- Venue
- Durham Town Hall
- Starts
- Saturday, July 18, 2009
- Ends
- Sunday, July 19, 2009
- Address
- Durham Town Hall Market Place Durham DH1 1WA
- Location
- North East England
PORTICO QUARTETwww.myspace.com/porticoquartetTHESE MONSTERSwww.myspace.com/thesemonstersKID IDwww.myspace.com/kididSARAH KENCHIGTON & DANIEL PADDENwww.myspace.com/paddenkenchingtonBALACLAVAPlus brand new Video Art from artists:ALAN SMITH (Allenheads Contemporary Arts)CONOR LAWLESSSOPHIE MICHAEL(Free after-show party with the spectacular deep dubstep throbbings of the splendid dj BASS CLEF from 11pm !)PORTICO QUARTET (Mercury Prize nominated)“The darlings of the jazz / leftfield jazz scene” -Big Chill ‘‘Sound like nothing you’ve ever heard” -Time Out THESE MONSTERS.“Their sound appeals to mind and body simultaneously. KID ID. “This band produces a sound that defines a new direction for the current music scene” SARAH KENCHINGTON & DANIEL PADDEN.Sarah Kenchington makes remarkable mechanical instruments, and then plays them! These include a selection of huge brass instruments played via a network of valves and tractor inner-tubes, an enormous spinning-drum kalimba, and her own version of a Hurdy-Gurdy, a pedal-powered string instrument that creates otherworldly howls and beautiful drones.BALACLAVADrawing from influences such as Aphex Twin, Portico Quartet, Dj Shadow, Dizzy Rascal, E.S.T., Michael Nyman, Yann Tierson and John Foulds, Balaclava mix improvisation with melancholic and ambient melodic vitriol ———————————————————————-Cost: £5 in advance or £6 on the door. Box Office: 0191 332 4041 After the show: Join DJ BASS CLEFfor a FREE session at The Slug and Lettuce, Walkergate from 11pm.Come and WITNESS THE FITNESS which is aBrassive!Curated by 50FT LONG HORSEwww.50ftlonghorse.comPart of Brass: Durham International Festival 2009
