‘Everything We Do is Music’ with Elizabeth Alker and various artists

by Jonathan Atkinson

Exploring the influence of experimental music on the mainstream.

George Street Bookshop and The Black Circle present a Freak District special…

A panoramic exploration of the ways in which pop and rock were transformed by the pioneering visionaries of classical music, with author & BBC Radio 3 presenter Elizabeth Alker.

The evening’s events unfold through talks, live performances, DJ sets and interactive musical experiments.

Featuring an ‘in conversation’ between Elizabeth and Glossop-based sound artist Clare Savory.

Plus music and DJ sets from artists inspired by the themes explored in the book, including Dark Peak Music Lab, Sensory Leakage, Glossop Record Club and Elizabeth Alker herself.

Copies of her book ‘Everything We Do Is Music’ will be available to purchase on the night, courtesy of Dark Peak Books.

Event starts 7.30pm; talk starts 8pm, event ends 10.15pm.

Reviews include

'Revelation after revelation . . . I love music more for reading it.' Guy Garvey

'Alker joins the dots by following myriad musical ley lines. A fascinating journey into sound.' Mark Radcliffe

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