Sottovoce, now in its 4th year, is a London-based, multi-venue festival showcasing groundbreaking acts producing challenging, experimental music.

Sottovoce aims to expose the experimental musical genre to new audiences whilst maintaining the familiar crowd interested in new forms of presentation.

In addition to this evening at Cafe OTO, Sotto Voce will present 8 acts per day on the Saturday and Sunday at The Nave - in two different spaces: a main resonant hall for loud acts and a church hall for acoustic sets.



MARTIN BRANDLMAYR (AT)

Vienna based Brandlmayr is a percussionist, drummer, composer and electronic artist. He is widely recognized for his work in a variety of so-called "post-rock" bands, including Radian, Trapist, and Autistic Daughters. Brandlmayr has recorded or performed with John Tilbury, Fennesz, Chad Taylor, and Otomo Yoshihide.



ROGELIO SOSA (MX)

His work explores a wide range of aspects that deal with sound morphology, structures of auditory reference, intensification of the acoustic space and performativity. His projects include solo and collective improvisations, music compositions, sound actions and sound installations. All of these are produced using electronic media.

Caustica website



HÅVARD SKASET (NO)

Guitarist with a wide musical range between improv, noise and contemporary music. Frequently collaborates with Guro Skumsnses Moe and with numerous European and American improvisers from Sult, Sekstett, Truge, Art Directors and Bay/Oslo Mirror Trio. Runs the label Conrad Sound with Guro Skumsnes Moe.

Also performing with S.Moe on Saturday 1st October at The Nave as part of the festival.

Havard Skaset on the ConradSound website

IDA LUNDEN (SE)

With a background in jazz music Ida Lundén started studying composition in 1996. She is a frequent keyboard player and performer in the fields of improvised music, avant pop and other experimental music. She collaborates with artists, film makers and dancers and plays regularly in the groups Ludd, saralunden and Rock out.

Ida Lunden website

SCREENING

Alan Roth "Inside Out in the Open"

Inside Out In The Open is a 60-minute documentary focusing on the revolutionary developments in jazz music that evolved in the early 1960's, expanding the boundaries in rhythm, sound, harmonics, and collective improvisation, with an expansive openness and deep emotion. The film revolves around interviews with eleven musicians, whose words are complemented by their music and that of many other musicians.



Inside Out in The Open website