Friday 7 July 2023, 8pm
A special night dedicated to beloved cult Scottish post-punk/pop band, The Associates, following the death of founder member, Alan Rankine at the start of the year.
The group's work has been a huge influence on so many of the acts who have passed through OTO, so it felt only right to celebrate this legacy with a dedicated night featuring three live performances responding to their music in different ways, plus tracks from The Associates and related artists on the decks throughout the night.
Vindicatrix is a producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, working mostly with electronics but also incorporating histrionic vocal improvisation, maudlin crooning, and composition for chamber ensemble. Previous releases can be found on Mordant Music, Scum Yr Earth, purge.xxx and Cellule75.
Je hais ... d'une haine primitive, féroce
- Brigitte Fontaine
Return of the living dirt!
It's not good for you just because it hurts
Refining symptoms since 2017
Concussion & vices trading as percussion & voices
Our cheap hearts are sheeny shells
Our fouled hearts are sorry cells
Our sold hearts don't show or tell -
Whose cheap heart hurts?
Our facial tissue is all tissue paper
Our jawlines are splinters where glass used to be
Ash and Jackson have been collaborating together for over 10 years, working with scores, text pieces and action based performances that address class and gender in relation to where they grew up. Recent performances have included Cafe OTO, The Fruit Market and Hundred Years Gallery.
