Originally from the Wirral, the Turner Prize-winning artist returns to his roots in leading the curation of three nights of performances, drawing on his love of musical subcultures, sound systems, and collective experiences of sound.
The live programme features a line-up that spans national figures and local innovators across multiple genres, and the series opens at Tate Liverpool with an evening of conversation as Mark Leckey discusses the influence of music culture on his art.
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Thursday 11 June: Moolakii Club Audio Interface presents - Live Soundtracks to Silent Films - Mark Leckey Special
Moolakii Club returns with their distinctive audiovisual night blending avant-garde cinema with live experimental electronica. This event will feature Mark Leckey productions from his archives being given brand new original soundtracks live, reacting to the visuals in real time. Nothing is pre-recorded. No two nights are ever the same. The result is a shared, immersive experience – cinematic, atmospheric, and deeply engaging. Featuring VX and Sulk Rooms plus special guest.
Friday 12 June: Richie Culver (Live Set) + Mark Leckey DJ Set
"Lurking at the fringes of electronic music, artists such as Richie Culver are confronting the alienation and deprivation of the UK’s north" - The Guardian
Richie Culver is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice operates at the interstice of contemporary image culture, expanded sound, and post-documentary poetics. His work investigates the unstable architectures of memory, place, and digital subjectivity, examining how personal and collective narratives migrate across media and sediment within aesthetic form.
Saturday 13 June: SAMPLER All-Dayer Curated by Mark Leckey
"Music from the Age of Spiritual Machines"
Headlined by aya (live set) with Rainy Miller (live set) + more
Showcasing the best and most exciting names in emerging avant-garde music. Plus some non-musical performances as well as an exhibition opening in our Yellow Room Gallery and an immersive AV installation.