BlotchCreek

Bournemouth show 8th March

2012-02-19T07:11:00.000-08:00

For those in the Bournemouth area, I'm sure you will be more than aware of the fast decline of the towns music venues lately, resulting in a serious lack of shows round these parts. Well fear not, Krayon Recordings are hitting with a killer line up on the 8th March held in the delightful back room of The Winchester Pub. This is one of my favourite spots in town, complete with mirrored wall decor and mind bending psychedelic carpet. The line up includes ex Vibracathedral Orchestra drone master Bridget Hayden, the debut solo performance by ex Sunshine Republic lout Total Lizard, and a collaboration outing by Myself, Dead Wood and me old pal Phantom Heron Seas. For a more detailed run down of said shenanigans please see the Facebook events page.

Witch Cult / Beartrap

2012-02-19T06:28:00.001-08:00

This Friday Witch Cult head out with Beartrap on a massive Europe tour till the end of April. On the 27th February the tour hits The Dorchester Arms in Southampton where I'll be joining Witch Cult to make some harsh noise.

Ivoryshield

2012-01-27T14:15:00.000-08:00

Last October I started a new music project with Georgia. She plays acoustic guitar and sings, and I do heavy computer processing. The result is kinda glitch folk I guess. We're called Ivoryshield and are working towards six tracks which we're gonna self release on CDR and give away for free. The tracks will also be available for download, plus there might be a different version on cassette later. So far we have one track online, a cover version of a song by Tiger Lou titled You Can't Say No To Me. We hope you enjoy.

Drawing

2012-01-27T13:38:00.000-08:00

A left handed portrait I made of Georgia. I'm traditionally right handed yea. Black biro on an old envelope.

Wet Dream

2012-01-27T13:25:00.000-08:00

I'm currently working on a zine based around dreams with my best friend Georgia. So far we've written a bunch of stuff, made some left handed drawings and I've spray painted the covers. It will hopefully be ready in the next month or so.

Warming

2012-01-27T12:46:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone that checked out my contribution to the Instagr/am/bient project. I received some really nice feedback from folks, and was shocked to see my track had more than 1000 plays on Soundcloud in the first week! A great project and a total pleasure to be involved.

Instagr/am/bient

2011-12-29T06:17:00.000-08:00

Instagr/am/bient is a project hosted by Disquiet. 25 ambient musicians created original sonic postcards in response to one another's Instagram photos. The results are online today, and are really quite beautiful. My assigned photo (above) was taken by J Butler, and my accompanying piece is Dead Wood - Warming. I've only been using Instagram for the past few months, but can be found @blotchcreek

Napalm Death in Weymouth

2011-12-10T09:49:00.000-08:00

This Thursday, 15th December, I'll be playing in Witch Cult, supporting the legends that are Napalm Death at Weymouth Pavilion. Surreal times. My excitement levels are sky high for this one. Kick it.

Witch Cult

2011-12-10T09:26:00.000-08:00

Thanks to those that made it down to see Witch Cult play in Bournemouth last weekend, we had a blast. This time I provided processed feedback, contact mic mouth noise and weird high frequency oscillations. I enjoy playing in this band a lot.

Witch Cult at Sound Circus!

2011-11-28T11:28:00.000-08:00

This Friday I'll be making noise in Witch Cult at Sound Circus in Bournemouth, Dorset. For those who don't live in the area, this is the town's metal club. This is where the Disturbed fans go, and the PVC clad underaged. I never thought I'd walk in the place again, let alone play there! Hey ho, it's a funny old world. After playing in Bumbles nightclub anything is possible I guess. Anyway, should be a very amusing night. I'm on noise duties alongside me old pal and power electronics enthusiast Content Nullity. Also playing are killer dudes The Nepalese Temple Ball, plus Strangle Wank and Moral Panic. Entertainment guaranteed.

Dead Wood / Phantom Heron Seas - Microbes 3" CDR

2011-11-25T13:19:00.000-08:00

Microbes is a brand new 3" CDR by myself and Phantom Heron Seas released on the Dead Sea Liner label. 20 minute zone out of misapplied electronics, amp caressing and microphone licking from the Dirty Demos and Dead Sea Liner honchos. Culled from the many hours of shed based activity at Dirty Demos HQ. This is a limited edition of 45 copies, each with hand painted covers and available now at a very reasonable price.

Witch Cult

2011-10-25T14:02:00.000-07:00

Earlier this month I played a couple of shows with Witch Cult. There's some footage above from the first, which was a house show in Bournemouth. The weekend after there was another powerviolence/noise episode at The Dorchester pub in Southampton. Making noise with these guys was a total pleasure. Check them out, debut record released by Holy Roar on Halloween.

DEADWITCH

2011-09-30T14:54:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow night will see some DEADWITCH action! I'll be teaming up with the Witch Cult dudes to make some vicious noise at a house show in Bournemouth, Dorset. Also playing are Let It Die from Northampton. The last house show there was a blast, so really looking forward to this!

In other news, the picnic plate 7" sold out earlier this week. Big thanks to those who ordered, hope you enjoy!

Dead Wood - 'Ruined Shrine' CDR is collection of lo-fi noise jams recorded in Wareham Forest, Dorset this summer. Due for release later on the We're Gonna Get Fucking Drunk Tonight Boys label.

And finally, I'm about to embark on a very different music project. Yes music! More on that soon.

Picnic Plate 7"

2011-09-25T17:18:00.000-07:00

Dead Wood / Phantom Heron Seas - 'Sunshine Daily Commercial' picnic plate 7" is out now on Dirty Demos. A lo-fi number for sure, with the sound recorded in my shed through an old practice amp, then lathe cut onto picnic plates, not vinyl. Thin flexible blue picnic plates, cut to 7” size. These have some hiss and surface noise, but that’s all part of the ride. Each was handmade in Olympia USA, and individually tested to make sure it plays correctly. Please note this is one sided and there is no digital download code, it’s intended to sound like a record made from a plate! This is limited to just 26 copies, and around half have gone already. Quick!

Dead Wood / Matthew Shaw - FUKUSHIMA Video

2011-09-11T03:46:00.000-07:00

A video recording of the FUKUSHIMA! event in Dorset last month. Many thanks to Allan Upton for sharing this. An audio recording of the whole performance is also available, with options to download for free or name your price donation to Project FUKUSHIMA!

No Context live at St. Aldhelm's Chapel

2011-09-04T05:52:00.000-07:00

Above is some footage recorded last Saturday afternoon when I went for a jam with No Context at St Aldhelm's Chapel on the South Coast of Dorset. The outcome was an hour of improvised electronics mixed with natural sounds on the day including tourist visitors and swallows inside the chapel. No Context on this occasion was myself, Adrian Newton, Allan Upton and Arthur Newton.

In the evening I played a noise set a house show in Bournemouth, along with hardcore bands Ed Wood, Lucky Ones Die First and Witch Cult. Cheers to everyone that made it down, and a super big thanks to the awesome Georgia for putting on this show at her house. Fun times!

In other news, some of my forest jams recorded this summer will be released on the We're gonna get fucking drunk tonight boys label, run by Mr Andrew Perry. And the lathe picnic plate 7" with Phantom Heron Seas will be out on my own label Dirty Demos probably towards the end of September.

House show tomorrow

2011-08-26T15:53:00.000-07:00

I'm playing a short harsh noise set at a house show in Bournemouth tomorrow night, alongside the awesome Witch Cult, Lucky One Dies First and Ed Wood. A night of punk rock, powerviolence and noise. Should be a mental one. Email if you want to come!

Shutter.wav - Adam Baker | Robert Maple

2011-08-23T14:39:00.000-07:00

Shutter.wav is an online gallery exclusively dedicated to mobile phone photography. The new exhibition is up today from Robert Maple and myself.

Dead Wood / Phantom Heron Seas

2011-08-23T13:56:00.000-07:00

A video I recently made to accompany a jam by Phantom Heron Seas and myself. The video was filmed and edited on my phone, and the audio was recorded in my shed! We did a whole bunch of recording this summer, and have a small edition record out soon on Dirty Demos

Project Fukushima!

2011-08-23T13:36:00.000-07:00

The FUKUSHIMA! event in Dorset last week was great fun! Matthew Shaw and myself performed an hour long improvised jam using various instruments, effects and electronics. A download of the recording is available for free or name your price donation to Project Fukushima!

FUKUSHIMA!

2011-08-14T11:08:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow FUKUSHIMA! music event is taking place simultaneously all over the world. In support of this, Matthew Shaw and myself will be performing an improvised collaboration at The Nine Stones Of Winterborne Abbas, Dorset. The evening will bring a study in ArcheoSonics, using the genius loci of this ancient site and the energy contained here to send a positive sonic message to Fukushima. The event is free entry and starts at 7:30pm. Later a recording of the performance will be available online, with any funds donated to Project Fukushima!

Houschka

2011-08-14T10:38:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I played a Houschka night at The Blue Boar pub in Poole, Dorset. These alternative shows have been running for a little while now, and this one was curated by Jack Chuter. I played a solo set comprising of improvised lo-fi guitar slew, mouth noise and junk. Plus at the end of the night I also took part in the Vacuus Collective jam with Jack Chuter, Allan Upton and Simon Patton. There's a beer filtered video of that set above! Thanks to Jack and Neil for organising the show.

Outdoor summer jams

2011-08-14T10:09:00.000-07:00

w/ Phantom Heron Seas

w/ C!!S!!W!!S!!

I've been without a computer for a while, hence the lack of posts here lately. During this digital-free break I took off to the forest at weekends to jam with a tiny battery amp. The weather has been nice and it's too hot at home, so jamming outdoors made perfect sense. Mostly contact mic feedback screech, voice, an old junk guitar I found, a bag of pedals and sometimes a violin. I also did various outdoor collaborations with friends too. Some recordings from these summer sessions will be made available later in the year.

No Context - Making Angles From Wind

2011-05-21T08:47:00.000-07:00

From 2007-2009 I participated in electronic improv ensemble No Context. On a summers evening in 2008 we played a gig on Poole Quay, Dorset as part of the Inside Out Festival. A recording of the performance has just been released on CDR by Triple Bath in Greece, titled Making Angles From Wind. This brings back some great memories for me.

New website and cassette

2011-04-07T08:21:00.000-07:00

The all new website for my label Dirty Demos is now online. To coincide with the launch, I'm pleased to announce the first ever cassette release on the label! It's a C20 by myself, Dead Wood titled 'Plotting And Backstabbing'. Very noisey this one!Limited to 50 copies, Pro dubbed, with thick mirrored glass fronted tape case made by Adam Lewis Jacob, in a black woven zip bag.

Next show

2011-03-28T11:39:00.000-07:00

On 3rd April Krayon Recordings are hosting an event in Bournemouth featuring folklore folk from Directorsound, drums like you've never heard them before from the amazing Eli Keszler, and quiet dictaphone hiss from me. The magic starts at 8pm.

Andrew Perry/Utility cassette

2011-03-19T09:37:00.000-07:00

Out now on London based Foredoom label is a a split c67 cassette by Andrew Perry/Utility. Andrew's side features cuts of various studio and live recordings from last year, including a slice taken from our debut collaboration show which took place in Bournemouth, Dorset on Halloween. Limited to 50 copies.

International Email Audio Art Project Volume 9

2011-03-13T05:08:00.000-07:00

Volume 9 of the International Email Audio Art Project is now available for free download. My contribution is Track 51, a field recording I made last summer of the ornamental weir at Trigon in Wareham, Dorset.

Dead Wood - Folute

2011-02-27T13:26:00.000-08:00

The nice folk at Bang The Bore have set up a forum on their website, and one of the participating projects initiated there is 'Twenty/Twenty'. The idea being 20 individuals make 20 copies of their own music in a format of their choosing. They then swap their music with the other 19 people on the list, so everyone is in receipt of a copy of each of the limited editions, includig their own. The deadline is tomorrow, which coincides with the next Bang The Bore event, John Butcher at the Medieval Castle Vault in Southampton, Hampshire. Some of us will be trading in person at the show, although most are being exchanged through the mail.

I recorded my contribution yesterday, an 18 minute minimal textural drone piece. After being jinxed with equipment failure lately, this was no exception, and took me the whole day and night to finish. Today I made 20 copies on 3" CDR and fixed up the packaging which includes stickered cases, plain white jigsaws and white velvet drawstring bags. I think the packaging suits the sound well, I'm happy with how these have turned out.

House show

2011-02-25T11:09:00.000-08:00

My first Dead Wood live outing of the year will be taking place on 12th March, at a house show in Bournemouth, Dorset. In celebration of my friend Tommuel's 21st Birthday, he's having 8 bands/solo acts perform at his place. A huge line up of noise, drone, power electronics, stoner metal and powerviolence. I'll be kicking off the show with a short harsh noise set. Sure to be a crazy night!

New I Before E

2011-02-03T12:06:00.000-08:00

I Before E is the only electronica project I'm involved in thesdays. It's a collaboration with Nick Davidson from Bolton, in which we create clunky breaks and sound sculptures. I released a limited edition Lathe 7" in December, and hot on the heels is Claim, released this week on Kayfabe Friends. The 6 track CDR is out now, featuring a cover design I recently put together. It's limited to 25 copies, plus a download version is available too.

International Email Audio Art Project Volume 7

2011-01-28T14:15:00.000-08:00

The latest installment of the International Email Audio Art Project is online for free download from today. As with previous editions Volume 7 consists of 60 one minute pieces by various artists from all over the world. My contribution is Track 54, a field recording I made last August in Poole Park, Dorset.

New prints

2011-01-27T14:58:00.000-08:00

Today I got some promotional prints made to advertise the new batch of releases on my label Dirty Demos. Included is a bunch of small and large flyers which I designed a few weeks ago, plus some cotton bags featuring the label logo.

International Email Audio Art Project Volume 6

2011-01-12T12:57:00.000-08:00

This week I finally got round to contributing to the International Email Audio Art Project, curated by the legend that is Hal McGee. Each Volume is a compilation of 60 one minute pieces, which are available for free download. Hal started compiling first volume late October 2010, and is already on Volume 6 which he unleashed today. Track 43 is my contribution in the form of Dead Wood - Rule of Thumb.

Halfway

2011-01-08T13:06:00.000-08:00

Furthering my recent interest in minimal moving picture work, this year I've decided to have a go at creating some footage myself. Here is my very first attempt, a piece to accompany a new jam I recorded titled Halfway.