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Whatever Gets You Through the Night
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Live show that is just the tip of a multimedia iceberg involving an album, a collection of writing and a film. Created as a Vital Spark cross-platform commission by actor and director Cora Bissett, playwright David Greig and experimental music collective Swimmer One (and their home, Biphonic Records). Featuring writing and music from a whole host of Scotland-based talent, the project is a compilation of stories happening around the country between midnight and 4am.
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26 Jun29 Jun Tue–Fri 8pm The Arches, Glasgow
Evan Parker presents Self Organising Systems
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A new improvisational project from legendary saxophonist Evan Parker and an ensemble that includes Germany's John Eckhardt.
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13 Jun 7.30pm Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
Doune the Rabbit Hole
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Boutique music festival with a lovely woodland setting and additional forays into theatre, comedy and spoken word performances. 2012's line-up includes King Creosote, Hidden Orchestra, The Phantom Band, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, JD Twitch (Optimo), Malcolm Middleton, Kid Canaveral, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Pram, Josie Long, Withered Hand, The Lovely Eggs, Three Blind Wolves, The Cosmic Dead, The Stagger Rats, Loch Awe, Sophie Ramsay, Pumajaw, John Knox Sex Club, Laura J Martin…
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24 Aug26 Aug Times vary DunCarron Fort
Rick Redbeard and Adam Stafford
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Redbeard and Stafford, post-folk pioneers/experimenters both and better known as the lead singers of the Phantom Band and Y'All is Fantasy Island respectively, celebrate the release of their split 7" single on Gerry Loves Records.
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21 Jun 7.30pm
With support from Wounded Knee.
Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh
22 Jun 8pm
With support from Yusuf Azak.
The Captain's, Glasgow
23 Jun 7.30pm
With support from Debutant.
Cellar 35, Aberdeen
Wooden Wand, Duke Garwood, Dead Rat Orchestra
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Experimental folk from American singer-songwriter James Jackson Toth.
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29 Jun Jun 29, 8pm, doors Cafe Oto, London E8
Norman Vladimir, Charley Macaulay, Simon Clothier, Phil Scott
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The New York City-based experimental pop and soul.
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18 Jul Jul 18, 8pm, doors The Troubadour, London SW5
Sun Rings at Riverside
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Kronos Quartet headlines the climax of an evening of music and art installations inspired by the architecture and exhibitions of the Riverside Museum, with contemporary space-themed strings.
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15 Jul 7.30pm Riverside Museum, Glasgow
Tinderbox Orchestra
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The experimental youth orchestra plays original arrangements and compositions, here they collaborate with a choir, two guest bands (Broken Records and North Atlantic Oscillation) and Hidden Door arts collective.
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23 Jun 7.30pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Wooden Wand, Savaging Spires
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Experimental folk from American singer-songwriter James Jackson Toth.
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26 Jun Jun 26, 8pm, doors Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
Chromosome Needle, Butcher In The Fog, Infected Syren, Crybaby Deathmatch
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The London-based band plays experimental and extreme metal.
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2 Jun Jun 2, 7.30pm–1am The Miller, London SE1
The CMV Collective
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Experimental music grouping.
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6 Jun Jun 6, 7.30pm–9.30pm Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Coupe De Ville
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Hip hop and indie by the band from Manchester.
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14 Jul Jul 14, 7.30pm, doors The Barfly, Camden, London NW1
Cryptic Nights: Colour Deaf
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Experience an interactive audio-visual pyramid installation, in which the audience influences its environment through live visual feeds and trigger pads. Presented by Cryptic Nights, the event is the work of musician Kayus Bankole, video artist Sisi Lu and producer/visual artist Steven Morrison – aka Colour Deaf. Thursday's event includes a fashion show (with designs from Ciorstaidh Monk) and audience Q&A, while Friday's is followed by an after party with a DJ set from Dandy Riots.
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7 Jun8 Jun Thu & Fri 9pm CCA, Glasgow
Duane Pitre, These Feathers Have Plumes
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Experimental music by the composer and accompanying musicians.
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14 Jun Jun 14, 8pm, doors Cafe Oto, London E8
Efterklang
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'The Piramida Concert' as the new age, classical and post-rock Danish ensemble collaborate with Northern Sinfonia.
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24 Oct 7.30pm Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Eska, Keston Cobblers Club
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Experimental folk singer-songwriter.
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30 May May 30, 8pm, doors The Old Queen's Head, London N1
Faith No More
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Alt and experimental rock from the American five-piece fronted by unpredictable lead singer Mike Patton.
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8 Jul Jul 8, 6.30pm HMV Apollo, London W6
10 Jul Jul 10, 7pm, doors O2 Academy Brixton, London SW9
Gavin Harrison & 05Ric Band, Stick Men
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The drummer and Porcupine Tree member plays progressive experimental rock with the group.
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3 Jun Jun 3, 7pm, doors Academy 3 at Manchester Academy, Manchester
4 Jun Jun 4, 7pm, doors Academy 3 at O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
5 Jun Jun 5, 7.30pm Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
6 Jun Jun 6, 7pm, doors O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol
7 Jun Jun 7, 7pm, doors O2 Academy Islington, London N1
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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Canadian instrumental post-rock and experimental rock band.
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4 Nov Nov 4, 7pm–11pm HMV Forum, London NW5
Gonjasufi
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Experimental hip hop from Californian-born artist Sumach Ecks.
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16 Jun Jun 16, 9pm Village Underground, London EC2A
Gringo Records 15th Birthday
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Experimental rock showcase featuring Hookworms, That Fucking Tank, Grey Hairs and San Lorenzo on Friday and playing on Saturday will be Bilge Pump, Broken Arm, Polaris, Soeza, Picore, The Unit Ama and The Sauna Youth.
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8 Jun9 Jun Jun 8, 8pm, doors, Jun 9, 2pm, doors Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
Introducing Take On Mr Scruff
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The nine-piece sonic outfit plays selections from Mr Scruff's six albums without a sampler in sight using only regular instruments.
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17 Aug Aug 17, 11pm Concorde 2, Brighton
The Invisible
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London-based indie and experimental rock three-piece.
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18 Jun Jun 18, 7.30pm, doors The Barfly, Camden, London NW1
Jaga Jazzist, Britten Sinfonia, Lars Horntveth, Susanne Sundfor
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Improv and experimental jazz by the Norwegian collective.
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16 Jun Jun 16, 7.30pm Barbican Hall at Barbican Centre, London EC2Y
John Butcher, Mark Sanders And Georg Grawe
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The saxophonist and drummer perform jazz improv and experimental music with accompaniment from the pianist.
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18 Jul Jul 18, 8pm Cafe Oto, London E8

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