John Metcalfe

Autumn is looming and it's a busy season at Kings Place in London. On the 5th September is 'Music for the Afterlight', a series of three concerts as part of the second Kings Place festival. It's a great lineup with Ted Barnes' beautiful haunting music, one of 2009's great discoveries The Leisure Society, and Clayhill in what is so sadly their very last show.

Later in October is the return of 'Beyond The Loop', a four-day mini-fest with a series of concerts I have curated showcasing the very best of British creativity and performance at the sharp edge of contemporary classical and electronic scenes. With the programming artist-led and specifically designed to demonstrate a healthy blurring of genre and style these events bristle with artists at the height of their creative energies and experience. From the world renowned Duke Quartet to the electronic artistry of Warp Records' Plaid and from Factory's cult group Durutti Column to electro-whizz Jon Hopkins this festival is an absolute must for fans and adventurous newcomers alike. Culminating in the astounding collaboration involving live composition between electro pioneers The Bays, composers Simon Hale, me and the innovative Heritage Orchestra this is not to be missed. Of course I couldn't do the festival and not book my own band! We are playing on the 8th October at 7.30pm. I've waxed about the acoustics in Kings place before but this time around we are playing in Hall One. Just fantastic. Worth the price just to hear the silence in there.

Check the Kings Place web site for details.

Labels: beyond_the_loop, gigs