Postcards From Italy...
Postcards from Italy started off as a column on Fluid Radio aimed at mapping out the Italian electro acoustic scene. The idea was then taken ...
Cafe OTO Session: El...
A great improviser, Eli Keszler's extracts formal cohesion from chaos. If Lubomyr Melnyk invented continuous music for piano, it could be argued that Keszler has ...
Cafe OTO Session: Je...
Sharing the bill with John Chantler and Eli Zeskler, Jennifer Allum recently played a compelling set at Cafe OTO...
Streifenjunko Interv...
A duo consisting of tenor saxophone and trumpet isn’t something you’d often come across in Fluid Radio’s virtual pages, but Norwegian pair Streifenjunko blew me ...
Lubomyr Melnyk: Cafe...
Lubomyr Melnyk is the pioneer of 'continuous piano music', which has the effect of creating an uninterrupted, flowing and ever-blossoming experience. A virtuoso in every ...
The Future Of The Gu...
Scattered orange glows of candles burning amid the woody feel of this jazz/minimalist/avant-garde/noise cafe, an ambiance is already set for an evening of innovation and ...
Benoît Pioulard: Li...
Back on the 26th of May, the Centrifuge Agency presented the critically-acclaimed Orcas (Benoît Pioulard and Rafael Anton Irisarri) for their first ever London show, ...
Images: Orcas Live S...
Pascal Savy recently attended the Orcas gig at Cafe OTO and kindly took some photos of the evenings event. For more information on the project ...
Cafe OTO Session: Jo...
Gianmarco recently attended the Cafe OTO session with John Chantler, Petrels and Geoff Mullen in London on 09.05.12...
Counterflows Highlig...
Counterflows is a new series of festivals exploring international networks of underground music. This first festival took place across London, Berlin and Glasgow from 6th-15th ...
Kevin Drumm / Thomas...
Pascal Savy recently attended Cafe OTO and captured some wonderful images from the Kevin Drumm / Thomas Ankersmit / Helm performances...
Charlemagne Palestin...
Fresh from his muscular and abrasive solo set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Touch the day before, Oren Ambachi came back to Cafe OTO ...
Touch: The OTO Sessi...
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, London-based label Touch, headed by Jon Wozencroft and Mike Harding, have been organising a series of events and concerts throughout ...
Beam Night @ Cafe OT...
The Beam Festival presents Beam Night, a special one-off taster event held at café OTO. Beam is a playground of homemade instruments and sonic installations and was devised ...
Pimmon / Jon Mueller...
I wonder what people passing by the large glass walls of Café OTO on Wednesday would have made of the strange spectacle inside. Would they ...
Cafe OTO Session: St...
According to the field of cognitive neuroscience, all animals, humans included, when offered a choice, would go for a small, short-term reward over their large, ...
Ghedalia Tazartes...
Ghedalia Tazartes is a nomad. He wanders through music from chant to rhythm, from one voice to another. He paves the way for the electric ...
SoundFjord Session A...
On the 16th of January, SoundFjord curated an evening of music and sonic arts at Cafe Oto where Daniel Thomas Freeman, Attila Faravelli and Mem1 ...
Daniel Thomas Freema...
Here's a wonderful sneak preview of Daniel Thomas Freeman performing live at Cafe OTO presented by Soundfjord on 16 January 2012. A full review of ...
Tony Conrad: Live Se...
Tony Conrad is considered one of the first "minimal" composer/performers, associated in his early period with La Monte Young, John Cale, Henry Flynt and legendary ...
Cafe OTO Session: A....
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 ...
Simon Finn – P...
Hidden by the night, hold up your dream And be free - take flight No one may watch you in... ...Dreams don't be frightened by what you might ...
Aki Onda / Alan Lich...
Back in November, Aki Onda (cassettes) and Alan Licht (guitar) played a two day residency at Cafe OTO as part of the London International Festival ...
Sharron Kraus, Fursa...
In the male dominated world of electroacoustic music, one often has to venture into alternative folk territory to enjoy the voice of female musicians and ...
Rembetronika: Cafe O...
Widely loved and widely misappropriated in Greece, Rebetika (or Rembetika) is music often referred to as the Greek blues and commonly associated to Fado from ...
Lawrence EnglishR...
"Shimmering like faint lights reflected in the ice of a cocktail, floating tones taken from the world loneliest bar-room organ and slowed 'til static. Harmony ...
Ghedalia Tazartes: T...
Back in March, Ghédalia Tazartès played a stunning set at Cafe OTO. Here's another all too rare chance to catch him live on December 11, ...
Nicola Ratti Live At...
Nicola Ratti opened proceedings at Cafe OTO on 26.10.11 with a brief but highly calibrated set just over 15 minutes long. Having to forgo his ...
Archive Trails ̵...
In Spring 2011, Tracer Trails invited three contemporary musicians to spend three months in residence in the Archive of the School of Scottish Studies. Aileen ...
