What genre is your new album? Well, its kind of a mashup of four…
Digging… and ripping
Been sorting out my ‘archive’ (aka endless boxes in the basement) and now re-ripping/copying a bunch of CDs… plus found a few sample CDs – atom & echospace
Amplified Gesture (Phil Hopkins) – 2009
Amplified Gesture was first released in 2009, within the deluxe edition of David Sylvian’s groundbreaking album, Manafon. The film explores the journeys and philosophies of a select group of experimental musicians including Keith Rowe, Evan Parker, Eddie Prevost, Otomo Yoshihide,…
Favourite Arp & Step Sequencer?
I have plenty of options in hardware but have been checking out software and I am interested to know what your fabourite arp & step sequencer plugin is? My main three would be: 1. Numerology 2. Stepic 3. Cthulhu I…
Einstürzende Neubauten – Working Process
40 minute video accompanying the Jewels CD, which explains how Einstürzende Neubauten uses a card system called Dave to help them with strategies for developing new songs. Also the bit at 5’29” is genius – playing a spring with a…
SLY & ROBBIE – The South Bank Show (2016)
SLY & ROBBIE – The South Bank Show (2016)
RIP Damo Suzuki
I can still remember hearing this album the very first time… It would be mid 1980s and we were setting up a PA for a lunchtime gig on the river bank at Canterbury University & Andrew Penman (Salmonella Dub etc)…
2003 Gig
Found a huge old gig poster in my basement… Such an awesome concert – I had to search to find out when it was: Good Friday April 18th 2003! Possibly the last time I went to the Wellington Town Hall?…