Ctrl Alt Shift - VJ documentry

CTRL ALT SHIFT - from V.I. Artists on Vimeo.

Lots of good interviews and clips. An interesting collection of views on VJing.

SARC / Acroplane Movement 4#

The performance at SARC was a success. Sounds moved around the room.


Next up Acroplane Movement 4#

Date:
05.06.09
Venue:
The Menagerie, Belfast.
Admission:
£7
Doors:
9pm
Line-up:
Mad EP (Acroplane, Ad Noiseam)
Mothboy (Acroplane, Ad Noiseam)
Nez (Acroplane, Grub)
DJ Acroplane Recordings

SARC

I've been invited to play one of my pieces at SARC his week by Martin Byrne (Dr Lilt). This is quite a big deal for me as it's probably the best soundsystems on the island (if not the best definately one of the top five?), in a centre for academic excellence (I don't fit?) but also a place where many sucessful contemporaries have performed(most recently heard Paulene Oliveros perform Droniphonia there).

It's an afternoon event, free to the public.

If you want to come hear our music moving around the rooms' 40 (approx?) speakers. Join us, and say hello.

Chris Carter and His Box of Tricks

Experimental Tribute from Chris Carter on Vimeo.

Chris Carter from Throbbing Gristle shares some noise with us.
Anyone who knows me will understand why this video had to be posted: pedals.

Taken from BB.

Deathstyle: RIP?

The band previously known as Deathstyle have rebranded themselves as This Mad Desire and are recording demos for a new release.

The War on Sharing.

Why the FSF cares about the RIAA lawsuits.

Vinyl to Sample - Rythmes Et Percussions Pour La Danse

If you do something creative with the sounds (studio remix or performance) please get in touch and let me know.

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Vinyl to Sample - Signeaux Divers Telephone

If you do something creative with the sounds (studio remix or performance) please get in touch and let me know.

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Vinyl to Sample - Enfants & Collectivités

If you do something creative with the sounds (studio remix or performance) please get in touch and let me know.

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Vinyl to Sample - Cloches D'Église

When I was in brussels I found several 7" records which stood out from the rest. Sound effects records which I imagine were used to add atmosphere to silent movies (The cini-projector on the front cover was a hint).

I thought I'd convert them to share with my readers (both of you).

If you do something creative with the sounds (studio remix or performance) please get in touch and let me know.

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From Brussels with Love...

I went for a nice long weekend to Brussels last month - had a really god time walking my legs off and taking photos of all the street art, stencils and architecture my camera could hold.

I managed to catch a short performance by Tape That (part of the N collective) which was soothing and amusing. If I can find it I'll scan and post their set list/programme later.

They play recordings they've made and perform very short bursts of sound. I had the pleasure of chatting with them a little. i asked how they decided their recordings were the correct length - they stated that they were a little like the mini-tiles one might get when shopping for carpet - just enough to get the point across. Concise.

I visited the Museum of Musical Instruments too. The building is quite special - the exterior being covered in art-deco flourishes, the interior had several floors of instruments from various countries and cultures.

Before going in I was a little wary, fearing large rooms with silent instruments being preserved and not played. This was and wasn't the case.

Most of the instruments were in glass boxes or behind red ropes, but the solution was that every visitor was given earphones which played sounds of the (selected) instruments when you stood in front of them. All of this was transmitted wirelessly - a very ambitious and generally successful way to deal with the issue of people coming to see and hear the instruments. Well worth a day of your time if you are interested in sound and musical instruments. The collection is huge and the grouping of instruments by family makes it easy to see connections and variations as the instruments have developed over time.

I wished for more sounds though - several instruments were so alien I couldn't imagine what they sounded like and wasn't offered a sample which was a little frustrating, but I guess I just wasn't imagining hard enough.

Thankfully there was electronic signal interferance from some transmissions which I enjoyed. Sadly several of the interactive pieces in the basement were not functioning - I hope to go back and play with them in the future (I also hope that some day I'll get to play their selection of early electronic sound devices).