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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Out now on London based Foredoomlabel 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.
