Edward George

To Be Made Instrument

January 2025

Edward George is a writer and broadcaster. Founder of Black Audio Film Collective, George wrote and presented the ground-breaking science fiction documentary Last Angel of History (1996). George is part of the contemporary music group X Ray Hex Tet. His series The Strangeness of Dub (Morley Radio) dives into reggae, dub, versions and versioning, drawing on critical theory, social history, and a deep and a wide cross-genre musical selection. It’s evil twin, The Strangeness of Jazz is a live presentation project hosted by Cafe Oto.

Edward George lives and works in London. Current work includes the live three-part presentation Listening to Voodoo, Hearing D’Angelo, commissioned by Performance, Possession & Automation, a three-year project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC); Black Atlas, commissioned by the Warburg Institute, and X Ray Hex Tet by X Ray Hex Tet (Reading Group).

Morley Radio
X Ray Hex Tet
The Guardian, Interview with Edward George
Dweller, Dub as an Act of Love: An Interview with Edward George