After Dark: GBSR Duo Performs Aphex Twin
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]Originally written for ‘robots’, Aphex Twin’s Computer Controlled Instruments pt2 is performed in transcription for live prepared pianos and percussion.
Computer Controlled Instruments pt2 is Aphex Twin’s most fully realised work for acoustic instruments.
Originally written for ‘robots’ (solenoid drum machines and prepared player pianos), this transcription for live prepared pianos and percussion becomes a tightly-choreographed dance: the four musicians, freely changing roles and instruments, constantly alter the exact combination of screws, bolts and chains inside the pianos that transform them into the engines of Aphex’s acoustic techno.
The EP Computer Controlled Instruments pt2 was released in 2015 on Warp Records. Pitchfork’s review said, ‘the individual sounds do indeed seem to be physical objects vibrating in space, as if James had marshaled a battalion of robots to realize his latest compositions.’
This is the second event in a double bill that straddles a musical dispute, pairing Stockhausen’s landmark KONTAKTE with Aphex Twin’s Computer Controlled Instruments pt2. The Stockhausen work is performed in the Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall before this event.
GBSR Duo – George Barton (percussion) and Siwan Rhys (piano) – combines two of the UK’s finest young contemporary chamber instrumentalists.
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Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: George Barton -percussion/drums/piano, Siwan Rhys - piano
Other key names: Sam Wilson - percussion/drums/piano, Joseph Havlat - piano
Age restriction: For ages 7+. Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult.
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After Dark: GBSR Duo Performs Aphex Twin
Saturday, 31 Jan 2026 @9.30pm
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, SE1 8XXMore Information
Originally written for ‘robots’, Aphex Twin’s Computer Controlled Instruments pt2 is performed in transcription for live prepared pianos and percussion.
Computer Controlled Instruments pt2 is Aphex Twin’s most fully realised work for acoustic instruments.
Originally written for ‘robots’ (solenoid drum machines and prepared player pianos), this transcription for live prepared pianos and percussion becomes a tightly-choreographed dance: the four musicians, freely changing roles and instruments, constantly alter the exact combination of screws, bolts and chains inside the pianos that transform them into the engines of Aphex’s acoustic techno.
The EP Computer Controlled Instruments pt2 was released in 2015 on Warp Records. Pitchfork’s review said, ‘the individual sounds do indeed seem to be physical objects vibrating in space, as if James had marshaled a battalion of robots to realize his latest compositions.’
This is the second event in a double bill that straddles a musical dispute, pairing Stockhausen’s landmark KONTAKTE with Aphex Twin’s Computer Controlled Instruments pt2. The Stockhausen work is performed in the Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall before this event.
GBSR Duo – George Barton (percussion) and Siwan Rhys (piano) – combines two of the UK’s finest young contemporary chamber instrumentalists.
Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: George Barton -percussion/drums/piano, Siwan Rhys - piano
Other key names: Sam Wilson - percussion/drums/piano, Joseph Havlat - piano
Age restriction: For ages 7+. Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult.
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