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AboutFounded in June 2007 by Anton Hunter, Kate Findlay and Tullis Rennie; The Noise Upstairs is focused around a monthly free-improv jam night in Withington, Manchester. The basic premise is that anyone can turn up and join in by putting their name in the hat. Names are then pulled out in threes and the resulting trios improvise together and so on. Since the latter half of 2008 the nights have also featured sets from guest artists, designed to give local and touring artists an appreciative audience to play to, whilst also giving the regulars a chance to play with musicians they wouldn’t have otherwise. As first Tullis and then Kate departed for bigger, sunnier cities, Anton drafted in one-man improvising machine Rodrigo Constanzo to co-run and re-vamp the Noise Upstairs (you’re looking at the website he’s made), and we’re looking forward to our third year as South Manchester’s premier free improvisation night.
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Month: September 2010

_Scape Podcast – 10 September 2010

Three Inscapes: I – Douglas Lilburn Three Inscapes: II – Douglas Lilburn Three Inscapes: III – Douglas Lilburn Concret PH – Iannis Xenakis Te Hau Kuri (Dog’s Breath) – Hirini Melbourne/Richard Nunns Ygghur: II Giacinto Scelsi (Frances-Marie Uitti- ‘cello) La Naisance Du Son – Gérard Pape, Rohan de Saram, amplified cello Kule Kule Reprise –…

September 10, 2010
_Scape – 9 September 2010

Brothers Norm and Rod Skipp (electronics and ‘cello) combine forces again as _scape to unveil a sonic palette featuring live electronics, instrumental performance and improvised sound. Originally formed in 2008, the duo explore the interaction of live and pre-composed electronics with instrumental performance and have appeared as part of the last two Chorlton Arts Festivals.…

September 9, 2010

_Scape Podcast – 10 September 2010