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 Electronica  Cafe Oto

LAST DREAM OF THE MORNING (John Butcher / Mark Sanders / John Edwards) Sunday 7 July 2024

Sun 7 Jul 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
"Between Sander’s nest of metallic percussion sounds, Edwards’ pulsing undercurrent and Butcher’s industrial-strength tenor sound, the three resemble some of Sun Ra and the Arkestra’s more inspired adventures, an astonishing achievement for a trio." - Freejazzblog
Last Dream of the Morning solidifies a triangle of involvements. The three musicians have worked together in an enormous number of

Monday 15 July 2024:
Paralaxe Editions presents: Rosso Polare + Felisha Ledesma + Dania + Not Waving (DJ) Monday 15 July 2024

Mon 15 Jul 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
Barcelona label and publishing house Paralaxe Editions returns to Cafe OTO with another excellent

Saturday 20 July 2024:
Moritz von Oswald (presents Silencio) Saturday 20 July 2024

Sat 20 Jul 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
The great electronic music pioneer, Moritz von Oswald, presents his choral-music-inspired album,  Silencio , which draws on the ensemble works of long-standing inspirations Edgard Varèse, György Ligeti and Iannis Xenakis, to create a deeply textured collection that shifts between light & ethereal and dark & dissonant to stunning effect.
As masterfully demonstrated in early works of von Oswald

Tuesday 30 July 2024:
DARK ENERGY PRESENTS... SHAMICA RUDDOCK + BANTU + DUSHUME + DHANGSHA Tuesday 30 July 2024

Tue 30 Jul 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
Celebrating label Dark Energy´s inaugural release, Bantu´s debut album "Instability," four protagonists explore the juxtaposition of heavy bass with noise. Bantu himself presents deep modulations that simmer with a quiet rage, exploding unexpectedly into bit-crushed stutter and then abrupt silences. Shamica Ruddock posits disjointed and chaotic loops, broken and sometimes beyond repair, subby and

Sunday 18 August 2024:
Dave Smith - 75th birthday residency - Day One Sunday 18 August 2024

Sun 18 Aug 2024, 19:00 - Café Oto, London
Two concerts marking Dave Smith’s 75th birthday. A member of the Scratch Orchestra in the 1970´s and a contemporary and collaborator of Cornelius Cardew, Gavin Bryars and John White amongst others, Smith has amassed an extensive body of work that draws on a wide range of influences from contemporary composition to Javanese classical and Albanian folk musics.
Both concerts feature Albanian Summ

Monday 19 August 2024:
Dave Smith - 75th birthday residency - Day Two Monday 19 August 2024

Mon 19 Aug 2024, 19:00 - Café Oto, London
Two concerts marking Dave Smith’s 75th birthday. A member of the Scratch Orchestra in the 1970´s and a contemporary and collaborator of Cornelius Cardew, Gavin Bryars and John White amongst others, Smith has amassed an extensive body of work that draws on a wide range of influences from contemporary composition to Javanese classical and Albanian folk musics.
Both concerts feature Albanian Summ

Wednesday 28 August 2024:
Seefeel Wednesday 28 August 2024

Wed 28 Aug 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
Before the electro-infused indie and post-rock of today, there was Seefeel. Like the pulsating, polyrhythmic sound scapes they composed, Seefeel ebbed and flowed to and from existence; some noticed, buying up every last release as they trickled out from Seefeel´s christened studio, 'Polyfusia'. Many remained fans to this day in light of the fact that, until recently, Seefeel had been on an open-en

Wednesday 4 September 2024:
Bill MacKay Wednesday 4 September 2024

Wed 4 Sep 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
Bill MacKay is a guitarist, composer, and improviser based in Chicago.
A renowned solo artist and accomplished collaborator with projects that include solo albums Esker (2017), Fountain Fire (2019) and Locust Land (2024), and recordings with cellist Katinka Kleijn (Stir, 2019), Nathan Bowles (Keys, 2021), and Ryley Walker (SpiderBeetleBee, 2019), all released on Drag City Records, MacKay has p

Monday 9 September 2024:
Jim White & Marisa Anderson Monday 9 September 2024

Mon 9 Sep 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
The collaboration between renowned drummer Jim White and acclaimed guitarist Marisa Anderson is a natural union of two of the most intuitive players and listeners working in music. White and Anderson are each very in-demand as collaborators in no small part because of their mastery, versatility and highly expressive playing. The duo have each amassed an impressive body of work, and remain at the v

Friday 11 October 2024:
Baba Yaga´s Hut: Sunburned Hand of the Man - Day One Friday 11 October 2024

Fri 11 Oct 2024, 19:30 - Café Oto, London
within the framework of religious experience: the rock n roll EVENT.
Taking it to the stars to see






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