Counterflows 2023
6-9 April
A packed year filled with great memories. Music from Kampala, Beirut, Italy, France and more. The debut of new projects from Mariam Rezaei, Victoria Shen and Maria Chavez, a new duo project from Cara Tolmie and Rian Treanor, and a new trio project from Hannan Jones, Shamica Ruddock and Pat Thomas, and a new collaboration with Max Syedtollan and Music Space.
Festival Documentation (10)
Festival Schedule
Counterflows Hang-out
Thu 6 April 2023, 22:00
Come hang out with a post show drink and hang-out, with DJs on the deck and a secret live set. Please note that the event is free but limited to festival pass holders on a first come first serve basis. Festival pass and Thursday wristbands must be shown for entry but does not guarantee entry […]
Mariam Rezaei, Maria Chavez & Victoria Shen in conversation with Frances Morgan
Fri 7 April 2023, 14:00
Join Mariam Rezaei, Maria Chavez and Victoria Shen in conversation with Frances Morgan, following the debut of their newly commissioned work the previous night. Part discussion, part listening party, they will explore the work they made together, their different approaches to their instrument and various sites of inspiration.
Counterflows Hang-out
Fri 7 April 2023, 16:30
Take a break from the programme at Civic House. We’ll have a fully stocked bar, Civic House will be serving food, and Counterflows Family DJs will be on the decks.
Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker + Maggie Nicols
Fri 7 April 2023, 18:30
Pleased to welcome two acts whose exploration of song and the voice reaches into the beyond. Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker present their transcriptions and reinterpretations of traditional folksongs from their birthplace, the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. Touched by the evocative power of female rice-field workers choirs, the ‘Mondine’, and the strength of their community […]
Fred Moten • Brandon López • Gerald Cleaver (trio) + Hannan Jones • Pat Thomas • Shamica Ruddock (trio)
Fri 7 April 2023, 20:30
Pleased to present the European debut performance by a new improvising group of three singular artists: Fred Moten (voice), Brandon López (double bass), and Gerald Cleaver (drums). López and Cleaver have been improvising together as a duo for a number of years, over which they’ve developed a secret, unspoken language of organically growing repetitive figures […]
Counterflows Hang-out
Fri 7 April 2023, 22:30
Come hang out with a post show drink and hang-out, with DJs on the deck and the secret live set. Please note that the event is free but limited on a first come first serve basis. Festival pass, Friday day pass or a ticket for an event as part our Friday programme must be shown […]
“A” Trio + Judith Hamann
Sat 8 April 2023, 15:00
Celebrating their 20th anniversary together, we welcome “A” Trio, Lebanon’s oldest free improvisation group, to the UK for first time. Having moved away from their jazz roots towards a more textural approach, they rely strongly on prepared & extended techniques for a heavy diversion of their respective instruments of trumpet, acoustic guitar and double bass. […]
Counterflows Hang-out
Sat 8 April 2023, 17:00
Pop in and hang out in one of our favourite bars and live music institutions. Counterflows Family DJs will be on the decks and we’ll have a secret live set too. Please note capacity for this one is very limited!
DJ Travella + Cara Tolmie • Rian Treanor (duo) + Nour Mobarak
Sat 8 April 2023, 19:30
Saturday at Counterflows revisits the old site of The Arches (now Platform) – a past home to legendary experimental festivals and events such as Instal – for an evening of bodies, rhythm and the voice in motion. As we know not all the dancers can make it out the club, so we’re delighted to Dar […]
DJ Diaki + Proc Fiskal + Boosterhooch
Sat 8 April 2023, 23:00
We’re on a boat! Counterflows hits The Ferry for one of our notorious late night parties. Opening the party will be Boosterhooch, a Glasgow-immersed DJ and kingpin of the local scene. A recent no-holds-barred mix for Local Action and Finn McCorry’s Mixtape Club series saw her snap up a Resident Advisor Mix of the Day […]
Counterflows Small Publishers Fair
Sun 9 April 2023, 12:00
Following the success of last years’ fair, the Counterflow Sunday Fair returns again, featuring some of our favourite small publishers selling their zines, comics, records, tapes & more! Featuring stalls from 12th Isle, Aye-Aye Books, Bison / Cafe Oto, Rob Churm, Malcy Duff, GLARC, Good Press, Night School, SPAM zine & Press and Typewronger Books. Due to the ongoing worker-related issues at Saramago we have […]
Workshop: River Ellen MacAskill
Sun 9 April 2023, 12:15
Free, but ticketed (please note that even if you have a festival pass you will need to book your ticket for this separately in advance) River Ellen MacAskill, who has contributed a fantastic piece as part of our Counterflows on Paper Zine this year, presents a workshop. This workshop will use text and multimedia-based group […]
Rob Churm and Malcy Duff in conversation with Good Press
Sun 9 April 2023, 15:00
Free, but ticketed (please note that even if you have a festival pass you will need to book your ticket for this separately in advance) Rob Churm and Malcy Duff – two artists at the heart of Scotland’s experimental music and comic/art scenes – meet to share and discuss their artistic practices, and the creative […]
RON PON + Donna Candy + Max Syedtollan & Music Space
Sun 9 April 2023, 18:00
The curtain comes down on the festival at The Ferry, home to many reputable rock and roll cover bands, but tonight home to something a bit different. The evening opens with new work by Max Syedtollan in collaboration with Counterflows Music Space. Max’s work – documented on the recent wonderful releases on GLARC and 33-33 […]
Mariam Rezaei • Maria Chavez • Evicshen (trio) + On Yee Lo
Sat 6 April 2024, 18:30
Pioneers of New Turntablism, Maria Chavez, Evicshen (aka Victoria Chen) and Mariam Rezaei come together to compose and perform as a trio this April. Co-commissioned by Counterflows festival in Glasgow and Rewire in The Hague, the project represents the first time three female turntablists of colour have come together in this way.
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Mariam Rezaei, Maria Chavez & Victoria Shen in conversation with Frances Morgan
Counterflows Hang-out
Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker + Maggie Nicols
Fred Moten • Brandon López • Gerald Cleaver (trio) + Hannan Jones • Pat Thomas • Shamica Ruddock (trio)
Counterflows Hang-out
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6 April 2024
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Artists
“A” Trio
Boosterhooch
Cara Tolmie
DJ Travella
Donna Candy
Evicshen
Fred Moten • Brandon López • Gerald Cleaver
Hannan Jones
Judith Hamann
Maggie Nicols
Maria Chavez
Mariam Rezaei
Max Syedtollan
Nour Mobarak
On Yee Lo
Pat Thomas
Proc Fiskal
Rian Treanor
RON-PON
Shamica Ruddock
Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker
Posts
Counterflows on Paper 2023
The third issue of Counterflows On Paper, the Counterflows zine which we started during those strange days of the pandemic. We originally devised the zine as a way to creatively engage with artistic practices and music outside of the realm of live music, but over time we’ve realised it’s now a key part of the […]
