E.A.R. at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

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E.A.R. at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

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It says on Sonic's site that E.A.R. will be playing at the Turntable Cafe as part of a tribute to the Radiophonic Workshop. I went to the Queen Elizabeth Hall once but I didn't see the Turntable Cafe and I couldn't find tickets on the website. Anyone know anything about this?
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Post by purespace »

Here's what Sonic sent today:

Hi,

Here's news on an upcoming E.A.R. gig/event in London:

Turntable Cafe, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Sonic Boom, as E.A.R. drag out the modular synths & electronic goo-gogs
in honour of Bob Stanley esq.'s infamous and esoteric Turntable Cafe's
forthcoming tribute to the BBC's legendary Radiophonic Workshop and its
main exponents and potentates Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Brian
Hodgeson etc.

Also to be shown is the BBC '60s documentary 'The same trade as
Mozart', something probably un-seen by most since its '69 screening and an
amber-like encapsulation of the British electronic music scene of the day.
Not to be missed. Usual sources for times etc.

Best,
Sonic

ps: Don't forget the very soon-coming dates in Oxford, Bolton and
Athens. See website for details.

http://www.sonic-boom.info/


ps: Please send replies to sonic@sonic-boom.info, not the server
address for this mailout.
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Post by The Breeze »

I like those odds.
Free entry for those who can produce a Battenburg.

If you're thinking about coming along, stop thinking and come along. It will help form the character that you are intended to be.

Do you think...if I asked him really nicely...that Sonic may do Feels Like I'm Slipping Away? It is extremely Radiophonic a mon avis.

Pete? will you?
I promise to buy you a frothy Mocha and roll you a massive skunk spliff.
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Post by ohh »

I've got my ticket. Anyone else going to this tomorrow?
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Post by ohh »

Well the plan was after a riot of replies, many of which bemoaning the lack of tickets (there are two left in shit seats), I was going to come back and say "Well, it just so happens that I have a spare ticket in a good seat to this shindig". I expected no less than pandemonium henceforth. Am I over estimating the appeal of Sonic playing Spacelines, Ghost Box's Julian House and rare films and discussion on the Radiophonic Workshop?

Perhaps.
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Post by ononist »

Looks good but I cannot
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Post by ohh »

It wasn't that great after all. The film was OK, the talk was very brief and the q & a briefer (only two people asked questions, although Sonic was one and he asked three). The gig was in the foyer so most people talked over it. Lots of applause at the end though. Lemmings...
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Post by Juzba »

Although the gig was brief, I thought it was fucking excellent.
Just wished it would have been a longer set, as the whole event itself wasn't spoiled with length, as you correctly stated.


I'd buy the film on DVD any day.
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Post by ohh »

No, I liked the gig, but I couldn't get into it because the talking was the loudest thing in the room.
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Post by nickh »

This was never going to be a proper gig though was it? A tenner was never going to get us into the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I enjoyed Sonic’s set and liked the fact that it was just going on in the foyer, kind of reminded me of An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music (which to be fair, I never went to) with people sitting around talking and coming and going from other events.
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Post by ohh »

I said I liked it stop hitting me!
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Post by mojo filters »

Following the momentum of this gig has no one explored the possibility of doing a bigger ear gig, with PK maybe playing some records and a decent LDN-based support act in another venue sometime soon?
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