Tyondai Braxton

Seven-piece gong-chime ensemble Pantayo opened the night with folk tradition-updating kulintang music.

Mayfield Depot, Manchester, UK on July 17, 2015

The five-piece which featured three percussionists and two modular synth manipulators performed some of the most amorphous music I've heard.

These identical podiums arranged in a line were created by Danish architect and carpenter Uffe Surland Van Tams; they looked modernist and cool.

Yes they are here among us! They have the features of Tyondai Braxton and his accompanying performers and last night they put on a rave.

The record, now almost four years old, was released to much fanfare and an expertly crafted PR campaign – and then Braxton dipped below the parapet again, emerging only occasionally to remix Philip Glass or perform with The Wordless Orchestra.