Female-led DIY, lof-fi synth-building and composition sessions. Learn the basics, put together gnarly light-reactive noise machines, and perform live with your brand new creation

Atari Punk Girls was a process-led sonic arts performance project harnessing the enabling ethic of punk and the power of noise in the service of technofeminism! The aim was create a space for girls and enbys in resistance to the patriarchy, where they could hang out and experiment with sonic arts. The project culminated in a 30-minute live audio-visual show, co-composed/performed with a group of young people, which was workshopped over 6 sessions and performed as part of SPILL Festival of Performance 2021. Combining movement, spoken word, electronic processing, noise, drone and techno, as well as lasers and a lighting rig, we created an audacious live show in a crumbling disused church building – channeling the spirit of the warehouse rave and celebrating young feminist and queer energies.

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SPILL Commission 2021 R&D work at Think Tank, Ipswich

Some of our 2021 R&D work has been presented as a bespoke Virtual Reality spatial sound piece. You can view ‘Garden of Bloop’ on Mozilla Hubs here using either a screen-device or a VR headset.

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Early iteration of the project for Eastern Ear @ Shoe Factory, Norwich, 2019

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In its early iterations, Atari Punk Girls used printed circuit boards and teaching materials developed by Nina Richards and the Yorkshire Sound Women Network. Thank you for inspiring the OG APG!

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Since 2018 APG is grateful to have been supported by: Norfolk County Council, British Science Week, Brighton Modular Festival, Thonk, CLIP, BLOC:Arts, Eastern Ear, SPILL Festival, and Arts Council England.