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New Acts Announced For Ether 10

• 10th Mar 2010

Ether, Southbank Centre’s annual music festival of innovation, art, technology and cross-arts experimentation, returns from 16 – 25 April 2010. Mixing rock iconoclasts, proto-rap legends, audiovisual experimenters and contemporary-classical innovators, highlights of this year’s festival include Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, Gil Scott-Heron, Chris Cunningham, Stereo MCs + The Bays and the complete works of musique concrète pioneer Edgard Varèse.

Just added to the Ether 2010 line-up is an Experimental Girls Night headlined by Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq with support from London-based singer, musician and DJ Bishi, also featuring Manchester group The Sisters of Transistors – 808 States Graham Massey’s new project, including four ladies each armed with a vintage transistor organ over juggernaut disco and transcendent rock work outs (Queen Elizabeth Hall & The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall 24 April).

Also confirmed is a cutting-edge bill of Berlin’s underground music scene, including the debut performance of Speculation, the much awaited new album from minimalist rock-trio To Rococo Rot, plus special performances by Thomas Fehlmann, founder of the Berlin/Detroit techno movement; Gudrun Gut of 80s punk group, Malaria!, with sound poet Antje Greie (AGF), and Vladislav Delay (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 23 April). The evening is presented by trouble tune in association with Southbank Centre.

Superstar DJ Andrew Weatherall has been added to the HEALTH and Chrome Hoof night of genre-trashing music and spectacular visuals in the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium and Front Room, with tropical rockers Zun Zun Egui making a welcome return to the Festival as support act that night (22 April). DJ Tom Middleton has been confirmed as part of the Stereo MCs + The Bays + The Herbaliser night (16 April) and Tom Jenkinson will present a special post-Chris Cunningham show DJ set (23 April).

Southbank Centre Artist in Residence, cellist Oliver Coates, will present an informal event featuring acoustic songs composed by Emily Hall and others, followed by a DJ set by Micachu (Royal Festival Hall, St Paul’s Roof Pavilion, 25 April).