SNORKEL: Snorkel are a south London based collective whose members come from different corners of the alternative scene, bringing together the tactics of improvisation, electronica, and sonic art. The band features the combined talents of Frank Byng \[This Is Not This Heat, Lifetones, Prescott\] on drums/sampler, Ben Cowen \[7-­Hurtz, Vibration Black Finger\] on synths/keys /sampler, Roberto Sassi \[Abstract Concrete, Cardasanto, Vole\] on guitar/sampler and Luke Kulukundis \[Nukuluk\] on guitar/vox/sampler. Propelled by the drums and the rhythms generated by cheap samplers and drum machines, the band revel in the joy of angular repetition, throwing in elastic interruptions on guitar, analogue and digital synthesisers and vocals. The band’s musical influences remain diverse; formed out of the post Can and This Heat landscape, improvisation is at the core of Snorkel, as they segue between afrobeat, dub and krautrock. Their music traverses sprawling grooves, granular synthesis, dubbed out production and sonic experimentation. The creative exuberance of the band is rooted in the joy of psychedelic repetition and the states reached when playing continuously and synchronously. MARLENE: Between serendipitous meetings on Berlin trains and beers on Soho Square, four friends with shared politics and a psych-folk sentiment found themselves exploring new modes of listening, writing, and playing. Marlene’s sound emerges from this collaborative process: a crackling Sandy Denny meets a Phrygian psych guitar, while a wistful bassoon counterpoints angular, dub-inspired bass. With lyrics that tow a tender line between the personal and the political, Marlene searches for the soundtrack to the grandeur of a 1980s ring road. Fresh on the London gig scene, the band has debuted at obscure venues: an ex-Soviet military base and an anarchist pub. Marlene features members of projects such as Yr Lovely Dead Moon, Fith, Xxxenu, and Theale, as well as finding roots in folk practices and Brazilian street music. TOO EARLY/TOO LATE: Simone Donadini, Andrea Giommi play their spectral grooves and melodies. The incredible Shama Rahman is on Sitar. Syncopated ambient music comprising guitar, bass, electronics and sitar. Presented by Mirror TV This is an 18+ event