Thursday 14 December 2023, 7.30pm
Robyn's Rocket last trip of 2023, will host Maggie Nicols, Danalogue and the analogue wrecking crew, and Mick Grierson
with live visuals by Rucksack Cinema and Samir
Danalogue and the Analogue Wrecking Crew
Features Danalogue, Mikey Chestnutt , Phil MFU and ,Jordan Parry on synths and various analogue bits of kit.
Mick Grierson playing a guitar through a synth, and Matt Yeeking playing synths with Issac Palm from Too Hot For Candy ( a band from Heart N Soul).
https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/press-office/stories/the-future-of-music-is-here-with-massive-attack-machine-co-production
Maggie Nicols, a regular at OTO, vocal improviser, improvising with Robyn Rocket.
Live visuals by Rucksack Cinema and Samir.
Robyn Rocket : "Hi I'm Robyn Rocket I play space trumpet which is trumpet through guitar pedals. I am supported by arts Organisation Heart N Soul who believe in the power and talents of people with Learning Disabilities and Autistic people. I love making visual art too and make comics/zines and also enjoy making radio. I have a radio show on resonance fm called Robyn Rocket's Zoom Zoom and podcast series Robyn Rocket Zoom Zoom . I like playing with other people and making it up as we go along , because I think its a really honest way to make music your just responding to each other in the moment , rather then trying to play something perfectly , I am disabled and my disabilities inform my practice, both in the way I play , I have a very short , short term memory so cant really learn tunes by ear , but I can use a loop pedal to be like a extension of my memory But also I can use my creative practice to include more people firstly informed by my own experiences of feeling unwelcome in a space and then trying to change things to address the barriers I faced and then by actively trying to welcome people in who may not normally feel welcome in a space, and ask for their feedback on how to be more welcoming and try to do the feedback. I now provide access consultancy for promoters, venues and festivals. You can hear my music at https://robynrocket.bandcamp.com/"
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. She continues performing and recording challenging and beautiful work, in music and theatre, either in collaborations with a range of artists (Irene Schweitzer, Joelle Leandre, Ken Hyder, Caroline Kraabel) as well as solo.
