I was there last Thursday. A friend got me in for free, we were both late trying to figure out our seats in the dark. Big round tables, sit-down minimal electro with the most amazing background visuals ever. We stayed for Alva Noto + Ryuchi Sakamoto.
At times it felt like the songs were cut-off too fast, as if one was allowed to feel the phenomelogical impact of sound, but yet not be allowed to be transported to this other time/ space, only maybe momentarily. Usually I am very proud of the London audience and their trained ears, but also their respectful behavior as attentive listeners. Well, this was not the case this time, with people bringing their aghhhhh i-phones out for a picture, only to spoil the illusion for the rest of us... But saying that, the whole atmosphere was more like festival-gig-interactive experimentation rather than formal concert vibes, so at the end didn’t really matter. Best entertainment factor of the night was Berlin based synth-boutique by Schnieders Buero. A carousel-like installation at the lower ground floor, where anyone can experiment with different frequencies and tones on this massive purpose-built new modular and hardware synth installation. Found myself having a duet with a random guy who just happened to get in tune with my short circuit! loads of fun!
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