IMPROV’s GREATEST HITS ALL DAYER at The Cube
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A gig held at The Cube on Saturday 21st May. The event starts at 02:30.


TICKETS ON DOOR ! (Online till some point today) Improv’s Greatest Hits is a new label and fluid collective of musicians aiming to use improvised music as a vehicle to mix musical and social scenes. We’re excited to transfer the ethos of eclectic lineups and introducing new acts to an all dayer !⃠ https://linktr.ee/improvsgreatesthits Whether it’s freedom, confusion, joy or meh that comes to mind when thinking of musical improv, the following projects will give a taster of how flexible the medium can be .. from diy basement to concert hall, structured to complete freeform, self taught musician to trained ….. punk to jazz to noise to classical to pop and all in between The day starts at 11am with an improv workshop exploring different ways to interact and connect musically. Open to absolutely anyone & included free in the event ticket. Run by drummer/percussionist Jon Clark with more details and tickets if you want to come separately here https://hdfst.uk/E75156 ——————— LIVE MUSIC COMMENCES AT 15.00 DJing will be Noods radio resident & big time digger THE GREY AREA - https://msha.ke/thegreyarearadio/ ————- More DJ’s TO BE ANNOUNCED ! They’ll also be a few acoustic sets in the bar tba ;) t l k —-— https://tlkvox.bandcamp.com https://instagram.com/tlkvox https://www.tlkvox.com/live t l k is a Bristol-based producer, vocalist and collaborator. Their sound nests in the ‘melantronic’ subgenre, shaped by Bristol’s improvisation scene and manifested in her introverted moments. LAURA PHILLIPS -------------———-- www.lauraphillips86.co.uk https://viridian.hotglue.me https://instagram.com/lauraphillips Laura Phillips is a Sagittarius, non-smoking artist who lives and works between Bedminster, Southmead, and Aberystwyth. She is a Bristolian artist working primarily in 16mm film. Phillips uses a mixture of photochemical processes, sounds and digital imagery and often makes work through conversation and collaboration. She makes films and plays waterphone in the audio-visual project Viridian Ensemble. She is best known for her time moping about the avant-garde artist space Brunswick Club and making Tik-Tok videos about kitchen utensils & alien abduction. THE BIG FUSS ENSEMBLE ----------------------—————-- https://bigfuss1.bandcamp.com https://instagram.com/bigfussbristol Multi instrumentalist but with a big passion for drums; Harry Irvine (Iceman Furniss Qrt, Giantess, one half of IGH) aka Big Fuss puts together an all star cast of Bristolian musicians to realise structures and tunes live, previously mostly heard in his relentless plus relentlessly imaginative bandcamp output THE BAG (LIVE) ————————- https://blissarchive.bandcamp.com/album/bivouac-s-t https://instagram.com/blissss.archive https://noodsradio.com/residents/bliss-archive Residents from new label / collective / radio show and event series Bliss Archive play a special one off set - ‘The Bag’ (live) Since conception they have bought out first releases from Bivouac, a collaborative project & constantly revolving cast including Robin Stewart & Harry Wright (Giant Swan) Tara Clerkin, Dali De Saint Paul amongst others plus hold events at Strange Brew and broadcast a regular show on Noods Radio DAN JOHNSON (SOLO) ——————————— https://liquidlibrary.bandcamp.com/album/fragments https://www.bimm.ac.uk/lecturers/dan-johnson/ https://instagram.com/danjohnsondrums A don of the local improv and DIY scene, Dan Johnson’s drums can be heard in EP/64 amongst many other projects and experienced in self organised ‘rebel’ out of the box gigs taking place in spots around Bristol or in his own living room. Pushing himself to high performance levels, he is also co author of the ‘Musical Responses & Collaborative Experiments’ module at Bimm Bristol VYVYANMAR ——————- https://instagram.com/vyvyanmar Mixed Media Abstract Art Pop and member of long standing collective Xuuki with their first show ))))))) EKSTASIS & CAJM ————————— https://instagram.com/ekstasssis https://instagram.com/cajm_ New duo from sculptor and esoteric sonic ritual noise maker — Ekstatis, beside Cajm, intense soundscaper plus member of synth punk operation band Powerplant OTTO WILD —————— https://instagram.com/ow.otto https://instagram.com/exagentband Otto Wild (they/he) is an artist focused on bluring the line that sits between the realms of breakbeat techno rave and the experimental sensibilities of noise, industrial, punk and jazz. Working on a solo project that sits in this limbo of genres, they also feature in other projects such as jazz noir band Ex Agent and have recently taken to bringing this same intensity to the dancefloor with DJ sets Playing special acoustic sets in the bar area are - CELESTE CANTOR STEPHENS & JON CLARK —————————————————————— Jazz / Avant / Klezmar and much more trumpet player Celeste - expert in making the horn talk / cry / whisper + scream www.cantorstephens.com https://instagram.com/celestestrumpet with JON CLARK (percussion/drums) A familiar face on the Bristol scene, involved in an eclectic and working alongside such artists as Steve Beresford, The London Improvisers Orchestra, Cleveland Watkiss and Orphy ‘Vibes’ Robinson DOLEBURY WARREN MOVEMENT ————————————————- https://tdwm.bandcamp.com Ambient duo from Bristol consisting of brothers Fred and Charlie Purse .. minimalist n mood masters, playing a variety of instruments and percussion each

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