Futuresonic at The Bridgewater Hall

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2005 is the first year of a new, musical partnership between Futuresonic and Manchester's international concert venue, The Bridgewater Hall. When The Bridgewater Hall opened its doors in 1996, the city received a remarkable concert hall, built for music, putting Manchester back on the itineraries of world-class international touring artists. Four of the world's most innovative, adventurous electronic artists come to Manchester to play at the Hall - giving us debut playbacks, world premieres and work commissioned exclusively for Futuresonic - with their performances enhanced by supporting artists, filmmakers and electronic innovators.

To book tickets for events at The Bridgewater Hall, call the box office on 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

Futuresonic Live events at The Bridgewater Hall on
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July listed below.

Saturday 23 July 7.00pm

Robert Lippok: world premiere

A Guy Called Gerald

Robert Lippok

One of Berlin's most innovative electronic musicians and one third of the minimalist group To Rococo Rot, Robert offers warm, deep textures and a naked emotional accessibility rarely found at the heart of laptop culture. Combining precision-tooled electronic sounds with gorgeous melodic basslines, the simplicity of his music belies its originality.
Tonight's performance has three parts, linked by the enduringly influential music of J S Bach and featuring percussionist Johann von Schubert plus the Hall's 5,500 pipe organ:
Instant City - the first live performance of Robert's new release on Raster Noton; music originally created for a dance performance about Paolo Pasolini called Bastard Sunday, by the Italian choreographer Enzo Cosimi; and Radio Solaris, the classic sci-fi film from director Andrej Tarkowskij.

A Guy Called Gerald
with visuals by [X] exceeda.co.uk

A special anthology performance of Gerald’s past, present and future sounds. An influential character in electronic music, Manchester's Gerald Simpson has been a pioneer across the board - from the British acid house anthem Voodoo Ray, he followed with a string of successful releases on his own label in the early 90s that formed the blueprint for what was to later become drum n bass, culminating in the release of the proto-junglist masterpiece Black Secret Technology. 2000's Essence explored polyrhythmic beatscapes, vocals and melody produced during an isolated five years in New York. Following a move to Berlin, his latest album To All Things What They Need includes the EP First Try which displays all the Detroit-influenced depth and skill with which he originally made his name as a member of 808 State.
Audiovisual interpretation mind controlled by: [X] exceeda.co.uk - Conducting live experiments exploring connections between sound and moving image through use of software and digital versatile disc manipulation.

Buy tickets - All seats £15
(£13.50 for Futuresonic Wrist Band holders when bought in person from The Bridgewater Hall)

6.00pm Barbirolli Room
Flown the Coop: Music without pigeon holes: Pre-performance discussion with Robert Lippok and Gerald Simpson, chaired by Drew Hemment, Director of Futuresonic.
Buy tickets - £3 Limited capacity, book in advance. Tickets free for Futuresonic Wrist Band holders.

5.00pm-6.45pm Free music in the foyer
Earl and DJ Mark Brown (Fry-Up) present SuperCity by Fat Northerner.
Learn more.

To book tickets for Saturday, call the box office on 0161 907 9000 or book online

Sunday 24 July 7.00pm

Susanna & the Magical Orchestra

Jamie Lidell + visuals by Pablo Fiasco

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra

Be prepared for vocalist Susanna's irresistibly moving, seductive torch singer voice to nail you to your seat from the start, accompanied by a fragile web of spectral electronica, wheezing harmonium, vibes and wispy guitars. Susanna Wallumrod and keyboard player Morton Qvenlid make up this duo, whose debut album List of Lights and Buoys drew favourable comparisons to Bjork, amongst others. The combination of Wallumrod's glorious vocal and ex-Jaga Jazzist man Qvenlid's spectral bleeps and drones is set to work on songs by Dolly Parton and Leonard Bernstein as well as originals by the duo.

Jamie Lidell

Soul sensation, techno-funk pioneer and livewire showman, Jamie Lidell has emerged beyond being Britain's best kept secret. Pitched somewhere between 'a 21st-century Little Richard' (The Telegraph) and a 'wired vaudeville act' (The Sunday Telegraph), with 'a soul voice fired in honey like Sly Stone or Prince' (The Wire). Jamie's new Warp release Multiply is a departure from the sounds which first earned him his stripes as one of the UK's leading electronic producers: this is a modern day update on a classic soul tradition, packing the emotional punch of Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding or Al Green, while his genre-blending live multimedia extravaganza is an object lesson in raw power and lightning fingered beat-boxing.

Buy tickets - All seats £15
(£13.50 for Futuresonic Wrist Band holders when bought in person from The Bridgewater Hall)

6.00pm Barbirolli Room
Vox: The voice in electronic music: Pre-performance discussion with Morton Qvenlid and Jamie Lidell, chaired by Drew Hemment, Director of Futuresonic.
Buy tickets - £3 Limited capacity, book in advance. Tickets free for Futuresonic Wrist Band holders.

5.30pm-6.45pm Free music in the foyer
Matt Wright aka wrNg - a turntablist and composer
at the edges of concert and club culture. Learn more.

To book tickets for Sunday, call the box office on 0161 907 9000 or book online.

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