Coming out of a New York residency he took part in last year at The Stone in New York,  Evan Parker (who is showing no signs of slowing down or compromise) makes this very tasty 21st Century hook up with Ikue Mori (NY downtown laptop genius, ex-DNA drummer, John Zorn and Sonic Youth collaborator) and Mark Nauseef, one of the most esoteric drummers around who combines Indonesian, Indian, African, rock, jazz and minimalist techniques. Sure to be a compelling and breathtaking show.

Ikue Mori is a trailblazer. As a pivotal No Wave drummer her distinct style became a big influence, she was an early practitioner of the drum machine and she is also a well respected graphic designer. She moved from her native city of Tokyo to New York in 1977. She started playing drums and soon formed the seminal NO WAVE band DNA, with fellow noise pioneers Arto Lindsay and Tim Wright. DNA enjoyed legendary cult status, while creating a new brand of radical rhythms and dissonant sounds, forever altering the face of rock music. Now she tends to deal mainly in ravishing and abstract laptop electro-acoustics that fizz with intricate textures and strange DSP contortions. Current working groups include Mephista with Sylvie Courvoisier and Susie Ibarra, the duo project Phantom Orchard with Zeena Parkins, as well as various projects with Kim Gordon and John Zorn.

Over the last 40 years saxophonist Evan Parker has stretched the boundaries of what is possible, creating a world of sound where space and time become elastic and the distinction between music and tone is playfully, physically and joyfully blurred. His experiments with plastic reeds, circular breathing and rapid tonguing is something to behold. He has played at The Cube a few times and we are pleased to have him back, pushing the boundaries.

Mark Nauseef has a career that can’t be made up, having drummed on tour with The Velvet Underground in the 70’s as well as playing with Thin Lizzy, but it is his daring no-borders approach to drumming that really should be flagged up. Sufi-Jazz being one tag given to one of his myriad musical projects. Exotic explorations in percussion as well as a heavy dose of Ginger Baker is Mark’s thing. He can rock with Deep Purple side project Elf as well as getting heads down in lots of neoclassical, jazz projects and some experimental drum studies. Now he is a master drummer who can fit into both ethno-trad and weird improvisatory settings.