The Orchestra Pit The Orchestra Pit

Welcome to The Orchestra Pit

The Orchestra Pit The Orchestra Pit is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of adventurous and experimental new music.

We do this through promoting gigs under the banner of The Orchestra Pit and Scaledown as well as producing radio shows (Full Circle and Scaledown) and running a Record Label.

Details of all these endeavors can be found on this site as well as an extensive photo/audio archive and a shop.

 


Scaledown April

Scaledown   It's April and Scaledown is blooming. blooming what? Well, you'll have to come along and decide for yourself, and why wouldn't you when we have this rather wonderful bill to spring on you: full details here.

 


Scaledown March

Scaledown   SC...SC...SC...SC...SC...SCALEDOWN is here to make your hair curl, or unfurl... Or simply imagine it's there.

Full details here.

 


Release Me

Scaledown   Funking things up (damn you spellnhenk) at the February Snaledown will be the following splendid artistes:

Tom Paley / David Velez / Piper’s Son / Mark Waldron / Cathy Flowers / IDFY / Reactor Core Is Splendid

Full details here.

 


Release Me

OP15   The Orchestra Pit Recording Company is pleased to announce our first release of 2013, the two track 7" from Thee Potato 4 featuring Mr Mark Braby (and many others). Full details can be found here or you can pop along and buy it in our shop.

 


Onwards into 2013

Scaledown   The time has come to welcome 2013 with an air of positivity, and the air is blowing fair from the upstairs room at the King And Queen for, wafting around in the crevices, the wind of creativity blows in Scaledown form on Friday 25th January. Full details of which can be found here.

 


Autumnal Return

Scaledown   Okay kids, the summer's over, and it's back to school! The Scaledown boys and Jude Cowan are all sporting brand new uniforms and their collective shiny satchel includes a pencil case full of sharpened tunes. Check it out this Friday (28th September) at the usual place, full details here.

 


June. Spoon. Monsoon.

Scaledown   The Orchestra Pit is proud to announce the latest Scaledown event which will fall on Friday 29th June with a view to a 7.30pm commencement. We'll be giving you a Super 8 stella line up! Full details here.

  


A Further Release

The Many Moods Of Bread And Shed   The Orchestra Pit Recording Company is pleased to announce the release of the CD Album "The Many Moods Of Bread And Shed" featuring Sylvia Hallett and Anna Homler. Full details can be found here or you can pop along and buy it in our shop.

 


A New Release

Naïm Amor - Dansons   The latest release from Naïm Amor is the Dansons LP which our partner label Vacilando '68 Recordings is issuing as a 12" cream coloured vinyl LP with a free download. Full details can be found here or you can dash to buy it in our shop.
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