Spiritland launches beautiful new London listening bar at The Barbican

The Barbican has joined forces with Spiritland to launch a new listening bar in London. Dubbed ‘Spiritland At The Barbican’, the new partnership comes in time for the 10th anniversary of its original Coal Drops Yard site, and will offer a daily programme of artists and record collectors playing a wide variety of genres. Situated on Level 2 of the Barbican, with lakeside views overlooking the fountains, the genres on offer range from jazz to classical, and from ambient to electronica – each designed to complement and mirror the centre’s wider cultural programming. Nightly listening sessions will also be available, as will regular talks, tastings, supper clubs and more. One of the more regular fixtures will be the 5pm album playbacks, which see a different album played in its entirety every day; whether it be a classic album from Bach, a more modern favourite from Beck, or a lesser-known gem from an emerging artist. “The objective of this system is to present the artistry and eloquence of the musical performance – emotional communication is the key element in music and it is this that needs to be preserved and is the enduring ambition of the kit,” Kevin Scott of Living Voice, the sou...