Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:00am

Event | Solder Soldiers @ The Great Central Gallery, Leicester

I went to see the "Solder Soldiers" event at the new Great Central Gallery in Leicester last night. The event was organised by Bathysphere and featured performances by kREEPA, ASMO and Wrongbot with DJ Myoptik. I did lights. If you haven't come across cirtcuit bending before then it's basically music made using modified electronic toys and home-build circuitry. The challenge (at least to me) is to turn the chaotic sounds produced by the cirtcuits in to something resembling a composition :-) Last night was a good showcase of the art. At times seemingly random, but with enough rhythms and beats to hold my attention.

I was also very impressed with the venue. The Great Central is a new gallery and studio being set up by Eric Rosoman and Stephen Lynch. Small and independent, this sort of activity is the perfect counterpoint to the large top-down arts developments taking place in Leicester at the moment.

My pictures from the event can be found on my Flickr page.

Author: Sean Clark