For the first time, Ted Milton has united two of his most celebrated shows into a single, two-act touring performance.
The first act takes audiences on a journey through the dark humour and nonsensical logic of pioneering Russian literary absurdist Daniil Kharms.
The second act dives headfirst into Milton’s own prose and verse, delivering a dose of savage irony and bittersweet satire that shines a light on today’s rollercoaster of delusionality.
Combining tape music and the percussive might of David Aylwood (Blurt’s esteemed drummer) in the first act and the propulsive electronics of Sam Britton (AKA Isambard Khroustaliov) in the second, Milton and his cohorts fuse avant-garde sound assemblages, improvisation, experimental electro-acoustic textures, politically charged poetry, free-jazz saxophone and propulsive rhythms to spectacular effect.
In Kharms Way and The Odes have previously toured extensively in Europe as individual performances and have featured, amongst numerous other festival appearances, as part of Patti Smith’s ‘Soirées Nomades’ at the Fondation Cartier, Paris and Thurston Moore’s ‘City Poems & City Music’ at the Whitechapel Gallery, London.
“outrageous, profane performances … Milton’s anti-authoritarian streak remains as strong as ever” – The Guardian
“high art with punk poetic intervention … linguistic détournement, backed by tense electronics” – The Quietus
“encapsulates the current messy, fucked-up state of society and politics, and offers up a performance of equals working out on the peripherals of the music world.” – Monolith Cocktail
Recordings
Bookings
Ted Milton Presents: In Kharms Way & The Odes – Double Bill, Now Booking from March 2027,
Contact: milletones@gmail.com
