I think we should have reported on this earlier, given that it started two days ago. We didn't because we're incompetent. Okay, I'm incompetent. Anyway, this is an art project, at the Spaceshift gallery in association with the Scarlet Maguire Gallery, in Kings Cross, which basically makes an installation out of the recording of an album. Basically London based band How To Cure Dyslexia are recording a long player entitled 'The Tempo Of Bicycles And Boats' as an exhibition open to the public.
The group's David Miller says: "I was looking for a venue to record. I knew I didn't want to record in a studio or at home. Once I worked out a gallery could be the right space with the right acoustics, I approached the Scarlet Maguire Gallery with the idea of making the recording of our album open to the public, in a similar way as one would with an art installation or performance. If art can be an unmade bed or a sheep cut in half, inviting the public to see how songs are actually recorded shouldn't be a problem. For me, the process of making a record should be seen as a work of art, as much as the finished recorded product itself."
Taking place from 16 - 21 Oct, the recording is, I believe, being filmed and streamed on the internet. The gallery's at 106-108 Cromer Street, is open from 12-6pm and it's free to get in if you fancy popping along. Press info from Emms.