A Midnight Detour: Modema + Lili Holland-Fricke

A Midnight Detour invites synth maestro Modema, with support from experimental cellist Lili Holland-Fricke, to its second live instalment at the intimate Brent Hairdressing in Heaton Chapel, Stockport.

Modema is the solo project of Emily Z, a Manchester-based multi-instrumentalist and synth player best known for her work with The Orielles. Her music fuses experimental pop with club textures, blending analogue and digital techniques. Drawing influence from artists like Björk and Caroline Polachek, Modema's sound explores themes of human connection and physicality through layered synths and intricate rhythms.

Lili Holland-Fricke is a British-German experimental cellist, music-writer, and improviser based in Manchester. Her music combines the many sounds of the cello with electronics and voice to create intricate songs, instrumentals, and improvisations. Inspired by artists like Ichiko Aoba, Mabe Fratti, Adrianne Lenker, and FKA Twigs, Lili seeks to weave together unusual textures and sounds, with words that evoke dreamlike images and feelings. Lili will also be joined for the evening by Fred Donlon-Mansbridge on Saxophone.

AMD Residents will provide the evening's soundtrack with doors open at 19:00 and performances starting at 20:00.