Finished putting together the first bunch of the solo acoustic guitar CDr I’ve been working on for ages today! Comes inside a zine with a heavy sleeve with risograph print on front and back cover in teal, 4 pages inside with drawings, physical rubbings more than drawings but made with a pencil of the objectsContinue reading “Acoustic Textures”
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AL/CP tour
Just back from righteous tour with Acrid Lactations. Excellent snap by Susan from Chastity Potatoe set at Newcastles Morden Tower. Note Bob Cobbing poster in background. That one cost 5 shillings to get in. Also presence of Allen Gisnberg lurking somewhere or another. Facebook set here from Sue. Also look out for her killer illustrated tour diaryContinue reading “AL/CP tour”
Acoustic Textures
Beavering away in the studio today folding and stapling covers and the insides for a mini zine that will house the first physical solo release I’ve put together. It’s about 40 minutes of acoustic guitar and objects recorded at the end of 2010. The zine contains drawings of the stuff used to make the sounds.Continue reading “Acoustic Textures”
Sheffield Saturday
Shot of the gig in Sheffield on Saturday with Phil and Olie by Andy Newcombe. See more of his picture and films: http://jazztourist.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jazztourist http://www.youtube.com/user/shuffleboil
Open Eye Ensemble
just spotted a couple of videos posted by Dave J from end of last year of Open Eye gigs.
Acoustic guitar vids
Chastity Potatoe
Some great fun playing and filming with Mr Poot today and yesterday. We will be out on tour in July with the splendid Acrid Lactations so keep an eye out! http://soundcloud.com/davidmbirchall/chastity-potato-slice-of
Creative Hive performance
Short piece from performance on Tuesday improvising at the Creative Hive event with Naomi Kendrick drawing, Dan Bridgwood-Hill on synth and Paddy Baxter filming. The film here taken by Andrew Brooks. All happen in an amazing television studio inside the Salford University chunk of Media City. This excerpt is from the second much calmer piece Continue reading “Creative Hive performance”
Feb tour photos
Gig in Brighton at Greendoor Store Really wish more service stations were as ramshackle and splendid as this one somewhere in Shropshire. Live in the Town Hall at Bishops Castle, Shropshire. Good times in the Hotspur lift. From the Jazz Services funded tour we did with the Birchall Brice Marks Trio in Jan/Feb of thisContinue reading “Feb tour photos”
Clay Action
Animation we made using models from workshop I did with Pascal at newly launched Z Arts Centre in Hulme the other day. Soundtrack from Open Eye Duo.
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