Heart of Noise Cambridge is a bi-monthly event series for live leftfield electronic music in Cambridge Junction. It aims to promote this and related genres, as well as local, national and international acts in this field, both solo and in collaboration. It presents varied and immersive performances: from abrasive energy to celestial beauty.
Join us on 10 September for Heart of Noise Cambridge 12 featuring John Biddulph, who has been exploring electronic and electro-acoustic sounds for nearly 50 years, music prodigy “spooky jojo”, saw and theremin player and composer who studied in Guildhall School, and “Elif Yalvaç”, Heart of Noise curator, producer/composer/guitarist, as she prepares to launch her new solo work!
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Artist bios…
John Biddulph – For nearly 50 years, John has been shaping sound, blending electronic textures with acoustic instruments, drawing on his background as a jazz saxophonist and orchestral clarinettist. Alongside his solo work, John is part of a free improvisation trio called Se, comprising piano, Persian setar, and bass clarinet. His music has found home in film, theatre, and radiophonic broadcasts. He has shared stages with artists like Ulrich Schnauss, Thorsten Quaeschning, and Erland Cooper in prestigious international settings. He also provided specialist installations for museums and galleries including one celebrating the Sagas in Iceland.
spooky jojo aka Jo Fraser – Born in the middle Iron Age, archaeologists estimate Jo has been influencing culture since at least the birth of the Buddha. After 2000 years of lying in wait for the world to be ready for his presence, Jo, in 2020, emerged from hibernation to crowds of thousands and quickly enrolled to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Only ever interested in the weird, the funky, and the fabulous; in Jo’s current reincarnation he plays theremin and musical saw. He continues to live and work as a performer/composer/model/actress/mattress in London until he is once again called into secrecy. Jo also has 7 plastic children and counting.
Elif Yalvaç UK-based Turkish artist Elif Yalvac launches her new solo work on 10 September in Heart of Noise 12. Her music has received international acclaim including reviews in The Guardian, and The Wire, alongside features on WDR and BBC among others. Alongside her independent releases, her albums got released by NNA Tapes, Möller Records, Moving Furniture Records and Expert Sleepers. Elif collaborates with others extensively, including her avantgarde metal project Diaries of Destruction with Jordan Muscatello, and Sediments with Philamelian. She has performed with a wide range of artists internationally including Eraldo Bernocchi, Colin Edwin, Jon Durant, and Darkroom. Elif curates and hosts the podcast “Talk to the Chip” on early electronic music on Resonance FM with Jono Podmore.
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