![]() Although all by herself on stage she has no issues owning the space. ![]() With only a small glowing moon as company, Sen moves back and forth between her stripped back, guitar-accompanied songs and her more bass-heavy electronic sounds. Reset and refreshed we move on to Hackney Church where French singer-songwriter Léa Sen takes the stage. In many ways it’s the polar opposite to the start of the day, but in a wonderfully weird way it is just what we needed. Layers of ambient electronics grow into waltzing organ-esque chords as we are treated to an, in her own words, “immersive cartography of the mind”. The former place of worship – now an arts and community venue – makes a perfect backdrop for Omori’s otherworldly soundscapes, atmospheric synths and angelic vocals. The first human performer we catch is the London-based, Yokohama-born, musician and producer Hinako Omori at the Round Chapel. Pup after pup takes a spin around the crowd in the attempt to win the judges’ hearts and it becomes clear that the audience is fully invested too when the winner of the ‘Golden Oldie’ category receives one of the biggest cheers we hear all festival. This is not any dog show though, with categories such as ‘Waggiest Tail’ and ‘Best Rescue’, and proceeds going to All Dogs Matter and the Red Cross’ Ukraine Appeal, it turns out to be one of the most wholesome ways you can start a festival. It’s just after mid-day and you can clearly tell that many festival goers have made the journey down early to catch some of the dog action. An all-star panel of artist judges, all warming up before taking one of the stages at the festival later that day, were lined up on the Paddock behind Hackney Church.
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