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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
