Sheffield

Our first meetup, which was originally called “Algorithmic Pattern”. We celebrated the release of the TidalCycles live coding system for musical patterns with a quick workshop exploring its new features.

Our second meetup, where we explored the Strudel system for live coding musical patterns, which is an accessible version of TidalCycles for the web.

Our third meetup, and our first textiles-focussed workshop, where we explored Japanese Kumihimo braiding hands-on.

• Venue: DINA, Fitzalan Square
• Time: 6pm-8pm 24th Jan 2023
• Sign up here – free!

Blackwork was a popular 16th and early 17th century embroidery technique, characterised by its use of black silk thread (though other colours are sometimes seen) worked on white linen. Over the roughly 100 years of its application Blackwork Embroidery evolved significantly from the early reversible counted-thread style through to the geometric infill patterns and shaded style worked in ‘speckle’ or ‘seed’ stitch.

Contemporary Blackwork primarily uses simple straight stitches across the regular grid structure of evenweave fabric to create repeating geometric patterns.

In this workshop Toni Buckby will lead us in exploring how these patterns are formed and look at some of the more complex plaited braid stitches used in the historic technique. Materials supplied, no experience of needlework is required!

Join Emergence Collective for a workshop exploring musical patterns! “We will be guiding you through our own minimalism-inspired process that we use ourselves in jams and gigs to improvise our performances. It’s super simple to pick up; we are going to guide you through some musical games and short improvisations to help you make your own pattern-based music in small groups. Vocalists and instrumentalists are equally welcome! If you play an instrument, please bring it with you. No Van Halen wannabes need apply – the workshop will be about playing simple lines, rather than lots of notes. If you have any affection for minimalist music, we think you’ll really love this workshop.” – Emergence Collective

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/BM1BMsxsgbwXXdKQ6

Venue: Access Space @ Event Central, 22-26 Fargate, Sheffield, S1 2HE (opposite m+s)
Time: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday 21 Mar 2023
Cost: Free signup

An extra-special session with Peruvian artist Paola Torres Núñez del Prado introducing us to Andean informatics through textiles and sound. Paola is an e-textile and sound artist, who integrates electronic sensors into their handmade textiles, including in Khipu (ancient Andean practice of recording data in knotted structures) as well as weaving.

Paola will talk us through some of her works, with some focus on patterns that run through Andean culture. She’ll bring some of her e-textiles and share a live performance with us.

Free sign up here: https://forms.gle/sdvBmDHdgRdQ3f5t8

Saturday 15th April 7.30pm – midnight (performances from 8pm)
Theatre Deli, Arley Street, Sheffield, S2 4QP

Pay-what-you-can-afford tickets: £4 / £8 / £12

Pattern Club Live with Church Andrews & Matt Davies, Damu, Epiploke, Eye Measure, Innocent, Kate Sicchio & Alex McLean, Sleepsang and Phoneutrian

Acts will include mutant live drum experiments, modular-cyborg-synth arpeggios, and an algorithmic robot dance performance, each feeding our minds with their own twist on patterned form.

This will lead into live coded algorithmic bangers from Sheffield’s finest algorave musicians.

If none of this makes sense, check out some of the videos below or just come along and enjoy the patterns!