MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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Holly Herndon, Barbican London
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ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
FOREVER pushing the boundaries of electronic music’s potential, Holly Herndon will never settle on simply performing behind a laptop, as this show proves.
Joined onstage by a vocal ensemble and collaborator Mathew Dryhurst, Herndon gives a full run-through of her acclaimed third album PROTO, a stunning achievement that explores the relationship between humans and technology.
On the album, Herndon introduces Spawn, a singing AI that she has been developing over a number of years with Dryhurst and programmer Jules LaPlace.
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