James Holden & Wacław Zimpel + drift FM — Pavel Milyakov (buttechno) & Ugnė Uma at Earth Theatre

inklingroom: Festival of New Music from Eastern Europe presents:

James Holden & Wacław Zimpel + drift FM — Pavel Milyakov (buttechno) & Ugnė Uma + more TBA

The event will feature long-standing collaborators James Holden and Wacław Zimpel - who bring their instrumental explorations and hypnotic improvisation to the festival, the British electronic musician and Polish clarinetist grounded in a mutual love for trance-like repetition and improvisation. Followed by a collaboration between electronic musician Pavel Milyakov (buttechno) and Lithuanian artist and vocalist Ugnė Uma. Blending abstract pop, R&B and trip-hop sensibilities with atmospheric electronics, sparse rhythms and textured noise, the duo creates an intimate, open-ended space where voice and sound continually shift between song and abstraction.

inklingroom: Festival of New Music from Eastern Europe is a new multi-disciplinary, multi-venue festival launching its inaugural edition as a celebration of music and art from Eastern Europe and its diaspora, platforming UK debuts, rare performances and international collaborations. Rooted in grassroots nightlife and experimental DIY culture, the festival is taking place across Cafe Oto, EartH Theatre and Ormside from 18-21 February, the programme moves across geographies, generations and artistic practices to platform borderless creative curiosity and invite forward-thinking dialogues.

A limited number of full three-day and two-day festival passes are available