Reach Manchester: SEAMING TO + KIRA KIRA // BAND ON THE WALL MON 11 MARCH
You may know Seaming To‘s vocals from her work with Robert Wyatt, Herbaliser, Mr Scruff and Cinematic Orchestra. This Monday coming sees her tackle the Band On The Wall stage to perform from Songs For My Grandmother together with acclaimed concert pianist Enloc Wu, plus spycorders, vintage electronics and the poetry of Judy Kendall.
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Kira Kira is the alias of Icelandic composer and audio/visual artist Kristin Björk Kristjansdottir. A founder member of Kitchen Motors, a mischievous label and collective based on experiments in electronic music and arts, she continually breaks boundaries between forms and genres. Her opening set incorporates material from her latest album Feathermagnetik and first feature film Grandma Lo-fi – The Basement Tapes of Sigridur Nielsdottir, celebrated in MoMA and festivals around the world.
www.seaming.co.uk
www.kirakira.is
