Movement in Sound - Tengger + Seaming To

Event 4.0 of Season 3.0 Movement in Sound

As part of this year’s Belle Vue Belle Vue Arts Festival theme, ‘Movement’, SY.Gigs is thrilled to present an extraordinary evening of music exploration. Bringing together the Pan-Asian, New-Age drone psychedelic band Tengger and the avant-garde multi-instrumentalist and experimentalist Seaming To family band.

This event promises to push the boundaries of sound and experience. Hosted at the stunning St Alkmund’s Church.

Tengger is a traveling musical family, made up of Pan-Asian couple, Itta (from South Korea) and Marqido (from Japan), who create their brand of psychedelic New-Age drone magic through the use of voice, Indian harmonium, and Toy instruments (played by Itta) and synths & electronics (played by Marqido).Tengger  (meaning ‘unlimited expanse of sky’ in Mongolian) to mark the expansion of the family. It also means ‘huge sea’ in Hungarian.

“Trance-inducing pieces that draw on New Age, Krautrock, and Folk” - Pitchfork

Composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Seaming To was born in London and comes from a family of concert pianists. She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and during her time in Manchester began performing and releasing albums with supergroups Homelife (Ninja Tune) and Graham Massey’s Toolshed. She has appeared on BBC Radio (Radio 1/Radio 3/6 Music) and performed and toured the UK, Europe and the Far East.

Seaming will be performing with her whole family. 

“One of the most captivating and unclassifiable performers on the scene.” - Financial Times

"The voice of the 21st century...” - BBC Radio One