Encounter a kaleidoscope of sounds and cross-genre experimentation
The days are shorter, the nights longer. Lights and places flicker endlessly…
Encounter a kaleidoscope of sounds and cross-genre experimentation in a radiant celebration of voices bursting from Britain’s contemporary music scene. These are artists capturing the here and now: technological dystopia, the dark electricity of raves, the melancholic night bus journey back home.
Scottish artist Anna Meredith’s playful blend of electronic beats and acoustic instruments defies genre, earning her a Mercury Prize nomination and Pitchfork’s Best New Music seal of approval. And you can feel the heat haze of jazz in the work of Belize-born, Orkney-based Errollyn Wallen. Her work has represented Britain on an international stage – and even in outer space.
Some of these musicians lead double lives. Composer Mathis Saunier moonlights as the founding member of a French noise-pop band, and the electric guitar shreds through his performance art piece ‘HYPER MEMORIA’. Londoner Jocelyn Campbell grew up playing double bass before diving headfirst into alternative pop and electronica, while curator and composer Alex Groves finds inspiration in contemporary visual art practices.
The spirit of reinvention thrums throughout this high-energy night.
Since their formation in 2016, Manchester Collective has become known for their imaginative programming, daring collaborations and engaging performances.
The shape-shifting ensemble performs a combination of cutting-edge contemporary music, classical masterpieces and staged work nationally and internationally, in spaces ranging from concert halls to warehouses, nightclubs to festivals.
