UNKLE
15 Oct, 21:30 (+Q&A) & 30 Oct, 22:30
UNKLE
Beyond The Road listening experience in 360° audio + Q&A (15 Oct)
First staged at London’s Saatchi Gallery in 2019 and later at ALT.1 Gallery, The Hyundai Seoul, Beyond The Road was never just an exhibition. Built from the original multitracks of UNKLE’s The Road: Part I and The Road: Part II / Lost Highway, it reimagined the albums as a site-specific spatial sound environment. 25+ rooms of sound, film, light and installation that visitors moved through freely. NME called it a “walkthrough album.” No two journeys were the same.
For this special event, the audio world of Beyond The Road is distilled into a single room. Rebuilt in L-ISA for Polygon’s listening environment, this intimate presentation brings the project’s spatial design into sharp focus. New depth, movement and cinematic scale, true to the spirit of the original.
Afterwards, on the 15th October, the original creators James Lavelle and A Right/Left Project (Stephen Dobbie and Colin Nightingale) discuss the process, the technology and the vision behind one of UNKLE’s most ambitious works, and how Beyond The Road redrew the lines between music, contemporary art and immersive storytelling.
Event Information
Arrival Times / Doors
Please arrive half an hour before. You will be taken to the 1st floor where a secret Soho bar will be awaiting you. A bell will be rung 15 minutes before the show and you will be shown to your seats. The doors will be closed at the stated start time. Late entry is not permitted once the show has started.
Duration, Schedule & Running Order:
Thursday 15th October:
Doors open: 21:00
Start: 21:30
End: 23:00
Friday 30th October:
Doors open: 22:00
Start: 22:30
End: 23:30
Seating
Seating is first come, first served. At checkout, you’ll choose between a cinema chair or a Togo chair. Once you’re in the venue, you can sit wherever you like within your chosen seating type.
Sound System
It is a beautiful L-Acoustic 17.1.10 soundsystem. You will have 17 powerful speakers surrounding you, 10 speakers over your head supported by more subs, and 1 sub channel with four subs at the front of the room.
Additional Information
The bar serves drinks and there is a water fountain in the bar to fill up your own bottles.
