One day Bill discovered that the number 1 on the day he was born was Grandad by Clive Dunn, a song so bad, in so many ways, that it is in its own way remarkable. From that discovery Vinyl is the natural consequence: a track for each year of his life. As its name suggests this is an all vinyl show but be warned, Bill's record collection is pretty damn diverse even perverse and for Vinyl he delves deep into it and talks about the tracks and about what the music means, about the memories these tracks evoke and the decades that have brought us to where we now are. For Vinyl he recalls, revises and retells what these black plastic discs might be records of. In the Vinyl playlist you can expect anything from the self-styled ‘worst orchestra in the world’ The Portsmouth Sinfonia to the apocalyptic metal anthem The Final Countdown by way of Boy Bands, Buddhist Chants and Bebop. Bill is no normal DJ and his stories are as diverse, idiosyncratic and pointed as the music he plays. Vinyl is the most recent show from performance artist Bill Aitchison whose work has entertained and confounded the expectations of audiences across Europe, Asia, America and The Middle East. Known for his work’s unpredictability and wry humour, he has been predicting the apocalypse, dancing Agadoo, performing in Chinese and now, with Vinyl, sharing his highly questionable record collection. Vinyl has been supported through a New Work Network /Lanternhouse residency, is co-commissioned by ICIA Bath and supported by Arts Council England. www.billaitchison.co.uk ‘Deliciously lunatic’ British theatre Guide on 2012 24 Jan Aberystwyth arts Centre 01970 62 32 32 www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre |
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