew venue in SE London later this month: BRÅK #25 – A Series of Improv Nights at waterintobeer waterintobeer | 209-211 Mantle Road | Brockley | London SE4 2EW | waterintobeer.co.uk Saturday, 21 March 2020, 18:30-21:30 Book tickets | Check for update on event’s … [Read More]
A review of the Korean cultural year 2019
A review of some of the highlights and trends in the Korean cultural year, primarily in London but also with half an eye to anything we might have seen elsewhere in the UK. The review is a personal one, inevitably skewed towards the events we managed to get to. Introduction This time last year I … [Read More]
Wacław Zimpel + Park Jiha play LSO St Lukes
An interesting double bill coming up at the end of January, as Park Jiha returns to London following her appearance at the 2019 K-music festival. LSO St Lukes is a better venue than Rich Mix: you’ll be able to get a better impression of Park’s other-worldly sounds in a more natural acoustic and without the … [Read More]
Enlighten – 한, at Menier Gallery
Damilola Eniola presents the fruition of her work in Sound and Music’s New Voices programme: an exhibition, combining both visual artwork and sound. There will be electronic music representing each artwork that people can listen to either at the exhibition or online. At the private view there will be a live performance where her composition … [Read More]
Hyelim Kim in Résonances #3 – Rêves, at Vortex Jazz Club
Résonances is an event merging live visual art and musical performance. It is curated by artist Aurelie Freoua. This one has the theme of Dreams. “A dream is the fulfilment of a wish” (Sigmund Freud) For this event, Aurelie brings together a diverse group of musicians and artists around the theme of ‘Dreams’. Performers include … [Read More]