Sonic Recycler, a night of reinvented sounds at Watermans. Janek Schaefer made wonderful sonorous music using his multi-armed turntable, readjusting loop points regularly. The sounds were quite abstract but all blended well together making a wall of sound. There was a video to go with it called ‘Covers’ which was a collage of old vinyl LP artwork. Great content but the way it was constructed was rather obvious and cheesy with slow pans and long dissolves. It is always a challenge, how to make moving images from a series of stills.

Another band Tunng was a great new discovery. There combined English folk with electronics, a strong emphasis on vocals and percussion. There were three singers who sometimes sang harmonies but often sang in unison. I don’t quite see the point of three voices singing in unison for a whole song. Unison works so well as a contrast to harmonies. When any instrument plays in unison it highlights the vaguest hint of anyone being off key.

Dan Flavin Retrospective was absolutely wonderful. So interesting how the mind perceives colour and how this changes over time. I had no idea of the temporality his of his work. The exhibition was curated to highlight this, placing contrasting coloured works in subsequent rooms with ‘light spill’ between them.

Steve Reich’s new work has some resonance with my project. I think it’s called Rhythm & Movement. The piece unfortunately includes contemporary dance, however at a certain point the conductor came and joined the dancers and they all kind of danced the conducting together.