Zbigniew Karkowski.

Zbigniew Karkowski, renowned Polish electronic music composer and figurehead of the global noise scene, will perform at London’s Café Oto on 17 May.

The concert is a celebration of the launch of Nerve Cell_0, a collaboration between Zbigniew Karkowski and Anton Lukoszevieze on the Sub Rosa label. Cellist Lukoszevieze will perform the piece on the night, alongside Karkowski and Ryan Jordan on ‘derelict electronics’.

Tickets are £10 on the door, with no advance booking.

The concert is being supported by Sound and Music, who commissioned Nerve Cell_O alongside EMS (Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm).

EDIT 28 April: Karkowski also plays in Ireland in May: On 10 May Karkowski performs in The Pint in Dublin with Gavin Prior & Tuula Voutilainen, Luxury Mollusc, Safe and Gen 26, whilst on 13 May he is at the Pavilion in Cork with Prior, Luxury Mollusc, La Société Des Amis Du Crime and Gen 2. On 11 May he is at Oaks Studio in Enniskillen, and travels to Sligo the following day.

Karkowski live in Paris in 2006: