Front Line Assembly + Clock Dva

A London concert bringing together the Canadian electronic group Front Line Assembly and the British experimental act Clock DVA, staged at O2 Academy Islington in Angel Central.

Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electronic group from Vancouver, active since the 1980s and associated with the industrial and EBM scene. Their albums include Caustic Grip (1989) and Corrosion (1993), which combine dense rhythms with aggressive electronic textures.

Clock DVA is a British group formed in Sheffield in the late 1970s, linked to the post-punk and experimental scene. Its album Thirst (1981) is among its best-known records, and its work moves between electronic and experimental forms.

O2 Academy Islington, at Angel Central, mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts, so this bill places electronic and industrial music in a venue usually devoted to those genres. The night suits listeners who follow electronic music rooted in the post-punk era and its industrial offshoots.