Dustin O'Halloran

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A new signing to FatCat records, Dustin O'Halloran will be playing The Vortex in support of his new album "Lumiere", which features performances from Adam Wiltzie (Stars Of The Lid), Peter Broderick, ACME quartet, and was mixed by the sublime Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Glance at Dustin O'Halloran's ever-increasing list of projects, and you could be forgiven for assuming that he's something of a restless spirit. His life story does little to dispel the impression - it's a litany of motion, of different homes in different continents, and sometimes hardly any home at all. But all this activity is deceptive; or, at least, it's just surface detail. All the time, beneath the surface, there's been a constant, stealthy, steady pulse - O'Halloran's wistful and beautiful music.

His compositions are languid and contemplative. The melodies are hestitant; plucked, slow-motion skeins of sound that fall languidly from solo piano or from naked acoustic guitar. And although they're delicate - miniature marvels of nuance and balance - they carry an unfailing emotional charge. It's hardly surprising, then, that O'Halloran's music is being used, and heard, increasingly widely.

Tonight will be a special performance where Dustin will be joined on stage with a string quartet.

Please note Dustin will be playing one set tonight.