I briefly mentioned this piece of kit earlier: A few months ago my mate Dangerous Dave gave me a frightening-looking piece of medical equipment about the size of a microwave oven. He said it was supposed to generate tones but when he’d plugged it in he blew all the fuses in his house (not sure [...]
I just found out about this live-in-the-studio project and I think it’s worth mentioning: www.fromthebasement.tv/home The short version is they invite performers into this nicely decked out cosy studio and capture quite unique, intimate performances, beautifully recorded and filmed. I’ve seen a few web projects along similar lines but nothing quite like this, and nothing [...]
Those of you in Auckland are encouraged to get along to this, beginning this Wednesday the 9th, upstairs at Handmade (the old Brazil) on K’ Road. Experimental music, experimental instruments both acoustic and electronic, kind of an offshoot of the long-running Vitamin-S but perhaps with more of a rhythmic and melodic focus. Come to play [...]
