IMPRINT Presents: The Host (Planet Mu) Live Set 070613

 

IMPRINT Presents:
THE HOST (live)
+ IMPRINT DJs
+ Visuals by B.E.W

Friday 7th June 2013
The Menagerie
£5.00

For the next IMPRINT showcase, we have an absolute cracker for you all.

Planet Mu's The Host will be emerging for a unique, live performance of cosmic sounds at The Menagerie on Friday 7th June.

Known in the real world as Barry Lynn, The Host works in a spacey interzone, using vintage gear to create dramatic panoramas for the open mind. He works with a unique suite of modern sonics that tumble and waft in and out of the mix, earthed with strong melodies that take inspiration from net-age genres while putting an entirely different spin on them.

This is a rare opportunity to catch The Host live and surrounded by real hardware so strap on your moon boots and join us for an evening of shimmering psychedelia.

In preparation here's the latest IMPRINT podcast featuring Barry Lynn in The Host mode.

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RESET at the Menagerie Bar, Belfast
Saturday 27 April 2013

BUILD/CODE/IMPROVISE/PERFORM

 

A series of free hands-on workshops as part of UNDERCONSTRUCTION,

a collaborative exhibition taking place at Catalyst Arts throughout April.

Learn to build and bend circuits, make an instrument from

your laptop and take part in a public performance at QUB's

Sonorities Festival.

BUILD

Saturday 6th April 10am – 5pm, Free

Develop your own playable musical device with circuit bender

and instrument builder Barry Cullen.

CODE

Sunday 14th April 10am – 5pm, Free

Explore programming as musical performance using networked

laptops with Graham Booth. Mac laptop required.

IMPROVISE

Wednesday 17th April 6pm – 9pm, Free

Monday 22nd April 6pm – 10pm, Free

Develop a live performance with Kevin McCullagh & Tullis Rennie

using the instruments from BUILD and CODE.

PERFORM

Thursday 25th April 9.30pm – 12.30am, Free

The performance will be presented at the EARS showcase night 

as part of the Sonorities festival.

To reserve a place, please contact catalystarts@gmail.com with

your name and details of the workshop(s) you would like to attend.

Venue: Catalyst Arts, 5 College Court, BT1 6BS

(+44) 028 90 313 303

catalystarts.org.uk  /   facebook.com/qub.ears   

twitter.com/qubears   /   sonorities.org.uk

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RESET
Sat 23rd Feb - BOXCUTTER, KAIDI TATHAM, Live Beatboxing from CULL, KAB DRIVER, DEFCON. Gonna be massive!!!
Poster by Stephen Maurice Graham http://400facts.tumblr.com/ 

 After a long and well-deserved rest in the wake of a quite tremendous Xmas party with Kwame and the Barrio 54 crew, RESET returns to the Menagerie for our first heavyweight hoedown of 2013 – Huzzah!!

Topping the bill, we are delighted to welcome a man who should need little introduction – to wit, Ireland’s finest producer of electronic music - Barry Lynn, aka BOXCUTTER.

Following recent performances and releases as The Host, Barry is dusting off his much-celebrated Boxcutter alias for an all-vinyl DJ set of choice cuts from his formidable private collection. Expect an expert blend of quality underground electronic music, featuring plenty of rare and still incredible-sounding early Dubstep singles (DMZ, Deep Medi, Tectonic, Hotflush) a smattering of vintage UK garage, with perhaps the odd jungle or footwork banger thrown in for good measure. A certified jazz and funk fanatic, Barry is known for his depth of knowledge and rarefied, eclectic tastes spanning many genres, so surprises are to be expected!

RESET’s star player, the quite frighteningly-talented KAIDI TATHAM will also be in the house, performing live keys on a selection of his own original productions. Kaidi is a multi-instrumentalist, writer and arranger of rare pedigree who's insanely soulful and wildly dexterous playing helped to define broken beat, featuring heavily on many of the key recordings to have emerged from the scene. He’s also a wickedly entertaining live performer who never fails to put a smile on his audience’s face. In short, he’s what James Brown might have termed a “Bad mutha”. Not one to miss!!

Adding yet more weight to the bill, we’re also chuffed to welcome upcoming Belfast-based beat-boxer CULL to the table. A regular performer at club nights vinyl combat and blasters of the universe, he’ll be treating us to a couple of high-energy, show-stopping live routines, fusing elements of hiphop, turntablism, dubstep and electro, using only his mouth and a muthafriggin microphone. WORD!!

Residents Kab Driver and Defcon will also be spinning a load of sweet-ass trax earlier on in the evening to get your juices a-flowin’.

PLUS - LIVE psych-tastic visuals from one-man electric light orchestra (and all-round genius) Barry Cullen aka BEW. Woo!!

COME ONE, COME ALL!

£6 before 11pm // £8 after

DIY 9v Noise Synth Workshop

First time delivering this workshop in the new venue!

In this workshop participants are shown how to build a simple 9v battery-powered synthesizer similar to the ”Atari Punk Console”. It is aimed at those interested in creative audio technology, techno, and noise. Knowledge of physics and maths is not necessary.

Dates: Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th October 2012

Times: 6.00 – 8.30pm

New Reduced Price: £20 standard / £10 for DAS or VAI members*

*For information on how to become a member please visit our membership page: http://www.digitalartsstudios.com/membership/

Oh Yeah - Belfast Record Fair 220912

The Oh Yeah Centre Belfast will be hosting another Record Fair on Saturday 22 September.

There will be a host of my creations available to try and buy.
Here are some prototype enclosures with laser cut zigzags:


Blurb from their site:
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The quarterly Belfast Record Fair, wth a variety of stalls to meet all your music needs. This month for the first time the record fair will feature special vinyl only DJ sets, plus live beatboxing and turntablism.

www.facebook.com/belfastrecordfair

Oh Yeah Music Centre, 15-21 Gordon St, Belfast, BT1 2LG

12pm - 5pm

"

Fifteen Minute Theatre Festival 09/100512

Official blurb:
Ten local companies including Accidental Theatre, Wireless Mystery Theatre, Kabosh, Tinderbox and Fishambles perform new fifteen minute plays over two nights. Five plays are performed each evening.

Unofficial spin:
Theatre in the dark.
Acting. Voices. Foley. Music. Etc.

Tickets?

Magpie Record Store Day

Record Store Day 2012

//FACEBOOK//

Live music from:

BEW
THE COUTH
THE SECRET SERMON
SINA.
GEOFF HATT
& Musical interludes from The Hungry Ear...

Come down and enjoy a relaxed few hours of tunes and record digging!

The Running Order:

1:00 - 1:30 Geoff Hatt
2:00 - 2:30 The Secret Sermon
2:30 - 3:00 The Hungry Ear Dj's
3:00 - 3:40 BEW (Barry's Electric Workshop)
3:40 - 4:00 The Hungry Ear Dj's
4:00 - 4:30 The Couth
4:30 - 5:00 The Hungry Ear Dj's
5:00 - 5:30 SINA.
5:30 - 6:00 The Hungry Ear Dj's

Trip in and hear some nice tunes and pick up some local releases!

Visceral Attack / Burnt Reynolds / No Matter / BEW - 040412

UPDATE
Recording of the opening set by BEW!

DOWN BY LAW PRESENTS

VISCERAL ATTACK (album release show) / THE BURNT REYNOLDS / NO MATTER / BEW

AUNTIE ANNIE'S
DUBLIN ROAD
BELFAST

WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL
Doors 8pm
£4

VISCERAL ATTACK
Formed in 2006 and based in Co. Fermanagh, VISCERAL ATTACK has played with bands such as MUNICIPAL WASTE, UNLEASHED, GAMA BOMB, SSS and more. The band has played and toured all over Ireland, England and Scotland. The band's debut EP "V For Viscera"' was released in 2008, and their first full length album "Quick and Severe" was sort-of-released in 2010.

At the start of 2012 the band signed with Belfast label PUNKERAMEA RECORDS to release "Quick and Severe" officially at this gig.

http://www.facebook.com/visceralattack
http://visceralattack.bandcamp.com

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THE BURNT REYNOLDS

Combining abrasive jagged guitars with powerful melodies this band makes a strong impact creating an extremely tight, melodic form of rock at times reminiscent of HELMET before briskly moving on to sounds capes normally reserved for ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD and RIVAL SCHOOLS.

Already hotly tipped by BBC's ACROSS THE LINE, 2012 will see THE BURNT REYNOLDS on the live circuit as much as possible. With new recordings now firmly under their belt the band is hungry to make its mark on the local music scene and beyond - this is a bad not to be ignored.

http://www.facebook.com/theburntreynolds
http://www.myspace.com/theburntreynolds
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NO MATTER

NO MATTER is a Belfast based trio playing fast-paced pop punk which formed in late 2010 from the remains of THE LOBOTOMIES, NUMSKULL, LEAP FOR LENIN and THE DANGERFIELDS. The band's main inspirations are NOFX, ALKALINE TRIO, SCREECHING WEASEL and THE RAMONES. The band is striving to make itsmark having already headlined in London within 6 months of forming, with plans for as many gigs as possible.

"...playing a fun set of catchy tracks, usually based around some nice guitar riffs and Dan's chanting vocals...there's something almost GREEN DAY-esque about them. They also have a very good stage presence and manage to get the crowd laughing more than once" BBC Across The Line

http://www.facebook.com/nomatterband

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BEW (Barry's Electronic Workshop)

BEW is one-man experimental noise machine Barry Cullen. Home built electronics mix with recycled junk and other instrumentation to create something new. A man of many talents, check out the links below to see what you might be in for.

http://www.mixcloud.com/bew
http://www.youtube.com/user/dodgystereo
http://dodgystereo.blogspot.com/

RESET Records Launch 240311

From the Facebook Event page:

The Menagerie, 130 University Street, Belfast

In a bold move representing a modest, but significant, first step towards world domination, we, the RESET collective, are preparing to launch an independent record label, which after many hours of drug-fuelled debate, quasi-monastic soul-searching and scholarly deliberation we have decided to call... *drum roll*… R E S E T !

To mark this momentous occasion we’ll be throwing down the craic gauntlet this Saturday night at the Menagerie, with our first FEELGOOD SOUL-PARTY JAM of 2012. BOO-YA!!

To help us celebrate, we’ve invited Chester-based producer REAL - a prolific young talent with a colouful, exuberant production style – to deliver what promises to be an eminently danceable live set of skewed house and soulful garage.

Real Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/real

Brian Greene will also be busting out his considerable live soul chops once again, while Defcon and Kab Driver are apparently planning DJ sets filled with “balls to the wall” party tunes to satisfy the inner Patrick Swayze in all of you.

Expect BROKEN HOUSE, DIRTY FONK, and SPACE VIBEZ galore.

PLUS - Psych-tastic live visuals by the one and only B.E.W.

9.30pm - £5

Come one, come all!!


RST001

The inaugural RESET release is a 9-track mini-album of dub-inflected, cosmic hiphop excursions by DEFCON, entitled IN BINARY SHRINES. Exclusive advance copies will be available to purchase at the gig on Saturday in the form of a limited edition digipak CD, adorned with some propa natty psychedelic artwork:

Front Cover: https://twitter.com/#!/beatsbydefcon/status/182455551945490435/photo/1/large

Back Cover: https://twitter.com/#!/beatsbydefcon/status/182455614541266946/photo/1/large

Promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxeMn71Czw

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Moving on Music Festival (Brochure)

Ikue Mori & Maja SK Ratkje
Suport from Brian Greene Live (Kinnego Records) and Paul Acroplane DJ set (Acroplane Recordings).
Visuals by Barry Cullen
Saturday 31st March
Doors: 10pm
Tickets: £10
Black Box Belfast

Ikue Mori is one of the most requested and original voices in the laptop music scene.
Maja Ratkje work straddles noise improvisation, vocal performance and composition. Anyone who knows the music and
range of either artist will know just what a formidable prospect this pairing is.

“Ratkje’s startling talents amid a seething web of symphonic strings and provides notice that a new sonic visionary has arrived” CD Universe

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dodgy stereo presents an evening of improvised music:
Listen…

Ciaran Maher/Steven Henry
keyboard, bass, digital treatments
http://rhizomecowboy.com/
http://kingsteven.com/

Devonian/Man's Hands
drone, bass, percussion
http://manshands.bandcamp.com/
http://loscabras.bandcamp.com/

Saul Rayson/Barry Cullen/Chris Allen
extended percussion, feedback, DIY noise, bass
http://www.subfusc.com/
http://www.dodgystereo.blogspot.com
http://blacktelescope.co.uk/

Sunday 11 March 2012
Menagerie Bar
8pm
£4

//Facebook event//

Chutney Presents: 33 1/3

The DJs:

Rudimentary Records
BEW (Barry’s Electric Workshop)
Martin Byrne (Song A Day For A Year/Dr Lilt)
Mark Manley (Belfast Music Club)
T-Polar (ex-Ecker)

TUMBLR

DIY Noise Synth Workshop

Happy New Year.

Time to get busy with the bleeps again...


photo by Saul Rayson.

"Following its successful pilot in November and in reponse to huge demand we have decided to add Barry’s DIY Synth-machine workshop to our Spring Programme.

In this workshop participants are shown how to build a simple 9v battery-powered synthesizer similar to the ”Atari Punk Console”. It is aimed at those interested in creative audio technology, techno, and noise. Knowledge of physics and maths is not necessary.

Dates: 6th & 7th March

Times: 6 – 8.30pm

Cost: £40/30"

If you would like to attend contact Digital Arts Studios (Queen St., Belfast).

dodgy stereo presents an evening of improvised music: Listen…

dodgy stereo presents an evening of improvised music:
Listen…

Saul Rayson
percussionist, feedback, extended drums.
http://www.subfusc.com/

Barry Cullen
9v noise, drone
http://www.dodgystereo.blogspot.com

Caroline Pugh
vocals, cassette, feedback
http://carolinepugh.co.uk/

Martin Byrne
vocals, digital treatments
http://martinbyrnemusic.co.uk/

Chris Allen
bass, pulses
http://blacktelescope.co.uk/

Sunday 27 Nov 2011
Menagerie Bar
8pm

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RESET returns (MENAGERIE) to deliver that LIVE ENERGY and those SPACE VIBES.

Brian Greene and Kab Driver will be warming things up with a laid back mini live jam at approx 10pm.

4-way Live beat down to follow, featuring:

Kaidi Tatham: Keys / Flute / Wizardry
Brian Greene: Vocals / Loop Station
Kab Driver: Beats / Samples / Electronixx
Defcon: Beats / Samples / Dub FX

Party Sounds after.

Funk, hiphop, psych, house, bass, vibes, space is the place.

Live visuals by BEW

£5 before 11pm, £7 after

All welcome, get down early, join the party.

For an idea of what to expect, CHECK DIS PROMO VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW0Y37gq37E

On Your Bike - 040911

On Your Bike
Classic, cult and family screenings in the Waterfront Studio and the Belfast Barge
All film screenings are free.
A limited number of tickets for these free screenings will be available on the door.

Brought to you by the QFT and Belfast Film Festival

On Your Bike
I like the expression when used informally - as with other old expressions there are a few different stories on the origin.

On Your Bike
There will be a lot of bike related fun to be had as part of the event.
Along with Chris Allen and Peter Cullen, I'll be playing a live soundtrack to 'The Wheels of Chance', a silent, black and white film from 1922.

The film will be shown on Sunday 4th September 2011 at 18.00 in the Waterfront Studio. More info to follow...

Aln Vs Cln @ Never Records @ Context Gallery

Aln Vs Cln recorded a live improv session in the Context Gallery in Derry/Londonderry/Stroke City as part of the Never Records exhibition. We walked away with some lathe-cut vinyl a CD and a heap of other AV data (including some suspicious VHS from a local charity shop). Lots of DIY instrumentation was used. Frequencies were amplified. Vibrations were felt. Good times were had. Media to follow.

Photos taken from Context Gallery's Flickr

OPEN EARS - Innovative Technology Enhanced Performance

OPEN EARS - Innovative Technology Enhanced Performance

Date: Saturday 21st May, Sonic Lab, SARC, 8PM
Free admission!


Artists:
Niamh de Barra
www.niamhdebarramusic.com

Barry Cullen
dodgystereo.blogspot.com

Michael Andrews and Ricky Graham
https://www.facebook.com/michaelandrews1981
http://rickygraham.com/


Directions:
Sonic Arts Research Centre
Cloreen Park BT9 5
Belfast
http://goo.gl/a1jaf

The above post was cut n' paste from Qubears blog.

Pressure's 1st Birthday MARK ARCHER (Mark II / ex-Altern 8)

Saturday, March 26 at 9:30pm - March 27 at 2:00am
The Bunatee, Queen's University Students' Union


Pressure proudly present MARK ARCHER ex-ALTERN 8, Nexus21, Balkan Vinyl)

Mark Archer started his Production career in 1988 when along with Dean Meredith, he ventured up to the newly opened Blue Chip Studio's in his hometown of Stafford.Starting off as a hip hop/sample house group called Rhythm Mode D, they recorded a few tracks for the studio's own label before branching out with different styles including acid house and techno a...mongst others. Archer was a founder member of Bizarre inc... before starting up a new project under the name Nexus 21 as well as the side project Altern 8.
Altern 8 crashed the UK charts in 1991 with ‘Infiltrate 202’ and ‘Activ-8 (come with me)’, two chaotic slices of hardcore, the latter reaching number 3. They were aided in their chart aspirations by the circulation of fictitious press stories concerning their alleged activities, which included promoting the decongestant Vicks Vapo Rub, which, it was claimed, heightened the effects of Ecstasy; and standing as local candidates for the 1993 General Election.
Their live events were also designed as eye catching performances, where the band donned RAF chemical warfare suits and dust masks. They were aided by their resident dancers and MC MkOne, in the case of their gig at Stafford’s Bingley Hall, an actual shaman. His job was to cleanse the venue of its ‘rock n roll’, prior to performance.
Additional vinyl outings included the ‘Overload ep’ (1990), ‘Frequency’ (10,000 copies of which were on sale for a single day only and written solely by Archer), and another top ten hit, ’Evapor 8’, followed by ’Hypnotic St8’, the LP ‘Full on Mask Hysteria’ (number 10 in the LP charts).
The protagonists long maintained that this was a temporary diversion from their main project, Nexus 21, and confirmed this by releasing a ‘final’ Altern 8 single, ‘Everybody’, in June 1993.
Mark Archer has gone on to form Slo-Moshun, a duo of Archer and Danny Taurus from Stoke on Trent. They released ‘Bells of New York’, one of the biggest club hits of early 1994, breaking the main top 30 on the back of its house/hip hop undulations. However, some of the Altern 8 methodology remained – this time the scam was to trick everyone into thinking it was a US import.
Archer has gone on to record tracks as diverse as Nu Skool Breaks for Rennie Pilgrem’s label TCR, under the pseudonym ‘Mr Nex’, and remixed ‘Edzy’s’ – ‘Do it till you burn’ on Strictly Rhythm.
2007 was a return to the sound of Nexus 21 with the solo release of the 'Songs for einna EP' on the Black Dogs new label offshoot DS93, the ep sold out before it's release date and has had collectors paying big money for the sought after vinyl only release.
The EP was followed earlier this year with the release on new label Mutate of the 'Ring of Gyges EP' which follows on from the DS93 release in style.
Mark has continued to dj throught his career in various styles but mainly on the 'Oldskool' scene playing classics from the golden era of 'rave' 1988-1992.

Warm up from Pressure residents J.King / Nez / 2Bit / Messyfuture

Visuals by BEW

Doors open 9.30pm to 2am
Door tax £7 all night
Drinks promos on selected spirits and beers all night
This event is open to students and non students alike