From The Wire Sent Mon, Oct 25th 1999, 13:33
From The Wire Sent Mon, Oct 25th 1999, 13:33
THE WIRE PRESENTS ADVENTURES IN MODERN MUSIC The Wire hosts two nights at this year's London Jazz Festival, stretching the definition of free music to the limit. The two nights explore, in different ways, the explosive results of the interaction of improvisation, electricity and signal disruption Power Surge: Tuesday 16 November CASPAR BROTZMANN RHYS CHATHAM'S HARD EDGE QUINTET SUPERSILENT Three of the world's most dynamic improvising units together on a London stage: guitarist Caspar Brotzmann's apocalyptic firestorm blues; minimalist composer Rhys Chatham with a crack team of the UK's finest improvisors (Gary Smith, Pat Thomas, Lou Ciccotelli and Gary Jeff); and ecstatic sounds from Oslo quartet Supersilent making their UK debut Glitches Brew: Wednesday 17 November MOUSE ON MARS FX RANDOMIZ VERT A night of headfuck and bodyrock, featuirng Dusseldorf's unparralleled electro-exotic nu-funk trio (with live drummer) Mouse on Mars, plus computer music meisters Vert and Fx Randomiz displaying extreme digital dexterity VENUE The Embassy Rooms, Tottenham Court Road, London W1 (0171 387 2414) TUBES Warren St, Goodge St, Tottenham Ct Rd DATES 16-17 November 1999 TIME 8pm (sharp!) - 11pm PRICE 8 pounds BOOKING http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/, Rough Trade Shops, Stargreen, Ticketmaster 0171 413 1777 INFO 0171 439 6422 THE WIRE Magazine: Adventures In Modern Music 45-46 Poland Street London W1V 3DF UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7439 6422 Fax: +44 (0)20 7287 4767 E-mail: xxx_xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx Web: http://www.dfuse.com/the-wire Subscriptions: +44 (0)20 7734 3555 xxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx Ads: +44 (0)20 7494 1340 xxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx