Meltdown

As part of Ornette Coleman’s Meltdown, Keiran Hebden and Steve Reid brought their collaborative show to The Front Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Saturday night. Hebden, best known for his laptop folktronica under his Four Tet alias and Reid, a masterful drummer who …

This Friday sees the return of the Southbank Centre’s popular annual Meltdown festival. This year’s festival director is pioneering jazz saxophonist, Ornette Coleman and he has chosen a typically diverse selection of talent for some exclusive performances and special collaborations. Unsurprisingly, there’s a heavy jazz …

Stiff Little Fingers’ Inflammable Material provided a soundtrack for our teenage years, every single one of its three chords forever fused with our memories of youth. As we grew a bit older, it remained a favourite and was soon joined by Mark Stewart and the …

“What is house? Technotronic, KLF or something you live in To me house is Phuture, Pierre, Fingers, Adonis The Pioneers of the Hypnotic Groove Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode and The Yellow Magic Orchestra” – LFO, “What Is House?” (Warp Records, 1991) Given …

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Never underestimate the power of bass. This is a lesson that the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall learned as pieces of aluminium cracked and began to break free from the ceiling on Tuesday night as The Dubstep Chronicles rumbled its way through Meltdown 2008. No …

The future is still what it used to be. Vangelis’ music for Ridley Scott’s portentous 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner is often held up as an example of an original score that was in perfect harmony with the director’s vision. Tonight it’s taken apart and …

When you go out to see a band that has existed for just over forty years, there’s a high chance of it sounding past its prime. It is a testament to the boundless creativity of Daevid Allen and friends, as well as to the power …

With their Ether 08 festival still in full swing, Southbank Centre didn’t take even a moment to rest this past weekend when they announced the line-up details for this year’s Meltdown. Curated by Massive Attack, the 15th instalment of Meltdown will pack an incredible amount …

Massive Attack to curate Meltdown London flood resilience to be tested East London super-church for KICC turned down Bloomsbury insider archive goes on display at the British Library Camden Market reopens in time for the weekend – London urged to rally round traders Image courtesy …