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Together with bands such as Kraftwerk, Can and Neu!, Cluster were part of a crop of German-borne acts which consciously sought to take rock music beyond the traditional American blues-based format. Fusing elements of psychedelia and avant-garde electronics with a minimalist ethic their music laid foundations for the loop-based techno and electro of today as well as predating the emergence of ambient music. Echoes of Cluster's sublime fusion of ambient psychedelia and rhythmic electronics can now be heard in contemporary acts such as Radiohead, Four Tet, Fujiya & Miyagi, Simian Mobile Disco and the more spacey output from record labels like Warp and Kompakt.

Set to join Cluster on stage are experimental orchestra Chrome Hoof who are fast gaining a reputation as one of the most mind-blowing live acts in the UK today. Bedecked in futuristic space-monk regalia they have laid waste to crowds with a sound that echoes Sun Ra, ESG, Goblin, Funkadelic and Black Sabbath. Combining elements as disparate as disco, jazz, punk and metal requires expert musicianship, which Chrome Hoof possess in bounds, so expect bassoons, brass, violins and glam clad guitar duets.

It’s an ostensibly bizarre pairing, with Cluster’s minimalist beatless textures contrasting starkly with Chrome Hoof’s orgiastic theatrics but as with all THROWBACK! events the highlight of the night will be the artists’ ability to play off each other’s talents.

Tb02 then turns up the party heat with a DJ set from Border Community boss and techno-king James Holden, recently voted amongst the top 40 DJs in the world!

Previous Events:

May 08 // Tb01: Sal P (Liquid Liquid), Panico, Joakim, Nadia Ksaiba, + 20JFG