SOUNDwalk: Ponta Delgada
We have just returned from Invisible Places 2017, an international symposium on sound, urbanism and sense of place, held in Ponta Delgad, São Miguel Island, Azores. SOUNDkitchen led a SOUNDwalk for delegates through the narrow cobbled streets of the town ending at the marina on the sea front. If you’d like to read more about … Read More
BEASTdome Pantry Sessions
Happy New Year to all! We are pleased to announce that we will be kicking off 2016 with a continuation of last year’s collaboration with BEAST, in whose own BEASTdome we will present three concerts of electronic music next month. Join us both on 13 and 14 February for the BEASTdome Pantry Sessions, featuring Jo Thomas, … Read More
SONICpicnic – Manfredi Clemente
Head to Vivid Projects this Saturday (28/11/15) for our final event of 2015, SONICpicnic, featuring two sessions of stereo and multichannel live electronic music, food from The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham, and a 6 channel sound installation by Chandra Chapman. Now we’d like to give you some more information about Manfredi Clemente, who will … Read More
SONICpicnic – James Wyness
With our Series 2015 finale SONICpicnic coming up this Saturday at VIVID Projects, it’s time to introduce another of our artists, James Wyness, who joins the bill for session #01 alongside Girilal Baars and Ben Peers. James Wyness is a computer musician based in southern Scotland. Having worked for many years with concrete material, the sounds of hand made … Read More
SONICpicnic – Iris Garrelfs
Not long to go until our final event of 2015, SONICpicnic at VIVID Projects on Saturday 28th November. The event starts at 4pm and runs into the evening, with food provided by The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham on a pay-as-you-feel basis. Advance tickets are still available here. For now, we’d like to introduce you to another of … Read More
SONICpicnic – Girilal Baars
After last week’s introduction to Justin Wiggan and his DEADSONGS project, we’d like to tell you a little bit more about Girilal Baars, who will be joining us at SONICpicnic to perform two pieces for voice and real time electronic processing. In case you missed our earlier posts, the event takes place from 4pm on Saturday 28th … Read More
SONICpicnic – Justin Wiggan
Justin Wiggan presents DEADSONG TWO The clocks have changed, it’s getting colder, and our final event of Series 2015 is rapidly approaching. Join us at VIVID Projects on Saturday 28 November for SONICpicnic, a late afternoon and evening of live electronic music and food. Tickets are £7 (£5 for students) and are on sale here. For … Read More
Series 2015 SONICpicnic
We are delighted to announce our final event of 2015. Two sessions of live electronic music to take you from the afternoon into the night. Join us at VIVID Projects from 4pm on Saturday 28 November for SONICpicnic. Featuring Justin Wiggan, Iris Garrelfs, Manfredi Clemente, Girilal Baars, James Wyness, and Ben Peers. Tickets £7 or £5 … Read More
SOUNDwalk Grand Central
Friday 25 September Cherry Red’s Café Bar, 88-90 John Bright Street B1 1BN As part of the upcoming Birmingham Weekender and in collaboration with Still Walking SOUNDkitchen will be leading a SOUNDwalk around central Birmingham that invites you to actively listen to a busy metropolitan sonic environment. Discover a new appreciation for the ever changing … Read More
SERIES 2015 #01 SARAH FARMER
Not long now until the first gig of our Series 2015, this Friday 12th June at VIVID Projects in Digbeth. Don’t forget it’s an earlier start than usual with doors at 6pm. This event is a warm up to Supersonic Festival that starts later in the evening. Supersonic ticket holders get free entry and if … Read More
Series 2015 #01 MANOLI MORIATY & FRANCES KAY
Only a week until the first gig of our Series 2015 on Friday 12th June. Along the Swiss duo Diatribes we have an other duo on the bill, Manoli Moriaty and Frances Kay. Joining us from Manchester, Manoli Moriaty is a composer, performer, researcher and founder of sound art collective Metanast. His practice spans cross-disciplinary … Read More
Series 2015 #01 – Diatribes
Friday 12 June sees the start of our Series 2015 when we’ll be back at VIVID Projects in Digbeth. Advance tickets are on sale already and please note the earlier start time of 6.00pm. This is because the gig is a warm up to the fantastic Supersonic Festival which kicks off later that evening. If … Read More
EARspace at HFWAS
SOUNDkitchen, in collaboration with Frontiers Festival, presents an extended immersive sonic experience of stereophonic and multichannel works. This event is the culmination of a recent call-for-works and focusses on pieces that accentuate the changing use of technology in electronic music, from subtle uses of analogue tape to the shredding extremes of digital. Multichannel works will … Read More
SOUNDkitchen EARspace: CALL FOR WORKS
We are excited to be working with Frontiers Festival this year and are looking foward to curating EARspace, and 8.1channel drop in listening space which will take place at HFWAS on 21 March, 2015. We currently have a call for works to be included in the session (full details follow) and are particularly keen to … Read More
SOUNDkitchen meets BEAST: BEASTdome Pantry Sessions
Coming up at the end of this month are the first sessions in a new series co-curated by SOUNDkitchen and BEAST. Join us on 23 -24 January at the BEASTdome Pantry sessions.