ROOT is a multimedia project based on 30 one minute guitar pieces by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. As well as a CD (featuring Merzbow, Blur, Stereolab, Derek Bailey and many others; released by Lo Recordings on October 12th) and an exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery (featuring work by Gavin Turk, Tim Head, David Bowie and Yoko Ono), ROOT will continue as a touring exhibition and CD-Rom.

Tonight at Scratch £26 will be part of the launch for the project, alongside an event at The Lux Cinema on the same evening. ROOT at Scratch will feature various participants from the project getting low down and dirty with their bad selves, including V/Vm, DJ Speedranch, Richard Thomas, Third Eye Foundation, Twisted Science and the Scratch DJs, plus more to be confirmed. Films and images relating to the

project will be also be screened.

The running order for the evening is as follows:

Lux Cinema (9-11pm)

V/Vm (live)

Richard Thomas (live)

Matt Wand (Stock Hausen & Walkman)

Scratch (8pm-1am)

8pm:            Scratch DJs (Rob Young/Tony Morley)

10.30pm:        Third Eye Foundation (DATs and decks)

11.30pm:        V/Vm v Richard Thomas v Twisted Science

12am - 1am:     Speedranch v Jansky Noise