Robert Del Naja to talk at Bristol festival Simple Things EXT.
Squidsoup, the lighting designers behind Four Tet's amazing live shows at Alexandra Palace, will debut a new piece
Three-day Bristol festival Simple Things has announced its extended programme of events, talks, workshops and experiences that will run alongside the festival.
On October 17, Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja will talk with frequent collaborator and creative technologist, Andrew Melchior (both pictured), while the following night, the festival's opening concert will feature a world premiere of '10,000 Peacock Feathers in Foaming Acid', a new audio-visual work from William Basinski, Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand.
Squidsoup, the UK-based, international collective of artists that arranged the light design for Four Tet's stunning live shows at the Alexandra Palace, will also debut a "newly-commissioned immersive real-time spatialised sonic ecosystem", with the accompanying music provided by Hyperdub's Lee Gamble.
Houndstooth alumni Aïsha Devi will showcase 'I Am Not Always Where My Body Is', an unprecedented multi-user Augmented Reality experience on October 19; on the same day, Kode9, Hyperdub label manager Marcus Scott, and frequent contributor Cooly G will host a '15 Years Of Hyperdub' talk at Bristol IMAX.
Kode9 will also present a unique live performance inspired by video game music, accompanied by original visuals from legendary animator Kōji Morimoto and VJ by Konx-om-Pax, while Justin Barton and the late Mark Fisher's audio essay 'On Vanishing Land' will be screened in pitch darkness.
To find out more about the festival's extended programme, head to the Simple Things EXT. website.
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