A gig on Thursday 24th October. The event starts at 19:00.
On this autumnal October eve, join London-based benjin and Bristol duo Cirenne for a special, intimate show of rich and experimental new music. Promising to be beautiful and captivating, the evening will bring together – and disrupt – sounds and storytelling from folk, classical, klezmer, experimental, electronic, chamber jazz and improvising traditions, creating new worlds in the intimacy of Astro Vinyl record store.
ENTRY: Pay what you can/pay what you feel – no-one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Please note that this is a small space, and capacity is limited.
Music starts at 7:30pm, sharp!
BENJIN
benjin is a multi-instrumentalist, artist and storyteller who has toured and recorded with a number of experimental ensembles over the last 20 years. His solo work combines classical guitar, cello, harp, clarinet, vocals, nyckelharpa and field recordings. Drawing upon benjin’s experiences of working at sea, these compositions combine traditional folksong forms with dense improvisations and sound collages. His music has been featured on BBC Radio 6 and Radio 3 and the latest collection of benjin’s music – an album composed of works for Cello and Nyckelharpa – is out now on Canigou Records.
CIRENNE
Playing new, experimental music at an intersection of klezmer, chamber jazz and free improvisation, Cirenne is a singular combination of violin, viola, trumpet and electronics. Playful and cinematic, deadly serious and sometimes pretty silly, Cirenne reflect upon real-world conditions and explore imagined utopias. They weave scenes and soundscapes that are at once dense, rich and mellifluous, spacious, dancing and angular. Based in Bristol, the duo brings together Celeste Cantor-Stephens (trumpet/electronics/toys/composition) (TORU, Shabbos Ranks) and Caelia Lunniss (violin/viola) (Spindle Ensemble, Terra Coda).
Cirenne have won the Bubbe Award for Best New Klezmer Composition, and been featured on BBC Radio 3. “Their air of dancing humour recalls the compositions of New York avant garde street musician Moondog or the spaciousness of American string group the Kronos Quartet,” says Benny Dart, of Bristol's Friendly Records!
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
ENTRY: Pay what you can/pay what you feel – no-one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Please note that this is a small space, and capacity is limited.
Music starts at 7:30pm, sharp!
BENJIN
benjin is a multi-instrumentalist, artist and storyteller who has toured and recorded with a number of experimental ensembles over the last 20 years. His solo work combines classical guitar, cello, harp, clarinet, vocals, nyckelharpa and field recordings. Drawing upon benjin’s experiences of working at sea, these compositions combine traditional folksong forms with dense improvisations and sound collages. His music has been featured on BBC Radio 6 and Radio 3 and the latest collection of benjin’s music – an album composed of works for Cello and Nyckelharpa – is out now on Canigou Records.
CIRENNE
Playing new, experimental music at an intersection of klezmer, chamber jazz and free improvisation, Cirenne is a singular combination of violin, viola, trumpet and electronics. Playful and cinematic, deadly serious and sometimes pretty silly, Cirenne reflect upon real-world conditions and explore imagined utopias. They weave scenes and soundscapes that are at once dense, rich and mellifluous, spacious, dancing and angular. Based in Bristol, the duo brings together Celeste Cantor-Stephens (trumpet/electronics/toys/composition) (TORU, Shabbos Ranks) and Caelia Lunniss (violin/viola) (Spindle Ensemble, Terra Coda).
Cirenne have won the Bubbe Award for Best New Klezmer Composition, and been featured on BBC Radio 3. “Their air of dancing humour recalls the compositions of New York avant garde street musician Moondog or the spaciousness of American string group the Kronos Quartet,” says Benny Dart, of Bristol's Friendly Records!
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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