Karl D'Silva, Anyx, MICROCORPS

Karl D’Silva is a nebulous figure on the UK underground music scene, having worked with Rian Treanor, Coby Sey, Helm, VANISHING, GNOD, Drunk In Hell, Oren Ambarchi, Ex-Easter Island Head, Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire and Thurston Moore among others. A former resident of Salford’s Islington Mill, he sings Alt-pop songs about love, hope, fear and darkness in the modern world, with one arm stretched backwards into the mystical past and the other lurching toward an increasingly dystopian future.

Anyx is the solo project of Berlin-based composer and performance artist Anna Lucia Nissen. Originally trained as a sculptor, she approaches songwriting with an attention to form, space and resonance. Rooted in poetry and melodic songwriting, her music moves between tenderness and raw intensity, with her deep, androgynous voice at its centre, surrounded by organ drones, layered harmonies and ambient textures.

In live performance, ANYX treats her body as an instrument, moving between fragile intimacy and almost feral expression. Her site-responsive performances blur the boundaries between concert and performance art.

MICROCORPS is the new project by artist and musician Alex Tucker [Grumbling Fur, Alexander Tucker, Charlemagne Palestine Time Machine Orchestra] exploring electronics, cello and voice. MICROCORPS focusses on processed electronic systems, strings and voice manipulation, ranging from mutant beat exploration to granular frequency cut-ups.