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Tonight: Whale Watching Tour Hits Barbican

John Rogers | Monday 27 September, 2010 08:45

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WHALE WATCHING TOUR » 27 September
The Barbican | Silk Street EC2

The London date of this tour from the Icelandic Bedroom Community label was ashed off during the Eyjafjallajokull eruption last year, but thankfully this unmissable bill has been rescheduled. The tour features four singular talents. The brilliant Sam Amidon you can read more about in our September issue. Ben Frost makes textured drones and long instrumentals in a fusion of post-rock and electronica. Valgeir Sigurðsson is most famous for his work producing Bjórk, but his recent soundtrack piece Draumalandið is also well worth a look. Nico Muhly is perhaps the brightest in this constellation after his universally acclaimed mould breaking contemporary classical opus, Mothertongue. Apparently the four play during each other’s sets live just as they do in the studio: this is an essential show. John Rogers

Sam Amidon – Saro by snipelondon
Valgeir Sigurðsson – Grylukvaedi by snipelondon

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