{"id":7220,"date":"2016-02-02T14:30:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T14:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2016-02-02T14:37:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T14:37:42","slug":"sound-thinking-new-experimental-festival-in-folkestone-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/02\/02\/sound-thinking-new-experimental-festival-in-folkestone-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound thinking: new experimental festival in Folkestone next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a feast of experimental sounds, live music, spoken word performances and more coming to Folkestone next weekend, as the seaside town presents a brand new two-day festival,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>Profound Sound<\/strong>,<\/em> across a variety of venues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 12 February<\/strong> sees a collection of premieres from the <strong>Montrose Composers&#8217; Club<\/strong>, led by local composer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annabraithwaite.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Braithwaite, <\/a>whilst Asda &#8211; yes, you read that correctly! &#8211; will play host to <strong>LIFTED<\/strong>, an installation for choir and beat-boxer by Emily Peasgood which premiered at the Turner Contemporary recently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='474' height='297' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jEY7T34sMBE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quarterhouse.co.uk\/admin\/media\/get.php?f=\/community_projects_\/profound-sound%20sml.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"141\" \/>The festival also offers site-specific sound-installations, spoken word performances and live music; the Quarterhouse will also welcome a Panel Discussion addressing the future of DIY spaces and how they can foster new creative ideas. Folkestone will be buzzing. Probably quite literally.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the festival online <a href=\"http:\/\/folkestonefringe.com\/2016\/profound-sound.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/02\/02\/sound-thinking-new-experimental-festival-in-folkestone-next-week\/&amp;t=Sound thinking: new experimental festival in Folkestone next week' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Sound thinking: new experimental festival in Folkestone next week%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/02\/02\/sound-thinking-new-experimental-festival-in-folkestone-next-week\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/02\/02\/sound-thinking-new-experimental-festival-in-folkestone-next-week\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/02\/02\/sound-thinking-new-experimental-festival-in-folkestone-next-week\/&amp;title=Sound thinking: new experimental festival in Folkestone next week' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/02\/02\/sound-thinking-new-experimental-festival-in-folkestone-next-week\/&amp;title=Sound thinking: new experimental festival in Folkestone next week' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a feast of experimental sounds, live music, spoken word performances and more coming to Folkestone next weekend, as the seaside town presents a brand new two-day festival,\u00a0Profound Sound, across a variety of venues. 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