The 25th Hour

An electronic night in London by Noir Nectar, titled The 25th Hour, at Scotch of St James, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the capital.

Noir Nectar is an electronic act, and this night, titled The 25th Hour, places their music at the centre of the evening. Electronic music builds its tracks from synthesisers, drum machines, samplers and computer-based sequencing. The genre developed from club culture in the 1980s, when house and techno emerged in Chicago and Detroit, and it now covers a wide range of approaches, from dancefloor-oriented productions to more abstract studio work.

Scotch of St James is a London venue that hosts concerts and shows, so the evening sits within the city's regular live programme for electronic music. In live settings, the sound of such music depends heavily on amplification and on how the performer shapes sound in real time, which makes the room and its sound system part of how the music is heard.