SOG-BLOG – Page 28 – Spirit of Gravity

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I’ve not seen THAT at an electronica show before.

Posted on May 3, 2010 by admin

Tetras, Concrete Belly, Jez North.

This was the first show we did with visuals by Vache, we liked ’em. Please note that the recordings are from the audience this month, nothing from the desk due to the setups.

Thanos Chrysakis (not pictured!) leads a quartet of top improvisers through the early hour at the April show.

Concrete Belly takes his medicine and girds his loins.

Jez North took it like a man and really went for it.

Tetras live at the SoG april 2010

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Concrete Belly Live at SoG April 2010

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Jez North live at SoG April 2010

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Recruitment Drive

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

Grasscut, Hellboy, Broken Star.

This a great bit from the middle of Broken Stars set. And not just cos of the fuzz organ. Or Tom Del Rio’s visuals.

Hellboy really lets rip in the middle of his set.

I don’t have any audio of Grasscut available, sorry, but here is some video:

Grasscut Live at The Spirit of Gravity

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Hellboy live at The Spirit of Gravity

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Broken Star live at The Spirit of Gravity – Dawn

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A simple click and thats it for the murky video

Posted on March 7, 2010 by admin

I think that picture is the elektrocreche. Whatever, I just liked it.

February shaped up nicely. We started the night with Plurals who make rich warm drones like its 1972. Helped out by wil from viv on flute and guitar.

The night of full stages continued with a set of half mad performance and half weird electronics from Beatabet. I still have the feeling I missed 2/3 of what was going on.

and finishing with a Daniel Spicer-less Bolide who turned in a blinding set – Dan, no-one is indispensable!

No video this month due to a moments lack of attention.

House Music

Posted on February 15, 2010 by admin

Last Friday (12/2/10) we went down to The D La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill for their February Random Friday.

Caleb Madden, ex Waxed Apple/Capslock/Terror Wogan and all round sound man for 3 years had an installation in the North Staircase called House Music.
Its all bits of sound crafted from household objects.

I want to book it for one of our shows, maybe instead of the electrocreche.

house music installation De La Warr Pavilion Feb 2010

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Things I spotted:
A shed
a car wing loudspeaker
ironing board
fluorescent tube with no starter
gameboy camera/TV feedback with optical transducers
ironing board
cat litter tray
paint tins
electric fan

Even the elektrocreche was hot

Posted on February 6, 2010 by admin

The first show of the 2010 was a corker, no better way to start the year.

There are 3 new tracks recorded from the elektrocreche up on the myspace pageto prove the point in the heading. The elektrocreche is an open session where we set up some toys for playing with between acts.

But beyond that everyone who played on stage was good too, so without further delay.

Nathaniel Virgo started the evening off with his twin joystick supercollidor improvisations.

Quickly followed by Thomas Hiltz with some suspiciously orthodox looking instruments twisted into interesting aural shapes.

And to round the evening off in twin drummer style was AK/DK. Here with their tribute to Raymond Scott.

Also here is some video footage of the evenings entertainments.

The Elektrocreche SoG January 2010

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Nathaniel Virgo live at SoG jan 2010 I

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Thomas Hiltz Live SoG Jan 2010 II

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AKDK live at SoG Jan 2010 long noisy bit

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and in reverse order

Posted on December 1, 2009 by admin

Sometimes you just go with it.

I described Sunday Mourning as sounding like the middle of a triangle with Sonic Youth, Earth and Goblin at the corners.
Or at times maybe like Goblin played like 16rpm, this is one of those times.

Ryan Jordans set is almost beyond description: but not quite. Tightly controlled noise and strobe effects. Its your personal doorway to the Black Lodge.

Guas Garside and Dan Powell have played at The Spirit of Gravity a couple of time spreviously, nither was as good as this.
Almost rigorously formal in its construction this is spontaneous composition as it should be done.