Feedback Moves: Niloofar Asghary / Conal Blake + Rory Salter / Paul Abbott + Phil Julian / Zheng Hao

Ace line-up from Feedback Moves, featuring three special duo sets; from Phil Julian & Zheng Hao, a first time duo from Niloofer Asghary and Conal Blake, and another first outing from OTO favourites Paul Abbott (XT) and Rory Salter.

Conal Blake: Conal Blake Conal Blake is a musician from Glasgow. He currently plays solo, improvises with various friends and is in the projects Inweys and Junk Modelling. He uses electronics and percussion. He also runs the Feedback Moves label.

Rory Salter: Rory Salter Rory Salter is based in London, working mostly with sound and performance, as a musician and sound technician. Recordings are available via Index Clean, TEETH, Research Laboratories, Zoomin' Night & others. A new album 'a sky cold as clay' is out now on Infant Tree.

Niloofar Asghary: Niloofar Asghary Niloofar Asghary is an Iranian, Paris-based audiovisual artist and archivist. In her sound practice, she investigates the sonic potential of the no-input mixing board, using the feedback generated by the mixing console itself as her primary material. Through the careful equalization and modulation of frequencies, she shapes harmonics, rhythmic patterns, sustained tones, and multilayered textures. Her work explores the relationship between control and contingency in electronic systems, examining how complex sonic structures emerge from unstable and self-generating processes.

Phil Julian: Phil Julian Phil Julian is a London based composer and improviser principally working with unstable electronic systems derived from analogue modular synthesis and custom software. Releases have appeared on labels including Superpang, fancyyyyy, Entr'acte, Harbinger Sound and The Tapeworm. http://philjulian.com/

Zheng Hao: Zheng Hao Born in Wuhan; based in London. Mostly uses electronics or electro-acoustic instruments for solo and group improvisation, while other times also makes unpleasant computer dance music. Enjoys gritty and gnarly textures as well as delicate, amorphous qualities in different sound and space. https://atunnel.net/https://zhenghao.bandcamp.com/

Paul Abbott: Paul Abbott Paul Abbott is a musician and drummer. He plays with real and imaginary drums, synthetic sounds, performance and writing. His work has grown in relation to collaborations with a range of musicians, poets, writers, filmmakers and artists. Projects include: XT (with Seymour Wright); Kavain Wayne Space (RP Boo) Trio with XT; XT collaborations (with Pat Thomas, Anne Gillis); X Ray Hex Tet (with Pat Thomas, Edward George, Seymour Wright, Crystabel Riley and Billy Steiger); Strangeness Of Drumming (with Edward George), OWLLL (with Ute Kanngießer); yPLO (with Micheal Speers); F.R.David, very good* & Rosmarie (with Will Holder); film sound for Keira Greene and The Creaking Breeze Ensemble (with Nathaniel Mackey, Ute Kanngießer, Billy Steiger, Seymour Wright and Evie Ward). Paul has performed at venues and festivals internationally. He was a co-founder and co-editor of Cesura//Acceso journal for music, politics and poetics, and resident artist at Cafe OTO 2015 & 2023. Recent releases include: Slip; Strata, Act (Joy Contemporary)*; YESYESSPEAKERSYES; Knees, Elbow Bag; Deorlaf X; Fugitive Equation and very good*. paulabbott.net