BPF: Time is Away + Tara Clerkin/Memotone + ISM

TIME IS AWAY

Time is Away (Jack Rollo and Elaine Tierney) combine spoken word, field recordings and music – both found and composed – to create sonic tapestries that map the relationships between memory, time, place and power. Their work takes the form of radio broadcasts, mixtapes or live performances, each taking the listener on a journey; from the voice as an instrument, to a letter from home, to the colour and sound of pomegranates. They have a monthly NTS radio show and have recently completed the La Becque artist residency (Vevey, Switzerland).

For this event, Time is Away will be creating an accompaniment to Rinko Kawauchi’s Illuminance.

TARA CLERKIN TRIO & MEMOTONE (LIVE IMPROVISATION)

Looping the sounds of clarinet, voice, keys and percussion Tara Clerkin Trio create a world of sound that bridges gaps between acid jazz, trip hop, dub and minimalism. Their self-titled LP (2020) was something of a sleeper hit (no.35 in The Wire’s top 100 albums of the year) and their subsequent releases have seen them develop a cult following.

They will be joined on the night for a rare collaboration with composer and musician Memotone (Will Yates), who works between minimal, ambient and classical music. Recent years have seen Memotone lean towards improvisation, drawing upon jazz, drone and meditative music. Will has released multiple records, including 2023’s How Was Your Life? (Patience/Impatience records), while collaborating with artists including Dmitry Evgrafov, Batu, Phealeh and Mister Water Wet.

For this event, Tara Clerkin Trio & Memotone will be creating an accompaniment to Rinko Kawauchi’s Ametsuchi.