Athelstan Sound Ensemble with A Journey with 'The Waste Land' Research Forum. Photo by Jenni Deakin.

Athelstan Sound Ensemble is a group of improvisers convened by sound artist and musician Dan Scott. The ensemble grew out of Dan's monthly invitation, throughout 2015-16, for all-comers to 'bring an instrument or anything else that makes a noise' to Cliftonville's Resort Studios and experiment with sound-making and listening. Athelstan Sound Ensemble has performed at Cliftonville's Tom Thumb Theatre and Turner Contemporary in Margate amongst other venues. The group champions a speculative and holistic approach to the production and reception of sound, often collaborating with choreographers, writers and visual artists. For Contra Pop 2016, the ensemble performs new work co-developed with US-born composer, Robert Stillman, at Ramsgate's Arco Barco studio space.