This sound showcase, Sho-Zyg, takes its name from the Shozyg, a performance and improvisational instrument, first created by British composer Hugh Davies in 1968. It consists of fretsaw blades, springs, and a ball-bearing, mounted inside an encyclopaedia volume. The heading on the spine of the first iteration of this instrument, SHO- ZYG, from Shoal to Zygote, bequeathed the instrument its name.

'Shozyg I' by Hugh Davies | Photograph: Settimio Fiorenzo Palermo

Public transport:

5 minutes' walk from both New Cross and New Cross Gate stations (zone 2), on the main rail network and London Overground.

On major bus routes including 21, 36, 53, 136, 171, 172, 177, 225, 321, 343, 436, 453.

10 minutes' walk from Deptford Bridge Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station.
On the National Express coach route.