Three live sets: the debut performance from the duo of the UK’s Rian Treanor & Japan’s wind instrument virtuoso Rai Tateishi; ferocious computer music of Sheffeld’s Eye Measure; and bowed cymbals from Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist Luigi Marino.

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RIAN TREANOR creates music that is complex yet highly kinetic, reflecting equal interest in club culture, dadaism and experimental sound design.

Early releases on The Death of Rave and Warp sub-label Arcola were followed by debut ‘ATAXIA’ and much acclaimed sophomore album ‘File Under UK Metaplasm’, both released on Planet Mu in 2019 and 2020 respectively. These established Rian as both a disruptive and essential new voice in British underground club music. 

A series of collaborative albums have followed, working with Mark Fell in 2021, then releasing ‘Saccades’ on Nyege Neyege with Acholi fiddle virtuoso Ocen James in 2023 to further acclaim. Last year’s collaboration with artist Cara Tolmie, ‘Body Lapse’ another for Planet Mu, was a highly kinetic and playful endeavour and has received a lot of love.

Using the programming language Max/MSP, Rian develops bespoke software to explore extended rhythmic techniques and algorithmic processes that enable spontaneous pattern modulation within various collaborations, workshops, live performances and installations.

He has presented work at multiple leading arts festivals and residencies internationally inducing: Aphex Twin Curated Warehouse Project (UK), Nyege Nyege Festival (UG), WWW (JP), Bergen Electronic Kunsthall (NO), Le Guess Who? (NL) Unsound (PL), Mira Festival (SP), GES-2 (RU), Serralves (PT), Berghain (DE), CTM (DE), Rewire (NL), No Bounds (UK), Geometry of Now (PL), Empty Gallery (HK), Irish Museum of Modern Art (IRL), among others.

Bandcamp // www.riantreanor.com

RAI TATEISHI is a shinobue and noh flute maestro and a key member of the cult avant-garde outfit goat (JP). Rai released an impressive debut, ‘Presence’, on NAKID in early 2025, recorded by label head and goat lynchpin Koshiro Hino (YPY).

After honing his skills with the internationally acclaimed Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble, he went on to found his own group Azuma and has since been active as a performer, collaborator, and educator, presenting his work worldwide and directing community-based festivals in Japan.

Now living a hermetic existence in a depopulated Japanese village, Tateishi has refined his sound in deep communion with his instruments, developing a style that transcends their usual boundaries. He channels ancestral spirits through fearless improvisations that range from lyrical breaths to percussive passages, alien sonorities, and ritualistic intensity.

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EYE MEASURE is an artist from Sheffield making weird and dark computer music with live coding with releases on labels Edited Arts and TT. Their performances have taken place at venues such as Cafe OTO, Corsica Studios and Venue MOT and at festivals such as No Bounds, Supernormal and Norbergfestival. They co-run Pattern Club, a workshop/event series exploring algorithmic patterns across different mediums.

Instagram //  http://eye-measure.com // Soundcloud // Bandcamp

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LUIGI MARINO

A live presentation celebrating the release of Luigi’s remarkable album ‘For Cymbals’ —Music from a years-long dialogue with four unique Wuhan cymbals, tracing their hidden harmonies and the shifting line between predictability and surprise. Luigi’s writing on this singular project can be found here.

Building on years of regular performance across Europe, Luigi rapidly established himself as a standout performer and talent among Bristol’s free music / improv scene upon moving here shortly after the pandemic. Regular collaborators include John Butcher, Matt Davis, Isidora Edwards, Phil Minton, Michael Thieke, Sabine Vogel and Biliana Voutchkova. His teachers include Roscoe Mitchell, John Bischoff, Chris Brown, James Fei, and William Winant. He studied zarb with Mohssen Kasirossafar.

Bandcamp // https://luigimarino.net

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QWAK club is a carefully curated event series from The Cube Microplex, bringing eclectic avant garde sounds, visuals and performance together with a fun and inclusive atmosphere.

Cheaper concessions tickets are very limited and for those who would struggle to afford the price of a standard ticket.