Admittedly, we’ve kept you waiting a little while since the sensory whirwlind of Oscillation Festival. But, the wait will make the eventual return all the sweeter, with three events happening the coming weeks: Aay Liparoto’s post-residency presentation is taking place this week (registration required), Second Sundays marks its diamond jubilee with Vera Cavallin, and our beloved local label Futura Resistzena hosts an LP release featuring James Parker and Joel Stern.
Let’s Talk Queer Pleasure & Shame đź’• – you’re warmly invited to a work-in-progress sharing of a collective autobiography project exploring queer pleasure, shame, and embodiment. This project weaves together guided touch and audio-based storytelling, grounded in a series of interviews about the impact of laws and silence on queer lives in the UK. You are invited into a space of connection and reflection—with your body and with others. This is our first test run, so we welcome your patience, openness, and reflections. With care, Aay. This sharing moment is limited to 12 participants max, please sign up here; bring a smartphone and headphones (no data required); come with a buddy, partner, or friend – or we’ll gently pair you with someone. [More info and registration]
Second Sundays #60 8 June – 17h (16h30) – @Q-O2 – free Vera Cavallin The diamond iteration of Second Sundays will be hosted by Brussels-based harpist and world traveller Vera Cavallin. Drawing on time spent in places like Palestine, Congo, and Romania, she shares a personal musical narrative shaped by lived experience, where sounds and context intertwine. Second Sundays is a monthly series initiated by Q-O2. Each session a new guest is invited to share an insight into their own listening, playing and speaking about a selection of sound and music that is important to their thinking or practice. The sessions try to put value on listening to recorded music in a social setting as a space for discussion. [more info]
Concert 16 June – 20h (doors 19h30) – @Q-O2 – free Machine Listening: Environments 12 LP launch w/ James Parker and Joel Stern (Futura Resistenza)
Established in 2020 by artist-researchers Sean Dockray, James Parker, and Joel Stern, Machine Listening is a platform for collaborative research and artistic experimentation. The collective works across diverse media and modes of production, including writing, installation, curation, software, music, radio, pedagogy, and [removed];This tour celebrates the release of Environments 12 on Belgian label Futura Resistenza. Each event will feature a presentation of the Environments 12 work and accompanying talks and discussions. [more info]