Blackford Hill presents a showcase of recent and future projects in an evening that includes a live performance from electronic duo Ultramarine.

Failed System Test will play a live supporting set.

Artist, composer and performer Hanna Tuulikki and experimental music producer Tommy Perman will DJ throughout the night.

Ultramarine are the London & Essex-based electronic duo, Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond.

Formed in 1989, their early releases were issued on the seminal Brussels-based label Les Disques du Crépuscule. Their classic second album 'Every Man And Woman Is A Star' (1991), was neatly described by Simon Reynolds in his book Energy Flash as:

'Perhaps the first and best stab at that seeming contradiction-in-terms, pastoral techno... all sun-ripened, meandering lassitude and undulant dub-sway tempos... like acid-house suffused with the folky-jazzy ambience of the Canterbury scene.'

The group's collaborative work has included partnerships with Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Anna Domino, Lol Coxhill & Iain Ballamy. 'Signals Into Space', the duo's acclaimed seventh album (Les Disques du Crepuscule, 2019), features songs written in collaboration with Anna Domino and contributions from saxophonist Iain Ballamy (ECM, Loose Tubes) and percussionist & vibraphone player Ric Elsworth. A companion ambient mini-album 'Meditations' was released in November 2019.

Live support will come from Failed System Test. Using saxophone, bass and electronics, Sonia Killmann and Aidan Lochrin create live ambient soundscapes. Most of the tunes are co-written and performed using improvisation.

Following the release of their first album 'System_Test.exe', Sonia and Aidan also released a second EP with the independent label Dead Hound Records. In March 2022, the duo created an audiovisual set for Cryptic's Sonica festival. The performance can be found on YouTube, Bandcamp and Spotify.

They have performed at various Glasgow venues, such as the Old Hairdressers and can be heard on independent Scottish radio stations, such as Clydebuilt Radio.

Artist, composer and performer Hanna Tuulikki and experimental music producer Tommy Perman will DJ throughout the night.

Based in Scotland, Blackford Hill was founded by designer/publisher Simon Lewin and artist, designer and musician Tommy Perman. It's the natural development of relationships formed and projects developed through Simon's publishing imprint Random Spectacular. Tommy works in a variety of media, including visual art, performance, sound and music. He has a particular interest in combining new digital technologies with traditional techniques and materials.

The label's releases encompass electronica, field recordings, modern classical, spoken word and jazz - all connected to or inspired by a sense of place, created in a variety of audio and print formats.

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