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Little Princess Orchestra
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The Little Princess Orchestra was an improvising collective formed in 2003 from various faces in the North London free improv scene and instigated by Hugo Danino. The group met and recorded a series of extended jams at Tom Goldsmith's recording studio in Scarborough Road (the results of which were eventually released as the posthumous debut, Love Songs, in 2006), before seeking gigs. After one glorious, shambolic performance at the Octopad in Stoke Newington, Hugo's desire for more gigs led to the construction of a studio-cum-performance space in Hackney. The venue's unique sound system, in which the PA was provided by a series of vintage hi-fi amps and approximately fifty speakers, coupled with the stage's excessive monitoring, prompted the Man From Uranus to christen it "Hugo's Speaker Palace". Regular free concerts ensued, with a revolving cast of members including Giles Narang and Horton Jupiter (They Came From the Stars I Saw Them), Justin Paton (Now), Shintaro Taketani, Dan Hayhurst (Sculpture), Stuart Fisher (Genghis Attenborough), Raymond Shine (Mantouch), Sam Amant, and various luminaries from the area's glittering kraut and rock scenes. Occasional flashes of brilliance were evident in the storms of exploratory frustration, at once amusing, intriguing and baffling the trickle of punters that came through the door. A spine of steady participants emerged, comprising the punk-jazz drumming of Jim Lebaigue, Morris English's chugging dissonant guitar and Nicole Nagel's
