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"Copper Sounds showcase new levels of ceramic automata, sonic sculpture and electro-acoustic mastery in this fresh collaboration with Porto’s concrète bastions Sonoscopia. Support comes from post-flamenco troubadour Adrián de Alfonso (fka Don the Tiger), who’s disintegrating baroque ballads will astound fans of Eric Chenaux, Nick Cave, Fiesta en el Vacío and Swordfishtrombones era Tom Waits. "
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A gig held at The Cube on Wednesday 30th April. The event starts at 20:00.
TOUGH SELL emerges from winter hibernation with an evening of laboratory experiments across puppetry, song and sonic sculpture. COPPER SOUNDS, fresh from a residency at SONOSCOPIA in Porto supported by Music to Come, play newly developed mechanical instruments together with Sonoscopia's resident musicians. ADRIÁN DE ALFONSO presents a spellbindingly intimate performance amplified by audience members using FM radios. And pillars of the Cube community of weirdo artists, BEANPIG PUPPETS, cause absurdist, unctuous chaos in the object realm together with noisy co-conspirators LIQUID LIBRARY.
COPPER SOUNDS x SONOSCOPIA (Bristol and Porto)
Copper Sounds are an artist duo who use traditional and contemporary processes to explore the physical and visual nature of sound. In January 2025, following a project supported by Music to Come, Copper Sounds spent two weeks in the house of Sonoscopia (Porto) developing mechanical instruments and collaborating in the basement with Sonoscopia’s resident musicians. Through countless improvised sessions they gradually shaped new music—constructing frames, experimenting with mechanisms, and refining their new sonic devices. For their UK dates, Copper Sounds will be joined by Sonoscopia's Gustavo Costa and Henrique Fernandes.
soundcloud.com/user-596348490/live-at-sonoscopia
https://www.instagram.com/coppersounds/
https://www.instagram.com/sonoscopia/
https://www.instagram.com/gustavo_m_costa/
ADRIÁN DE ALFONSO (Berlin)
Born in La Coruña, raised in Barcelona and based in Berlin since 2011, Adrián de Alfonso leads a journey that has never ceased to morph between sonic experimentation and song. His framework is deeply rooted in flamenco, bolero, copla, tango and sardana, sources he channels and transfigures through collective FM transmission, unhinged sampling/midi techniques, musique concrète outbursts, stripped-down chants and outlandish operatic procedures. For this performance, Adrián will perform a set in which the audience amplifies the sound using FM radios, becoming the main sound source of the performance and actively participating in the shaping of the music.
Note: some FM radio transmitters will be provided, but if you have your own, we encourage you to bring it along!
https://www.adriandealfonso.com/
https://mapledeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/viator
BEANPIG PUPPETS x LIQUID LIRBARY (Bristol)
Beanpig Puppets is a queer puppetry collective that believes in the life of all things! They believe in the possibility of other worlds that are in a constant state of transformation, destruction and creation. They believe that anything can come to life, anything can transform and anything is possible if it’s made out of cardboard and old curtains! Featuring Liquid Library on noise-making duties.
https://www.instagram.com/beanpigpuppets/
https://www.instagram.com/liquidlibrarysucks/
£11 standard / £8 concessions (NOTAFLOF - please email [email protected] if money is a barrier)
Accessibility:
The Cube is an historic building with many steps required to access and get around the building, so unfortunately it is not accessible for wheelchair users. Please contact [email protected] for any questions regarding accessibility.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
COPPER SOUNDS x SONOSCOPIA (Bristol and Porto)
Copper Sounds are an artist duo who use traditional and contemporary processes to explore the physical and visual nature of sound. In January 2025, following a project supported by Music to Come, Copper Sounds spent two weeks in the house of Sonoscopia (Porto) developing mechanical instruments and collaborating in the basement with Sonoscopia’s resident musicians. Through countless improvised sessions they gradually shaped new music—constructing frames, experimenting with mechanisms, and refining their new sonic devices. For their UK dates, Copper Sounds will be joined by Sonoscopia's Gustavo Costa and Henrique Fernandes.
soundcloud.com/user-596348490/live-at-sonoscopia
https://www.instagram.com/coppersounds/
https://www.instagram.com/sonoscopia/
https://www.instagram.com/gustavo_m_costa/
ADRIÁN DE ALFONSO (Berlin)
Born in La Coruña, raised in Barcelona and based in Berlin since 2011, Adrián de Alfonso leads a journey that has never ceased to morph between sonic experimentation and song. His framework is deeply rooted in flamenco, bolero, copla, tango and sardana, sources he channels and transfigures through collective FM transmission, unhinged sampling/midi techniques, musique concrète outbursts, stripped-down chants and outlandish operatic procedures. For this performance, Adrián will perform a set in which the audience amplifies the sound using FM radios, becoming the main sound source of the performance and actively participating in the shaping of the music.
Note: some FM radio transmitters will be provided, but if you have your own, we encourage you to bring it along!
https://www.adriandealfonso.com/
https://mapledeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/viator
BEANPIG PUPPETS x LIQUID LIRBARY (Bristol)
Beanpig Puppets is a queer puppetry collective that believes in the life of all things! They believe in the possibility of other worlds that are in a constant state of transformation, destruction and creation. They believe that anything can come to life, anything can transform and anything is possible if it’s made out of cardboard and old curtains! Featuring Liquid Library on noise-making duties.
https://www.instagram.com/beanpigpuppets/
https://www.instagram.com/liquidlibrarysucks/
£11 standard / £8 concessions (NOTAFLOF - please email [email protected] if money is a barrier)
Accessibility:
The Cube is an historic building with many steps required to access and get around the building, so unfortunately it is not accessible for wheelchair users. Please contact [email protected] for any questions regarding accessibility.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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