Thursday 1 July 2021, 7.30pm

Medical Grade Music: Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi in conversation with John Doran + live Q&A & DJ set

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Please note that this show has been rescheduled from 5th June. All tickets bought for the original show have automatically been transferred over to the new date. Please email us at info@cafeoto.co.uk if you no longer wish to attend and we'll refund you.

The six -time former World Snooker, Steve Davis and British-Iranian underground rock musician, Kavus Torabi celebrate the release of their new book, Medical Grade Music; the story of two outsiders and obsessives whose collision prompted an evangelistic alliance on the furthest frontiers of underground music.

Steve Davis first met Kavus Torabi - guitarist with Gong, Guapo, Cardiacs and Knifeworld - in the mid-2000's at a gig by French underground rock legends Magma. Over the next few years, this unlikely duo's shared affinity for visionary psychedelic music would become the foundation of not only a firm friendship, but also the most infectiously inclusive broadcasting style since the much-mourned death of John Peel.

Part sonic memoir, part Socratic dialogue, part gonzo mission to the heart of what makes music truly psychedelic this book is the first work of joint autobiography to ever trace the evolution of a life-changing friendship through the discographies of Gentle Giant and Voivod. From the chip-shops of Plumstead to the the wildest shores of Plymouth's nineties thrash scene. it's a funny and fearless buddy movie of the soul, with a soundtrack that will make your eyes bleed.