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This show brings together in collaboration two fiercely independent and forceful musical forces for the very first time. Shape shifting artists exploring the outer terrain for over a quarter of a century and rarely playing live in the UK, this tour pitches the two together in near comic fantasy. for they are the..Original Gangsters Of Noise.. Of course now the .noise. aesthetic or label hardly describes their outer-music exploration at all but it is through their ability to hear music in the modern din, the sound of space(s) and the constant rhythm of life that their music orientates itself.

KK. NULL is a heavy dude billowing huge crafted cosmic sound into the ear. A cult underground experimental Japanese musician whose contemporaries include Merzbow and Otomo Yoshide.

Starting his career in the early 80's by performing guitar improvisations in the clubs and streets of Tokyo, he gained wider notoriety as the leader, guitarist and singer of STEVE ALBINI produced  progressive hardcore trio ZENI GEVA. Yet it's his solo work that has earned him a devout following in avant circles. He has already developed an extensive arsenal of musical talent: composer, improviser, singer, electronic wiz, drummer, and even Butoh dancer. Recently his penchant is for indefinable atmospheric electronics with a wild improv bent. He has worked with dozens of bands and artists, which reads like a role call of the most exciting musicians on the planet: JOHN ZORN, JIM O'ROURKE, RUINS, MELT BANANA, BOREDOMS, OTOMO YOSHIDE, and EARTH.

Z.EV was involved in the USA.s early industrial movement. His involvement has evolved through sound-art loops and installations moving through pagan magik trance, mallet and metal noise-pieces, Indonesian influenced drumscapes and sensory rhythm deprivation to limitless music.

As dark, experimental punk was meshing  with art school in 70's Europe, Z'EV brought non-traditional percussive voicings to the NYC avant-garde scene (influencing Brian Eno among  others). Since then he's explored 'spatial poetics' in athletic yet graceful live performances that utilise colossal metallic sheets, giant coil springs, interconnected pipes and other found materials culled from the junkyards of the globe. His dozens of collaborative projects include work with JOHN CAGE, GLENN BRANCA, HAFLER TRIO, PSYCHIC TV, and RHYTHM &  NOISE. He has released on TOUCH, STAALPLATT, SOLEILMOON and TZADIK amongst many.