Conspirators of Pleasure

Excerpts from our improvised performance at Mishti Dance, Poplar Union London  – in the shadow of the BIG BEAST – Canary Wharf.

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Lost Property, an arts collective based in Brighton, present a building takeover of the DLWP. With Conspirators of Pleasure and more.

Conspirators of Pleasure Live at Sonic Imperfections, Montague Arms Peckham, London 12-9-2016

Usurp in collaboration with Waywords & Meansigns presents an evening of James Joyce with music & spoken word.

Experiments in sound and noise with: Sister, Da Saz, Conspirators of Pleasure, I.M.F.L, Hemant Sreekumar, Shivnakaun

Usurp Art programmed “Ohmsonic” a night of sonic art and music in collaboration with Banana House Delhi with Conspirators of Pleasure, Da Saz & Hemant Sreekumar

Conspirators of Pleasure performed at the Khoj Artists Workshop in Delhi organised by the music collective, Reproduce.

Excerpt from performance by Conspirators of Pleasure at the eclectic Reproduce Listening Room at the award winning Anagram Architects Studio in Delhi.

In 2016, Poulomi Desai and Simon Underwood of Usurp Art were invited to be participants at the 10th edition of The Carnival of E-Creativity (CeC) as part of their six week project based trip to India.

Commissioned by Waywords and Meanings an ambitious and forward looking project to set Joyce's seminal and experimental novel Finnegans Wake to music.

Live on Graham Dunning's 'Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone' radio show

Performance at müll​Zimmer «Less Apparent Horizon» publication and launch event at the Montague Arms Peckham London.

“Toy Arkestra” – an ecstatic musical fusion of Sun Ra and noise-making toys at Supernormal Festival 2014

Commission at The Optophonic Workshop, Tramlines Fringe Festival Sheffield

Excerpt from improvised performance at the Optophonic Festival organised by Peak Signal 2 Noise at Montgomery Theatre, Tramlines Sheffield July 2014.

The Conspirators of Pleasure perform at this summer’s amazing Clandestino Festival in Gothenburg Sweden.

Excerpt from performance by the 'Conspirators of Pleasure' at Rich Mix 2014, featuring Poulomi Desai (augmented sitar), Simon Underwood (modified, toys + electronics) and Seth Ayyaz ( daaf + electronics).

First performance of the "Usurp Chance Tour" at The Format Festival in Derby with Poulomi Desai (augmented sitar), Simon Underwood (modified, toys + electronics) and Seth Ayyaz ( daaf + electronics).

Usurp Art Gallery presents two dynamic, ensemble performances, exploring perceptual concepts of chance, time, listening and humour, and the breadth and parameters of improvisational approaches in new music

Progressions in Indian classical music. Raga Scales by "The Conspirators of Pleasure"

The Conspirators of Pleasure provide an immersive sonic environment to Nazneen Ayyub-Wood's  'Test-hibition'.

Residency at The Experimental Sounding Board Lab at the University of Brighton in July 2013

Live at The Resound Sound Art Festival Penzance, Cornwall 7th June 2013.

This is an extract from the full performance by The Conspirators of Pleasure at Miss Havisham Presents' at the Old Cholmeley Boys Club, Dalston London on 28th April 2013.