INVISIBLE EAR.
Originally a limited, numbered edition on the Italian "fringes" label - and long out of print.
Just re-issued on Weight of Wax.
THE HILL
An unusual solo concert coming up in the West Texas desert at artist James Magee's 4 building sculpture/enviroment.
April 17.
DEREK BAILEY, BOND VILLAINS, OASIS.
Wonderfull to see Stewart Lee win Celebrity Mastermind on 4th January with "The life and work of Derek Bailey" as his specialist subject. Watch it here.
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INTONARUMORI in the USA
I recently wrote penny wands and native string - for 8 Futurist Intonarumori (reconstructed by Luigi Russolo expert Luciano Chessa) and saxophone. This was a commission for Performa 09. The photo (by Michael Zelner) is from the preview in San Francisco - reviewed here - a month before its New York premier on November 12th.
As well as the only surviving Russolo score (1913) - other composers/performers included Blixa Bargeld, Joan La Barbera, Mike Patton, and Tony Conrad.
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CDs
More CDs have been added to the direct sales page. Some at the specially reduced price of £7.
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JOHN BUTCHER GROUP
The recording of somethingtobesaid made by this new octet at last year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival has just come out on Weight of Wax. It's the label's second release... singular and often strangely beautiful music.
Substantial too - like the loaf of bread in Philip Butcher's splendid painting on the cover. Something said; something really worth saying.
Julian Cowley / WIRE.
In March 2010 the Group will perform "somethingtobesaid" at Berlin's MaerzMusik, and later in the year at the Glasgow Jazz Festival and Wien Modern in Vienna.
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DAVID SYLVIAN / amplified gesture
Manifon, Sylvian's long awaited recording involving musicians such as Keith Rowe, Evan Parker and Toshimaru Nakamura was recently released.
The delux edition includes a DVD of interviews with the participants, plus a few others (myself included) who played a session earlier in the year for Sylvian's installation When we return you won't recognise us.
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LMC / DAVID TOOP
David Toop has created a fascinating online exhibition, from archive material, documenting the LMC's activities through the 70s and early 80s. Visit it at crisap.
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UNTER RADIO - Resonance104.4fm
I was Ben Drew's guest on this show last July.
It's archived here:
Unter Radio
Benedict Drew presents a new series exploring the frayed edge between radio art and research, the blurred lines between sound works and improvised music. Featuring interviews, performances, actions and works by Drew and invited guests.
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THE CONVOY TOUR - 25 years of the EX. DVD.
Described on the EX web-site:
"The adventure of 35 of our favourite, very different musicians in a bus on tour in France.
It was the first time Getatchew Mekuria was in Europe, there is Zu from Italy, Silent Block from France, Hisako Horikawa, a dancer from Japan, John Butcher (GB), The Jimmy trio (Ethiopia) with Han Bennink, Zea, Anne-James Chaton (F), The Evens (Ian Mackay's new band) a living Ex jukebox, and much more.
A film about far too long drives, amazing combinations and incredible musical adventures.
Filmed by Emma Fischer and Jem Cohen and edited by Emma and Andy. Out on Ex Records."
Invisible Ear
Re-issue of long out of print "fringes" numbered edition.
Recorded 1999 and 2002.
JOHN BUTCHER: saxophones
acoustic, close-miked, amplified, feedbacking
solo, multitracked,
read: Stylus :: Dusted
Recorded in February 2008 in concert in London, England.
1 JOHN BUTCHER: tenor or soprano saxophone, MARK SANDERS: drums
2 ALEX WARD: clarinet, ROGER TURNER: drums
3 JOHN TCHICAI: tenor saxophone or bass clarinet, TONY MARSH: drums
Read :: all about jazz
Recorded in October 2008 in concert in Cologne and Muenster, Germany.
Weightless:
Alberto Braida - piano
John Butcher - saxophones
John Edwards - bass
Fabrizio Spera - drums
somethingtobesaid
Recorded in November 2008 in concert at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
John Butcher Group:
Chris Burn - piano | Gino Robair - percussion
John Butcher - saxophones & pre-recordings
John Edwards - bass | Thomas Lehn - synth | Dieb 13 - turntables
Clare Cooper - harp/ghuzeng | Adam Linson - bass and electronics.
read: WIRE :: Point of Departure :: Cyclic Defrost :: horrible heaven
on Hatology
Recorded in August 2007 at ORF, Wien.
Burkhard Beins - drums, percussion
Martin Brandlmayr - drums, percussion
John Butcher - tenor & soprano saxophones
Werner Dafeldecker - double bass
Michael Moser - cello
John Tilbury - piano
Recorded at Trinity College of Music, Greenwich, England on 13th January 2008.
AMM: Eddie Prévost - percussion - John Tilbury piano
with
John Butcher - soprano and tenor saxophone
Read :: The Squid's Ear :: all about jazz :: WIRE
Location recordings from Scotland and the Orkneys.
June 2006
John Butcher - saxophones - acoustic / amplified / feedback
Includes 20 page booklet of full colour photographs,
plus texts by Biba Kopf and Barry Esson.
read :: WIRE :: Dusted
COMING SOON:
CARLIOL - with Rhodri Davies (Ftarri)
UNDER THE ROOF - with Claudia Ulla Binder (Nuscope)
John Edwards duo
:: 07 JANUARY - LONDON.
Plus a trio of Olivier Toulemonde, Christine Sehnaoui, Mathias Forge and a duo of Angharad Davies with Lina Lapelyte.
Network Theatre, 246A Lower Road, Waterloo, London SE1.
Duo with Claudia Ulla Binder.
:: 17 JANUARY - BERLIN.
exploratorium, Mehringdamm 55 (Sarotti-Höfe), 1. Hof, 3. Berlin, Germany.
Gerry Hemingway duo.
:: 23 JANUARY - ZÜRICH.
Zwei Tage Zeit, Theater Rigiblick, Germaniastr. 99, Zürich, Switzerland.
Solo
:: 03 FEBRUARY - LONDON.
Opening for the EX, for the London date of their UK tour.
Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, London N19.
Otomo Yoshihida duo.
:: 12 FEBRUARY - MADRID.
La Casa Encendida, Ronda de Valencia 2. Madrid, Spain.
:: 13 FEBRUARY - BARCELONA.
Centro Cultural de la Obra Social Cajamadrid, Plaza Cataluña 9. Barcelona Spain.
Solo plus duo with Matthew Shipp.
:: 14 FEBRUARY - LONDON.
Part of a 3 day residency from Matthew Shipp, tonight features 2 solos and a duo.
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, London E8.
Rhodri Davies duo
:: 21 FEBRUARY - LONDON.
Plus the Toshimaru Nakamura / Håvard Volden duo.
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, London E8.
Quintet:
French tour: with Frédéric Blondy (piano), Peter Evans (trumpet), Clayton Thomas (bass), Paul Lovens (drums).
:: 26 FEBRUARY - PARIS. Instants Chavires.
:: 27 FEBUARY - TOULOUSE. Théatre du pavé.
:: 02 MARCH - BREST. Le Vauban.
:: 03 MARCH - NANTES. Pannonica.
:: 04 MARCH - TOURS. Le Petit Faucheux.
:: 05 MARCH - POITIERS. Carré Bleu.
Steve Beresford 60th Birthday concert.
:: 06 MARCH - LONDON.
With: Christian Marclay, Veryan Weston, Tania Chen, Lol Coxhill,
Satoko Fukuda, Ute Kanngiesser, Guillaume Viltard, Steve Beresford.
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, London E8.
Trio:
UK tour: with John Russell (guitar), Dominic Lash (bass).
:: 09 MARCH - BIRMINGHAM. FiZZLE.
:: 10 MARCH - BRISTOL. cube.
:: 11 MARCH - LONDON. Cafe Oto
:: 12 MARCH - READING. The Rising Sun.
John Butcher Group
:: 20 MARCH - BERLIN.
MaerzMusik, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin.
Audialsense Solo collaboration.
:: 26 MARCH - LONDON.
A collaborative performance with Paul Bavister's Audialsence/Musarc sine-wave installation.
Plus the Tambourine Trio and the ASD Choir.
Department of Architecture and Spatial Design, London Metropolitan University, Spring House, 40-44 Holloway Road, London N7 8JL.
Quartet:
Portuguese Tour: with RED TRIO, Hernani Faustino, Rodrigo Pinheiro and Gabriel Ferrandini.
:: 07 APRIL - LISBON. Culturgest.
:: 08 APRIL - PORTALEGRE. CAEP.
:: 09 MARCH - PORTO. Fundação Serralves.
:: 10 APRIL - OEIRAS.
Solo plus Joe McPhee.
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:: 14 APRIL - HOUSTON.
Two solos at the Dan Flavin, Menil Collection Installation.
Curated by Nameless Sound.
Richmond Hall, 1500 Richmond Ave. Houston, Texas.
:: 17 APRIL - CORNUDAS.
Two solos at The Hill. James Magees desert installations. 30 years in the making (and still in progress).
Curated by Cornudas Mountain Foundation and Nameless Sound.
The Hill, Cordunas, Texas.
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Thermal
:: 22 APRIL - DIJON.
Mégaphon Festival, Dijon, France.
Solo
:: 24 APRIL - LIÈGE.
Epiphone, La Chapelle Saint-Roche, Liège, Belgium.
Mark Sanders duo.
:: 03 MAY - LONDON.
Freedom of the City Festival.
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
With Okkyung Lee, Christian Marcley, Steve Beresford.
:: 07 MAY - LONDON.
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, London E8.
Trio: with John Russell (guitar), Dominic Lash (bass).
:: 03 JUNE - LIVERPOOL. Frakture.