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Classical artists Coates and Orazbayeva playing Rough Trade in-store
By Aly Barchi | Published on Monday 4 August 2014
London’s Rough Trade East is to go off its ‘rock remit’ on 21 Aug, hosting a dual in-store showcase by two classical artists, cellist Oliver Coates and gonzo violin soloist Aisha Orazbayeva.
Staged by the pair’s shared label PRAH, which is owned by Moshi Moshi’s Stephen Bass, the set celebrates Radiohead/DOOM/Massive Attack collaborator Coates’ new LP ‘Towards The Blessed Islands’, and also his split twelve-inch with Brooklyn house producer Bryce Hackford.
Orazbayeva is present to… erm, present her first record, ‘The Hand Gallery’, which features original works alongside interpretations of pieces by John Cale, Steve Reich and Morton Feldman.
Praising the “energy and daring” of Coates’ and Orazboyeva’s live recitals, PRAH boss Bass says: “They are truly punk. They’re ignoring the rules and pushing themselves and the music to the edge”.
Details here. And taken from Coates and Hackford’s new split EP – orders of which via Rough Trade will grant wristband-entry to the PRAH sets – this is Coates’ spin on Hackford’s track ‘Another Fantasy’:
