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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 18d

You can now pre-order the new Anna Högberg Attack LP from @cafeotodalston.bsky.social www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/anna-ho...

Anna Högberg Attack – Ensamseglaren ← Cafe OTO

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · 28d

Check out the full interview on our web archive and come down on Sunday! www.cafeoto.co.uk/archive/2025...

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · 28d

Coming up on Sunday! Radical long-form large-group free improvisation from ONe_Orchestra New! Guaranteed to induce gender euphoria AND musical joy: www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/one_o... Scroll through to read some highlights from our chat with ONe_Orchestra New's co-founder Caroline Kraabel..

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Aug 12

Coming up at the end of the month! The Berlin-based, aesthetically agnostic record label and loose collective, SACRED REALISM, celebrate 14 years of activity with three nights of incredible music: www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/sacre...

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jul 30

Out this week on Otoroku, an invigorating, deeply interwoven recording from the pairing of Glasgow-born, London-based musician, Conal Blake and percussionist, improviser and sound artist, Regan Bowering! www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/conal-b...

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jul 18

Out this week on Otoroku, a live recording of the debut OTO performance from Basque guitarist, Joseba Irazoki! Dense slabs of distorted tones and hissing static rub shoulders with featherlight arpeggios and beautiful, crystalline chords: www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/joseba-...

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James Balmont @jbalmont.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thrilled to share my latest "oral history" for Time Out, exploring the history and legacy of Dalston's inimitable outsider arts hub
@cafeotodalston.bsky.social with Thurston Moore, Suzanne Ciani, Brady Corbet, Stewart Lee, @hotchipofficial.bsky.social & many more...
www.timeout.com/london/music...

‘You always know you’ll get something interesting’: an oral history of Cafe OTO

The story behind the legendary Dalston music venue.

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jul 10

Out this week on Otoroku, a gloriously psychoactive set from Joke Lanz and Ute Wassermann! The sonic landscape keeps flashing by in an ever-brilliant sugar-rush of kaleidoscopic colour, and it's no hardship at all to just give yourself over to it: www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/ute-was...

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Xenia Pestova Bennett @xeniapestova.bsky.social · Jul 7

Atonal Kat returns to @cafeotodalston.bsky.social on 22 July! Featuring Seaming To, Tom Challenger and yours truly playing #AnneaLockwood to celebrate our new release on Unsounds label. Get your meow now! www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/atona... Cappuccino the Cat photographed by @vanessawhy.bsky.social

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jul 4

Coming this Monday & Tuesday night! The Messthetics - featuring Fugazi members Joe Lally and Brendan Canty plus guitarist Anthony Pirog - join forces with the great American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis to absolutely barnstorming effect.

www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/messt...

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Sarah Hughes @sarah-hughes.bsky.social · Jul 4

Tonight! 'Mute Teachers' played by Distractfold @cafeotodalston.bsky.social

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jul 4

Coming this Monday & Tuesday night! The Messthetics - featuring Fugazi members Joe Lally and Brendan Canty plus guitarist Anthony Pirog - join forces with the great American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis to absolutely barnstorming effect.

www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/messt...

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jul 2

Tonight and tomorrow (2 & 3 July) we welcome the brilliant Marek Pospieszalski Octet to OTO.

www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/marek...

"A stalwart of Polish contemporary jazz,” – Antonio Poscic, The Quietus

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jun 30

Coming up this week! The great contemporary music ensemble DISTRACTFOLD celebrate their 15th anniversary with a 2-day festival exploring the acoustic ecology of geology/rocks, marine biomes, and human-machine interactions. Don't miss! www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/distr...

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jun 24

Maggie Nicols launches her new album of jazz standards with Geoff Eales this Wednesday. Highly recommended! Opening the night will be a solo set by Ashley Paul - her first here in over 5 years. www.freejazzblog.org/2025/06/magg...

Maggie Nicols and Geoff Eales - Beautiful Love (33 Jazz records, 2025)

Free Jazz Collective, reviews of avant garde and free jazz music and media

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jun 23

Coming up in a couple of weeks! The Messthetics - featuring Fugazi members Joe Lally and Brendan Canty plus guitarist Anthony Pirog - join forces with the great American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis to absolutely barnstorming effect. Don't miss! www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/messt...

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Cafe OTO @cafeotodalston.bsky.social · Jun 23

More tickets just released for Late Works: Preparations iii tonight! With Gentle Stranger, otta & Stanley Welch – www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/late-...

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