From The Brighton Festival’s web site;
“In its heyday Brighton Dome’s hand-built 1936 pipe organ was the centrepiece of the world’s longest running seaside concert series. Seventy years on Brighton Festival puts a subversive new spin on the ‘organ extravaganza’ in a 21st century renegade recital.
First to put its 3,000 pipes through their paces (with Italian harpist Beatrice Martini) is Robert Lippok, a seminal figure on Berlin’s ambient electronica scene and founder of German post-rock outfit To Rococo Rot. In hot pursuit are Australia’s The Necks, arguably the most exploratory and riveting avant-improv trio on the planet, tonight trading piano for pipe organ for their freeform sonic adventures.
Mixing up the medicine throughout in a series of mind-bending organ excursions is Sacred Selections, a brave music venture curated by Beck’s Futures prize-winner Matt Stokes. Here, the high-octane break beats of rave-era Happy Hardcore and publicly selected tracks from Brighton’s recent musical output are transcribed and performed live by renowned concert organists Paul Ayres and William Whitehead. “
