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a_e was an organising umbrella for events in Manchester. When I came back from a spell in Berlin it was painfully obvious that Manchester artsists tended to work in isolation and rarely saw/heard each others work. When I went to events I found it hard to talk/hear; audiences reverted to drinking practise. So I asked around, set a short series of free, low-volume events in a downstairs bar and used it as an excuse to call people up and ask them about their work. I encouraged new projects, experiments, collaborations and went out of may way to ensure that there was always something non-musical in the evening. This meant that whilst the mainstay was music/soundthere were also performances, videos, dance etc. Most weeks there was someone from out of town, often international guests and always a busy line-up and a slightly crazed mix of styles, approaches, aesthetics. (See list below)
After two years I started to organise larger events, usualy in non-music venues and sometimes with funding support. These were bigger, brought in new audiences and made use of some great new spaces.
Links to 8 chronological pages of the events by aLECTRO_eCOUSTIC at BAR CENTRO Manchester. Send pics and recordings if you have any.
Larger events in other venues followed, with funding from North West Arts and more help from:
the deaf and dumb institute other venues1
St. Philips church other venues2
the green room other venues3
Feel free to send in reviews , pics, recollections, recordings, ...
& suggestions for future gigs to alectroecoustic@ntlworld.com
| go to stroll An interactive art trail by Daniel Weaver, public and musicians moved between 3 locations containing sound art and housing a succession of improvised performances. |