particularly constructing music and art to fit the space, was enjoyable for us, for the audience and, because of the install nature of the show, would mean that we'd only have to load the van once.


Another trigger was, ‘Singing the Building’ at Sage Gateshead a project that Jon was involved with, singing in the underbelly and hidden corners of the amazing Norman Foster-designed building. This translated to another Foster building, The Sainsbury Centre where we performed in complete darkness.


We played Empty Shop gigs in Norwich - look, there is a band in the shop window. Look, there is a band in the cupboard. Where is that noise coming from? We need to thank Jason from Kinki hair salon for initially allowing us to do that.


Westlegate Tower perhaps the first of our promenade shows, dabbling in extremes of light and shade, very quiet and very loud within the concrete shell of what used to be McDonald's replete with residual fat dangling from


outlets in the ceiling.


For Sound and Vision 2013 we performed in our house, the first time we experimented with repeat shows in quick succession. A small space but we did three back to back shows so that lots of people can experience what we were doing.


Concrete Dreams was an exhibition/installation you created for the reopening of London’s Royal Festival Hall. How did this come about and are you planning anything else similar? Concrete Dreams happened for us because the Southbank’s Assistant Director saw KlangHaus:800 Breaths and it inspired her. She was in charge of the re-opening celebrations of the newly refurbished Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery and had to somehow invite the public into the buildings and show them the heritage, the history and wow them. We were doing just that in the roof spaces next door in the Royal Festival Hall.


Do you ever get nervous? We’ve learnt to interrogate


The Neutrinos play their 20th Anniversary gig at Norwich Arts Centre on Saturday 26th January.


For more information and tickets, visit norwichartscentre.co.uk Photo: Xavier Marquis


the nerves a bit and we’ve been able to work out what they are for and to embrace them to some degree. It's one of the products of doing long runs and repeated shows, a very intense process, highly organised with an incredible amount of things to think about. Of course, nerves are necessary, and to some degree they promote spontaneity and responsive performance.


Have you made it yet? I suppose we’re more into music than the music business. On the whole we have managed to sidestep the music business. Not that there isn't a great deal of business around KlangHaus for example, much time is devoted to maintaining relationships, asking questions, establishing detail, planning, negotiating and so on but we recognise and regularly tell ourselves and each other that the music and music making is at the heart of what we do.


What can we look forward to from The Neutrinos? Any new recordings? We’ve been chipping away at some new things. Recording


tends to be a slow process for us and one of the main challenges has been to convert or represent the KlangHaus experience, which is very much about being there in the room with us. Our intention is to slowly reveal and release over the next few months. Naturally we are looking at ways of developing KlangHaus and there are several opportunities for international outings in the pipeline.


On January 26, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary with, something like a gig, at NAC, once again! We will be joined by the wonderful Graceland, a few surprises and further assistance from some of the amazing people that have helped us over the years.


Will there be another 20 years? We have a saying, ‘The world may fall into the sea, but we’ll still have the band.’


Words: Kevin


Read the full interview online at outlineonline.co.uk


See old gig posters from The Neutrinos on p14!


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