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25.08.2025

 
 
         
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CTM x ICA 2025 in London

   
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CTM X ICA Day 1: KAVARI | Emptyset present »Dissever«

   
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CTM X ICA Day 2: Lyra Pramuk | Tarta Relena

   
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CTM X ICA Day 3: aya x MFO | VMO Violent Magic Orchestra

   
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More Upcoming Events

   
         
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CTM x ICA 2025 in London

   

CTM x ICA key visual Design: Vojd

   

We are just a few weeks away from our third CTM x ICA collaboration, supported by Goethe-Institut London. Over three consecutive days from 4 – 6 September, the programme will again aim to immerse visitors into the intersections between music, visuals, and performance, highlighting both organisations’ longtime commitment to pushing artistic dialogues across forms and practices.

Below is a day-by-day overview of what's to come. We hope to see you there!

   
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CTM X ICA Day 1:&nb­sp;KAVARI | Emptyset present »Dissever«

   
   

Thu 4 Sept 2025 | 19:30
Institute of Contemorary Arts, London

We kick off the first of three nights co-curated by CTM Festival and ICA London with an evening of raw frequencies and fractured visions: here, rhythm becomes architecture and sound carves space into a beast most primal, dangerously hypnotic, and unrelentingly alive.

Experimental duo Emptyset present »Dissever«, a live iteration of their sixth album exploring the intertwined histories of cosmic rock, minimalism, and electronic music. Drawing inspiration from found-footage horror and video games, KAVARI's music summons an atmosphere both visceral and cinematic to push the mind onto the subway tracks of imagination.

More info & tickets

   
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CTM X ICA Day 2: Lyra Pramuk | Tarta Relena

   

Lyra Pramuk Photo by Leonardo Scotti

   

Fri 5 Sept 2025 | 19:30
Institute of Contemorary Arts, London

The second night opens a portal to ancient echoes and future devotions. Voice becomes invocation, harmony a form of resistance. Sacred textures and spectral folk ooze together into a shared dream of connection, care, and ritual.

Berlin-based artist Lyra Pramuk presents her new album Hymnal, a 14-track exploration inspired by the natural world and the communal roots of pre-industrial folk cultures. Catalan duo Tarta Relena blend traditional and modern elements in their vocal-driven sound.

More info & tickets

   
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CTM X ICA Day 3: aya x MFO | VMO Violent Magic Orchestra

   

aya Photo by Dee Iskrzynska

   

Fri 5 Sept 2025 | 19:30
Institute of Contemorary Arts, London

The final night of CTM x ICA 2025 beckons you with crook’d finger into an audiovisual labyrinth of personal narrative and jagged abstraction, each pulse of light slicing through shadow before descending into an abyssal dance ritual where metal’s feral fury collides with unholy beats.

British producer aya collaborates with German light artist MFO to present an audiovisual performance interweaving nerved confessional with »rave got dark.« Japanese collective Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO) fuses howling black metal, techno, and visual art to create an intense and abyssal dance experience. 

More info & tickets

   
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More Upcoming Events

   
    27.08.2025 18:30    
   

Soundscapes in the Garden 1

   
    Loraine James, Blackhaine    
   

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    28.08.2025 19:30    
   

Soundscapes in the Garden 2

   
    Hania Rani presents »Chilling Bambino«    
   

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    29.08.2025 18:30    
   

Soundscapes in the Garden 3

   
    Limpe Fuchs, Pantha du Prince    
   

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    30.–31.08.2025 11:00    
   

Soundscapes in the Garden 4

   
    Alva Noto, Stephen O’Malley, Ryuichi Sakamoto    
   

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    30.08.2025 14:00    
   

CTM x SOFT CENTRE

   
    Alex Guevara, C Bong Sae, Null Hypothesis    
   

   
    16.09.2025 20:00    
   

Fam Jam

   
    Kuntari, Hugging, VMO Violent Magic Orchestra    
   

Presale ended

   
    24.09.2025 20:30 Gedächtniskirche    
   

Kara-Lis Coverdale + Ellen Arkbro

   
    Kara-Lis Coverdale, Ellen Arkbro    
   

Presale ended

   
    02.10.2025 22:00    
   

Exponential Function

   
    ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, Minna-no-kimochi, SHERELLE, DJ Fuckoff, mi-el    
   

Presale ended

   
    31.10.2025 20:00 Berghain Kantine    
   

Author & Punisher + Bong-Ra

   
    Support: Bong-ra, Author & Punisher    
   

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