Live Events
Monthly Linear Obsessional Live events occur at The ArtsCafe, Lewisham, South East London every month. The venue is a room attached to a cafe in a park (Manor Park). They start at 4pm (during British Summer time) and 3pm (during Greenwich Mean Time). The Cafe sells coffee, tea, soft drinks, food, snacks and ice-cream. You are welcome to bring your own alcohol. Admission is a £5 donation, and Linear Obsessional product is on sale at a discounted price.
4th August
Browne Thompson Sanderson
The Balloons
David Bloor
Kamura Obscura & Andrea Rocca
Full on Summer Special at the lovely ArtsCafe - left field, experimental and improvised music in a a cafe in a park in South East London.
THE BALLOONS
We couldn't be happier to present these South East London legends, been going for some 40 plus years.- "Around so long they now operate as their own tribute band, The Balloons remain the dark and cheery purveyors of juddery, shuddery, jittery, jottery, scuttlesome jat they always was. Jock? Razz? Who gives a monkey’s makeover!!"
Chris Proud - Electric Guitar
Dave Swift - Bass Guitar
Rik Irvine - Drums
https://theballoons.bandcamp.com/
BROWNE/THOMPSON/SANDERSON
Mark Browne - Saxophones/collected objects
Daniel Thompson - Acoustic Guitar
Richard Sanderson - Melodeon/smaller instruments
They've just recorded their 3rd album for Linear Obsessional, this improv trio builds unpredictability into their tight ensemble sound.
"This group represent what free improvisation is really all about. This spontaneous ground-up construction is often hindered by its own history, players falling victim to their own fear of the blank space and wheezing through stock moves. Browne, Thompson and Sanderson avoid falling into those traps. And while I can’t pretend to understand how they’re doing it, I’m darned psyched to be around while they do." - Paul Margree "We Need No Swords"
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-reef-and-the-starry-veil
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/the-1926-floor-polish-variations
KAMURA OBSCURA
A most welcome return by our favourite Japanese "agit-femm eavant garde chanteuse", Kamura works with electronic keyboards and her own extraordinary voice, with subject matter ranging from Godzilla to Fukushima. With a background in such legendary Japanese bands as Polka Dot Fire Brigade and Frank Chickens, Kamura is a witty exhilarating and engrossing performer.
Her latest EP, the extraordinary "Socrates Garden" sees her raising her game, with new delicately arranged songs.
For this performance she is joined by the Italian Soundtrack composer and noisenik Andrea Rocca.
"Kamura’s aim is musical intimacy and mystery" - Clive Bell - The Wire
For this gig, Andrea Rocca "more skillful than Bruce Lee, more awesome than Godzilla" joins as a guest.
http://www.kamuraobscura.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kamuraobscura/
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/speleology-kamura-obscura-live
https://divinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/socrates-garden
http://www.andrearocca.com/#sthash.95Vld8mz.dpbs
DIRCH BLEWN
Dirch Blewn is the mystifying alter ego of David Bloor, sound artist and electronic musician. With a succession of astonishing and sometimes baffling releases behind him including one played by robots and another recorded whilst camping, and a forthcoming release coming on LinOb's cassette imprint -Dirch Blewn's music, played on bizarre and beautiful instruments, is never less than fascinating, and often hauntingly peculiar.
https://www.dirchblewn.com/
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/axis
Performances start shortly after 4pm. The cafe sells coffee, tea, soft drinks, snack, food and ice-cream. You are welcome to bring your own alcohol.
Children are welcome, the venue is in a park, and there is a playground next door.
Admission is a suggested donation of £5 (or any other UK banknote)
15th September
Paw Scrape Bash
Susanna Ferrar
Lou Barnell
29th September
Mike Cooper +
Harmergeddon,
Swilly
Tarik Hascik and Alice Karvelli
James Arben and Shirley Smart
13th October
Yoko Miura, Charlie Collins and Derek Saw
Neil Luck
Eugene Coyne
Viv Corringham
Browne Thompson Sanderson
The Balloons
David Bloor
Kamura Obscura & Andrea Rocca
Full on Summer Special at the lovely ArtsCafe - left field, experimental and improvised music in a a cafe in a park in South East London.
THE BALLOONS
We couldn't be happier to present these South East London legends, been going for some 40 plus years.- "Around so long they now operate as their own tribute band, The Balloons remain the dark and cheery purveyors of juddery, shuddery, jittery, jottery, scuttlesome jat they always was. Jock? Razz? Who gives a monkey’s makeover!!"
Chris Proud - Electric Guitar
Dave Swift - Bass Guitar
Rik Irvine - Drums
https://theballoons.bandcamp.com/
BROWNE/THOMPSON/SANDERSON
Mark Browne - Saxophones/collected objects
Daniel Thompson - Acoustic Guitar
Richard Sanderson - Melodeon/smaller instruments
They've just recorded their 3rd album for Linear Obsessional, this improv trio builds unpredictability into their tight ensemble sound.
"This group represent what free improvisation is really all about. This spontaneous ground-up construction is often hindered by its own history, players falling victim to their own fear of the blank space and wheezing through stock moves. Browne, Thompson and Sanderson avoid falling into those traps. And while I can’t pretend to understand how they’re doing it, I’m darned psyched to be around while they do." - Paul Margree "We Need No Swords"
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-reef-and-the-starry-veil
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/the-1926-floor-polish-variations
KAMURA OBSCURA
A most welcome return by our favourite Japanese "agit-femm eavant garde chanteuse", Kamura works with electronic keyboards and her own extraordinary voice, with subject matter ranging from Godzilla to Fukushima. With a background in such legendary Japanese bands as Polka Dot Fire Brigade and Frank Chickens, Kamura is a witty exhilarating and engrossing performer.
Her latest EP, the extraordinary "Socrates Garden" sees her raising her game, with new delicately arranged songs.
For this performance she is joined by the Italian Soundtrack composer and noisenik Andrea Rocca.
"Kamura’s aim is musical intimacy and mystery" - Clive Bell - The Wire
For this gig, Andrea Rocca "more skillful than Bruce Lee, more awesome than Godzilla" joins as a guest.
http://www.kamuraobscura.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kamuraobscura/
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/speleology-kamura-obscura-live
https://divinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/socrates-garden
http://www.andrearocca.com/#sthash.95Vld8mz.dpbs
DIRCH BLEWN
Dirch Blewn is the mystifying alter ego of David Bloor, sound artist and electronic musician. With a succession of astonishing and sometimes baffling releases behind him including one played by robots and another recorded whilst camping, and a forthcoming release coming on LinOb's cassette imprint -Dirch Blewn's music, played on bizarre and beautiful instruments, is never less than fascinating, and often hauntingly peculiar.
https://www.dirchblewn.com/
https://linearobsessional.bandcamp.com/album/axis
Performances start shortly after 4pm. The cafe sells coffee, tea, soft drinks, snack, food and ice-cream. You are welcome to bring your own alcohol.
Children are welcome, the venue is in a park, and there is a playground next door.
Admission is a suggested donation of £5 (or any other UK banknote)
15th September
Paw Scrape Bash
Susanna Ferrar
Lou Barnell
29th September
Mike Cooper +
Harmergeddon,
Swilly
Tarik Hascik and Alice Karvelli
James Arben and Shirley Smart
13th October
Yoko Miura, Charlie Collins and Derek Saw
Neil Luck
Eugene Coyne
Viv Corringham
