27/09/2006

Pamelia Kurstin and guests

Pamelia Kurstin live at E:vent with guests Jez Riley/ime and Matt Wade

doors open at 7pm, doors closed at 8pm
latecomers [after 8pm] will not be allowed in
drinks served before performance

Pamelia was last in the UK with Sebastien Tellier supporting Air on their world tour but has also appeared and recorded with David Byrne, Foetus, Cibo Matto, Bela Fleck, Matthew Sweet, various members of Polar Bear, Liam Noble, Otto Lechner, Barbez & loads of others. She's played everywhere from CBGB's to the Royal Festival Hall.Bob Moog himself regarded her as the best theremin player he'd seen.

Without doubt Pamelia has created a new, much needed take on the theremin, freeing it from sci-fi nerds and the cheap gimmick approach. She has brought a level of creativity to it that has not been seen before & her improvisations expand and contract to build into a remarkable experience. As for her ability to play walking bass lines on the theremin – well, that just shouldn’t be possible!

Artist and designer Matt Wade has created a unique responsive installation especially for Kurstins performance at E:vent. Using a programming language called Processing, Wade transforms the sounds of the theremin into delicate abstract drawings that evolve along with the music.