Arcane London

21/08/2024

Time slipped past us lately as we’ve been meaning to do a post to say massive thanks all the artists who played and the sound heads that attended our last sunny outdoor ARCANE event at 🖤
We raised £779 quid for which we’re sure will make a positive impact for their service users!!
The vibe was there exactly what we were after, spurring us on to curate our autumn/ winter programme back in the basement!
Big love from .events &

03/08/2024

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Last but not least is Triangular Shaped, ARCANE resident and purveyor of quality tracks.

Federucio Tonin, co-founder of Dazed and Confuzed, is a dynamic selector of moody electronics. We’re sure you’ll enjoy his set tomorrow from 2pm…

02/08/2024

02/08/2024

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ARCANE founders, Torn Relics will round off Sunday night with a DJ set, aimed to get you moving after a day of experimental live performances.
Torn Relics are the London based duo composed of Romek Boyer aka Rommek (Blueprint, 47, Leyla Records, Natural Selection, MORD…)
and violinist & bodhrán player, Aimée Mullen. Their compositions are inherently cinematic, offering doom-laden soundscapes, merged with ethereal vocals & tribalistic rhythms, offering the listener an abundance of images which comes to life through the pair’s energetic live performances.
Combining the use of electric violin, vocals, modular synths, guitar & drum machines the body of their work experiments with noise, inhabiting the space between reality and hallucination.
The pairs work has been released on renowned underground labels such as Sacred Court, Leyla records and Instrument Of Discipline..
Notable performances since their inception span cities across Europe including, Berlin, Athens, Riga (Latvia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Manchester, London, Birmingham to name but a few.

31/07/2024

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Local London head, VERA SPEKTOR will be gracing us with an original hard hitting live set in just 4 days time!
Since the mid 00’s VS his material has been released on seminal underground labels such as Third Type Tapes & Stirpe999, performing and thriving in a variety of environments and scenes worldwide.
You’re in for a treat!
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30/07/2024

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We welcome to this Sunday’s roster, to showcase her distinctive style of throbbing beats, razor-sharp tones, and dystopian soundscapes - an alchemy that transforms darkness into a symphony of defiance.
Hailing from the southern outskirts of Rome, Livid’s upbringing has been marked by dissonant echoes of urban decay.
Musically, she draws from a variety of genres, infusing her the gritty sounds of her youth—punk, grunge, and industrial noise—into her recent exploration of techno.
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30/07/2024

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Arcane invites to the roster on Sunday, 4th of August to showcase her distinctive blend of throbbing beats, razor-sharp tones, and dystopian soundscapes - an alchemy that transforms darkness into a symphony of defiance.

Hailing from the southern outskirts of Rome, Livid’s upbringing has been marked by dissonant echoes of urban decay.

Musically, she draws from a variety of genres, infusing her the gritty sounds of her youth—punk, grunge, and industrial noise—into her recent exploration of techno.

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29/07/2024

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On 4th of August Alexander Tucker will live perform his 2023 album - Fifth Quarter (released on subtext) featuring Archive material from Derek Jarman, Keith Collins and Dungeness.

Tucker is a multidisciplinary artist working across music, assemblage, painting, comics, collage, sculpture, film and live performance.
Formally trained as a painter at the Slade School of Fine Art, Tucker went onto produce a series of critically acclaimed solo albums for renowned Chicago based record label Thrill Jockey and All Tomorrow’s Parties before recording as MICROCORPS for Alter Records.
He also has a number of collaborative projects including avant-pop, electronic duo Grumbling Fur (with Daniel O’Sullivan); the Grumbling Fur Time Machine Orchestra, who have improvised with Charlemagne Palestine, Mark Titchner and Neil Campbell, and tape loop radiophonic project Imbogodom (with Daniel Beban), recorded at BBC Bush House. Tucker has toured extensively in the UK, Europe, New Zealand and the U.S. In 2023 Tucker embarked on a posthumous collaboration with the late Keith Collins, the partner and collaborator of q***r film maker Derek Jarman. Using Collins archival recordings and recorded in Jarman’s Prospect Cottage on Dungeness, Kent.

Bridging the gap between his fine art background and as a singer songwriter, improviser and electronics composer, Tucker continues to collaborate with both fine artists and experimental musicians. Alexander Tucker lives and works in London.
04/08/24 -
fundraiser for
Donation tickets via RA or Dice

23/07/2024

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IL SANTO BEVITORE (OPAL TAPES)

Il Santo Bevitore is the main stage name and solo project of Nicola Serra. He has performed across Europe in countries including Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland and England and has releases on the following labels: Opal Tapes (UK), Aurora Borealis (UK), An Trinse (UK), Champion Version (UK), Borders Of Known (GE), Modern Bon (DE) and Attenuation Circuit (DE).

“The variety of instruments and their diverse sources create an exceptional depth of space, into which the listener is alluringly grabbed into at first, to be then dragged dead later ahead.”- The Quietus

Catch his live set at the next Arcane

18/07/2024

Arcane London

Attention Earthlings !
We are organising another open-air charity fundraiser in the industrial garden of The Glove That Fits - raising money for Core Arts

Line up:
Alexander Tucker (Live)
Kinn
VeRa Spektor (Live)
II Santo Bevitore (Live)
Bubble People (Live)
Torn Relics
Triangular Shaped

Come join for a day of left-field electronics, ambient & experimental music, within a social environment with food & cocktails/

Pay-what-you-can donation (all ticket revenue goes direct to the charity)

TICKET LINK - https://ra.co/events/1958738

18/07/2024

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We look forward to welcoming for a DJ set at the next Arcane edition on 4.8.24 🖤
London based purveyor of “miserable electronics”
Kinn, finds their origins in the class struggles of early 00s Tottenham. Influences pulled from the post-rock soundtrack of this era are unmistakable among Kinn’s contemporary electronic aesthetics, deft musicianship, and state-of-the-art sound design. Unabashed in their creative ambition, Kinn’s tongue-in-cheek ‘dread-voyeurism’ is underpinned by a palpably sincere vulnerability that seeps through their dynamic and rewardingly dense records.

Kinn has performed at acclaimed venues such as the Southbank Centre, Cafe OTO, Fold and Berlin’s HKW with an ever-evolving roster of onstage collaborators.
Ticket link in bio.

16/07/2024

We are delighted to announce the next Arcane open-air event at our beloved .
This charity fundraiser for will have a specific focus on live performances of some of London’s most innovative ambient / experimental underground acts.
04.08.24
14:00 - 22:00
Alexander Tucker (live)
Vera Spektor (live)
II Santo Bevitore (live)
Kinn
Bubble People
Torn Relics
Triangular Shaped
The “Gloves off” outdoor space is the perfect industrial background to host this line up, whist being a social and inclusive atmosphere, all powered by Funktion One sound system.
Food & Cocktails available all day.
Tickets available via Resident Advisor & Cash OTD
Core Arts is a Hackney based charity, that promotes positive mental health and wellbeing through a college-like environment of creative learning. Providing quality education (Music / Arts related), training, employment and social enterprise initiatives that enable people who experience mental health issues to overcome barriers, fulfil their potential and participate fully in their community.

05/05/2024

Arcane Open Air Charity Fundraiser: Ireen Amnes, Faux Naïf, Paleman, Sob Story, 7XINS, Drax +

No better way to spend your day tomorrow !
Come join us for music, food & cocktails.🕺 🍲🍸
Covered seating area with heaters available.
13:00 - 22:00

Fundraising for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) - 100% of proceeds go directly to charity (None of this % of profit bu****it)

Donation entry via Resident Advisor - They selected the event for 'RA PICK'
https://ra.co/events/1902095

04/05/2024

Delighted to have got ‘RA Pick’ for the upcoming event this Monday Bank Holiday.
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Come join us from 13:00 - 22:00
Donation entry via Resident Advisor
What a better way to spend your day and help raise money for .
Food & cocktails available (swipe for menu)
Covered seating area with heaters at ‘Gloves Off’
Ireen Amnes B2B Faux Naïf
Sob Story (Oliver & Vilhelm)
7Xins
Paleman
Torn Relics
Drax

03/05/2024

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Raised in Manchester studying at Jazz at Chethams School of Music and Trinity College of Music, Paleman has rapidly risen through the ranks since emerging in 2012 from within the UKs vibrant post-dubstep scene
He has quickly become one of the most respected DJs and producers with a view to innovation and experimentation.
Multiple releases on Swamp81 started his career aged 18 followed by a collaboration with UK mercury prize jazz nominees Polar Bear in 2014 before he launched his own white label series in 2016 “PLMN”. His most recent album was released on Sublunar, and previously works were released on Nonplus, showcasing deep and textured productions. Paleman seems to be on an ever increasing upwards curve, shifting his sound and exploring new realms of experimental modular driven techno that defies convention. This alternative side can be shown through his Fresnel Lens alias.

Paleman’s knack for percussive, textural and elegantly minimal dance floor music has taken him around the world from Tresor in Berlin and across the UK to Australia, India and Canada all to showcase his unique DJing style and huge array of unreleased experiments. With studies in classical music and jazz his drumming skills and influences take note from all four corners of the experimental musical world, and also the dystopian future of hardware based machine music as well as experimental early electronics. Paleman seems to constantly be pushing boundaries in both his DJ and live sets and also his productions
Catch his DJ set at
06.05.24
Donation entry for charity fundraiser for
available via Resident advisor

29/04/2024

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Residing from a post industrial town in South Wales, 7Xxins is predominantly a producer and live electronic music performer, concentrating on a manipulation of machinery and hardware. With a background in mechanical engineering and electronics, Ben’s transition into audio electronics was a natural one, having developed a healthy obsession with machines and the intricacies of sound since his early discovery of hard house and rave culture.
Whilst running new musical imprint ‘Severn Electronics’ , 7XINS remains heavily involved in London’s dance music scene holding down a residency as a live performer at one of London’s most exciting venues, FOLD. With many performances for the now legendary UNFOLD and a recent debut performance at Tresor in Berlin.
Ben continues to share rich and complex analogous sounds with a strong sense of depth and immersive atmosphere as his trademark...

He joins the line up for Arcane on 06.05.24

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24/04/2024

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. SOB STORY .

Known for their eye-wateringly euphoric sets that leave all in varying states of hysteria, Sob Story is the main collaborative project of London-based producer and DJ duo and

Familiar faces within London’s clandestine corners, the two have cut their teeth at many an institutional party over the past decade, not only giving their music input but also their unwavering support to these underground events & their line-ups.

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Faux Naïf is a London-based selector, usually known for sounds echoing the era of 80’s; from post-punk, wave, minimal electronics to body music, with new beat, electro and industrial / experimental electronic sounds brought to the dancefloor. A member of the q***r collective Love Child and running events in London ( M II M) and Manchester ( Elegia). She is a current resident on Rinse FM.

11/04/2024

🌙 Over the moon to announce our first event of the year on May bank holiday.

Arcane Open Air Charity Fundraiser: Faux Naïf, Sob Story, 7XINS, Torn Relics, Drax
After last years successful open air event, we are back with another charity fundraiser day party, raising money for Médecins Sans Frontières / MSFh
06.05.24
13:00 - 22:00The Glove That Fitss - Outdoor Area
Line up:

Faux Naif
Sob Story
7xins
Torn Relics
Drax
Come join us for a day of delicious music, food and cocktails, all for a good cause.

Donation entry - Tickets ViaResident Advisorr
Link in bio.
100% of proceeds goes directly to the charity.

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+Torn Relicss
+Joss Haringg

02/11/2023

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As the founders and curators of Arcane, it’s an important job setting the mood of the event. Torn Relics will be offering a ritual of sounds to open the evening and display their range of influences.
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The London based experimental duo, Torn Relics comprises of Romek Boyer
(AKA Rommek) & Aimée Mullen. The body of their work is a mixture of cyber-
punk electronics with tribalistic violin, rhythms and tones. The Duo have graced the stage across UK and Europe,
including Berlin, Bulgaria, Latvia, Greece to name a few.
The Poisoned Chalice was the first release form Torn Relics, which came out
on Sacred Court in 2019 and included a remix from SNTS. Abolish The Dogma, was the duos debut 8-track album, released in 2020 on Leyla records their latest LP 'Burning Injustice' Was release on the Berlin based label Instrument Of Discipline.

30/10/2023

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As a long time friend and collaborator of Torn Relics, we are happy to invite Polanski to showcase his electrifying selection this Thursday.

Polanski's music draws inspiration from the organic sounds of nature conveyed in the form of musical language of our digital era. His style is known to be eclectic and indeed his DJ approach is sensitive to particular venues and club nights. Never bound to one musical style - in the booth as well as in his studio - Polanski tries to bridge the gap between rhythmic grooves and the cerebral, more obscure sounds.

Unique as a performer, he always takes his audience on a personal journey - a sonic walk in the forest so to speak. It is the emotional drive, more than the musical genres themselves that seal the journey together. Constantly shifting his sound, Polanski has evolved over the 20+ years as a DJ, Promoter and resident DJ of a London-based event series, Volt.

Catch him at 02.11.23

26/10/2023

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Cardinal & Nun is Marseille-based artist Loic Bodjolle. A member of the renowned New York imprint L.I.E.S. Records, he is known for his raw and intense sound and highly energetic performance on stage.

He is sure to deliver a cathartic experience that explores the dark side of electronic music without reserve. Intrepid and bold !

23/10/2023

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It’s a pleasure to invite Ireen Amnes to Arcane for a new live performance she has been working on. She is the go-founder of the event series and label Under My Feet.

Her artistic roots in industrial, noise, and experimental genres infuse her live hardware and DJ sets with moody, unpredictable journeys that explore an array of styles and intensities.

Based in Berlin, Ireen's musical odyssey commenced as a singer and instrumentalist in metal bands, eventually weaving her signature style into the world of electronic music.

Within her own productions, Ireen's music transcends with distorted aesthetics, melancholic atmospherics, and deconstructed rhythms, evident in recent works such as a collaboration with Drew McDowall of Coil; her latest EP on Tresor Records; and the collaborative EP 'Unravelling' alongside Kamikaze Space Programme.

Her first full-length LP 'In The Land Of Silence,' released in 2020 through Sonic Groove Experiments, received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the emotional depth conveyed through moving melodies and rumbling drones.

11/10/2023

Attention revellers 📢
Arcane is back on the 2nd of November at your favourite London Basement = The Glove That Fits

Arcane: Cardinal & Nun (Live) Ireen Amnes (Live) Polanski + Torn Relics
We are delighted to welcome a live performance from the French producer Cardinal & Nun. The LIES Records affiliate caught our attention from the get go with his intrepid electronics and post-punk aesthetic.
Ireen Amnes Co-founder of Under My Feet. will be gracing us with a live performance, delving into her enigmatic world of experimental sound design.
Furthermore, we will be joined by Polanski. Known for tearing up Dance floors as Volt resident, he will be selecting an alternative soundtrack to the night.
Arcane founders Torn Relics will be setting the tone of the evening.

19:00 - 00:00
02/10/23
TICKETS
https://ra.co/events/1788792

21/07/2023

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Triangular Shaped B2B SHDWL
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With over 30 events organised between 2013 and 2019, Dazed & Confuzed founders; Triangular Shaped & SHDWL will be playing together. Their programming was an often sonic feast and featured Ancient Methods, Vatican Shadow and JK Flesh, just to name a few. They can be found displaying an eclectic selection of the music they love. Furthermore the duo host the “A:Buzzed” show on Threads Radio.