Ever felt overstimulated by your phone screen? Ben Nobuto’s SERENITY 2.0 is a glitched-out collage of frenzied strings, percussion and samples. It cycles restlessly through Japanese pop, news anchors and vocal-fried YouTubers – but the calm after the doomscrolling is worth the ride. Musician and DJ Nabihah Iqbal takes inspiration from Boiler Room raves to the Turner Prize. What Psyche Felt for string quartet and electronics, receives its world premiere. The finale? Eric Prydz’s colossal house anthem Opus, reimagined.
** We’re excited to announce that Nabihah Iqbal will be joining Manchester Collective for this performance.**
PROGRAMME
Bryce Dessner (The National) Aheym
Nabihah Iqbal What Psyche Felt (World Premiere)
Sebastian Gainsborough Squint
Ben Nobuto SERENITY 2.0
Dobrinka Tabakova Insight
Eric Prydz arr. Ben Nobuto Opus
