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The newly formed group featuring Charles Hayward played a trigger happy set at Salford’s Islington Mill in April 2017

Data Quack is a new collaboration bringing together Ben Vince, Merlin Nova, Charles Hayward and Pascal Colman The band performed their first show at Fat Out Fest in Salford, Manchester, earlier this year. It was filmed by Islington Mill Public Access Television, which has been recording live events at the venue since 2015.

Fat Out Fest 2017 was its third edition following a three year break, and although the Fat Out collective have since ended their residency at the Mill, further festivals are in the pipeline.

Data Quack will play at DIY Space For London on 21 July

Adrián de Alfonso: Pleamar

Watch a short film that accompanies three tracks from sound artist and musician Adrián de Alfonso’s new album Viator.

goat (jp): Joy In Fear

Watch a 16 minute concept film of tracks from Joy In Fear, the 2023 album by Japanese rockers goat (jp)

Steph Richards “Power Vibe”

The US trumpeter shares a supernatural LA noir created with the help of generative AI for a track from her latest album Power Vibe

Xhosa Cole All Roads

The saxophonist shares a film in which he dances with his two brothers beneath Birmingham’s Spaghetti Junction

ECHOS: L'Ocelle Mare “Objets Chargés”

French label and platform Murailles Music shares the first episode in a new series of music documentaries highlighting the unique methodologies of artists on their roster

Galya Bisengalieva “Chagan”

Directed by artist Nicol Vizoli, the video for composer Galya Bisengalieva's “Chagan” reflects on the haunting nature of a radioactive lake in Kazakhstan