It was founded in 2002 to provide a space for underground music events, exhibitions, performances and other creative projects and now focuses on DJ and club nights.[4] It consists of two rooms situated within railway arches near Elephant & Castle station.[5][6] and is known for its stripped-back interior, intimate atmosphere and high-quality sound system.[7]
Long-running club nights based at the venue include Trouble Vision,[8] Rupture,[9] and Jaded.[10] Many UK and international artists have also played live at the venue, including Sunn O))) and Four Tet,[11] Underground and experimental gig promoter Baba Yaga's Hut also has a long-term base at Corsica Studios.[12]
History
Corsica Studios was founded by Amanda Moss and Adrian Jones who started hosting events in London in 1999 in a series of short-term spaces. One of the first of these was located in Corsica Street, Highbury, which gave the project and the current venue its name.[5]
It moved to its current location in Elephant and Castle in 2002 and was Initially known as Corsica Arts Club.[4][7]
In 2007 a new Funktion-One soundsystem was installed, a high-quality system which was rare for a smaller London club at that time,[5] and the venue became more focused on hosting DJ and club nights.[4] From 2010 Boiler Room used the venue as an early base,[13] and the Hyperdub label has hosted many events there, including its tenth anniversary in 2014[14] and its Ø series (2017–2020) which billed label artists with guests including Björk and Laurel Halo, with installations and art pieces in the second room.[15]
Awards
The venue won DJ Mag's Best Of British: Best Small Club of the Year award in 2009[16] and 2019.[17]
It was also included in DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs between 2010–2015[18][19][20][21][22][11] and again in 2022.[1]
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