Cabinet presents: Man Power & Kiara Scuro, Walentin Pauer & Nek @ Control Club

Cabinet presents: Man Power & Kiara Scuro

Supporting acts:

Berlin Room: Walentin Pauer & Nek
Front Control: Phil Cocks & Meeluna

Man Power

Creatively speaking, pinning down Geoff Kirkwood is a challenge. While best known as the man behind ‘intergalactic house’ (Resident Advisor, 2018) alias Man Power, Kirkwood is as comfortable writing and presenting experimental symphonies, ambient hauntology and Audio-Visual orchestral performances and recordings as Bed Wetter or delivering raucous kinetic Techno as MPX. For everything in between, he is Man Power.

The Man Power project initially emerged as an anonymous 2014 project via a succession of dark, chugging remixes, culminating with a debut EP on Correspondant. Conclusions were drawn, expectations set, and boundaries imposed. Never one to colour between the lines, though, Kirkwood has gone on to show the complete picture of his sonic and thematic breadth via output for the likes of DFA, SKINT, Hivern Discs and his lauded Me Me Me imprint. Although unburdened by the need to bow to genre conventions, there’s still a common emotional core through Kirkwood’s creations that, paired with a penchant for the cinematic and absurdist, makes him stand out from other eclectically inclined peers.

A contrarian nature also bleeds through Geoff’s approach to the music industry. His label Me Me Me has regularly shed its skin in terms of outlook, artists and methods, with only the steadfast goal of supporting his friends remaining intact. A subscription-based VALUE ‘label’ began in 2020 to circumvent the usual means of reaching audiences and avoid the growth demanded by the mechanics of the music ‘machine’, too. His latest ruse is to reverse the grubby trends of club-night promotion, with his Us & Them parties binning advance tickets, supporting regional talents, booking like-minded souls regardless of profile, and ditching branding obsessions all in favour of more equitable behaviour.

Kiara Scuro

A Kiara Scuro set is always full of surprises. From psychedelic slow burners and abstract techno to hypnotic synths, driving acid and euphoric trance, often with a cheeky curveball thrown in for good measure, the London-based duo weave effortlessly between sounds, even when passing the mantle back and forth track for track.

Born on a whim as a radio show back in 2016, Rosie Ama and Nadia (aka ZaaZaa) came up via their monthly broadcasts on South London’s Balamii Radio, where they’ve been residents for over four years. Giving listeners a taste of what you might expect to hear from them in the club, the duo has learnt to feed off each other’s energy – forget about genres, it’s the mood that drives them.

As comfortable warming up the dance floor as they are bringing the night to an electrifying close, the pair have earned themselves regular appearances at some of the capital’s best night clubs including Corsica Studios, The Cause and The Waiting Room. Overseas, their shapeshifting club sets have taken them to cities like Lithuania, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Lisbon and Berlin, on top of festival slots on home soil and abroad at Glastonbury, Field Maneuvers, Gottwood, Test Pressing and their longstanding affiliate Dimensions Festival.

Set on adding more strings to their bow, recently Nadia and Rosie have been focusing their attention on production. Inspired by progressive trance and raw acid, their first two tracks have come out on compilations for London via Brighton event and label Accidental Meetings and Leeds party series Limit UK, and there’s plenty more in the works, with plans to release a debut EP in the not-so-distant future.

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Cabinet presents: Man Power & Kiara Scuro, Walentin Pauer & Nek @ Control Club