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13.02.12
We are about to set sail to take A-Sun Amissa to Europe for the first time and the three of us are pretty excited.
Hope to see some familiar faces along the way. I'll probably do some tour updates on twitter if that takes your fancy.
FEBRUARY 2012 w/ Aidan Baker
15 - BERLIN (DE) | West Germany
16 - HAMBURG (DE) | Astra-Stube
17 - BOCHUM (DE) | Christuskirke
18 - HEERLEN (NL) | (h)ear
19 - UTRECHT (NL) | DB's
20 - OFFENBACH (DE) | The Waggon
21 - ESSLINGEN (DE) | Komma Kulture
23 - LE MAN (FR) | L'Inventaire
24 - PARIS (FR) | L'Espace B
25 - WANQUETIN (FR) | Le Plane Ari Raum
A couple of nice reviews for the new record have just dropped too:
"Deeply atmospheric, from the outset this album casts long shadows and builds a subtle yet undeniable tension"
Whisperin & Hollerin 9/10
"Drones rise like dust clouds from spurs. While the tone never quite tips into the darkness, it is clearly comfortable with shadow." A Closer Listen
We are about to set sail to take A-Sun Amissa to Europe for the first time and the three of us are pretty excited.
Hope to see some familiar faces along the way. I'll probably do some tour updates on twitter if that takes your fancy.
FEBRUARY 2012 w/ Aidan Baker
15 - BERLIN (DE) | West Germany
16 - HAMBURG (DE) | Astra-Stube
17 - BOCHUM (DE) | Christuskirke
18 - HEERLEN (NL) | (h)ear
19 - UTRECHT (NL) | DB's
20 - OFFENBACH (DE) | The Waggon
21 - ESSLINGEN (DE) | Komma Kulture
23 - LE MAN (FR) | L'Inventaire
24 - PARIS (FR) | L'Espace B
25 - WANQUETIN (FR) | Le Plane Ari Raum
A couple of nice reviews for the new record have just dropped too:
"Deeply atmospheric, from the outset this album casts long shadows and builds a subtle yet undeniable tension"
Whisperin & Hollerin 9/10
"Drones rise like dust clouds from spurs. While the tone never quite tips into the darkness, it is clearly comfortable with shadow." A Closer Listen
01.02.12
The last few days have been spent in the depths of the Gizeh Records website, trying to clean and fix the thing.
It's better now. I think. www.gizehrecords.com
The lastest Gizeh newsletter has just gone out - if you are not signed up you can see it here http://ymlp.com/zcU5A4
The last few days have been spent in the depths of the Gizeh Records website, trying to clean and fix the thing.
It's better now. I think. www.gizehrecords.com
The lastest Gizeh newsletter has just gone out - if you are not signed up you can see it here http://ymlp.com/zcU5A4
25.01.12
A-Sun Amissa will be opening for the wonderful Barn Owl in Manchester and Leeds in April. Gizeh will be co-promoting the Leeds show with Room237. I just finished the poster for one today. There's also a show coming up in Halifax in March.
March 23rd - Halifax | Bar Up
April 17th - Manchester | Islington Mill
April 18th - Leeds | Brudenell Social Club
A-Sun Amissa will be opening for the wonderful Barn Owl in Manchester and Leeds in April. Gizeh will be co-promoting the Leeds show with Room237. I just finished the poster for one today. There's also a show coming up in Halifax in March.
March 23rd - Halifax | Bar Up
April 17th - Manchester | Islington Mill
April 18th - Leeds | Brudenell Social Club
19.01.12
16.01.12
You can now pre-order the new A-Sun Amissa record 'Desperate in Her Heavy Sleep' via the Gizeh Store.
Here is a stream of track one: 'Arm in Arm to a Full Awakening: Rusted Clocks Sing Faded Hymns / Woven / Nomere'
You can now pre-order the new A-Sun Amissa record 'Desperate in Her Heavy Sleep' via the Gizeh Store.
Here is a stream of track one: 'Arm in Arm to a Full Awakening: Rusted Clocks Sing Faded Hymns / Woven / Nomere'
10.01.12
Latest artwork: PELICAN play the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds - April 9th 2012.
Latest artwork: PELICAN play the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds - April 9th 2012.
27.12.11
Textura just reviewed the A-Sun Amissa postcard release 'Beneath the Heavy Tides'
"A Sun-Amissa likewise might be a name new to listeners, but the pair involved in the project, Richard Knox and Angela Chan, bring impressive sets of credentials to their nineteen-minuteBeneath the Heavy Tides. Knox is one-half of Glissando, an occasional live member of Sleepingdog, and a recent collaborator with FareWell Poetry's Frederic D. Oberland on The Rustle of the Stars; also Leeds, UK-based, Chan has been a live and recording member of Glissando for the past year. Of the two pieces on the EP, it's “Hexe” that's the dominant one.
Over the course of fourteen minutes, the piece brings into being a clandestine sound-world of scrapes and creaks that plays like a sonic transcription of an Edgar Allen Poe or H.P. Lovecraft story at its creepiest. Though brief by comparison, the also-unsettling “Promise of the Loss of Self” identifies itself as the more conventionally musical of the two pieces due to the ghostly cello playing that emerges alongside the piece's atmospheric colourations. Oppressive and disturbing, the EP material plunges deeply into its torture chamber, sounding more like the kind of unearthly gloomscaping we tend to associate with Miasmah rather than Hibernate."
Textura just reviewed the A-Sun Amissa postcard release 'Beneath the Heavy Tides'
"A Sun-Amissa likewise might be a name new to listeners, but the pair involved in the project, Richard Knox and Angela Chan, bring impressive sets of credentials to their nineteen-minuteBeneath the Heavy Tides. Knox is one-half of Glissando, an occasional live member of Sleepingdog, and a recent collaborator with FareWell Poetry's Frederic D. Oberland on The Rustle of the Stars; also Leeds, UK-based, Chan has been a live and recording member of Glissando for the past year. Of the two pieces on the EP, it's “Hexe” that's the dominant one.
Over the course of fourteen minutes, the piece brings into being a clandestine sound-world of scrapes and creaks that plays like a sonic transcription of an Edgar Allen Poe or H.P. Lovecraft story at its creepiest. Though brief by comparison, the also-unsettling “Promise of the Loss of Self” identifies itself as the more conventionally musical of the two pieces due to the ghostly cello playing that emerges alongside the piece's atmospheric colourations. Oppressive and disturbing, the EP material plunges deeply into its torture chamber, sounding more like the kind of unearthly gloomscaping we tend to associate with Miasmah rather than Hibernate."
22.12.11
A small teaser....
A small teaser....
21.12.11
Latest artwork: the wonderful EARTH play the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds - March 9th 2012.
Latest artwork: the wonderful EARTH play the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds - March 9th 2012.
15.12.11
Artwork has been the all consuming thing this week. We are close to announcing the new A-Sun Amissa release, the artwork for that is coming along pretty nicely and we are into the final mixing stages.
Here are a couple of semi-themed poster designs I've done for upcoming related shows.
Artwork has been the all consuming thing this week. We are close to announcing the new A-Sun Amissa release, the artwork for that is coming along pretty nicely and we are into the final mixing stages.
Here are a couple of semi-themed poster designs I've done for upcoming related shows.
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07.12.11
06.12.11
A new video by our dear friend David Bart for the opening track from 'The Rustle of the Stars'.
A new video by our dear friend David Bart for the opening track from 'The Rustle of the Stars'.
01.12.11
Today we launched the new Gizeh Records Winter Sampler. It's a free download (or by donation if you prefer). Alongside this we are running a sale throughout December. www.gizehstore.com
The sampler features a brand new Of Thread & Mist track that will features on the book/cd release next year and a
A-Sun Amissa work in progress track too.
29.11.11
A-SUN AMISSA vs FOXY DIGITALIS
Number 13 in Hibernate’s beautifully presented Postcard Series, Beneath The Heavy Tides is essentially a collaboration between two Glissando members, Richard Knox and Angela Chan, plus Owen Pegg.
Richard Knox has played with Adam Wiltzie in the past (as part of Sleepingdog‘s live set-up), and it’s Stars Of The Lid’s sound that A-Sun Amissa take here and inject with a sense of dread through the use of various clanks, echoes and hollows. “Hexe” evolves gradually around a pitch dark series of drones that weave and wrap around one another like rival helicoid dragon necks and eventually loom out of the cacophony of industrial percussion (think old pipes, scraped sheet metal and broke-down factory run-amoks…) to become the most prevalent element before succumbing to what sounds like a great slice of sharp steel scything slowly across cold concrete. It’s a gripping, evocative piece of work filled with foreboding and menace.
“Promise Of The Loss Of Self,” the short track that closes this brief foray into the ambient netherworld, is a more straightforward affair. The strings scratch and squeak like twinges of shooting pain, the drone is a tired one and it limps home sadly like a beast fatally injured in the infernal dust-up that came before. Loss of self now, you think, is the likely and preferable outcome…
http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=21512
A-SUN AMISSA vs FOXY DIGITALIS
Number 13 in Hibernate’s beautifully presented Postcard Series, Beneath The Heavy Tides is essentially a collaboration between two Glissando members, Richard Knox and Angela Chan, plus Owen Pegg.
Richard Knox has played with Adam Wiltzie in the past (as part of Sleepingdog‘s live set-up), and it’s Stars Of The Lid’s sound that A-Sun Amissa take here and inject with a sense of dread through the use of various clanks, echoes and hollows. “Hexe” evolves gradually around a pitch dark series of drones that weave and wrap around one another like rival helicoid dragon necks and eventually loom out of the cacophony of industrial percussion (think old pipes, scraped sheet metal and broke-down factory run-amoks…) to become the most prevalent element before succumbing to what sounds like a great slice of sharp steel scything slowly across cold concrete. It’s a gripping, evocative piece of work filled with foreboding and menace.
“Promise Of The Loss Of Self,” the short track that closes this brief foray into the ambient netherworld, is a more straightforward affair. The strings scratch and squeak like twinges of shooting pain, the drone is a tired one and it limps home sadly like a beast fatally injured in the infernal dust-up that came before. Loss of self now, you think, is the likely and preferable outcome…
http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=21512
27.11.11
We had a great A-Sun Amissa show in Leeds on Friday evening, lovely atmosphere and happy to support our dear friends Tomorrow We Sail on their launch party for their new single 'The White Rose'. It's out on Monday and you can get a copy here.
The A-Sun Amissa EP 'Beneath the Heavy Tides' is almost sold out now. Stashed Goods just sold their last one - Normans still have it listed in stock on their site and there are a few left from our tour stock on the Gizeh Store too.
We had a great A-Sun Amissa show in Leeds on Friday evening, lovely atmosphere and happy to support our dear friends Tomorrow We Sail on their launch party for their new single 'The White Rose'. It's out on Monday and you can get a copy here.
The A-Sun Amissa EP 'Beneath the Heavy Tides' is almost sold out now. Stashed Goods just sold their last one - Normans still have it listed in stock on their site and there are a few left from our tour stock on the Gizeh Store too.
25.11.11
The 'Silent Bells' Tour in pictures.
24.11.11
31.10.11
There are just a handful of the new A-Sun Amissa postcard EP left on the Gizeh Store. Hibernate sold out on day one! Owen and I spent yesterday recording some new A-Sun Amissa material which will hopefully end up on the next EP in February.
'The Rustle of the Stars' is out next Monday and just received a nice review courtesy of Textura. These are starting to go quite fast now - we don't have many left in the Gizeh Store so act fast if you want a copy.
Textura also just named Gizeh as one of it's 'label's of 2011'. Read all about it here.
26.10.11
Below is a new A-Sun Amissa work in progress entitled 'I Lower My Eyes'. We recorded it live in the basement and it's a short excerpt of what will no doubt become a longer song.
The first A-Sun release is out on Friday via Hibernate. It's limited to 100 numbered copies. It will be avaiable from the Hibernate shop and we'll have a handful of copies for the Gizeh Store too.
Lots of live shows to be announced in the coming weeks. A-Sun Amissa will tour Europe with Aidan Baker in February - hopefully for us in support of a new EP.
Frederic and I will tour 'The Rustle of the Stars' in the UK in April. Accompanying us will be Angela Chan and Lidwine de Royer. We should be able to announce the tour in the next month or so.
Lots of live shows to be announced in the coming weeks. A-Sun Amissa will tour Europe with Aidan Baker in February - hopefully for us in support of a new EP.
Frederic and I will tour 'The Rustle of the Stars' in the UK in April. Accompanying us will be Angela Chan and Lidwine de Royer. We should be able to announce the tour in the next month or so.
25.09.11
The debut A-Sun Amissa release will appear on Hiberate Recordings next month. I've just finished the artwork for it. Entitled 'Beneath the Heavy Tides', it features two tracks; 'Hexe' and 'Promise of the Loss of Self'.
This one should be on sale at the forthcoming show in Manchester with Aidan Baker and Plurals. We are also happy to announce an added member to the A-Sun Amissa line-up in the form of Owen Pegg who will be providing gtr. based sonic accompaniment. Tickets for the Manchester show can be purchased here.
07.09.11
Apologies for the lack of updates recently.
A-Sun Amissa will play this years Brainwash Festival in Leeds on Sunday October 16th. It's a wonderful three day event full of great artists including Lite, Marble Valley, Trio VD, Icarus Line + tons more.
Over the next few days I'll slowly be catching up on the photo diary after a few weeks of neglect.
08.08.11
Happy day today as we can finally reveal 'The Rustle of the Stars' will be released via Gizeh Records on November 7th.
It's available for pre-order now on limited edition (of 300) 180g heavyweight vinyl LP.
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MORE INFO / LISTEN Frederic and I are very proud of this record and we hope you will enjoy it too. You can see the website and more details / photos etc here. |
03.08.11
An inspiring day out at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The current exhibition is from Jaune Plensa. Below is some text from the guide and a few photographs I took. [more in the photography section]
"Jaune Plensa's extraordinary exhibition continues with an unfurling dialogue of sculpture and landscape together together with a series of deeply moving gallery installations. Encouraging silent contemplation as well as physical and sensory exploration, Plensa's work examines the joy and contradictions of the human condition."
An inspiring day out at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The current exhibition is from Jaune Plensa. Below is some text from the guide and a few photographs I took. [more in the photography section]
"Jaune Plensa's extraordinary exhibition continues with an unfurling dialogue of sculpture and landscape together together with a series of deeply moving gallery installations. Encouraging silent contemplation as well as physical and sensory exploration, Plensa's work examines the joy and contradictions of the human condition."
02.08.11
Happy to announce the first show for A-Sun Amissa. We will be playing with the lovely Aidan Baker (of Nadja etc) & Plurals in Manchester on October 6th at the Islington Mill.
Work is ALMOST complete on the artwork for 'The Rustle of the Stars'. Fred and I are tweaking our last ideas and then we will make pre-orders available via the Gizeh Store. This will be 12" heavyweight LP only. More news very soon.
The next Gizeh release has arrived.... FareWell Poetry's 'Hoping for the Invisible to Ignite'. Here are a few photographs of the CD version whilst we are still finishing the artwork for the LP.
Happy to announce the first show for A-Sun Amissa. We will be playing with the lovely Aidan Baker (of Nadja etc) & Plurals in Manchester on October 6th at the Islington Mill.
Work is ALMOST complete on the artwork for 'The Rustle of the Stars'. Fred and I are tweaking our last ideas and then we will make pre-orders available via the Gizeh Store. This will be 12" heavyweight LP only. More news very soon.
The next Gizeh release has arrived.... FareWell Poetry's 'Hoping for the Invisible to Ignite'. Here are a few photographs of the CD version whilst we are still finishing the artwork for the LP.
28.07.11
The first release in the new Gizeh Tape Series is nearing completion. This was last nights work, creating the fabric sleeve.
The first release in the new Gizeh Tape Series is nearing completion. This was last nights work, creating the fabric sleeve.
26.07.11
The first release from my new project Of Thread & Mist is now available from the Gizeh Store. It's part of Gizeh's new Print + Download Series and my contribution is an A3 photograph and 10 minute piece of music entitled 'Surrounded at Dawn'. This work comes as a limited edition of 22. You can hear a stream of 'Surrounded at Dawn' below. |  |
The Gizeh Tape Series is taking further shape.
17.07.11
I have begun a new small project under the name Of Thread & Mist. The first thoughts and ideas are slowly in place, two pieces of music have been written and in the coming weeks I'll be putting together more ideas for artwork and packaging. The final artifact will be a 20 page book of writing and photographs, accompanied by a CD. This will most likely see the light of day as a very limited edition of around 20 copies.
Here is a photograph of the early workings of the book.
I have begun a new small project under the name Of Thread & Mist. The first thoughts and ideas are slowly in place, two pieces of music have been written and in the coming weeks I'll be putting together more ideas for artwork and packaging. The final artifact will be a 20 page book of writing and photographs, accompanied by a CD. This will most likely see the light of day as a very limited edition of around 20 copies.
Here is a photograph of the early workings of the book.
13.07.11
Happy to report Sir Alfred is settling in nicely. He kept us awake in the night but seems to think he owns the place now.
Lawrence English (who will kindly master 'The Rustle of the Stars' for us) has completed a wonderful piece of writing entitled 'A Young Person's Guide to Hustling in Music and the Arts' - well worth a read if you have some spare minutes and in need of some inspiration/confirmation.
http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/07/a-young-persons-guide-to-hustling-in-music-and-the-arts/
Kate and I just took a small walk through the nearby woods and came a cross a spooky abandoned home - aptly named 'Katie's Cottage'. No way in unfortunately but here are a few photographs from the outside.
Happy to report Sir Alfred is settling in nicely. He kept us awake in the night but seems to think he owns the place now.
Lawrence English (who will kindly master 'The Rustle of the Stars' for us) has completed a wonderful piece of writing entitled 'A Young Person's Guide to Hustling in Music and the Arts' - well worth a read if you have some spare minutes and in need of some inspiration/confirmation.
http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/07/a-young-persons-guide-to-hustling-in-music-and-the-arts/
Kate and I just took a small walk through the nearby woods and came a cross a spooky abandoned home - aptly named 'Katie's Cottage'. No way in unfortunately but here are a few photographs from the outside.
12.07.11
An exciting day today as we prepare to welcome Alfred to the family. We met him yesterday, he's a rescue cat and lived his early years on the streets. He looks wise to me and will soon be in charge of the house I'm sure.
This morning the first batch of tapes arrived for the new Gizeh Tape Series. The ideas are flowing as to how we are going to approach the packing for these and the first couple of releases are already in motion. Stay tuned.
An exciting day today as we prepare to welcome Alfred to the family. We met him yesterday, he's a rescue cat and lived his early years on the streets. He looks wise to me and will soon be in charge of the house I'm sure.
This morning the first batch of tapes arrived for the new Gizeh Tape Series. The ideas are flowing as to how we are going to approach the packing for these and the first couple of releases are already in motion. Stay tuned.
08.07.11
Fluid Radio's brilliant as ever digital edition is now available: http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/07/digital-edition-june/
The first week of the new Gizeh Store has gone extremely well, plenty of orders and lots of folk taking advantage of the free releases too. Lots of excitement too around the Gizeh tape series, we are talking to a few artists at the moment regarding the first batch of releases.
Here are a couple of new photo's added to the Gizeh Store from the recent Fieldhead and Sleepingdog LP's.
Fluid Radio's brilliant as ever digital edition is now available: http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/07/digital-edition-june/
The first week of the new Gizeh Store has gone extremely well, plenty of orders and lots of folk taking advantage of the free releases too. Lots of excitement too around the Gizeh tape series, we are talking to a few artists at the moment regarding the first batch of releases.
Here are a couple of new photo's added to the Gizeh Store from the recent Fieldhead and Sleepingdog LP's.
01.07.11
A busy week has passed - almost my entire time spent re-designing the new Gizeh Online Store. Very happy to report that it's finished (and seems to working). It will be launched officially on Monday with a 20% discount on all items for a week (except GZH35). You can visit the new store here. If you happen to spot any errors please do let me know!
Other than shop building, the week has also brought plenty of new ideas for the label. We will soon be introducing a tape series and a print + download series. Alongside these we will be selling more artwork and special edition limited releases over the coming months. Keep checking the Gizeh website for details.
27.06.11
Yesterday I began work on another new project. Ideas have been coming and going for this over the past few days and the final form will be a series of three books. Each book will contain a selection of photographs, writings and a CD.
I will be working on this in the coming weeks, there is still no name for the project, though I have something in mind. the new house and workspace has been fully inspiring thus far, long may that continue.
This week I will hopefully be able to put up for sale a piece of photography, which is currently away at the printers. It's a photograph I took last December entitled 'Surrounded at Dawn' and will be available to purchase in an edition of 22. More news as and when it's available.
Yesterday I began work on another new project. Ideas have been coming and going for this over the past few days and the final form will be a series of three books. Each book will contain a selection of photographs, writings and a CD.
I will be working on this in the coming weeks, there is still no name for the project, though I have something in mind. the new house and workspace has been fully inspiring thus far, long may that continue.
This week I will hopefully be able to put up for sale a piece of photography, which is currently away at the printers. It's a photograph I took last December entitled 'Surrounded at Dawn' and will be available to purchase in an edition of 22. More news as and when it's available.
12.06.11
I have a new musical project entitled A-Sun Amissa which I'm working on with viola player Angela Chan. You can hear an extract below on a work in progress piece we have written with cellist Florence Fawcett called 'Struck Down by Death at the Moment of Glory'.
We will have more news soon on future releases and live performances.
06.06.11
The start of a new week and a new home for Kate and I.
Last week was rather insane so it's catch-up time round these parts. I have a new office and a new studio which hopefully will bring fresh inspiration. Some new musical projects are in the works, more details of which will be available in the near future.
The photo diary is currently a few days behind and should be back in daily update mode in the coming day or two.
The end of last week saw Gizeh announce it's latest recruit in the form of my beautiful friends FareWell Poetry. We are releasing their debut album 'Hoping for the Invisible to Ignite' in September. Pre-orders will be available via the Gizeh Shop next week, in the meantime watch this lovely little teaser video from the studio sessions.
23.05.11
An extremely worthwhile project.... text below taken from Fluid Radio.
As the sensationalist media broadcasters find other things to talk about in the news, a huge recovery operation is still on-going as we speak. Many people have lost everything. So we decided to put together Kanshin so that via Ian Hawgood, 100% of profit from compilation sales will go directly towards the Japan recovery and on-going relief efforts. Ian lives in Japan and his wife is currently working with both the Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support organisation (JEARS) in Sendai and surrounding areas, as well as the Direct Help for Victims and Animals Rejected from Shelters in Japan group who are going up to areas which are not receiving government support for food, water, basic supplies, as well as rebuilding and cleaning up. By this means they are able to transport food, clothing and aid directly almost every other weekend and during holidays to areas which are not getting enough or any support. Ian’s wife has also arranged a house as a base in Sendai for volunteers and a temporary home for found animals who are then moved on through JEARS either to foster homes or animal centres. We felt that any funds we can send this way would probably have more of an immediate impact than donating via one of the larger UK charities.
Ian himself has contributed to the compilation in a collaboration with Peter Jørgensen and through 3 hours and some 30 tracks, the line up that comprises this album is surely as exciting as it gets…
Kanshin is curated by Daniel Crossley (Fluid Radio/Fluid Audio/Facture) and Jonathan Lees (Hibernate/Rural Colours), with invaluable assistance from Ian Hazeldine (Cover art), Wil Bolton (Mastering) and Damian Valles (Digital distribution). This release is made possible by the generosity of all of the artists involved
Pre Orders are available now
Ships June 10th
1. Clem Leek: Light Passage II (Grief)
2. Hummingbird: Dancing Shadows
3. Relmic Statute: Lopery
4. Scissors and Sellotape: Heal
5. P Jørgensen & Ian Hawgood: Isles
6. Wil Bolton: Lost In Transit
7. Field Rotation: A Pondering Silence
8. Caught In The Wake Forever: LiaFail (At Dawn)
9. Damian Valles: Clime
10. Library Tapes: May (Variation)
11. Yellow6: Repeat
12. Maps and Diagrams with Ylid – Again
13. Felicia Atkinson: Chaleur Vacante
14. Hessien: Flightless And Nocturnal
15. Yann Novak: 3 Surfaces Excerpt
16. Offthesky With Ten And Tracer: Therapy Refuge
17. Orla Wren With Katie English: Swallowtail Yellow
18. The Moving Dawn Orchestra: We’re Here
19. Spheruleus: Residue
20. The Silence Set: So Will Everything We Love
21. Aaron Martin & Machinefabriek: Utsutsu
22. Szymon Kaliski: And Longing
23. Jeremy Bible & Jason Henry: Grainslip
24. Bengalfuel: Gorgon
25. David Newlyn: Landscape (III)
26. Tom White: Bright Rooms
27. Listening Mirror: The Cause Of It All
28. Talvihorros – Perigee
29. Alex Durlak: Bellows
30. Antonymes: Kiotsuketene
31. Kyle Bobby Dunn: Britannia Into Morning
www.www.kanshin.co.uk
www.fluidaudio.co.uk
www.hibernate-recs.co.uk
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18.05.11
The photo diary has been neglected but now fully updated. Busy days. A wonderful week thus far, taking in Low & Sleepingdog in Sheffield on Monday and again tonight. Conquering Animal Sound on Tuesday in York was wonderful... Ten supported (featuring Angela Chan - who plays in Glissando and on 'The Rustle of the Stars'). Our fine friends at Boo Said the Goose just last weekend recorded some video for Ten which you see here: http://vimeo.com/23835253 - well worth a watch.
If you haven't yet picked up this months WIRE magazine - it's one of the best. A great article by Chris Cutler entitled 'Collateral Damage' which describes the cost of free music to those who make and distribute it.
"We all apparently want better health, better education, better pension and more security provision, better transport networks, more police and safer streets - and lower taxes. We want to be paid for the work we do but, if possible, not pay for the work other people do; eat the seed corn now and let the future take care of itself. It's a model inherited from politicians and careless corporations."
18.05.11
The photo diary has been neglected but now fully updated. Busy days. A wonderful week thus far, taking in Low & Sleepingdog in Sheffield on Monday and again tonight. Conquering Animal Sound on Tuesday in York was wonderful... Ten supported (featuring Angela Chan - who plays in Glissando and on 'The Rustle of the Stars'). Our fine friends at Boo Said the Goose just last weekend recorded some video for Ten which you see here: http://vimeo.com/23835253 - well worth a watch.
If you haven't yet picked up this months WIRE magazine - it's one of the best. A great article by Chris Cutler entitled 'Collateral Damage' which describes the cost of free music to those who make and distribute it.
"We all apparently want better health, better education, better pension and more security provision, better transport networks, more police and safer streets - and lower taxes. We want to be paid for the work we do but, if possible, not pay for the work other people do; eat the seed corn now and let the future take care of itself. It's a model inherited from politicians and careless corporations."
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27.04.11
Currently working on some new sounds in the studio which will quite possibly form the basis of a new recording project. Not quite sure at this stage how it will unfurl itself but safe to say it's dark.
Gizeh have added a few CD copies of the highly limited Glissando single from last year 'The Long Lost / Of Silence' to the shop. These won't be around for long. Gizeh shop.
I'm working on making some limited prints of a handful of photographs... it's in the preparing stage right now - more news soon.
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27.04.11
Currently working on some new sounds in the studio which will quite possibly form the basis of a new recording project. Not quite sure at this stage how it will unfurl itself but safe to say it's dark.
Gizeh have added a few CD copies of the highly limited Glissando single from last year 'The Long Lost / Of Silence' to the shop. These won't be around for long. Gizeh shop.
I'm working on making some limited prints of a handful of photographs... it's in the preparing stage right now - more news soon.
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25.04.11
Another milestone in the life of running a record label. Today sees the release of GZH31. Sleepingdog's 'With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields'. Available on CD / DL & splendid limited edition clear 12" vinyl. I suggest you go investigate. http://www.gizehrecords.com/gzh31.html
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Another milestone in the life of running a record label. Today sees the release of GZH31. Sleepingdog's 'With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields'. Available on CD / DL & splendid limited edition clear 12" vinyl. I suggest you go investigate. http://www.gizehrecords.com/gzh31.html
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18.04.11
A wonderful few days in Paris.... inspiring times with beautiful friends.
Today sees the start of a new photography project where by the intention is to take one photograph per day taking the form of a year long photograph diary.
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A wonderful few days in Paris.... inspiring times with beautiful friends.
Today sees the start of a new photography project where by the intention is to take one photograph per day taking the form of a year long photograph diary.
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11.04.11
Another trip to Paris this week... finally a holiday there instead of work.
Unfortunately I had planned to be an invited guest at Frederic D. Oberland's rather special show in Paris on April 29th but events have conspired to make it impossible. At least I got the chance to be involved by helping design the artwork for the poster. Alice Lewis did the beautiful illustration.
Another trip to Paris this week... finally a holiday there instead of work.
Unfortunately I had planned to be an invited guest at Frederic D. Oberland's rather special show in Paris on April 29th but events have conspired to make it impossible. At least I got the chance to be involved by helping design the artwork for the poster. Alice Lewis did the beautiful illustration.
06.04.11
The new Conquering Animal Sound remix album 'Kammerspiel Remixed' is out now on Gizeh. Take a listen to a couple of tracks by Errors and Fieldhead here. My remix of 'Ira' will be available for streaming in the near future.
Yesterday Kate and I took a drive to an old abandoned children's home in the suburbs of Leeds to work on some ideas for a new project of Kate's. Unfortunately we couldn't get inside the house due to vandals practically destroying the place and hence it being boarded up completely. However we managed to get some sounds/photographs/film/items from the place so all was not lost. Our hope is one day someone will restore the house to it's former glory. It surely deserves it.
I spent this past weekend with Frederic and Jeff from FareWell Poetry here in Leeds recording a wall of sound in our favourite Church. They took a trip over from Paris to use the natural reverb of the building for their new record. The result were beautiful and I'm extremely excited and honoured to be to release the record through Gizeh later this year.
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24.03.11
This blog is the latest part of the site. I will be updating here on a regular basis.
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I have just returned from Paris where I was mixing 'The Rustle of the Stars'. Fred and I are delighted to say it is now finished and we are more than happy with the result. Hopefully there will be news of a label/release date in the coming months.
You can here an alternative ambient mix of a track entitled 'The Wreck of Hope' on the new website.
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In February my beautiful friends Conquering Animal Sound released their debut album 'Kammerspiel' through my label Gizeh Records. I contributed a remix of the track 'Ira' to the limited remix CD that came with initial orders of the album. We are now re-issuing the remix album as a download only release via the Gizeh Shop on April 4th. Stay tuned.
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On a rare sunny February day, here in Leeds, Kate and I headed out on a photography mission and visited the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. Visit the photography page for more.
The new Conquering Animal Sound remix album 'Kammerspiel Remixed' is out now on Gizeh. Take a listen to a couple of tracks by Errors and Fieldhead here. My remix of 'Ira' will be available for streaming in the near future.
Yesterday Kate and I took a drive to an old abandoned children's home in the suburbs of Leeds to work on some ideas for a new project of Kate's. Unfortunately we couldn't get inside the house due to vandals practically destroying the place and hence it being boarded up completely. However we managed to get some sounds/photographs/film/items from the place so all was not lost. Our hope is one day someone will restore the house to it's former glory. It surely deserves it.
I spent this past weekend with Frederic and Jeff from FareWell Poetry here in Leeds recording a wall of sound in our favourite Church. They took a trip over from Paris to use the natural reverb of the building for their new record. The result were beautiful and I'm extremely excited and honoured to be to release the record through Gizeh later this year.
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24.03.11
This blog is the latest part of the site. I will be updating here on a regular basis.
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I have just returned from Paris where I was mixing 'The Rustle of the Stars'. Fred and I are delighted to say it is now finished and we are more than happy with the result. Hopefully there will be news of a label/release date in the coming months.
You can here an alternative ambient mix of a track entitled 'The Wreck of Hope' on the new website.
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In February my beautiful friends Conquering Animal Sound released their debut album 'Kammerspiel' through my label Gizeh Records. I contributed a remix of the track 'Ira' to the limited remix CD that came with initial orders of the album. We are now re-issuing the remix album as a download only release via the Gizeh Shop on April 4th. Stay tuned.
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On a rare sunny February day, here in Leeds, Kate and I headed out on a photography mission and visited the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. Visit the photography page for more.
