Cafe OTO Session: A.I.R / Jozef van Wissem / Higuma

Posted On: December 31, 2011
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An odd night at Cafe OTO, which kicked off later than usual after a chemical spillage from next door brought the whole street to a standstill with the evacuation of the Arcola Theatre and Cafe OTO itself. Keyboards, guitars and a lute helped to warm up the atmosphere after a freezing wait.

Led by composer/sound artist Julian Day, An Infinity Room (A.I.R) is an esemble and installation project comprising multiple synthesizers, keyboards and electronic organs. Day constructs simple arithmetic patterns with simple performance techniques and semi-improvised structures to create a haunting aura of drones and rich harmonic fields.

Composer and lutenist Jozef van Wissem is devoted to what he terms “The Liberation of the Lute”. Taking an experimental approach to Renaissance and Baroque forms of lute music, his compositions for the instrument have involved a dynamic mix of conceptual, minimalist, classical and improvisational strategies, seamlessly bridging the language of 17th century music with that of the 21st, without compromising the timbre and resonance of traditional lute playing techniques.

Higuma are Evan Caminiti (of Barn Owl) and Lisa McGee (Vestals) “Over the past few years they have slowly evolved their sound from shamanistic acoustic dirges into shimmering metallic blast-off hymns, hair raising eulogies to the cosmos.

- Gianmarco Del Re for Fluid Radio

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