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New CDr and download now out from myself and Richard Harrison.

Richard is one of my favourite improvisors and our playing together dates back over a period of about 10 years so it’s great to have a physcial document of it.

Starting out with Cheshire farmcore unit Mudhutters in late 70’s Richard is best known for his work with Spaceheads. He is probably the only musician to have performed with both Derek Bailey and Nico. The release itself is something of a melancholy tribute to our old space in The Hotspur Press Building (currently awaiting being ripped to bits when Oxford Road Station is rebuilt).

Keeping it in the family the cover painting is a detail from a painting Alex Brealey Birchall aged 4. Interior artwork and photos of The Hotspur Press Building are by Richard.

The audio is essentially a longform composition editied from many hours of improvising during 2012 and 2013 by Richard.

The CD is available here https://davidbirchall.bandcamp.com/album/hotspur-nights

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Lovely to have my vinyl copy of the Burgess Archive cassette archive project that I contributed a track to here at the Noise Orchestra Studio where I put my contribution together. The double LP and double CD is out now on Sub Rosa and the whole project has been developed and curated by Alan Dunn. The first disc features original recordings from the archive and the second reworking by various artists including myself, Scanner, Chris Watson, Vicky Clarke, Alan Dunn, Reverend Max Ripple and others.

Below is picture from my performance at the launch event for the record at The Burgess Centre on 21st November.

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Really looking forward to performing selections from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit as part of Edges Ensemble at HCMF! Both performances are free.

Friday 15th November 5pm @ Temporary Contemporary, Queensgate Market, Princess Street, Huddersfield

Monday 18th November 2pm @ Atrium, Richard Steinitz Building, University of Huddersfield

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Thursday 21st November 7pm @ Burgess Foundation, Engine House, Chorlton Mill 3, Cambridge Street, M1 5BY

Concert celebrating a double CD/LP release on Sub Rosa of Anthony Burgess’ tape archive and remixes.

Monday 25th November duo with John Jasnoch @ University Arms, Sheffield

Tuesday 26th November ‘Dusk‘ music duo with Mark Ellison + David Birchall/Fran Comyn/Mark Ellison/Kelly Jayne Jones @ The Peer Hat, Faraday St, Manchester

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Super happy about this beautiful poster by Mio Ebisu for our forthcoming tour in December!

4th December Cafe Oto, London

5th December The Rose Hill, Brighton

6th December TOPH, Newcastle

7th December Old Hairdressers, Glasgow

8th December Lamp Tavern, Birmingham

9th December Small Seeds, Huddersfield

10th December Peer Hat, Manchester

There will also be super fun DIY electronic soldering workshops taking place as part of the tour in Brighton, Glasgow and Manchester of the new Noise Orchestra cactus synth. Details of how to sign up for those should be on the promoters websites in the near future.

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“trailing some idea of what radio or “field recording” really with people could be like (though of course the recording is in fact in an actual field a lot of the time) i made this test with my eldest son exploring the fields, ponds and lane which lie near our house. Its an area that is part of the flood plain of the River Mersey in Stretford, the meadow would have originally flooded in heavy rains but doesnt now due to flood defences built in the 70s; huge banks and sluice overflows into Sale Water Park. You can see the remains of some much older sluice gates and a pond which is part of the overflow system in the field we recorded in .”

New Music

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Some new sounds from Adam Fairhall on accordion, Michael Perrett on bass clarinet and me on mainly ebowed electric guitar

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“OH MY GOD WHAT A LOAD OF S##T SKEGNESS BUTLINS IS!!!”

“We visited Skegness Butlins in 2007 and it is the filthiest place I’ve ever been, it’s too expensive and poorly organised. My youngest son (11 years of age) actually cried at the end of our terrible first and last day trip to Butlins Skegness, he has never cried before from a day trip (any trip)!

We’ve been to some doosies in our time, but we always managed to have a good time at some point in the day at other disappointing attractions (usually boring museums) we didn’t even get a small amount of fun at Butlins Skegness.”