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22/05/2026
Time to enjoy the past, present and future of electronic music again with EarSpace Episode 36.
This month we slip back in time to hear Flying Lotus and Arovane, get cinematic with Mark Jenkins and meditate with Detroit’s Carl Craig.
There’s synthetic joys from Colleen, Sulk Rooms, Plant43, Xordox, and rhythmic intensity from Upsammy & Valentina Magaletti.
dd Seefeel, Carl Stone, Yann Novak, Speedy J, Deaf Center and many more to the mix and EarSpace Ep.26 is a joy to the soul.
16/05/2026
Wandering around Prague today brings to mind the work of Jan Švankmajer, the extraordinary Czech filmmaker, animator, writer, playwright and artist. He also draws and makes graphics, collage, ceramics, tactile objects and assemblages. His work remains quite unlike anything else in cinema and contemporary art. Through stop-motion animation, tactile collage, puppetry, and dark humour, he transforms ordinary objects into unsettling, poetic, and deeply political visions. From the nightmarish beauty of Alice to the anarchic textures of Dimensions of Dialogue, Švankmajer’s work reminds us that the imagination can still disrupt reality. In his hands everything can come alive, from food to clay, toys to bones. He’s a key figure of Czech Surrealism, with his influence stretching across film, experimental music, visual art, and animation, inspiring generations from the Brothers Quay to countless contemporary artists working with the uncanny and the handmade. To see one of his films is a magical experience and if you aren’t familiar with them, just watch one of his many short films online. It’s work that breathes with subconscious desire and unease, whilst often making you smile at the same time, albeit in a slightly unsettled way. His work is essential viewing for anyone fascinated by the strange poetry hidden inside everyday life.
So pleased to hear my sound installation today at as part of their permanent collection. It’s very difficult to capture an 8-channel surround sound work in a little clip, but it offers an idea at least. The work is entitled ‘Together’ and I wanted to take that single word—spoken, whispered, fractured, overheard—and stretch it across the shifting emotional terrain of our current world. We live in a moment defined as much by distance as by connection, where unity feels essential yet increasingly fragile. Each iteration of together is stretched, folded, granulated or submerged, sometimes surfacing with clarity, sometimes dissolving into abstract textures. As the layers accumulate, they form a sonic ecology that is both intimate and collective, echoing the precarious balance of community today. In this space, the word together becomes a chorus of many, a reminder that even in troubling and uncertain times, our connection to one another remains one of the most powerful forces we possess.
25/04/2026
Excited to return to play live in Catania for the first time in about twenty years! Thanks to everyone who has sent photos of posters around town too 😀
Hope to see some friendly faces on Sunday 3 May at Zō Centro Culture Contemporanee
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