{"id":17906,"date":"2017-07-06T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17906"},"modified":"2017-07-06T02:10:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T01:10:35","slug":"music-art-and-machinery-klanghaus-800-breaths-at-southbank-centre-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/music-art-and-machinery-klanghaus-800-breaths-at-southbank-centre-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Music, art and machinery,  Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-01.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Located in the usually hidden rafters of the Royal Festival Hall, &#8216;<em>Klanghaus: 800 Breaths<\/em>&#8216; is a site-responsive immersive experience that merges art, music, machinery and performance. And it&#8217;s bloody brilliant.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-02.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Described as &#8220;part gig, part live art installation, totally theatre at the edge of darkness,&#8221; visitors are taken up stairs, around dark corners and through several dark rooms full of humming ancillary equipment and ventilation pipes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-05.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Musicians appear and disappear in the darkness, as background sounds and loud music burst out from unlikely places in a multi-sensory encounter of shifting sound, colour and light.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-06.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noises unexpectedly echo around the corridors while walls are illuminated by flickering video projections.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-03.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Created by experimental art-rock collective The Neutrinos and visual artist Sal Pittman,\u00a0KlangHaus\u00a0brings to mind the hippy &#8216;happenings&#8217; of 1967, with experimental music and visual imagery colliding in unexpected ways.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some photos from my visit, although they don&#8217;t come close to retelling the full experience:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-04.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-07.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-08.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-09.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-10.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-11.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-12.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Musicians popped up behind electrical equipment and pipes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-13.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-14.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-15.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-16.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-17.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-18.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-19.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-20.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-21.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-22.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The music ranged from industrial to prog rock, with some elements being reminiscent of early Pink Floyd (and that&#8217;s A Good Thing in my book).<\/p>\n<p>The vocal harmonies between these two musicians were exquisite.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-23.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-24.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-25.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-26.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The audience were kept on the move, being gently nudged from one darkened room to another.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-27.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-28.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-29.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were multiple &#8216;stages&#8217; throughout the venue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-30.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-31.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love the sound of a saw being played by a violin bow!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-32.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-33.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-34.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-35.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-36.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the end, the audience found themselves walking across the roof of the Festival Hall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/klanghaus-800-breaths-southbank-london-37.jpg\" alt=\"Music, art and machinery, Klanghaus: 800 Breaths at Southbank Centre, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The verdict<\/h2>\n<p>With its bursts of lights, random sound loops and evocative songs,\u00a0Klanghaus: 800 Breaths is an exhilarating and exciting trip through the darkness.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also a whole load of fun too and it&#8217;s a performance I can thoroughly recommend.<\/p>\n<p>Get in quick before tickets sell out!<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fQckg7oW3tc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/42GHrTAw-6s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>More info<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Klanghaus: 800 Breaths<\/strong><br \/>\nRuns till Sunday 23 Jul 2017 6.30pm &amp; 8.30pm (not Mondays 10 &amp; 19 July)<br \/>\nSouthbank Centre\u2019s Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX<br \/>\n020 7960 4200<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1499348111581000&amp;usg=AFQjCNECvCJXY6XZWSnONPIk1AD5YjSeTQ\">southbankcentre.co.uk<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\u00a315 &#8211; \u00a325<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the usually hidden rafters of the Royal Festival Hall, &#8216;Klanghaus: 800 Breaths&#8216; is a site-responsive immersive experience that merges art, music, machinery and performance. 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