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Landscapes,
and particularly urban landscapes, are defined as much
by sound as sight. The atmosphere in any city is as much
a result of it’s sound, as it’s arcitecture.
Traffic, weather, conversations, construction work, etc.
All contribute a vital component to the landscape.
For two days, Exchange Place will be transformed , through
sound, to become a gritty, urban soundscape of Manhattan.
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Memory
Cells Live score to film
Memory cells present a thematic series of primitive forlorn
sketches - a melancholic rumination on memory and place,
some of which was originally recorded to accompany an
“Ambient film” entitled ‘No People Here’
and made by the group themselves. In its bleak, frozen
beauty it could almost be Russian, bringing to mind the
eternally lingering camerawork of director Andrei Tarkovsky,
with whom they share an obsession with the occult power
of secret spaces.
Memory Cell’s evocative marriage of melodic Enoesque
drones and subtly stripped down ramshackle-blues, makes
for one of the more challenging, yet ultimately rewarding,
listening experiences around. In abandoning stereotypical
musical arrangements, Memory Cells have passed the initial
debut acid test with flying (dark) colours.
The Best of Avanto programme showcases an eclectic mix
of pieces which fall under the broad category of “visual
noise”.
Tickets £4 available from the festival office TEL:
028 9023 2403 |
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