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Kontakte, The Program & Hirvikolari
We have a stupendous Sunday night lined up for you with a night of electronic excellence!
Kontakte
Headlining are mighty Kontakte, who released what was for us the best album of 2014 with 'These Machines'.
Conceived in 2005 from a string of old 4-track demos and further realised via a labyrinth of digital workstations and computer software, Kontakte emerged in early 2006. The concept was to blend organic instrumentation within an electronic and hypnotic framework of programmed beats and pulsing synths. Inspired by the walls of sound of bands like Godspeed You Black Emperor and Mogwai, Kontakte's other main passions were the ambient sounds of Brian Eno, mid-late 70's German electronica and the early 90's shoegaze scene. Taking elements from all of these things, Kontakte have endeavoured to create a sound that is uniquely and deservedly their own.
The Kontakte live experience is a blistering wall of intense guitar noise bonded by shimmering electronics and ethereal melodies. The emphasis always on constantly pushing boundaries and continuously stretching both the scale and the limits of their music. The band have toured both the UK and Germany sharing stages along the way with M83, Fuck Buttons, Vessels, A Place To Bury Strangers, Teeth Of The Sea, UpCDownC, Port-Royal, Damo Suzuki, The Telescopes, The Lost Rivers...
Releases to date include three albums - 'These Machines' (2014), 'We Move Through Negative Spaces' (2011) & 'Soundtracks To Lost Road Movies' (2008).
Various EP releases include 'Fear Of Music' (2014) and 'Superbug' (2010), plus the 'Deconstructed/Reconstructed' and 'Snowflake' Remix EP's (2011/2012), both from the 'Negative Spaces' period.
Two early 7" vinyl singles 'Motorik' and 'Sterile World' show Kontakte's clear inception and the birth of their initial promise to continuously deliver their own brand of 'hypnotic, textural, cinematic noise'.
Kontakte have been remixed by such luminaries as Tim Holmes of Death In Vegas, Chris Olley of Six. By Seven, Clem Leek, Winterlight, A Dancing Beggar, Russell.M.Harmon and labelmates Oppressed By The Line & Matt Bartram.
A new Remix EP has been planned for release in Spring 2015 adding further names to an already impressive remix roster.
2015 will see Kontakte continue to play live as an established duo with a raw, more electronic approach.
They are not to be missed!
The Program
We are absolutely delighted to welcome back The Program! The Leeds based electronic noise merchants will be bringing their atmospheric instrumental soundscapes - think post-rock/surf/shoegaze with hints of Floyd, Mogwai, Cure, Godspeed, Doors, Eno, Can, Neu, Explosions In The Sky etc.. for what is a brilliant live experience!
Hirvikolari
Comprised of half of Teeth Of The Sea (Mike Bourne on modular synths, Sam Barton on brass), you know straight away you are in for something special! Synths kick in with looped trumpet, and the ensuing noise is infectious and quite magnificent...
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LocationThe Sebright Arms (View)
31-35 Coate Street
London E2 9AG
United Kingdom
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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