The Wire & ELECTRA, in association with Contemporary Music Network, present

THE WIRE 25

Featuring: Boredoms > Michael Gira > Matmos > The Soft Pink Truth > Strategy Reanimator > Lydia Lunch > Pymathon > Tomutonttu > Kode9 > The Bug > Skull Disco > Rafael Toral > Trapist > Bernhard Günter > Terre Thaemlitz > Anthony Pateras > Tim Hecker > Aki Onda > Tina Frank > Gary Smith > Sunny Murray > John Tchicai > Han Bennink > Spring Heel Jack > Sonny Simmons > Tight Meat > Jooklo Duo > Christian Marclay > Polly Shang Kuan Band > Axolotl > JG Thirlwell > Blevin Blectum > Vicki Bennett > Jackie-O Motherfucker > Mark Webber's Cinema For The Eyes And Ears and more

A high profile collection of artists will take part, including BOREDOMS, who present an exclusive 'in-the-round' performance of 'V∞redoms', performed for the first time outside of their native Japan, alongside an acoustic set by Young Gods label owner and former Swans front man, MICHAEL GIRA; a sit-down performance by US electronica duo MATMOS, celebrated for their use of sampling unconventional sounds and objects - from amplified crayfish nerve tissue, the pages of bibles turning, chin implant surgery and rat cages; a unique coming together of free jazz and Improv pioneers SUNNY MURRAY, JOHN TCHICAI, HAN BENNINK with SPRING HEEL JACK; a METADUB SPECIAL featuring a selection of key players from the fringes of London's dubstep scene, including live performances by KODE9 with SPACEAPE, THE BUG plus MCs and SKULL DISCO's Shackleton; a rare opportunity to see American saxophonist Sonny Simmons performing with young British free jazz disciples Tight Meat; two concerts curated by London promoters [NO.SIGNAL], including a programme of new Finnish psych-folk with LAU NAU and TOMUNTONTU and a night of Euro space jazz with TRAPIST, RAFAEL TORAL with ROGER TURNER and the first performance of KLANGSTAUB (Bernard GUNTER and Gary SMITH); and a Noise/avant rock all-dayer curated by London promoters UPSET THE RHYTHM and featuring JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER, AXOLOTL and POLLY SHANG KUAN BAND.

Alongside this selection of live music performances is an array of events which cross over into other art forms and encourage debate around the role and contexts of experimental music and sound production, including ATLANTIC WAVES'S weekend of audio-visual collaborations featuring performances by TERRE THAEMLITZ, TIM HECKER, AKI ONDA and a host of others; LYDIA LUNCH's UK premiere of her biopic Video Hysteries, complete with a Q&A from the infamous NYC performance artist and musician, followed by a rare performance of her new piece Hangover Hotel; a series of film programmes curated by Mark Webber (LUX, London Film Festival), starting with CINEMA FOR THE EYES AND EARS, a programme of shorts chosen from the LUX archives charting the historical intersection of avant garde music and film, followed by two further programmes of London premieres of new work, including A BALLAD WITH GENESIS P-ORRIDGE AND LADY JAYE (dir Marie Losier, 2007) and more; a one-off collaboration between the acclaimed UK choreographer CHARLES LINEHAN and the UK sound artist RICHARD SKELTON (aka HARLASSEN); the London premiere of artist CHRISTIAN MARCLAY's SCREEN PLAY, a video piece and live performance featuring three musical ensembles who will in turn create a live performance from the same video score; 96 GILLESPIE GALLERY's exhibition of artwork and sculpture by The Wire's resident cartoonist and illustrator SAVAGE PENCIL; while in THE SOUND OF THE EXQUISITE CORPSE, HEX OUT TAPES invite you to drop into their temporary studio and play along with a library of existing tracks by musicians such as JOHN WIESE, C SPENCER YEH, DYLAN NYOUKIS, VICE COOLER, KAREN CONSTANCE, BRACE PAIN and others in order to create your own tape. No experience necessary for this drop-in studio workshop.

FULL LISTINGS
LIVE
Friday 26th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: BOREDOMS present 'V∞redoms' in-the-round + MICHAEL GIRA
Assembly Hall, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT
£15
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

LIVE
Saturday 27th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: SOFT PINK TRUTH + STRATEGY + REANIMATOR + SOUL JAZZ DJS
The Rocket, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

DROP-IN STUDIO WORKSHOP
Sunday 28th October, Sunday 4th November, Sunday 11th November, Sunday
18th November, 2pm-6pm (performances at 5:30pm)
THE WIRE 25: THE SOUND OF THE EXQUISITE CORPSE (Hosted by Hex Out Tapes)
Toynbee Studios, Studio 5, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6AB
Free entry
* go to http://www.myspace.com/hexouttapes

LIVE
Sunday 28th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: MATMOS + LAUB
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£12
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

LIVE
Monday 29th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25 In association with RESONANCE 104.4 FM:
RESONANCE RADIO ORCHESTRA: UNDERGROUND 1
Basement, Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2
£5
* go to http://www.resonancefm.com

FILM
Tuesday 30th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: CINEMA FOR THE EYES AND EARS
Classic experimental short films curated by Mark Webber
Roxy Bar & Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB
Free entry
* go to http://www.roxybarandscreen.com

LIVE AND FILM
Thursday 1st November, 7.30pm
THE WIRE 25: LYDIA LUNCH: AN EVENING AT THE HANGOVER HOTEL
St Giles-in-the-Fields, 60 St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8LG
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

LIVE
Saturday 3rd November, 7pm
THE WIRE 25: CHARLES LINEHAN DANCE COMPANY with HARLASSEN + JOHN WALL
with L GAMBLE + MORE TBC
Council Chamber, Finsbury Town Hall, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4RP
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

LIVE
Sunday 4th November, 7pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with NO.SIGNAL:
PYMATHON + TOMUNTONTTU (JAN ANDERZEN) + LAU NAU + KUUPUU
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
* go to http://www.no-signal.net/wire25

LIVE
Monday 5th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25 In association with RESONANCE 104.4 FM:
RESONANCE RADIO ORCHESTRA: UNDERGROUND 2
Basement, Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2
£5
* go to http://www.resonancefm.com

LIVE
Friday 9th, Saturday 10th, Sunday 11th November, 7:30pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with ATLANTIC WAVES, London International
Festival Of Exploratory Music: Terre Thaemlitz, ErikM, Anthony Pateras,
Tim Hecker, Aki Onda, Tina Frank and more
ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH
020 7930 3647
£15
* go to http://www.ica.org.uk
* go to http://www.atlanticwaves.org.uk

EXHIBITION
Saturday 10th November to Sunday 9th December (open Thurs-Sun), 2-6pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with 96 GILLESPIE GALLERY:
SAVAGE PENCIL: NEW DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE, PRIMER ILLUSTRATIONS
96 Gillespie, 96 Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LN
020 7503 3496
Free entry
* go to http://www.96gillespie.com

LIVE
Monday 12th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: SUNNY MURRAY + JOHN TCHICAI + HAN BENNINK with SPRING HEEL
JACK + ORPHY ROBINSON + JOHN EDWARDS
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1
£12
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

FILM
Tuesday 13th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: THE ROAD TO WHO KNOWS WHERE:
THE SECRET APOCALYPTIC LOVE DIARIES (dir Enid Baxter Blader, 2007) +
FOGGY MOUNTAINS BREAKDOWN MORE THAN NON-FOGGY MOUNTAINS (dir Jessie
Stead, 2006)
Films curated by Mark Webber
Roxy Bar & Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB
Free entry
* go to http://www.roxybarandscreen.com

LIVE
Thursday 15th November, 9pm
THE WIRE 25: META DUB SPECIAL: KODE9 & SPACEAPE + THE BUG & MCS + SKULL
DISCO (SHACKLETON LIVE + APPLEBLIM DJ)
Plastic People, 147-149 Curtain Road, London, EC2
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

LIVE
Saturday 17th November, 7pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with NO.SIGNAL: RAFAEL TORAL'S SPACE PROJECT
with ROGER TURNER + TRAPIST + KLANGSTAUB (GARY SMITH & BERNHARD GÜNTER) +
BO WIGET & LUIGI ARCHETTI
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£10
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
* go to http://www.no-signal.net/wire25

LIVE
Sunday 18th November, 3pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with UPSET THE RHYTHM: JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER +
POLLY SHANG KUAN BAND + AXOLOTL + THE SOUND OF THE EXQUISITE CORPSE + PUMAJAW
+ WISE BLOOD + more TBA
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Kingsland Viaduct, London EC2A 3AY
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
* go to http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk

LIVE
Monday 19th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: SONNY SIMMONS with TIGHT MEAT + JOOKLO DUO
Red Rose, 129 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7QG
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

FILM
Tuesday 20th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: EXTRAORDINARY LIVES:
BOGMAN PALMJAGUAR (dir Luke Fowler, 2007) + A BALLAD WITH GENESIS
P-ORRIDGE AND LADY JAYE (dir Marie Losier, 2007)
Films curated by Mark Webber
Roxy Bar & Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB
Free entry
* go to http://www.roxybarandscreen.com

FILM & PERFORMANCE
Thursday 22nd November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: CHRISTIAN MARCLAY'S SCREEN PLAY
Trio I: Vicki Bennett, Ergo Phizmiz
Trio II: Steve Beresford, John Butcher, Roger Turner
Trio III: Blevin Blectum, JG Thirlwell, Janine Rostron
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£12
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
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THE WIRE 25 thanks CONTEMPORARY MUSIC NETWORK, PRS FOUNDATION, THE DAIWA FOUNDATION, ATLANTIC WAVES, NO.SIGNAL, 96 GILLESPIE, UPSET THE RHYTHM, PERFORMA, RESONANCE 104.4FM AND TIGER BEER