While we take a pause in programming at e-flux for the month of August, we look forward to spending warm evenings together at Playback by Bar Laika. This month, Bar Laika welcomes 29 Speedway, Alien D, and Marionette for editions 0018, 0019, and 0020 of the listening series.
Playback 0018 with 29 Speedway
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Join us at Bar Laika on Wednesday, August 6 from 6pm onwards for the eighteenth edition of Playback with 29 Speedway, a record label and experimental music series with a focus on improvisational performance, electronic music, and live multimedia art. Founded in 2020 by Ben Shirken (a.k.a. Ex Wiish), 29S serves as a platform for artists exploring the fringes of interdisciplinary music. Since 2021, 29S has hosted more than fifty shows worldwide and released multiple records, working with artists such as Evicshen, James K, Flora Yin-Wong, and many others. Read more here.
Playback 0019 with Alien D
Monday, August 11, 2025
Alien D is Daniel Creahan, a New York based musician and DJ who has strung together a diverse body of work spanning downtempo, ambient, dub, and techno. He works both solo and as one-half of ambient power duo Dekalb Works. His work can be found on the labels Theory Therapy, 29 Speedway, Lillerne, Fixed Rhythms, and Where to Now? Read more here.
Playback 0020 with Marionette
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Marionette is a record label based out of Toronto, Canada, publishing a wide spectrum of experimental music and visual art through timeless physical editions. Over the last decade, the label has gained global following and built a reputation for impeccably produced records with stunning handmade artworks. Marionette is run and curated by Ali Safi since 2014. Read more here.
Playback is a series of listening events curated by Kamran Sadeghi where record labels, musicians, composers, and producers feature recordings from their catalog, and premiere album pre-releases, archives, and other rarities.
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