Pram + special guests

Pram formed in the late 1980s with a sound that draws on exotica, krautrock and forgotten film soundtracks. Over the years, Pram have expanded their ideas to encompass disorientating shifts in mood, with their new material seeing the band build on their sound with added textures and a live show moving from eerie to intense. Pram perform on 4 September 2026 at 7:00 pm at The Piper.

Pram are essentially a product of the post-punk late 1980s, inspired by the likes of The Raincoats and The Slits and contemporaries of Stereolab and Broadcast. Pram have always sounded like they make up their own rules, including an open approach to rhythm and timing. And their use of the theremin and the manipulation of instruments also adds a certain harmonic wooziness.

The band still use a wide array of instruments and are unfazed by the possibilities of performing on anything and everything that seems appropriate. "It's not possible to develop a facility on every instrument we want to use," explains founder member and multi-instrumentalist Sam Owen, "so we simply don't worry about it and look instead for the initial thrill of discovering a new sound." The addition of mountain dulcimer and trombonist and theremin player Harry Dawes' sometimes playful, occasionally mournful soprano saxophone is a testament to this continued experimentation in the new set.