It never ceases to amaze me that hotels, stores, and public spaces in general spend millions on what things look like, and then leave it to some shop-floor lackey to decide what it sounds like. Dave's ‘Greatest R'n'B comp’ at ear shattering volume anyone? |
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Jennifer Herrema in front at Electrowerkz:RTX trashpunk 7pm. 7 Torrens Street, EC1. £9. 0870 264 3333 or online. |
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Classy WIP at First Drafts at Royal Ballet, and cheap, too. 8pm. Bow Street, WC2. £5. |
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Be good: Big Issue $-raiser at Turnmills. 8pm-3am. £10. |
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Problems at Mint? Try next door at Pengelley's. Opening today. 164 Sloane St, SW1. |
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On the contrary The GE Hotel has always had a good line in sounds, but has now gone one step further with the launch this evening of Suite, an exhibition of contemporary sound installations around the building. Suite 1 provides a revealing welcome: an acoustic structure in the lobby magnifies sounds, put your head inside and the merest whisper is amplified – be careful with those parting whispered sweet nothings love birds. Suite 2 plays through the hotel's telephones and TVs, providing a sonic glimpse behind the scenes, contrasting the comforting hush front of house with the hustle that goes on behind the scenes to keep it that way. |
Goldie Lookin' Chain play at Brixton Academy. 7:30pm. 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9. £14. 0870 264 3333 or online. |
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Hip-hop pretty at Jazz Café: Quirky duo Handsome Boy Modeling School. 8:30pm. 5 Parkway, NW1. £15. 0870 264 3333 or online. |
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Finally Suite 3 is the piece de resistance, centring on motion-activated projectors and speakers, which increase in volume the more people, are present. This sound and the people producing it are projected as sound frequencies onto the landing walls - combining sampled archive audio, video projection and interactive technology. Groovy! Suite at the Great
Eastern Hotel - Feb 25-Mar 18 |
Stunning pieces on show at V&A's new Spectres: When Fashion Turns Back. 10am-6pm. Cromwell Rd, SW7. £0 |
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Jerwood Upstairs Theatre is previewing dark new thriller Breathing Corpses. 7:45pm. Sloane Square, SW1. £7.50- 15. 020 7565 5000 or here. |
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Stitch: Crafts Council opens Knit 2 Together. 11am-5pm. 44a Pentonville Rd, N1. Free |
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