erotÆme is a new concert series co-curated by ame and eroteme 2025 that begins at a new music space PINK and Islington Mill.

erotÆme 01: 1st March Saturday with Mosquito Farm and Zheng Hao £10 adv. / £12 odt.
erotÆme 02 : 2nd April Wednesday with The Handover £18 adv. / £15 odt.
erotÆme 03 : 16th May Friday with Sholto Dobie & Alanas Gurinas and Li Song £10 adv. / £12 odt.
(noone turned down for the lack of money, please inquire info@amespace.uk for a detail for concession entry)

erotÆme 02
2nd April Wednesday with The Handover, Islington Mills, Salford
£18 adv. / £15 odt. ADVANCED TICKET
Door Open 18:30 – / Food 19:00 – / Concert Starts 20:00

The Handover; Aly Eissa (EG) – Oud, Ayman Asfour (EG) – violin & Jonas Cambien (BE/NO) – Keyboards, explores the common and uncommon senses of Egypt’s ritual music. It is clear that Aly Eissa’s original composition is deeply rooted in Egyptian and Arabic traditions. At the same time, this band is one of the most progressive coming out of Egypt today. This is their new album tour with Sublime Frequencies where the oud, synthesizer and violin take turns playing solos on top of repetitive riffs. Throughout the album, native Alexandrian Ayman Asfour plays the violin with breathtaking beauty, while not being afraid to make the violin buzz, squeak and rattle at times. Belgian/Norwegian keyboardist Jonas Cambien makes the synthesizer a melodic instrument in its own right, at times evoking almost classical Maqam, while in other moments it seems like he comes straight out of an Egyptian wedding. The oud forms the backbone in the composition’s structure, as Aly Eissa’s solos guide the listener from minimalist, meditative drones, to a compeling climax, and back to earth.