Curated by composer, performer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto, tonight sees emerging and established experimental artists from Japan, Europe and South America.

Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Toop

As composer, performer, producer, and environmentalist, few artists have as diverse a résumé as that of Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sakamoto's work has spanned vast musical territories, from pioneering electronic music as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra to crafting globally inspired rock albums, classical compositions, a stretch of minimal/ambient music collaborations, and over thirty film scores. His work has been recognized with accolades including an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, a Grammy, the Order of the Cavaleiro Admissão from the government of Brazil, and the coveted Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the government of France.

David Toop (born 1949) has been developing a practice that crosses boundaries of sound, listening, music and materials since 1970. This encompasses improvised music performance, writing, electronic sound, field recording, exhibition curating, sound art installations and opera. It includes seven acclaimed books, including Rap Attack (1984), Ocean of Sound (1995), Sinister Resonance (2010), Into the Maelstrom (2016) and Flutter Echo, a memoir first published in Japan (2017). Briefly a member of David Cunningham’s pop project The Flying Lizards in 1979, he has released thirteen solo albums, from New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments on Brian Eno’s Obscure label (1975) and Sound Body on David Sylvian’s Samadhisound label (2006) to Entities Inertias Faint Beings (2016). His 1978 Amazonas recordings of Yanomami shamanism and ritual were released on Sub Rosa as Lost Shadows (2016). In recent years his collaborations include Rie Nakajima, Akio Suzuki, Tania Chen, John Butcher, Ken Ikeda, Elaine Mitchener, Henry Grimes, Sharon Gal, Camille Norment, Sidsel Endresen, Alasdair Roberts, Thurston Moore and arevived Alterations, the iconoclastic improvising quartet with Steve Beresford, Peter Cusack and Terry Day first formed in 1977. His opera – Star-shaped Biscuit – was performed as an Aldeburgh Faster Than Sound project in 2012.

Yves Tumor (Sean Bowie), an artist who’s levels of creativity know no-limits. With a history of devastating performances, ones in which he gets fully engaged with the crowd, Bowie is one of the best live-performers of our era. With comparisons and links to the likes of NON and Mykki Blanco, Bowie’s repertoire to date features the exotic, experimental, and ethereal and last year’s free download — 'Experiencing the Deposit of Faith' was a solemn, beautiful, record of colour and passion. Having recently signed to Warp Records, Bowie is an artist who always sets out to surprise.

CURL is led by musicians Micachu, Coby Sey and emcee Brother May. They have been putting on events usually on Sunday evenings at Rye Wax in Peckham and The Yard in Hackney Wick since 2016. It’s origins stem from numerous years, playing and performing music at house parties and in concerts within and outside of London. CURL's recent singles and forthcoming compilation aims to document and promote the artists that have presented and performed at CURL’s open and inclusive events held in South and East London. Micachu, Coby Sey and Brother May are among those featured and many more artists. Together, along with some of the UK's most cherished artists, they have independently contributed to the musically progressive and post-genre communities in South London and beyond.