Sharon Gal
Interdisciplinary artist, performer, vocalist and composer Sharon Gal returns to OTO for a special solo set opening for Senyawa.
Senyawa
Senyawa return for their first OTO shows since 2017!
Billy Steiger
Billy Steiger performs RGB.
SOPHIE AGNEL
Sophie Agnel opens her two day residency with an antonishing solo set.
DEPARTMENT OF XENOGENESIS – DXG: OCTONIONIC CONSTELLATION
The discussion and listening session around the writing of Octavia Butler with Rasheedah Phillips, co-founder of Black Quantum Futurism.
Calhau!
Calhau!'s sparse electronics blended with mystic vocal-ism — think Ghédalia Tazartes on the coffee by Diamanda Galás.
'ÉVOHÉ BÈGUE' - BÉGAYER
French songs, noises, rumors of distant and early musics, short and cruel poems, handcrafted instruments, radio-amplifiers, circuit bending and other wasted electronic devices - see the recent recording 'ÉVOHÉ BÈGUE' - BÉGAYER
Sourdure
Sourdure's set, drawing inspiration from the traditional repertoire of the Massif Central, singing in French and Occitan
Robyn's Rocket WITH CHARLES HAYWARD + JEMMA FREEMAN AND THE COSMIC SOMETHING
Climb aboard a homemade spaceship womaned by Robyn Rocket space trumpeter, performing alongside Charles Hayward, plus Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something.
Treble Heaven
An encounter between poetry and music by poet Nisha Ramayya and sonic dramaturg MJ Harding
SOOT BREATH / CORPUS INFINITUM - ARJUNA NEUMAN AND DENISE FERREIRA DA SILVA (SCREENING & Q&A)
CCA Glasgow and Ignota host James Goodwin, Arjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva for a screening and discussion of film Soot Breath / Corpus Infinitum
TEKLIFE, GHETTOVILLE ESKI: THE SONIC ECOLOGIES OF BLACK MUSIC IN THE EARLY TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Dhanveer Singh Brar, Edward George and Steve Goodman (Kode9) discuss Teklife, Ghettoville Eski: The Sonic Ecologies of Black Music in the Early Twenty-First Century, (Goldsmiths Press / MIT Press)
NEXT FESTIVAL 2021: DAVID TOOP + AVSLUTA
David Toop and Avsluta's imrovised performance as part of the NEXT Festival opening events in London.
NEXT FESTIVAL 2021: VALENTINA MAGALETTI + ISAMA ZING
Valentina Magaletti and Isama Zing collaborate for the opening of the NEXT Festival 2021.
Them’s the (emergency) brakes - David Grubbs
Musician and writer David Grubbs responds to Takuroku and AMPLIFY 2020 - two quarantine labels which helped to reconfigure his listening habits.
A SHORT PERSONAL HISTORY OF TAKUROKU - Jennifer Lucy Allen
Rum Music and radio selector Jennifer Lucy Allen reflects on 18 months or so of doing jigsaws, drinking cocktails and listening to as many TakuRoku releases as time would allow.