Friday 28 February 2025, 7.30pm
Doors are at 7:30pm and music starts at 8pm.
Robyn's Rocket arrives back at Cafe OTO with Digital Roses - a female duo of electronics with visuals, Cath Roberts on baritone sax, Mikey Chestnutt on spaceship noises, Robyn Rocket on space trumpet plus poet and Ukulele player Sam Castell-Ward.
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/"
London-based experimental pop & electronic music duo: Ambient Noise with Wistful Soul Melodies.
Cath Roberts is a musician, artist and organiser whose work explores free improvisation, composition and the music at their meeting point. The primary outlet for this is the band Sloth Racket, formed in 2015 by Cath on baritone saxophone and compositions, which has toured widely and released several albums. More recently, improvisation using live electronics and objects has led to a solo release plus the beginning of several new collaborations.
Cath has a long-standing duo with guitarist Anton Hunter (Ripsaw Catfish), as well as regular collaborations with Tullis Rennie, Benedict Taylor, Graham Dunning, Bill Thompson and others, and bandmate duties in several groups including Alex Ward’s Items 10 and 7, Madwort Sax Quartet and Article XI.
As an organiser, Cath has co-run LUME with Dee Byrne since 2013, producing concerts, tours and festivals and releasing music on their offshoot label Luminous. Tom Ward, Colin Webster and Cath organise BRÅK, an improvised music series taking place in Brockley, South East London. Cath’s visual work can be seen on many Luminous releases, Sloth Racket tour flyers and LUME publicity materials, and appeared in 2021 in the form of a giant, fragmented graphic score created for a hcmf// commission, And then the next thing you know.
Michael "Mikey" Chestnutt is a composer and synth player with British post-punk Indie group, Snapped Ankles.
Celebrated for his distinct blend of folk punk, Sam Castell-Ward is back with his latest EP, In The Background. Infusing his sound with rock and metal influences, Sam draws comparisons to legends like Billy Bragg and Bob Dylan, using his music to spotlight social and political issues with a striking, unfiltered honesty.
In The Background explores themes of inequality, resilience, and the experiences of those often marginalised by society. Inspired by the likes of Lou Reed and Pantera, this EP promises a resonant experience for fans of powerful, heartfelt music.
