PRESENTS AN EVENING OF LIVE MUSIC, FILM SCREENING, GHOST STORIES, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL POETRY, AND MORE.

17th November 2011
Doors: 7.30pm; Performances begin: 8pm
at The Horse Hosptial, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1
(Russell Square underground station, Piccadilly Line)
www.thehorsehospital.com

Tickets
Advance: £5 from We Got Tickets:   http://www.wegottickets.com/event/141485
On the door: £7 (Please note: cash only on the door; credit card payments should be made in advance using the link above)
Plectrum-The Cultural Pick subscribers: 2 tickets for the price of 1
To take advantage of this offer, subscribe now at: http://www.theculturalpick.com/printedition/

MADAM
Presented in collaboration with Kaparte Promotions: http://www.kaparte.info/
Playing a special electro-acoustic set

Fronted by the charismatic chanteuse Sukie Smith, Madam’s noirish, nocturnal music brings to mind PJ Harvey, Portishead, and Cat Power at their smokey, intoxicating, late night best. Earlier this year the band released their second album, Gone Before Morning, which like their first, In Case of Emergency (2008), has received widespread critical acclaim. Whilst Sukie also wrote the soundtrack for Neophyte Films’ debut feature film, Hush Your Mouth – an ‘urban ghost story’, which won Best Film and Best Director at the Portugal Film Festival 2011

Praise for Madam and Gone Before Morning

****  – Q Magazine
Sultry, slightly spooked, and lusciously late night Americana noir
- Time Out
lots of dark, sinister undertones, and her voice is sultry and dangerous with a hint of vulnerability and skewed glamour… one to look out for
– Mail on Sunday
Throughout her music Madam affects the listener in many ways; her evocative vocals leave you wanting more
– Aesthetica
Ten tracks to treasure create highly atmospheric vignettes of pleasure taken in a moment, love that lasts a weekend, lies told in the name of love, and lovers that cannot risk staying in the same place too long
– Plectrum-The Cultural Pick

Madam:  www.madam.org.uk

BONFIRE MADIGAN SHIVE (US)
NICK HUDSON
BIRD RADIO

Info line: 07870 832505

Tickets £6 in advance http://www.wegottickets.com/event/140391
0r £8 on the door

BONFIRE MADIGAN SHIVE
American composer, performing artist, community organizer and international touring musician based in San Francisco, Madigan is a cellist, singer and guitarist, formerly of the band Tattle Tale and currently fronting her own ensemble.
Starting on cello at the age of nine, Bonfire Madigan Shive began her composing career at fifteen in the Pacific Northwest Riot Grrrl scene releasing music with seminal independent record labels K and Kill Rock Stars. Shive has gone on to establish herself as a singular and trailblazing performer, blending folk, art, punk, classical and avant-baroque styles.

Madigan will perform two exclusive dates in the UK, on Friday 4 November at Late at Tate Britain (as part of Apocalyptic Cabaret) and a different set on the Ship of Fools on 6 November.

Bonfire Madigan play baroque-folk punk grounded on frontwoman Madigan Shive’s soaring lullaby vocals and virtuoso cello skills. Shive, a master of tone and mood, crafts songs with raw, emotional melodies and powerful, unexpected dynamics. — New York Press

The howls of a wounded cello and the voice of a tormented angel suffuse the blood-soaked tragedy on the American Conservatory Theater’s stage. Above all – literally, seated high amid the massive organ pipes of Walt Spangler’s industrial-baroque cathedral set – composer, cellist and vocalist Bonfire Madigan Shive is an electrifying one-woman heavenly choir. — San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.bonfiremadigan.com/

NICK HUDSON
Brighton-based composer/musician whose self-produced records have earned high acclaim from such cult luminaries as Julian Cope, David Tibet, Xiu Xiu and Franko B.
Hudson’s often dramatic intonations are weaved around layers of organ, piano and guitar.

For this occasion he is going to present tracks from his forthcoming album ‘A Day Without Comfort’.
http://soundcloud.com/nickhudsonmusic

BIRD RADIO
London based musician Mikey Kirkpatrick is an act with a broad spectrum of inspirations: “Bird” because of the flutes. “Radio” because of the technology he uses.

“Herefordshire’s Mikey Kirkpatrick loops flutes, bones, a red kick drum suitcase and his own very un-ethereal vocals to create an intensely curious mash-up between electronic music and traditional folk tales.” – Critics Choice – Timeout
http://www.birdradio.co.uk/

*Ship of Fools is a bi-monthly club on a small boat on the Thames. It promotes and supports the best of contemporary folk, electronica, neo-classical and avant-garde presenting a selection of both established and up and coming acts.*

More info: http://www.kaparte.info/

Kaparte OxJam 2011 @ The Miller, Saturday 22 October 2011

After the success of last year event Kaparte Promotions presents another Oxjam night of experimental music, performances, visual art and djs in the exciting area of London Borough.

Music:
SLaPpER / Lupen Crook / Gagarin / The Reckless Engineer + Special guest SIMON BREED

SLAPPER
Serge Gainsbourg meets Captain Beefheart via Lieutenant Pigeon, SlapPeR was created in 2004, to perform a one-off rendition of ‘Any Old Iron’ for a Cockney-themed night of Fabaret – a cabaret night for random acts of meaningless and senseless beauty. Two years and a few more musicians later they decided to fully unleash their unashamed display of disturbing cacophony and special costumerie upon the general public. A string of London gigs has followed, as well as performances at festivals such as The Secret Garden Party.
http://www.myspace.com/slappertime

LUPEN CROOK
Singer-songwriter and visual artist Lupen Crook blends beauty and brutal truth in his own inimitable style. Edgy and emotive, with a dark, observational wit, his imaginative song-writing continues to gather interest and acclaim from both underground and mainstream quarters. Lupen Crook also produces a wide variety of raw and expressionistic artworks, including paintings, collage and illustrations. He releases all musical output via his own label Beast Reality, more often than not featuring packaging that has been hand-crafted and personalised by Lupen Crook himself.

“… like a more jaundiced Ray Davies as the song travels from voice and guitar through muscular band punctuation… this is original and highly concentrated stuff.“ – Mojo
“… a dazzling virtuoso … skeletal, finger-picked songs… his voice stretches words beautifully around every nook and cranny. … Who knows what really lurks behind Lupen Crook’s pretty demeanour? Whatever it is, though, it sounds utterly compelling.” – NME
http://www.lupencrook.com/

GAGARIN
Gagarin has been making music on the edges of the musical galaxy for many years in many guises. Currently he works alone crafting atmospheric digital soundscapes, sculpting future grooves and polishing aching melodies. He plays out live – an exciting mix of software precision and human frailty/spontaneity thats never the same twice.

Early adventures in cult Manchester band Ludus were followed by a sustained period playing and co-writing with the legendary Nico of the Velvet Underground. He’s since recorded and collaborated with John Cale, Suns of Arqa, Eric Random, David Thomas & Pere Ubu, Bill Pritchard,Cabaret Voltaire as well as many others and played at the Tabyck shamanist festival in Siberia,in castles in Scotland and France, festivals and clubs across the globe.
http://www.gagarin.org.uk/

THE RECKLESS ENGINEER
The Reckless Engineer creates shifting sonic textures by manipulating pre-recorded audio, with results ranging from the ephemerol, to the sometimes brutal. He works as sound engineer for Marvin Ayres whose recent perfomance include the National Portrait Gallery. The Reckless Engineer last London appearance was during the event Edge of the Outside at Sassoon Gallery.
http://soundcloud.com/the-reckless-engineer

Visuals:
Dottintheshark / Ania Cerelctak

Dj:
Adrian Nairda

Tickets ONLY £5 from: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/134205

Starting from 7pm to 1am on Saturday 22 October

Info: 07870 832 505
96 Snowsfields Road
London Bridge / Borough
City of London SE1 3SS

More info:
www.kaparte.info
www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam

© 2010 Oxfam GB.Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SCO 039042).
Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International

JOCHEN ARBEIT / PAUL BEAUCHAMP / JULIA KENT / FABRIZIO MODONESE PALUMBO “Soundscapes”
With the project “Soundscapes” (born within an Arbeit curated live series with same name), Jochen Arbeit (of EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN and Die Haut), Paul Beauchamp, Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo and Julia Kent (the trio known as Blind Cave Salamander) pursue the task and challenge of exchanging the results of their own sound researches in a public space.

What is important is the moment of the spontaneous meeting of different systems of soundscaping, independent from each other. The results will gonna be unpredictable, unique and temporary.

Jochen Arbeit guitar, electronics
Paul Beauchamp electronics, musical saw, harmonica
Julia Kent cello
Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo guitar, electric viola

JOCHEN ARBEIT
Better knows as the guitarist of EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN Arbeit moved 1980 to Berlin and became part of the loose artist and music movement GENIALE DILETTANTEN.

Which had its roots in Punk-Rock and Dada. In 1983 he became a member of the influencal Instrumental-Band DIE HAUT, with whom he started touring in Europe and overseas. The band produced records in the USA with fellow likeminded Artisits as Singers. The band always wore suits on stage.

In 1997 he became an official member of the Avantgarde Noise Band EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN, which he met in the earliey eighties.

Other projects were a Berlin style country band THE JEVER MOUNTAIN BOYS, the soul crooner of the band MARTIN DEAN, the melancholic seriousness of painter Martin Eder with his band RICHARD RUIN and the tiki and latino influenced project LATIN LOVERS with Yoyo Röhm.

Since 2006 he is part of the Art Project STUPID GREEN with dancer/performance artist Vania Rovisco and light artist Asa Frankenberg.

JULIA KENT
Julia Kent was born in Vancouver, Canada, studied cello at Indiana University, Bloomington, and lives in New York. She was an original member of cello-rock band RASPUTINA, who released two records on Columbia and toured throughout North America.

After leaving Rasputina she joined ANTONY AND THE JOHNSON, playing on and contributing string arrangements to the group’s Mercury Prize-winning record I AM A BIRD NOW, and touring Europe, North America, Australia, and Brazil, including shows at Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall and numerous television appearances.

In addition to her ongoing participation in Antony and the Johnsons, she has performed and/or recorded with many other artists and ensembles, including the Angels of Light, Ben Weaver, Burnt Sugar, Leona Naess, Teddy Thompson, Devendra Banhart, Donovan, Larsen, William Parker, and Angela McCluskey.. As a solo artist, she has performed at the Donau Festival in Austria, the LEM festival in Barcelona, and at venues throughout Europe and the U.S.

PAUL BEAUCHAMP and FABRIZIO MODONESE PALUMBO are two musicians based in Italy whose extensive collaborations over the years include acts such as Current 93, Colin Potter and Steven Stapleton of Nurse with Wound, Little Annie, Ernesto Tomasini, Lydia Lunch, just to mention a few. Both separately and together they focus mainly on drones and loops creating haunting soundscapes and atmospheres.

Cafe OTO
18 – 22 Ashwin street
Dalston
London
E8 3DL

Tickets £8 in advance, £10 on the door
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/127267

Links:

http://www.jochenarbeit.com/

http://www.blindcavesalamander.com/

http://www.myspace.com/proteidae

http://www.myspace.com/paulbeauchamp

http://www.myspace.com/fabriziomodonesepalumbo

http://www.juliakent.com/

More info: http://www.kaparte.info/

EDGE OF THE OUTSIDE

an evening of experimental sound, perfomance art, the weird and the extraordinary in South London… …

In collaboration with and featuring:

THE RECKLESS ENGINEER

THE BOOK OF THE WEST

METALWOODBONE Friday

30 September 7.30pm – 22.30 FREE ENTRY

THE RECKLESS ENGINEER The Reckless Engineer creates shifting sonic textures by manipulating pre-recorded audio, with results ranging from the ephemerol, to the sometimes brutal. http://soundcloud.com/the-reckless-engineer

THE BOOK OF THE WEST Pim Jones and Sarra Francis met at Goldsmiths College, London in 2008 as undergraduates on the Popular Music degree course. After several academically successful collaborations, the duo decided to continue working on projects after university. Jason Dickinson was later invited to join, whereupon The Book of the West was formed. The Sassoon Gallery event, The Edge of Outside marks the debut public performance of their, ‘improvised, electronic and unexpected’ music. 

 Sassoon Gallery 213 Blenheim Grove Peckham SE15 4QL

The Sassoon Gallery is a project space that showcases the creative practices of artists from Peckham, London and beyond. Currently curated and managed by Sisters Burn, the gallery’s program includes exhibitions, live art, performance, events, lectures and workshops.

 http://www.thesassoongallery.co.uk/

 http://www.kaparte.info/

Kings Place

90 York Way
London, England

N1 9AG

 

Kaparte Promotions present the launch of Adam Donen’s new album ‘Vampires’ in the exclusive settings of Kings Place Hall 2 and part of Folk Union program.

Adam Donen premieres his new album Vampires, an ambitious fusion of folk, classical, rock, hymnal and performance poetry. Critically feted across Europe as a musician and poet, his songs have been compared to Leonard Cohen and Jacques Brel, yet his style is all his own. Donen has garnered much praise for his consummate stage performances, performing moving, transcendental music that takes you through terror and heartbreak, and out the other side. In this gig he is accompanied by an orchestral ensemble and special guests.

‘A musical poet. RECOMMENDED!’ Time Out

www.adamdonen.com

Presented by Kaparte Promotions www.kaparte.info

Sunday 4 September 2011, Bar & Co Temple Pier, Victoria Embankment

Kaparte Promotions presents a special return of Ship of Fools after a short break in August!

Master of dark folk cabaret and art film director THOMAS NÖLA directly from Boston (US) for an exclusive set on the boat.
He will be accompanied for the occasion by an orchestre comprised of Lloyd James and Demian of Naevus and O Paradis fame, respectively.

During the night the European premiere of BLOOD JUNGLE a film by THOMAS NÖLA will be projected onto three different screens across the boat’s belly.

Vultures started as a discussion that led to a noise making venture which has taken on it’s own life and is carrying us with it. The musicians involved come from industrial, jazz, improv, rock, classical, and various goth style backgrounds. Vultures has been honoured to have a track included on Mrs. Vee Record’s latest noise compilation entitled Manifesto. The track is a remix of one or our recordings made at the Tower of Music by Scott Robinson and it features the Tiple playing of Jade Dante, Columbian composer and electronic and traditional music artist.

Tickets £6 in advance here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/114554

Thomas Nola Website: http://www.eskimofilms.com/

Vultures Quartet Website: http://www.vulturesquartet.com/

Doors 7.30
Screening of Blood Jungle: 7.45
Vultures Quartet: 8.45
Thomas Nola & Friends: 9.30

More Info: http://www.kaparte.info/

Unit24 Gallery 20 Great Guilford Street London, England SE1 0FD

Kaparte Promotions presents:

Rude Mechanicals at Unit24 Gallery On the opening of Left To Own Devices Kevin Wayne solo exhibition

Thursday 11 August, 18.30 – 21.30 Unit24, 20 Great Guildford St SE1 0FD Tube: Southwark, Blackfriars

 www.unit24.info

For his first solo exhibition at Unit 24 Kevin Wayne presents Left to Own Devices, a show comprising of hand-made sculptures and box constructions produced over the last three and a half years.Waynes work is rooted in what could be termed as a more is more attitude, in that the viewer is invited to investigate and explore a variety of visually dense and detailed objects that sit at a crossroads of alternative illustration and the model-making craft enthusiast.

The exhibition is curated by Kasia Morawska and Ania Cerelczak.

Live music by Rude Mechanicals

“One of the most exciting bands in outsider music. …a delicous cacophony of trumpets, drums and guitars, led by a screeching singer who looks like Patsy from Absolutely Fabulous as styled by Elizabeth McGrath and sent out to steal childrens souls.Sublime”. Bizarre Magazine – FEB ’09 “…the strangely disturbed world of the Rude Mechanicals who sound a little bit like The Flying Lizards, a little bit like The Native Hipsters and a great deal like nothing you ever heard before… ” Tom Robinson BBC6, June ’11

www.rudemechanicals.co.uk

www.kaparte.info

Sunday 3 July Bar & CO Temple Pier

Victoria Emankment London WCR2 Tube: Temple

Doors 7.30pm Music starts at 8.30pm

Info: 07870832505 www.kaparte.info

Tickets in advance: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/114750

MADAM

The group project of singer-songwriter-producer Sukie Smith – will be presenting tracks from their new acclaimed album Gone Before Morning available via Sukie’s own label Shilling Boy, distributed by CARGO, as well as old classics from In Case of Emergency. The new album comprises eight original songs, combining elements of trip-hop and Western gothic with Sukie’s own expressive widescreen vision. It also includes deconstructed takes on Odyssey’s ‘If You’re Looking For A Way Out’ and Al Wilson’s Northern Soul classic, ‘The Snake’. Gone Before Morning has been listed on the Guardian Weekly Music section by Caroline O’Sullivan and received four stars in Q Magazine. Later that year Sukie provided the score to the British independent film, Hush Your Mouth, featuring her song ‘Ride The Waves’ as the prominent ‘outro’. The film recently won Best Film and Best Director at the Portugal Film Festival. In April 2010 she collaborated with Italian band Hollowblue on the co-write ‘Wild Dogs Run’, appearing with them in the Europe’s first ever 3D music video, which won the award for Best Music Video at Hollywood’s 3D Film Awards 2010. Gone Before Morining, this self-released and fan-funded album combines delicacy and fragility with a sense of purpose, style and self confidence. It’s hard to fault. – Right Chord Music -

www.madam.org.uk

LILIES ON MARS

Lilies on Mars are a three-piece experimental shoegaze band based in London, comprised of Lisa Masia, Marina Cristofalo and Matthew Parker. Lisa and Marina met over ten years ago and were the touring and film collaborators of Italian icon Franco Battiato before forming Lilies on Mars in August 2008″. Fascinated by the spirit of DIY, they produced, mixed and self-released their debut album in April 2009. Shortly after, they debuted live at La Cigale Theatre in Paris with Franco Battiato and continued touring on their own in UK, Italy, Germany and USA for the whole 2009/beginning 2010. Following collaborations with various musicians, Lisa and Marina welcomed Matthew Parker (ex-Sunny Day Sets Dire) to join them on the drums. Thier new critically acclaimed album I Wish You Were a Pony has just been released independently on 23 May. Dreamy, slow-burning pop from this alabaster-skinned unsigned London trio. Surfing on the back of of some angelic harmonies and early New Order-esque guitar riffs. – Soundblab’.

www.liliesonmars.com

Ship of Fools promotes and supports the best of contemporary folk, electronica, neo-classical and avant-garde presenting monthly a selection of both established and up and coming acts.

SHIP OF FOOLS with:
ROGER O’DONNELL
JO QUAIL
Sunday 5 June
8.00pm – 23.30pm

 

 

Klarita Pandolfi
Organiser/Producer