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New release on the Spirit of Gravity BandCamp label: Noteherder and I’m Dr Buoyant – Night

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The Spirit of Gravity’s netlabel presents another captivating album release from Noteherder and I’m Dr Buoyant.

Following on from last summer’s Day, we now have Night (see what they did there?).
Nine tracks drawn from the same body of work created remotely between Porthcawl and Brighton, ‘Night’ displays a more winter-toned, contemplative atmosphere. The Noteherder (Chris Parfitt) sax winds itself effortlessly around the hammered and shimmered tones of I’m Dr Buoyant (Tony Rimbaud); think Miles Davis sipping absinthe with Erik Satie.

Stream or download here: spiritofgravity.bandcamp.com/album/night

Next radio broadcast on ResonanceExtra FM: Sunday 22nd January – 8.00 to 10.00pm

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Gravity Waves and the Spirit World

Sunday 22nd January 2022 from 8.00 to 10.00pm on ResonanceExtra FM, DAB radio or online at extra.resonance.fm/

This month’s show is bookended by long pieces by Simon Pyke and Marcelo Armani, and it also features old friends of the Spirit of Gravity Fane, Thomas Stove and Jonathan Higgins, plus new to us noisemakers Bantu.

First hour: Simon Pyke – Improvisation for Radio and Luminist Garden  /Fane – Rite of Midwinter / Thomas Stone – An Act Of Surrender – Part 3 / Thomas Stone – An Act Of Surrender – Part 1
Second hour: / Bantu – Excavating The Future / Bantu – Unknown Origin / Bantu – Code of Silence / Jonathan Higgins – After / Jonathan Higgins – Polar / Jonathan Higgins – Before / RDyer – Canary (down in the mines) / Marcelo Armani – To Medicate a Future Time (live Dec 17, 2022)

The December edition of the Spirit of Gravity Radio show is available on the ResonanceFM Mixcloud page:
www.mixcloud.com/resonanceextra/gravity-waves-and-the-spirit-world-december-2022-25th-december-2022/
Grab a warm glass of sherry and settle in for the Gravity Waves Xmas special. A midwinter mix of contributions to the recent Radiant Heretic Potlatch winter solstice event at the Rossi Bar, Brighton – featuring: Othermen, Sirius, and Their Majesties Lüdd Puka

Thursday 5th January at the Rossi Bar: Automouse / Simon Pyke / Iplu

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Automouse: Reconstructed industrial dancehall
Simon Pyke: Out of the shed & into the void
Iplu: Clicks, beeps & melodic warmth

AutoMouse: Reconstructed industrial dancehall, pieced together by a future proof bin collector.

Simon Pyke: A rare excursion from his shed to share a one off set of improvised music with esoteric electronic devices. For the past 25 years or so he has been making music for everything from a light show on Sydney Opera house to working with Hans Zimmer on an art installation. He has also released records in the past with Skam records and Warp (as Freeform). His music was once described as ‘experimental whilst not disappearing into the void’, on this occasion however he plans to dive head first into the void.

Arthur “Junior” Robinson is Iplu – The clicks and beeps of a cold, confused machine meet the heartfelt melodic warmth of a big indie pudding.

Symmetrical Forces creates live visuals for each performance using his own lo-fi footage, dusty VHS tapes and obscure videos from the internet to create futuristic images from the past overlayed with out-of-reach memories and vague fragments of lost visions

Thursday 5th January 2023 | 8pm – 10.30pm | £5 (cash only)
Downstairs @ The Rossi Bar
8 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA

Next radio broadcast on ResonanceExtra FM: Sunday 25th December – 8.00 to 10.00pm

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Gravity Waves and the Spirit World

Sunday 25th December 2022 from 8.00 to 10.00pm on ResonanceExtra FM, DAB radio or online at extra.resonance.fm/

Grab a warm glass of sherry and settle in for the Gravity Waves Xmas special. A midwinter mix of contributions to the recent Radiant Heretic Potlatch winter solstice event at the Rossi Bar, Brighton – featuring: Othermen, Sirius, and Their Majesties Lüdd Puka

Sirius – Cacheless / Othermen – Staly Mode 1 and 2 / Their Majesties Lüdd Puka – Samhain 02_Darkside (Whole Of The Law) / Their Majesties Lüdd Puka – The Concrete Acid Echo Tapes

The November edition of the Spirit of Gravity Radio show is available on the ResonanceFM Mixcloud page:
www.mixcloud.com/resonanceextra/gravity-waves-and-the-spirit-world-november-2022-27th-november-2022/
This month opens with an hour of music from within the orbit of the spirit of Gravity Collective, including a long piece from our friend Simon James, plus some tracks from collective member Jim Purbrick, taken from his new Alien Alarms debut album “0 to 1”, and a piece from someone new to us, Hannya White. The Second Hour features a full playback of the latest release on the Spirit of Gravity Label, a twenty-first year anniversary re-issue of the 2008 compilation, Festival. Enjoy.

Thursday 1st December at the Rossi Bar: Emma Papper & Jason Smart / Gun Boiler / Warped Love Group

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Emma Papper & Jason Smart: purveyors of lyrical electronic landscapes
Gun Boiler: exploring the power of desensitisation
Warped Love Group: Field recordings in dub

During lockdown Emma Papper and Jason Smart decided to get away from it all and took a Daytrip to Europa, Jupiter’s Ocean moon. They then recorded an album based on their adventures and will be playing a selection of tracks from their musical travelogue.

Pushing the limits of sonic space and human tolerance within the shadow sounds of 200+ BPM Techno – Gun Boiler explores the power of desensitisation to find parity in stark audio darkness.

Warped Love Group: Field recordings in dub, stray vocals found amongst 20th century detritus in the skip of the internet, held together with primitive found sound percussion and rumbling bass.

MelJoann will be providing visuals for this show.

The Rossi Bar is a small grade II building, and they are restricted with how they can improve access for anyone with mobility issues.
The live music venue is located in the basement, which can only be accessed by a short spiral staircase.
More accessibility information and images of the venue can be found at: spiritofgravity.com/accessibility/

Thursday 1st December 2022 | 8pm – 10.30pm | £5 (cash only)
Downstairs @ The Rossi Bar
8 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA

Next radio broadcast on ResonanceExtra FM: Sunday 27th November – 8.00 to 10.00pm

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Gravity Waves and the Spirit World

Sunday 27th November 2022 from 8.00 to 10.00pm on ResonanceExtra FM, DAB radio or online at extra.resonance.fm/

This month opens with an hour of music from within the orbit of the spirit of Gravity Collective, including a long piece from our friend Simon James, plus some tracks from collective member Jim Purbrick, taken from his new Alien Alarms debut album “0 to 1”, and a piece from someone new to us, Hannya White. The Second Hour features a full playback of the latest release on the Spirit of Gravity Label, a twenty-first year anniversary re-issue of the 2008 compilation, Festival. Enjoy.

First hour: Hannya White – And a POW world / Alien Alarms – Storm Warning / Alien Alarms – Means of Production / Yao Bobby & Simon Crab – Ahome / Yao Bobby & Simon Crab – Every Day / Ingrid Plum – an occupation of air part 1 / Simon James – The Eyes Connect

Second Hour: McCloud and the Endless Guitars of Hagbard Stromm – Festival Part One – Endless Heat of Day / Hot Roddy – Fest 1 Fest 2 Fest 3 / I’m Dr Buoyant – Fat Elvis / Dan Powell – Hay Salman / Sh*tmat – Mick Hucknell leader of Daleks (Gwat Quan Mandrax Roller Derby mix) Blanka – Darko / Casio Headbutt – No Sleeping / minimal impact – Out Demons Out / Steve’s Boutique – Empty Field / Not By Radium – A World o’ Things / McCloud and the Endless Guitars of Hagbard Stromm – Festival Part Two – Treetime to Breakfast / Rashamon – Leave The Fields To The Vikings / Terror Wogan – CasioButt Science / Les Dins – Ne donnez Aucune Merde (Melange de Festival)

The October edition of the Spirit of Gravity Radio show is available on the ResonanceFM Mixcloud page:
www.mixcloud.com/resonanceextra/gravity-waves-and-the-spirit-world-october-2022-23rd-october-2022/
This month’s show opens with a special one hour mix by UK musician and artist Euso. The second hour features the usual high-grade experimentalism from in and around the orbit of The Spirit of Gravity Collective, with music from R. Dyer, Ingrid Plum, Ascsoms, and tracks from the new album by Rashamon.

New re-release on the Spirit of Gravity BandCamp label: Festival 2008

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The latest re-release from the Spirit of Gravity BandCamp label is the 2008 compilation, created following a failed attempt to organise a festival in partnership with Wrong Music. “Festival 2008” includes tracks from ‘Gravity members including Sh*tmat, and more than one track provided by Steve ‘minimal impact’ in various guises.

Available now to stream and download from spiritofgravity.bandcamp.com/album/festival-2008