METAMONO, RAF AND O, DJ DAVID STUBBS at SHIP OF FOOLS

Sunday 3 May Kaparte Promotions with Raf and O presents: A special edition of ‘Ship Of Fools’ featuring: Live sets from Metamono, Raf and O with special guest DJ David Stubbs £5 (ADVANCE TICKETS) - £7 ON THE DOOR

METAMONO Formed by composer/producer Jono Podmore, electronic musician Paul Conboy and fine artist Mark Hill, Metamono follow the dictates of their uncompromising manifesto: barring themselves from using digital sound generation and processing, rejecting overdubs and microphones, and informing their unique approach to music making. Their instinctive, improvised compositions are created using a selection of pre-used, borrowed and handbuilt vintage analogue synths and ring modulators, enhanced by the ethereal sounds of a theremin, a siren and a valve radio. Early releases, Band Theory and C15H14O6, are limited editions available on cassette only, whilst Tape EP, Parcel Post EP, Warszawa/Shafty 7” and now the debut album With the compliments of Nuclear Physics are available on vinyl. The 90 min live accompaniment to early silent science films Secrets of Nature-Sounds Unseen premiered at the Bradford Internation Film Festival 2014 and is currently on tour in the UK. The band has an impressive pedigree, bringing a wealth of experience from both the art house and the moshpit. Paul Conboy’s work ranges from music for TV and film to vocals with Bomb the Bass and he is the instrument maker in Metamono. Jono Podmore is a composer and producer who, since his early days working with artists such as The Shamen, has gone on to release music in partnership with Irmin Schmidt of German experimental rock group Can. After two decades of working at the cutting edge of music technology, he’s disillusioned with the expediency of much contemporary music. "Being able to download just about any sound imaginable is liberating in one way, but I’ve found it makes me less creative. Making purely electronic music while rejecting digital technology imposes limitations, but then actually forces you to be more imaginative and resourceful. We have to make every sound and of course that feeds into the rest of the aesthetic." That aesthetic is evident at their live performances. This is technopop from another planet of the imagination. "It’s all found; radios have been unearthed, instruments and boxes are happened upon," says Hill, an artist with an ecological manifesto of his own and whose anti-consumerist philosophy is central to Metamono’s ethic/aesthetic. http://www.metamono.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/metamono/260397416580 RAF AND O Raf and O are Raf Mantelli and O Richard Smith. The two piece band from South East London have garnered widespread acclaim in the UK / Europe since 2008 with exciting shows highlighting magnetic performances of their unique detailed avant-pop, a concoction of emotional journeys, time travel and surreal dreams. They also collaborated with Gagarin (Nico, Pere Ubu), supported Faust, Alabama 3, Little Annie Bandez with Larsen, more recently, performing at Queen Elizabeth Hall’s Literature Festival, celebrating 100 years of William S. Burroughs with Richard Strange and a stellar cast of artists. In 2013, Raf and O launched their unique interpretation of David Bowie's Lady Grinning Soul. God Is The TV described it as 'Avant-bizarre'. Mike Garson, Bowie's long-standing pianist and creative collaborator/ performer on the 1973 original, praised Raf and O's minimal approach to this classic track. This led to the band performing twice on the legendary bandstand, hosting the remake of the Beckenham Free Festival, originally organised by David Bowie in 1969. Bowie gave his support again to Memory Of A Free Festival in 2013 and in 2014. Their latest album ‘Time Machine’ was launched last year at Shoreditch Church. Featured on David Bowie Official, it made the Top 10 albums list of 2014 picked by Joe Muggs on FACT Magazine and was reviewed, amongst others, in the Quietus by legendary journalist David Stubbs. “The excellent Time Machine represents the very antithesis of EDM ...There is a butterfly, acoustic delicacy and yet also the deceptive, steel strength of spider silk in their complex weaving…Raf ranges far and wide in her emotional and lyrical foragings…” David Stubbs, The Quietus “One of the more memorable events of the Beckenham Festival was Raf and O’s haunting performance of David Bowie’s Lady Grinning Soul” David Bowie Official. "A beguiling slice of noir-pop...a total treat" The Girls Are “Tripped-out hypnotic …Their sound springs from a conjuncture of Aladdin Sane and The Man Who Fell To Earth, with an added allure of trip-hop...Tender and diaphanous, from bent out of shape Air meets folkloric avant-noir to ESG and Radiohead’s Hail To The Thief" Monolith Cocktail http://rafando.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rafando DAVID STUBBS (DJ) David Stubbs is a British author and music journalist. He joined the music magazine Melody Maker in 1986 where he remained for a dozen years. Combining his serious writing career with writing the humorous "Talk Talk Talk" section, which featured the infamous character of "Mr Agreeable", Stubbs has written, more seriously, for the now-defunct Vox magazine, for the NME (late 1990s and early 2000s), and as editor of The Wire, Uncut, The Guardian, The Times and The Quietus. As well as for conducting innumerable interviews with a plethora of ground breaking musical artists and bigscreen legends has written books on Jimi Hendrix, Eminem, “Why people get Rothko but don't get Stockhausen” and more recently the highly acclaimed “Future Days”, an absorbing history of Krautrock and 1970s Germany. For this special occasion, Stubbs as guest DJ, will be spinning a carefully selected combination of analogue, Krautrock, electro, Bowie and more ….

Kaparte Xmas Party: (r) All About Satan + Raf and O + Ernesto Tomasini Dj set with Doctor Dj Icaro

Sunday 7 December, Ship of Fools @ Bar&Co, Temple Pier Buy Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/295696

Kaparte Promotions presents: ( r ) aka R in parentheses is Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo‘s own music project, a mighty cocktail of introspective-ambient-noise and lyrical song-writing. Fabrizio has extensively performed in EU and USA including sold out theatres, sordid bars, big festivals, art galleries, empty spaces and worked with tons of artists including ongoing collaborations with Ben Chasny of Six Organs Of Admittance, Xiu Xiu Little Annie, Jochen Arbeit… Fabrizio is a member of the electro-acoustic project Blind Cave Salamanderalong with Paul Beauchamp and cellist Julia Kent and of Almagest! with singer/actor Ernesto Tomasini and fellow musicians Evor Ameisie and Paul Beauchamp, he also is one of the founding member of the experimental cult band Larsen “Drama Queen (a gay album by Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo)” is his latest release as ( r ) The album, coproduced by Fabrizio with Marco Milanesio, features special guests appearances by Carla Bozulich and Jamie Stewart and marked the beginning of his long-term collaboration with Daniele Pagliero from Lo Dev Alm ( r )’s 5th album “All About Satan” recorded by Paul Beauchamp and mixed by Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart will be released in summer 2014 by Brussels based label Cheap Satanism Records and then followed by “The Sickness Bag” a limited edition ep on silk screened vinyl for Torino label Escape From Today Records both works sport original cover artworks by Larsen’s drummer and tattoo artist Il Bue Marco Schiavo www.deathtripper.com …small vistas of delightful otherness – The Wire …disorienting collages that envelope yr head like either a prisoner’s black hood or an angel’s gauzy veil – Willamette Week …mesmerazing – Brainwashed …the kind of music that you imagine in your head, but never quite find materialized in the real world – Tiny Mix Tapes Artist links: www.deathtripper.com www.facebook.com/fabrizio.m.palumbo www.twitter.com/deathtripper www.youtube.com/deathtripper Raf and O are Raf Mantelli and O Richard Smith Garnering widespread acclaim in the UK / Europe since 2008 release of their first 10” ‘Has The Air Gone Walking?’ in collaboration with Graham Dids Gagarin (Nico, Pere Ubu), their exciting shows highlight magnetic performances of their unique detailed avant-pop, a concoction of emotional journeys, time travel, surreal dreams. They supported Faust, Alabama 3, Larsen with Little Annie Bandez; recently performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall for Richard Strange’s Burroughs celebration. Launching their ‘Avant-bizarre’ interpretation of David Bowie’s Lady Grinning Soul, which pricked the ear of Mike Garson, Bowie’s long-standing pianist, he praised Raf and O’s minimal approach. Following a live BBC session they performed twice at the remake of the Beckenham Free Festival, originally organised by Bowie in 1969.“One of the more memorable events of the Beckenham Festival was Raf and O’s haunting performance of David Bowie’s Lady Grinning Soul” David Bowie Official. 2014 – Raf and O launch their new album ‘Time Machine’ at Shoreditch Church to wondrous press acclaim. Top 10 albums of 2014 picked by Joe Muggs on FACT Magazine. Reviewed in the Quietus by legendary journalist David Stubbs.“The excellent Time Machine represents the very antithesis of EDM …There is a butterfly, acoustic delicacy and yet also the deceptive, steel strength of spider silk in their complex weaving – Raf’s vocal ranges far and wide in her emotional and lyrical foragings…” David Stubbs, The Quietus http://rafando.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rafando

Kaparte Oxjam 2014: Sieben + Matawan + Fear of the Forest + Naevus

Kaparte Promotions presents: Kaparte Oxjam 2014 with: SIEBEN MATAWAN FEAR OF THE FOREST And special guest: LLOYD JAMES (NAEVUS) Visuals by Dottintheshark + Dj sets TBC TICKETS: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/289565 Friday 17 October at Surya London, 156 Pentoville Road N1 9JL Closest tube: Kings Cross Doors 7.30pm, Music starts at 8pm

Sieben Composer, vocalist and violinist Matt Howden’s one-man show comes back to London for an exclusive set part of this Oxjam 2014. One voice, one violin, one simple loop-pedal. The songs are made live, layer upon layer of looped violin, beaten, plucked, bowed and thrashed! Matt has produced studio albums for various artists including The Mystery School and Sol Invictus; done string arrangements for artists such as The Walkabouts, Faith and the Muse, and L’Ame Immortelle; remixes for Emilie Autumn, Dope Stars and many more; music for film, television, dance companies, and art exhibitions; over 1,000 live appearances. He will presenting tracks from his new acclaimed album ‘Each Divine Sparks’ http://www.matthowden.com/ Matawan Specifically choosing to use electric guitar and voice as their primary mediums, Matawan seek to portray an aural journey that often treads a fine line between brooding density and compelling ethereality. The primary ideas raised by their compositions relate to the role that melody has within texture and how this relates to the listener. Matawan is Gareth Chapman and Barclay Brennan https://soundcloud.com/­matawanmusic Fear of the Forest True stories and dark folk tales of family poisonings, suicides, shipwrecks and mischievous Persian demons. Fronted by Kate Arnold (Lisa Knapp, Daemonia Nymphe) on vocals, hammered dulcimer and violin, with cello, hurdy-gurdy and Iranian and African percussion. www.fearoftheforest.co.uk Lloyd James (Naevus) Naevus was formed in London in 1998 by singer-songwriter Lloyd James. Often categorised as part of the ‘neo-folk’ genre, their music has also drawn critical comparison with acts such as Swans and Wire, whilst their oblique lyrical content sets them clearly apart from, their contemporaries. The musical style of Naevus can be described as ‘abstract expressionist’, with Lloyd’s deep and distinctive vocals offset against minimalist and often thunderous musical arrangements. This show is part of Lloyd James’ Dead Man Circling’ tour. www.trufflesoflove.com More info: www.kaparte.info ***All proceedings go to Oxfam*** http://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam

Othon + Marc Almond, Bird Radio, Ernesto Tomasini: Pineal

Othon + Marc Almond, Bird Radio, Ernesto Tomasini: Pineal The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, N5 1RD London Thursday 19th June 2014, 7:00 pm BUY TICKETS

Revolutionary songwriter, post-minimalist composer and PAN muzik founder, Othon, had no idea of the direction his music would take after participating in a series of mind-expanding ceremonies with the potent psychoactive ‘medicine’ Ayahuasca, in Brazil in 2012. In the midst of the jungle and under the hypnotic singing of indigenous shamans, he was overflowed with sensory information that would set the grounds for his emotionally charged and provocative new album. ‘Pineal’, which will be released on June 23rd by Strike Force Entertainment, is a multidimensional music journey that brings together Othon’s past and future, his edgy experimental songwriting, with his newly found love of awe-inspiring wilderness and ancient wisdom. As ‘Pineal’ swings from cinematic pop and fierce shamanic techno to jungle evoking down-tempo and violin driven electronica, Othon’s self-defined PAN muzik world that originated with his acclaimed second album, Impermanence, reaches unexpected new heights. At The Garage, Othon together with Marc Almond, Bird Radio, Ernesto Tomasini, other special guests and a band, will present for the first time material from his new album, which honors and celebrates altered states of consciousness. This is a Kaparte Promotions event.

Translations (feat. Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Anna Zassimova, Ernesto Tomasini, Lore Lixenberg)

An evening exploring 'translations' from literature to music in London's finest concert hall, featuring new work from composer Adam Donen. Thursday 5 June at the Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London Translations Tickets at http://www.cadoganhall.com/event/wurttemberg-chamber-orchestra-heilbronn-140605 - buy them now - it's reserved seating.

The centrepiece of the evening, The Bernhard Suite, is a 55 minute orchestral collaboration between Donen & The Cure's Roger O'Donnell based on the work of novelist and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Its widely lauded premiere took place in Germany last year, and it will be performed by the world renowned Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (“Breathtakingly brilliant! – Die Welt) on their first UK visit, joined by Russian soloist Anna Zassimova. Poems After Lorca, inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca, is a new song cycle by Donen, performed by Ernesto Tomasini, a legendary singer with a 4 octave range, awarded His Excellency in Italy for his work in theatre and experimental music. Also on the bill: the world premiere of Spengler's Homage à Mallarmé, sung by French soprano Lore Lixenberg, and works by Catoire and Roslaves performed by Zassimova. ***** Hosted by Heldenplatz in association with Kaparte Promotions and Red Room Industries This event is made possible by the support of Arts Council England.

'r' '(Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo & Daniele Pagliero) All About Satan' + The Infinite Three '‘Songs Of The Breather’ Albums Launch

Kaparte Promotions presents: 'r' '(Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo & Daniele Pagliero) All About Satan' + The Infinite Three '‘Songs Of The Breather’ Albums Launch + Special guest: This Is Radio Silence (Ben McLees solo set) BUY TICKETS: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/272426 Surya London, 156 Pentoville Road, Kings Cross, www.suryalondon.com

( r ) is Fabrizio's solo project, a mighty cocktail of introspective-ambient-noise and lyrical song-writing. Fabrizio has extensively performed in EU and USA including sold out theatres, sordid bars, big festivals, art galleries, empty spaces and worked, among the others, with Damo Suzuki, Xiu Xiu, Baby Dee, David Tibet, Johann Johannsson, Little Annie, Matmos, Nurse With Wound, Fovea Hex, Jochen Arbeit, Six Organs Of Admittance, David J, Cindytalk... Fabrizio is a member of the electro-acoustic project Blind Cave Salamander along with Paul Beauchamp and cellist Julia Kent and of Almagest! with singer/actor Ernesto Tomasini and fellow musicians Evor Ameise and Paul Beauchamp, he also is one of the founding member of the experimental cult band Larsen “Drama Queen (a gay album by Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo)” is his latest release as ( r ) The album, coproduced by Fabrizio with Marco Milanesio, features special guests appearances by Carla Bozulich and Jamie Stewart and marked the beginning of his long-term collaboration with Daniele “Lo Dev Alm” Pagliero. ( r )'s 5th album “All About Satan” recorded by Paul Beauchamp and mixed by Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart will be released on May 2014 by Brussels based label Cheap Satanism records and it has been preceded by the digital single and related video “The House of the Rising Sun” ...small vistas of delightful otherness - The Wire ...disorienting collages that envelope yr head like either a prisoner's black hood or an angel's gauzy veil - Willamette Week ...mesmerazing - Brainwashed ...the kind of music that you imagine in your head, but never quite find materialized in the real world - Tiny Mix Tapes Artist links: www.deathtripper.com www.facebook.com/fabrizio.m.palumbo www.twitter.com/deathtripper www.youtube.com/deathtripper The Infinite Three were formed in late 2009 by Daniel Knowler and Robert Allen after the demise of their previous group Leisur Hive, with assistance from Mr Sam McLaughlin, Mr Den Liberator and other individuals. In 2012, R.Allen left and was replaced by Mr Paul Middleton (Cindytalk / GOD). Over the Summer of 2013 this new line up locked themselves in a shed, lit a candle for the ancestors and pummelled their way through several new songs; repeating them endlessly until they no longer knew who they were or why they were there. The intense heat and humidity only adding to the surreal sensation of collectively grappling with some immense mentally retarded beast. The new single, ‘Bone Star‘ is taken from these sessions, which will be released as the band’s second album in 2014. “This could be the soundtrack to a metropolitan apocalypse. The future sound of the dead city of London.” ~ Alternative Matter, UK. “Cinematic and savage” ~ Unwashed Territories Blog, UK “Blixa Bargeld backwards-masking Horse Rotorvator on an old gramophone… 5.5 out of 5!” ~ Zero Tolerance Magazine, UK “Restrained power… brooding… excellent” ~ Organart, UK http://theinfinitethree.co.uk/ This Is Radio Silence (Ben McLees solo set) http://thisisradiosilence.bandcamp.com/

Mathew Sawyer and his Band / Piper's Son with special guest Vic Godard(Subway Sect) / Opening act: The European

Kaparte Promotions in association with The Rebel Magazine present: Mathew Sawyer and his Band Piper's Son with special guest Vic Godard(Subway Sect) Opening act: The European Thursday 24 April Doors 7.30pm, Music starts at 8.00pm Bar & Co Temple Pier Victoria Embankment London WCR2 Closest tube: Temple, Charing Cross, Waterloo Info line: 07870832505 Tickets £4 in advance from: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/267164 Or £5 on the door on the night *Note: no concessions, no guests list Thom Driver's magnificent band Piper's Son are about to release their debut single: "Mining" in order to celebrate, for one night only, The Rebel Magazine is teaming up with Klarita Pandolfi for a party on our favourite boat on the Thames (former home of Ship of Fools club). The legendary Vic Godard of Subway Sect will be joining Piper's Son on stage to pay tribute to the late Lou Reed. There will also be a screening of Geoffrey Taylor's ten minute film, 'Close' (which features songs by Subway Sect on its soundtrack.) Opening act for the night the charming electronic pop of The European. Last but not least our extra special headline act will be internationally acclaimed visual artist, musician and former member of Television Personalities Mathew Sawyer and his band. He will be presenting songs from his last album Sleep Dreamt A Brother put now on Fire Records. LINKS: Mathew Sawyer Piper's Son Vic Godard The European Kaparte Promotions The Rebel Magazine