Soho Electronic announces first edition across four Soho venues on 27 September with Daniel Miller, Sean McLusky, Peter Morris, …
Soho Electronic announces first edition across four Soho venues on 27 September with Daniel Miller, Sean McLusky, Peter Morris, ...
Soho Electronic (future leftfield sounds) will debut as a one-day, multi-venue festival in Soho, London on Saturday, 27 September 2025 from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Curated by Sean McLusky, Peter Morris, and Kevin Quigley, it is headlined by Daniel Miller (Mute). Organised in association with Electronic Sound, the event will run across All is Joy, Below Stone Nest, Farsight Gallery, and SchneidersKeller (Rough Trade basement, Denmark Street). Tickets are available now via DICE, Resident Advisor, and Universe.
“A world of sonic exploration, a one-day festival celebrating boundary-pushing electronic music and avant-garde sound,” the organizers call it in the announcement. “Expect performance, talks and more across four venues in Soho, London.”
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Daniel Miller headlines Soho Electronic
This first edition is headlined by Daniel Miller (Mute). The organizers describe it as “a rare UK solo performance of his unfolding modular compositions.” Miller is the founder of Mute Records (1978) and has released work as The Normal, Silicon Teens, and most recently Sunroof (with Gareth Jones).
Other artists playing across the four venues include: Agnes Haus, Atom Truck, Bjorn Hatleskog, Bobby Barry, Dhangsha, Elephant House, Felt Trip, Flywheel, Hawksmoor, Klahrk, Luminous Foundation, MFU, Mieko Shimizu, MM’99, Noise Warfare, SchneidersKeller Takeover, SIEL, Silkarmour, Smelliot, Storyteller, Tullis Rennie, and Turnspit.
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About Daniel Miller
Daniel Otto Joachim Miller (born 14 February 1951, Marylebone, London) is a British music producer and the founder of Mute Records (1978). He first released music as The Normal, issuing the 7″ single “T.V.O.D.” / “Warm Leatherette” as MUTE 001.
Daniel Miller later created the studio project Silicon Teens (1979–81), a “virtual” synth-pop group for which he recorded the music himself while Frank Tovey portrayed the front figure in media appearances; the album “Music for Parties” followed in 1980.
He co-produced Depeche Mode’s debut album “Speak & Spell” (1981) and went on to collaborate with the band and other Mute artists over subsequent decades. In 2010, after a period under EMI ownership, Mute re-emerged as an independent operation led by Miller.
With producer Gareth Jones, Miller records and performs as Sunroof, releasing “Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 1” in 2021 and continuing with subsequent material and live shows.
About the other artists playing Soho Electronic
Agnes Haus: Brighton-based multidisciplinary artist working across video, motion/graphic design, sound and live A/V, primarily for music projects.
Atom Truck: Atom Truck is the alias of Angus Keith, an electronic musician and co-founder of Adaadat Records.
Bjørn Hatleskog: London-based audio/visual artist whose practice spans electro-acoustic work and sound-sculptural systems; curator at Surgery.Gallery and co-founder of Adaadat. He also curates the acousmatic spoken-word project Storyteller.
Bobby Barry: London-based artist working with sound, performance, text and moving image; credits include over fifty releases and several short films.
Dhangsha: Dhangsha is the performance alias of sound artist and educator Aniruddha Das, with releases across multiple labels and an active live profile.
Elephant House: Duo of Shenggy Shen (drums) and Christos Fanaras (synths), formed in London in 2013, with LPs “Pony Ride” (2017) and “Chollima” (2019) on Adaadat.
Felt Trip: Releasing recorded work including “Ocean Storm” (2024), made in the Welsh Highlands, Rhodes and Hackney.
flywheel: London producer with releases spanning left-field club and ambient; 2024 EP “Writ Large” issued by Prague label YUKU.
Hawksmoor: Solo electronic project of Bristol-based James McKeown, with releases on labels including Soul Jazz/Castles in Space; work draws on 1970s/80s German electronic lineages.
Klahrk: London-based artist, producer, label owner and DJ; founder of Ware Collective, with releases on imprints including SFX and Activia Benz.
Luminous Foundation: Project of Neil Mortimer (Urthona) and Mark Pilkington (Teleplasmiste), active since the late 2010s with recordings and performances in the UK.
MFU (Man From Uranus / Phil MFU): London-based electronic musician; keyboardist with Vanishing Twin in the group’s early releases.
Mieko Shimizu: London-based Japanese singer, composer and producer. Recent releases include the EP “Phenomena of the Mind”; the EP “Breathe Out” is scheduled for early September 2025.
MM’99: London-based producer/singer; released the EP “HEX” in July 2025.
Noise Warfare: Performance collaboration between Luuzr and Smelliott.
SchneidersKeller Takeover: SchneidersKeller is London’s dedicated modular-synth shop located in the basement of Rough Trade on Denmark Street; opened March–June 2025 in partnership with SchneidersLaden.
SIEL: Performer developing ambient, saxophone-centred works for sound-bath-style sets; London live listings include joint events under “Siel & Samuel Rich.”
Silkarmour: London electronic/experimental project; recent single “Come Back PLS” released January 2025.
Smelliot: Experimental noise artist performing under the handle @smell.iott.
Storyteller: Acousmatic spoken-word project curated by Bjørn Hatleskog with writer/artist Nathan Gray.
Tullis Rennie: Composer, performer and electronic musician; improvising trombonist and field recordist with academic and festival profiles in the UK.
Turnspit: Leeds duo releasing dark synth-leaning pop; 2024 mini-album “Your Heartbeat Is The Rhythm Of The Universe,” followed by “SURRENDER” (2025).
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