OTO XXX: Cafe Oto hosts the first ever residency by purge.xxx, a label celebrated by The Wire magazine for its ‘disregard for the music industry, self-promotion and prevailing cultural norms,’ and an ‘ability to elevate distinct works and the obscure artists behind them.’

Launched in Portugal in late-2018 with a concept album about the back of David Bowie’s head (by filmmaker Chris Petit with Mordant Music), purge.xxx has spent the past five years challenging the conventions of major and independent record labels: issuing the Black Industrial ‘signals’ of ‘unheralded pioneer’ Trevor Mathison; commissioning Nkisi’s score for Europe’s oldest and largest stone circle; releasing unique collaborations between Jocelyn Pook and John Smith (on the demolition of artist housing at the city perimeter), and Jason Williamson and Alan Moore (the Sleaford Mods frontman channeling Moore's Pagan’s voice in the fire), along with soundtracks by Takashi Inagaki (for Takashi Ito), Dirk Schaefer (for Peter Tscherkassky, and for Matthias Müller), and Frans Zwartjes; Jarett Kobek’s intensive study of filmmaker and magician, Kenneth Anger, and the Communist Manifesto read, in full, by an eight-year-old boy from Croydon (and the Book of Revelation read, in full, by an nine-year-old girl from Shropshire [drawn from Stanley Schtinter’s year-long Whitechapel Gallery initiative: Important Books, or, Manifestos Read by Children]).

Three-night-stand passes also entitle the holder to a limited edition purge.xxx mix CD, produced especially for the event.

Supported by the Institute for End Times Healing.

PROGRAMME - November 23:

NKISI
Nkisi is co-founder of NON Worldwide. She recently launched her label INITIATION and research platform The Secret Institute, which explores the mysteries of vibrational rhythm, rituals as socio-political tools, invisible gestural sonics, noise tantra, and trance strategies.

MAGGIE NICOLS FEAT. ELLEN FREED (NEW NOVETA)
Maggie Nicols joined London's legendary Spontaneous Music Ensemble in 1968 as a free improvisation vocalist. She then became active running voice workshops with an involvement in local experimental theatre. She later joined the group Centipede, led by Keith Tippets and in 1977, with musician/composer Lindsay Cooper, formed the remarkable Feminist Improvising Group.
Ellen Freed is a visual and performance artist known for her work with Keira Fox as New Noveta. With Fox and in collaboration with Vindicatrix, they released “Room Sounds” on purge.xxx in 2021.

ADAM CHRISTENSEN WITH TOM WHEATLEY AND DAVID AIRD (VINDICATRIX)
Adam Christensen is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is primarily realised through textiles, film, music and installation. He is currently working on his debut album with Tom Wheatley, David Aird (Vindicatrix) and Vicki Steiri.
Tom Wheatley is an artist and musician based in London. His work is patterns, rhythms and cycles, at an interface of physical and digital zones. His main collaborations are ТЕПЛОТА with Grundik Kasyansky, Cast-On with Ilana Blumberg, and various lineups & outputs with Daniel Blumberg, often including Billy Steiger, Ute Kanngiesser and Jim White.
David Aird AKA Vindicatrix is a producer, singer and multi instrumentalist, working mostly with electronics but also incorporating histrionic vocal improvisation, maudlin crooning, and composition for chamber ensemble. Previous releases can be found on Mordant Music, Scum Yr Earth, purge.xxx and Cellule75.