And So I Watch You From Afar / Caspian

£25

Thu, 29th Oct

And So I Watch You From Afar / Caspian

Electric Ballroom, London

And So I Watch You From Afar were born from freezing cold winters on the northernmost tip of Ireland. They play raw, charging, experimental music that is hard to define. Sometimes angular and noisy, sometimes pulsing, euphoric, overwhelming. The joy, the power, the escapism found in their live shows is fabled. In 2006, they jumped in the van and didn’t stop. Across Europe, USA, Russia, Asia, Central America, Australia, touring relentlessly, they’ve slowly built a cult following around the world. Their albums are uncompromising and exploratory. The true spirit of independence, the definition of DIY, of realness and resolve.

Caspian’s majestic collision of post-rock, metal, shoegaze, electronics, noise, minimalism and ambient music is an existential meditation, an acceptance of the cyclical nature of both life and career. Their most recent record, On Circles, is an art-rock record swirling with fourth-world saxophones, dubby textures, 7/8 rhythms and hard-sawed cello from Jo Quail (Myrkyr, Winterfylleth, Poppy Ackroyd). Recorded at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA, by producer Will Yip (Code Orange, Defeater, Quicksand, Turnstile), it marked the most organic writing and recording sessions in Caspian's 15-year history, and with new music on the way there is all the reasons to be very excited indeed…

Lane Shi, known professionally as otay:onii, is one of the most inquisitive and genre-defying artists of her generation. A multifaceted creator whose work spans performance art, composition, installation, and avant-garde music practice. otay:onii is the first ever artist selected for the three-year Triennium Residency at Roadburn, she was a contributing composer and performer in Florentina Holzinger's groundbreaking opera production ‘SANCTA‘, and has performed at festivals world-wide such as SXSW, Roadburn Festival, CTM, Fusion, Creepy Teepy, LGW, Fekete Zaj, and Full of Lava.