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Cafe Oto

Feature: Befriending Sound

In a space barely bigger than your average living room, Robert Curgenven and his audience of twenty sit surrounded by speakers in absolute pitch black. Robert himself is at the front, legs crossed, operating various Walkman CD players by light of a mobile phone, triggering drones and field recordings that
By Jack Chuter Mar 17, 2011

Live: Phill Niblock @ Cafe Oto, 17/02/11

Strangely, Phill Niblock wasn’t on stage for any of this performance. The man himself was sat at the back, hunched over his laptop next to the mixing desk, whilst the staff and students of Brunel University took audience focus – violinists, flautists, keyboard players, a vocalist, a cellist, a bassist
By Jack Chuter Feb 18, 2011

Preview: Phill Niblock @ London Cafe Oto, 17/02/11

If Phill Niblock is ever posed the question of what his music sounds like, his stock response is “minimal microtonal drones”. Listening to his music you realize that technically, this three-word description actually covers it. Niblock’s music is as simplistic and raw as you might expect of a man
By Jack Chuter Jan 27, 2011

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