FON Air / Hannah Festival

Octopus presents: FON Air 10:00 – 18:00 Friday 6th June Barrow-based sound art collective Octopus present a day of live broadcasts from their studio in the park as part of hannah festival. hannah takes place in Leeds, and is accompanied by a directory that takes in groups and organisations across the North working in a… Continue reading FON Air / Hannah Festival

Free

Hear Th↓s Space Workshop

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Hear Th↓s Space workshop Saturday 14th June, 10:00-17:00 Cookes Studios, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QR £5 / £3 - Tickets from eventbrite.co.uk The first in a series of bi-monthly events leading into Full of Noises 2015, each exploring a particular theme, idea or body of work. For this first event, you are invited to… Continue reading Hear Th↓s Space Workshop

£5

If Wet – Bardsea Malt Kiln

Bardsea Malt Kiln Village Hall

Images: Pete Ashton If Wet Sat 28th June, Bardsea Maltkiln (nr Ulverston) 14:00-16:00 £4 / Advance tickets on sale here. Full of Noises is pleased to be welcoming If Wet to Cumbria as part of its UK tour. If Wet is a monthly event of sonic exploration, held in a rural Worcestershire village hall; chaired… Continue reading If Wet – Bardsea Malt Kiln

£4

Floodtide – Sat 19th July

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Saturday 19th July 2014 Workshop: 10:30 - 12:00, Cookes Studios, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QR Performance: 14:00 onwards, The Dock Museum, North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 2PW *CALL FOR ACOUSTIC MUSICIANS AND SINGERS* Floodtide by John Eacott makes music from the movement of tidal water. A submerged sensor at Barrow Dock Museum will gather information… Continue reading Floodtide – Sat 19th July

Free

Machine Music – Sat 19th July

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Machine Music - Sat 19th July, Cookes Studios, Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QR. 19:00 - 21:00 Tickets £4 from eventbrite.co.uk The second in a series of events leading into FON 2015, each exploring a particular theme, idea or bodies of work. Machine Music looks at two artists that create music from the kinds of environmental… Continue reading Machine Music – Sat 19th July

£4

Medieval Uprising – Wray Castle, Sat 2nd August

Wray Castle Low Wray, Ambleside, United Kingdom

Laura Cannell - Medieval Uprising + guests Sat 2nd August Wray Castle, Low Wray, Ambleside, LA22 0JA 18:00-20:30 Tickets from £5 *Please note that all tickets advance purchase only in order that we can guarantee places on the boat and bus. No booking fee is charged on any tickets for this event. Violin and recorder… Continue reading Medieval Uprising – Wray Castle, Sat 2nd August

£5

FON at Beacons 2014

Funkirk Estate Skipton, North Yorkshire

Beacons Festival Thursday 7th - Sunday 10th August 2014 Funkirk Estate, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3AB Full of Noises are pleased to present highlights from our 2013 festival at Beacons 2014. Look out for performances by live tape loop improvisors Howlround, tabletop guitar ensemble Ex-Easter Island Head, mysterious duo the Aleph and the return of… Continue reading FON at Beacons 2014

Digital Media Labs 2014

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Digital Media Labs: Artists' Talks Sat 20th Sept, 12:00 - 15:00 Signal Films Project Space. Cookes Studios, Barrow-in-Furness Free - RSVP to info@octopuscollective.org Octopus are excited to be hosting a residency project for 10 of the UK's most innovative digital artists for a week of collaboration, experimentation, play and research into interactive digital art using… Continue reading Digital Media Labs 2014

Free

No Ideas But in Things

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Sat 27th September Cookes Studios, Barrow-in-Furness 13:00 - 17:00 Advance tickets £4 /£3 from eventbrite.co.uk or £5 on the door Octopus presents an afternoon celebrating the work of Alvin Lucier, curated by Ryoko Akama, including a rare screening of No Ideas But in Things and a number of live performances: 947 for flute and sine… Continue reading No Ideas But in Things

£4

Hear This Space Concert – 4/10/14

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Hear Th↓s Space: Free Concert Saturday the 4th of October 2014, 5pm Cooke’s Studios, 104 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QR Premiers from: Brona Martin https://soundcloud.com/brona-martin Andrew Deakin http://www.octopuscollective.org/about/ Sound diffusion system by Hear Th↓s Space Hear Th↓s Space are a collection of composers and curators who put on site-sensitive events. We conjure our events in… Continue reading Hear This Space Concert – 4/10/14

Free

Sound as Being – 20/03/15

Jack Hylton Music Room Lancaster University, Lancaster, Bailrigg, United Kingdom

Thought Universe presents: Sound as Being A concert of Multi-Channel Sound and Live Electronics Jack Hylton Music Room, Lancaster University Fri 20th March, 19:00 - 22:00 Tickets £5 from LICA Thought Universe presents Sound as Being - a concert of electroacoustic music, featuring compositions and performances by a host of UK and international composers and… Continue reading Sound as Being – 20/03/15

£5

Sound Camp / Reveil – 2-3/05/2015

Piel View House Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

  Sound Camp at Octopus Starts: 12am Sat 2nd Ends: 9am Sun 3rd May 2015 Piel View House and locations around Barrow-in-Furness Book a free place here (booking is essential) Join Octopus at their Barrow Park studio for a day and night of field recording and sound based activities. Directed by the acts of listening… Continue reading Sound Camp / Reveil – 2-3/05/2015

Free

From Poetry to Sound Poetry – 20/06/15

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

From Poetry to Sound Poetry Workshop with Simon Pomery *Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been postponed. Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive new dates for this event. Sat 20th June Cookes Studios, Barrow-in-Furness 13:00 - 16:00 Tickets £3 Click here to book at eventbrite.co.uk In this workshop you will… Continue reading From Poetry to Sound Poetry – 20/06/15

£3

Full of Noises – 31/07 – 02/08/15

Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Full of Noises 2015 Fri 31st July - Sun 2nd August Venues around Barrow-in-Furness Tickets on sale now at eventbrite.co.uk The fourth edition of Full of Noises, is a chance to see and hear a programme of bold new work in the unique surroundings of coastal Cumbria. Joined by guest curators Helen Frosi (SoundFjord) and… Continue reading Full of Noises – 31/07 – 02/08/15

£12

Yo No Bi – Minoru Sato and Kanta Horio 08/2015

Cookes Studios 102-104 Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Full of Noises presents a short UK tour showcasing installation works and performances by two of Japan’s most innovative sound artists. Kanta Horio creates performances and installations from physical phenomena including sound, light, magnetism and physical movement. He employs electromagnets, motors, LEDs and circuits to transfer elements of each between one another. He has performed… Continue reading Yo No Bi – Minoru Sato and Kanta Horio 08/2015

£12

Breadboard Orchestra Workshop, Vespertine York – 19/02/16

York St Mary's Church

Sound and music workshop with Octopus Breadboard Orchestra 2pm Friday 19th February York St Mary’s Church This workshop open to ages 8 upwards. No musical ability or experience required! It is free to attend but places are limited so please book by emailing vespertineyork@gmail.com Create your own piece of improvised music with homemade tabletop instruments… Continue reading Breadboard Orchestra Workshop, Vespertine York – 19/02/16

Free

WISWOS Concert: AGF, Hiukseni Okei, Anna Xambó – 22/04/16

Jack Hylton Music Room Lancaster University, Lancaster, Bailrigg, United Kingdom

Women in Sound / Women on Sound Concert: AGF, Hiukseni Okei and Anna Xambó Jack Hylton Music Room, Lancaster University Fri 22nd April 19:00 - 21:00 Free - booking required Click here to book On Friday 22nd April the Peter Scott Gallery is hosting the "Women in Sound Women on Sound" (WISWOS) Forum. Full details… Continue reading WISWOS Concert: AGF, Hiukseni Okei, Anna Xambó – 22/04/16

SoundCamp – 30/04/16

Ford Park Ulverston, Cumbria, United Kingdom

SoundCamp Hosted by Octopus Collective Starts: 16:00 Sat 30th April Ends: 9:00 Sun 1st May Ford Park,, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7JP Free - booking required Join Octopus and invited artists for a night of field recording, live streaming and creative writing in celebration of International Dawn Chorus Day. This year’s event takes the Coach House… Continue reading SoundCamp – 30/04/16

Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose – 9/7/16

Ulverston Parish Rooms, 20 Church Walk, Cumbria, Ulverston, United Kingdom

Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose Saturday 9th July 20:00 Ulverston Parish Rooms, 20 Church Walk, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7EN Tickets £5.00 / Conc £3.00 Click here to book Full of Noises is excited to welcome violinist Alison Blunt and friends back to Cumbria with their new project Rose is a… Continue reading Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose – 9/7/16

£5

V22 Summer Club 11/08/16 – Octopus Breadboard Workshop

V22 Louise House V22 Louise House, London, United Kingdom

V22 Summer Club – Octopus Breadboard Workshop Thursday 11th August V22 Louise House, Forest Hill, London Book: Session 1 - 12:00 – 13:00 (10 places) £3 Book: Session 2 - 13:00 - 14:00 (10 places) £3 Create your own piece of improvised music with homemade tabletop instruments built from wooden chopping boards and amplified with… Continue reading V22 Summer Club 11/08/16 – Octopus Breadboard Workshop

£3

V22 Summer Club 12/08/16 – FoN Archive Event #1

V22 Louise House V22 Louise House, London, United Kingdom

V22 Summer Club - FON Archive Night 1 Friday 12th August 19:00 - 21:00 (programme starts promptly at 19:00) V22 Louise House, Forest Hill, London £5 on the door / £3 concessions Buy tickets at WeGotTickets Starting life in the former canteen building of a Trident submarine plant, Full of Noises has presented four biennial… Continue reading V22 Summer Club 12/08/16 – FoN Archive Event #1

£3

Radio Revolten – Mary Stark / Howlround / FoN Archive, 10/2016

Radio Revolten International Radio Art Festival, Halle (Saale), Germany

Radio Revolten International Radio Art Festival 1st to 30th October 2016 Halle (Saale), Germany Full of Noises heads to Halle next month with artists Mary Stark and Robin the Fog to take part in Radio Revolten, the largest and most comprehensive festival of radio art ever to be held worldwide. Radio as a multi-faceted art… Continue reading Radio Revolten – Mary Stark / Howlround / FoN Archive, 10/2016

Full of Noises Archive Night #2 – Islington Mill, Sat 8th October

Islington Mill

Full of Noises - Archive Night #2 With: Leslie Deere, Helen Petts, Mary Stark, These Feathers Have Plumes & FoN book launch Islington Mill Sat 8th Oct 19:30 - 22:30 Tickets: £6 / £4 concessions Since starting life in the former canteen building of a Trident submarine plant in 2009, Cumbria’s Full of Noises has… Continue reading Full of Noises Archive Night #2 – Islington Mill, Sat 8th October

£6

Listening to the End of the World – 29/10/16

Goldsmiths University of London Room 274, 1st floor Richard Hoggart Building, London, United Kingdom

              LISTENING TO THE END OF THE WORLD: LIVE STREAMING THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO CYBERFORESTS AND OTHER REMOTE OBJECTS Sat 29 October 2016 13:00 – 17:00 BST Goldsmiths University of London Room 274, 1st floor Richard Hoggart Building London SE14 6NW Octopus discuss their work with SoundCamp and South… Continue reading Listening to the End of the World – 29/10/16

Oshiro Makoto & Suzueri: Islington Mill 6-8/02/17

Islington Mill

Full of Noises & AME present a short UK tour showcasing installation works and performances by two of Japan’s most innovative sound artists, Oshiro Makoto and Suzueri. Starting with two new installations and performances at Islington Mill, Manchester (Tues/Weds 7/8th Feb), the tour continues to Access Space Sheffield (Thurs 9th Feb) and concludes at FUSE,… Continue reading Oshiro Makoto & Suzueri: Islington Mill 6-8/02/17

£6

Oshiro Makoto & Suzueri: Access Space, Sheffield 09/02/17

Access Space

Full of Noises & AME present a short UK tour showcasing installation works and performances by two of Japan’s most innovative sound artists, Oshiro Makoto and Suzueri. Starting with two new installations and performances at Islington Mill, Manchester (Tues/Weds 7/8th Feb), the tour continues to Access Space Sheffield (Thurs 9th Feb) and concludes at FUSE,… Continue reading Oshiro Makoto & Suzueri: Access Space, Sheffield 09/02/17

Oshiro Makoto & Suzueri: FUSE, Bradford 11/02/17

FUSE, Bradford

Full of Noises & AME present a short UK tour showcasing installation works and performances by two of Japan’s most innovative sound artists, Oshiro Makoto and Suzueri. Starting with two new installations and performances at Islington Mill, Manchester (Tues/Weds 7/8th Feb), the tour continues to Access Space Sheffield (Thurs 9th Feb) and concludes at FUSE,… Continue reading Oshiro Makoto & Suzueri: FUSE, Bradford 11/02/17

£5