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Jessica Ekomanne, Richard Youngs & Sophie Cooper

Date

02 April 2022

Venue

Community Central Halls, 304 Maryhill Rd, G20 7YE

Programme

Doors
14:30
Jessica Ekomanne
15:20 – 16:05
Richard Youngs & Sophie Cooper
16:20 – 17:00

French-born and Berlin-based electronic artist Jessica Ekomane presents a quadraphonic performance, seeking a cathartic effect through the interplay of psychoacoustics, the perception of rhythmic structures and the interchange of noise and melody. Her ever-changing and immersive sonic landscapes are grounded in questions such as the relationship between individual perception and collective dynamics or the investigation of listening expectations and their societal roots.

Glasgow’s Richard Youngs and Todmordon’s Sophie Cooper team-up to present the debut live performance of CXXI, which was released on Oren Ambarchi’s Black Truffle label in 2022. Composed of two side-long pieces, CXXI is based on chance operations, including randomly generated sequence of 121 minor chords played by sine waves, brushed snare hits, Richard’s voice, field recordings, electronics and Sophie Cooper’s long, tape-echoed trombone notes.

Jessica Ekomane (Berlin, Germany)

Jessica Ekomane is a French-born and Berlin-based electronic musician and sound artist. Her practice unfolds around live performances and installations. Her quadraphonic performances, characterized by their physical affect, seek a cathartic effect through the interplay of psychoacoustics, the perception of rhythmic structures and the interchange of noise and melody. Read more

Sophie Cooper (Huddersfield/UK)

Sophie Cooper is a sound artist who Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) refer to as “A crucial member of Yorkshire’s far-reaching experimental music scene”. Sophie’s practice pivots around new presentations of acoustic instrumentation (primarily the trombone) with electronics, challenging conventions around composition, text placement and performance. Read more

Richard Youngs (Glasgow)

Richard Youngs (b.1966, Cambridge, England) is a musician based in Glasgow, Scotland, whose work is an ongoing experiment in no particular genre. Straddling the traditional and the avant-garde, he is primarily interested in being himself. Read more