A disused office complex in North London becomes a free lakeside party on Saturday 14 November, with Touching Bass taking over and rising bassist Marla Kether joining as special guest.
Here’s one to put in the diary. Light + Flight FREE festival runs in North London over the weekend of 14 November and again the weekend after, and the Saturday night plan just got a lot more interesting.
Touching Bass take over Finchley Lakeside
On Saturday 14 November, Touching Bass Presents turns Finchley Lakeside into a music hub. It’s a former office complex that’s now a temporary cultural space, and the seminal South London collective are leading the takeover. The newly announced special guest is rising bassist, producer and DJ Marla Kether.
The running order looks like this:
Touching Bass (Alex Rita b2b Naima Adams), 4:00 to 6:30pm and 7:30 to 9:00pm. Co-founder Alex Rita teams up with longtime resident Naima Adams to open the day. Expect a route through jazz, soul, broken beat, house and atmospheric grooves.
Marla Kether (Live), 6:30 to 7:15pm. She’s the Youth Music 2024 Producer of the Year and current live bassist for Little Simz. Her set blends jazz, electronic music, UK funky and Afro-house. Note that it sits neatly between the two Touching Bass sets.
More than just a line-up
The programme is co-curated with HemingwayDesign. It includes large-scale art installations, live music, film, performance, creative workshops and food.
Ascendance, created with UP Projects and artist Matthew Rosier, is a participatory projection and soundscape inside the five-storey atrium. It mixes floating video portraits of local young people, elders’ migration stories, recorded birdsong and an original score.
Praying for Time: A collective musical celebration brings young musicians together to perform a new arrangement of George Michael’s classic song, arranged by Grammy-winning composer David Arnold.
There’s also Voices Radio and a live music showcase powered by the handmade Big Ears Sound System. For food and drink, there are shared feasts by chef Chaneti Stevens and a pop-up festival bar from Black Wine Club, serving curated wines and local beers.
How to go
Entry is free, though booking ahead is recommended. Light + Flight runs over the weekend of 14 November and the weekend after at Finchley Lakeside, North London.
Fancy it? Grab your free ticket here and get to the lakeside in time for Marla’s 6:30pm set.
