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"Sell out warning! Lush improvised soundscapes fill the ‘Fini auditorium in response to the radiant video works of celebrated photographer Rinko Kawauchi. Featuring Tara Clerkin Trio’s delicate avant-pop in an unmissable live melding with one-man pastoral chamber orchestra, Memotone!"
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A gig held at Arnolfini on Friday 18th October. The event starts at 20:00.
Following the opening of Rinko Kawauchi’s exhibition 'At the edge of the everyday world', please join us in Arnolfini’s auditorium where a selected group of musicians and sound artists will be creating new soundtracks to accompany Kawauchi's video works. The line up include:
TIME IS AWAY
Time is Away (Jack Rollo and Elaine Tierney) combine spoken word, field recordings and music - both found and composed - to create sonic tapestries that map the relationships between memory, time, place and power. Their work takes the form of radio broadcasts, mixtapes or live performances, each taking the listener on a journey; from the voice as an instrument, to a letter from home, to the colour and sound of pomegranates. They have a monthly NTS radio show and have recently completed the La Becque artist residency (Vevey, Switzerland). For this event, Time is Away will be creating an accompaniment to Rinko Kawauchi’s Illuminance.
TARA CLERKIN TRIO & MEMOTONE (LIVE IMPROVISATION)
Looping the sounds of clarinet, voice, keys and percussion Tara Clerkin Trio create a world of sound that bridges gaps between acid jazz, trip hop, dub and minimalism. Their self-titled LP (2020) was something of a sleeper hit (no.35 in The Wire’s top 100 albums of the year) and their subsequent releases have seen them develop a cult following.
They will be joined on the night for a rare collaboration with composer and musician Memotone (Will Yates), who works between minimal, ambient and classical music. Recent years have seen Memotone lean towards improvisation, drawing upon jazz, drone and meditative music. Will has released multiple records, including 2023’s How Was Your Life? (Patience/Impatience records), while collaborating with artists including Dmitry Evgrafov, Batu, Phealeh and Mister Water Wet.
For this event, Tara Clerkin Trio & Memotone will be creating an accompaniment to Rinko Kawauchi’s Ametsuchi.
INFINITE SPIRIT MUSIC
Opening proceedings will be Infinite Spirit Music (Lionel Lamadon), a selector known for transgressing the boundaries between experimental music, field recordings, sound poetry, industrial echoes and meditative dance. Lamadon is a resident of Noods Radio - check out his monthly show to find out more.
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This event has been devised in collaboration with Inis:Eto.
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For further details, please visit the festival website: https://bristolphotofestival.org/
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
TIME IS AWAY
Time is Away (Jack Rollo and Elaine Tierney) combine spoken word, field recordings and music - both found and composed - to create sonic tapestries that map the relationships between memory, time, place and power. Their work takes the form of radio broadcasts, mixtapes or live performances, each taking the listener on a journey; from the voice as an instrument, to a letter from home, to the colour and sound of pomegranates. They have a monthly NTS radio show and have recently completed the La Becque artist residency (Vevey, Switzerland). For this event, Time is Away will be creating an accompaniment to Rinko Kawauchi’s Illuminance.
TARA CLERKIN TRIO & MEMOTONE (LIVE IMPROVISATION)
Looping the sounds of clarinet, voice, keys and percussion Tara Clerkin Trio create a world of sound that bridges gaps between acid jazz, trip hop, dub and minimalism. Their self-titled LP (2020) was something of a sleeper hit (no.35 in The Wire’s top 100 albums of the year) and their subsequent releases have seen them develop a cult following.
They will be joined on the night for a rare collaboration with composer and musician Memotone (Will Yates), who works between minimal, ambient and classical music. Recent years have seen Memotone lean towards improvisation, drawing upon jazz, drone and meditative music. Will has released multiple records, including 2023’s How Was Your Life? (Patience/Impatience records), while collaborating with artists including Dmitry Evgrafov, Batu, Phealeh and Mister Water Wet.
For this event, Tara Clerkin Trio & Memotone will be creating an accompaniment to Rinko Kawauchi’s Ametsuchi.
INFINITE SPIRIT MUSIC
Opening proceedings will be Infinite Spirit Music (Lionel Lamadon), a selector known for transgressing the boundaries between experimental music, field recordings, sound poetry, industrial echoes and meditative dance. Lamadon is a resident of Noods Radio - check out his monthly show to find out more.
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This event has been devised in collaboration with Inis:Eto.
-
For further details, please visit the festival website: https://bristolphotofestival.org/
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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