Electricity and Ghosts, featuring Spacedog – live music in Battersea Power Station1

As the sun sets on Battersea Power Station Spacedog will be playing live in the turbine hall. We’ll be using vocals, theremin and other instruments, including the Ealing Feeder – the latest version of my automatic rig. You can see the Ealing Feeder in action at the Kinetica Art Fair, 5-7 February 2010.

We’re just one of a number of live acts playing in Battersea Power Station – date tbc but fingers crossed for 1 June. Stay posted for more news of this hugely exciting event, including ticket details. For now I can tell you there will be music from Alex Paterson (The Orb), John Foxx and ourselves, an installation from Andy Back, projections from Ian Eames and Mike Coles and many other treats. Curated by Dennis Da Silva and Beverley Bennett, Art Hertz, the event is titled Electricity and Ghosts (after one of Foxx’ classic tracks).

This promo artwork from Gregory Allan will be appearing on an Oyster Card holder near you:

Electricity and Ghosts Oyster Card poster

Here are some of snapshots from our R&D trip to the space. The evening will include projections onto the inner walls of the building:

Battersea Power Station, showing two of the chimneys

Inside Battersea Power Station - on the west side of the turbine hall

Battersea Power Station - cranes for unloading coal

Posted 16 January 2010 by admin in Gigs | Sounds | 6 comments

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6 comments on “Electricity and Ghosts, featuring Spacedog – live music in Battersea Power Station1”:

RichardAlois on 3 November 2010 at 00:24 said:

Oh wow – I would like to go inside there!
This is my version of the power plant: http://www.richardalois.com/uk/battersea-power-station-the-dark-princess
Tim on 23 June 2010 at 13:16 said:

Pity this didn’t take place – but I’m kinda glad that I havent missed it. Will definitely want to attend this if/when it happens. BPS would be an amazing venue.
Tim
admin on 25 May 2010 at 18:59 said:

Hello Pat

Thanks for your interest in the Battersea Power Station gig. Sadly for everyone concerned, the 1 June gig has fallen through as the event organisers ArtHertz were unable to secure funding in time. But they’re working hard to get funding together for a date later in the year – I’ll be posting news on my website. It’s most likely to be in the late Autumn (around Halloween). Fingers crossed…

Sarah
Pat on 25 May 2010 at 17:08 said:

Hi, Just got a reminder about this in my callender. Is it still planned for June 1st?
Rebecca Marshall on 18 March 2010 at 22:42 said:

Can you let me know when tickets are available for this? It looks great! I found it as have been learning to play the saw for four years now and was looking for more info about it….
Melita on 17 January 2010 at 12:24 said:

That looks amazing! How do I get tickets?

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News: December 2011

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News: November 2011

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News: October 2011

I'm focusing on my writing this month (so am quite the hermit) but I'm squeezing in the occasional live performance here and there.

I'm looking forward to working with Helen Keen in her Spacetacular on 20th. I'm writing a code-based work for the new label Chordpunch and some owlish music for that fine wordsmith Professor Elemental.

Spacedog are booked into the studio at the end of the month to complete work on our album.

News: September 2011

A busy month writing, preparing a get-together of maker musicians for the Brighton Maker Faire After-show party. I've also been electrifying a teapot for the Chi-Tek - an exhibition by MzTek of female tech artists at the V&A. And with my fellow Spacedog Stephen Hisock, I made an appearance on the 10th Anniversary edition of BBC Click.

News: August 2011

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I took a short trip to a very rainy Edinburgh Fringe where I played at an event for Edinburgh Skeptics in the Royal Observatory and made some plans for a Spacedog show next summer.

Apart from that, I've been busy writing. More news on that shortly, I hope...

News: July 2011

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News: June 2011

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I'm an award-winning composer, engineer and historian of technology. I present talks, make radio shows and perform live with Spacedog - my band of humans, theremins and uncanny robots.