Some links
International network focusing on various urban musics from across the globe.
http://luckypsychichut.blogspot.com/
Download site for tons of great out of print records: punk, post-punk, improv, avant garde weirdness….
Preparations for guitar/speaker
Did some interesting exploration this afternoon developing ideas for prepared speaker and guitar music. Hopefully this will result in a longer piece of music to be recorded in the near future.
Noise Upstairs pics 14th Oct
pictures from Noise Upstairs last night, full set here all taken by Paul Green.
Definitely can’t keep my feet still!
Track recorded with Dan Weaver
recorded @ Union House Todmorden, sept 2010
Dave Birchall & Dan Weaver using electric guitar, double bass, box of bits and assorted objects
Pictures from Centrifuge 6
A sample shot from a few sets of pictures up from Frakture on flickr of the St. Lukes All dayer and Centrifuge 6. Next Centrifuge event is 25th November @ Kro Bar in Manchester.
Above you can see the long suffering Ibanez having a dramatic gesture carried out on it in the foreground, Shaun Blezzard in the background and part of John Jasnoch.
Catatumbo in Manchester
Saturday 6th November
Catatumbo
Ingrid Laubrock: saxophones
Ingrid Laubrock is a founder member of the F-IRE collective, currently resident in New York she has worked with Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler and Polar Bear amongst others.
“darkly beautiful and breathtakingly inventive” All About Jazz
Olie Brice: double bass
A mainstay on the London improvising scene has played with some of the best players around.
Javier Carmona: drums
Javier is from Madrid and currently living in London.
“Olie Brice is nonchalant but consistently inspired; and drummer Javier Carmona is drivingly explorative” The Wire
http://www.myspace.com/catatumbotrio
http://www.myspace.com/ingridlaubrock
http://www.myspace.com/oliebrice
http://www.myspace.com/javiercarmonam
plus support from Duo of Phil Marks (drums) & David Birchall (guitar)
@ St. Margarets Church,
Rufford Road,
Whalley Range,
Manchester,
M16 8AE
(church is on corner of Rufford Road and Whalley Road: off Withington Road. Take 86 from town and get off at “The Whalley” pub. Map here. There will also be a bar on the night.)
£5
Catatumbo:
Phil Mark’s group Bark!
