The Motherfucking GLK and the conceptual one go in at the Academy's Brainfeeder special at Fabric.
The day kicked off with a truly venerable couch session. Dr Peter Zinovieff might not have the house-hold cache of some of this years other lectures like, say, Mark Ronson, or Jazzie B, but his claim to fame easily outweighs them all. As the very first owner of a personal computer anywhere in the world, the good doctor set up his experimental Electronic Music Studios and changed the sound of bands like Pink Floyd, before poaching Radiophonic visionaries Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson for his group Unit Delta Plus. Dr Zinovieff gave us a deep insight into the similarities between geological strata, computer music, and operatic librettos, before reminding everyone that the future is in their hands, so better do something with it! A truly unique mind in a remarkable gentleman.
If you want to know about the various planes of the sonic world around us, you could do worse than turning to much respected DJ and producer Kode 9.
London is overflowing with music history and the tricky part for the Daily Note, the Academy’s daily music paper for the past five weeks, was whittling down contending stories to a manageable number. In total, Tim Burrows has put six hubs of our capital under the microscope, zooming in on the streets and buildings where it all happened. Today, he tours Newham, unsung Eastern borough of grit and grime. He details a history of mods, rockers, hippies and ravers and wonders if it’s game over for the wild, wild east.
It’s been a weird 48 hours at the Academy. The wide-eyed excitement has slowly started to make way for the reality that in a few days we’re going home. Personally, I really don’t want to leave, however am having trouble convincing Torsten and Many to file the necessary adoption papers.