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House Music

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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

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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

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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.

Ahhh, and the Video -= sorry its a bit dark – but its All Good.


dan powell and gus garside sog nov 2009

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Ryan Jordan sog November 2009

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Sunday Mourning sog November 2009

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radiant saul

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First up a big thanks to Fractal for supplying this months (October 2009) visuals.

not by radium fishing trip
transmogrifying into This Sound Bureaucracy.


Fractal mad some noise.


And T-Toe made some beautiful Popping sounds.

Then we have some video for you, too.


Not By Radium Live at the Spirit of Gravity October 2009 II

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Not By Radium live at The Spirit of Gravity October 2009

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This Sound Bureaucracy at The Spirit of Gravity Oct 2009

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This Sound Bureaucracy at The Spirit of Gravity Oct 2009

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Fractal live at The Spirit of Gravity October 2009

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Fractal live at the spirit of gravity October 2009

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T-Toe live at The Spirit of Gravity October 2009

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White Room / White Night – Phoenix Gallery 2009

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In particularly random order we have various videos from white night – no audio I’m afraid.

I didn’t get Noteherder & McCloud cos I was busy playing, and viv were just too dark.

minimal impacts big E band at White Night 2009

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Nathaniel Virgo

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dan powell white night 2009

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The Vainglories, White Night 2009

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HRT white night 2009

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HRT at White Night 2009 (ptII)

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This Sound Bureaucracy vs NE White Night 2009

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Henry Collins Toolbox Whitenight 2009

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Strangers From Birth at White Night 2009

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And sideways

Henry Collins Toolbox white night 2009 II

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Catalan Soup Kitchen

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I’ve been lazy so am well out of date with this, so there may be a run of posts (if things go well).
Links to mp3’s corrected!


D-Face and Super Mega Ultra Crew got us off to a fine start with some breaks and some violin. Hear some mp3 here.


Then Joe Gilmore freaked out the soundmen with some of THIS!


Then EVOL had his computer in a fully fledged ping pong dialogue with itself.

Super Mega Ultra Crew @ SoG September 2009

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Joe Gilmore Live at SoG September 2009

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Joe Gilmore Live at SoG September 2009

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EVOL Live at The Spirit of Gravity Sept 2009

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neils greek diamond

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Gatecrashers and interlopers Noteherder & McCloud with “It’s just the wind in the wires”



VLK, frsh from a great set at noise=noise with a brief excerpt of their set. Hear the whole thing at this place.



Mata Unit can be heard beeping and booping, as well as seen (its not so easy in the video below).



HRT scared the living shit out of everyone.

VLK live at the spirit of gravity august 2009

The whole Noteherder & McCloud set

Noteherder & McCloud Live at the spirit of gravity august 2009