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incoming ... 8bitrecs, not clickable, idoia, slub, disastronaut, flow, .murmer, sonomu and the slow sound system proudly present: PLACARD: LONDON HEADPHONES FESTIVAL, 19 JULY ---------- The cream of London’s underground electronic music scene is brought together for a day and night of headphone performances. Think of a festival in reverse. Performances will only be heard via headphones in the venue, and broadcast to the world via the Net. For once, it’s a perfect opportunity for some focussed listening. Bring your own headphones: plug in, switch on, tune out. Audio and video performers include: BitTonic (Bip-Hop, Law+Auder, Sprawl, Cybersonica) Cassette41/GR. (Coombe, Fat Cat) Jonathan Coleclough (Staalplaat, Siren/Robot, ICR, Ora) Peter Cusack (Kunstradio, Resonance FM, Your Favourite London Sounds) Dual (Coombe, CEE, Dirtier) Jem Finer (Pogues, Longplayer, Artangel) Frankie The Robot (SoxaN, Dorkbot, Plunderdelica) Icarus (Output, Substance, N/A) Gary Jeff (Eardrum, God, Mass, Rhys Chatham, Resonance FM) LJ Kruzer (Uncharted Audio, AI, Kinky Voodoo) Leafcutter John (Planet Mu, Plug Research) Powerbooks For Peace (Alku, Alienation) Si-cut.db (Bip-Hop, Fallt, Tennis, Sprawl, Cybersonica) We’re Breaking Up (Freedom Of The City, TwoThousandAnd) … to name just a few. The full line-up is online at the placard website: http://placard.slab.org. Held in State51’s E2 warehouse space, the festival also features some of the capital’s best underground video artists. The event is organised by a tag team of London electronic musicians, organisers and promoters: 8bitrecs, not clickable, idoia, slub, disastronaut, flow, .murmer, sonomu and the slow sound system. This will be London’s contribution to the global placard festival, which has been running in Paris, and more recently Tokyo, for the past six years (http://placard95.dokidoki.fr/). --------- When: 19 July, 12pm-12am (plus slow sound system afterparty, the foundry, 20 july) Where: State51, 8-10 Rhoda St, London, E2 7EF How: Liverpool St, Old St, Aldgate East, Shoreditch tubes What: Headphone audio, digital video, pay bar, record, food and merchandise stalls Money: Free entry / donations Basics: Bring your own headphones Contact: http://placard.slab.org / max@slab.org --------- SLOW SOUND SYSTEM Lie down and be counted team@slowsound.net www.slowsound.net -- Personalised email by http://another.com