A screening of AKATOMBO`s, "SSRI", will take place in LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, on the 8th & 9th of September. The same programme of 19 short experimental/music/surreal films will be shown several times on each day of the Oblo Underground Short Film Festival @ the aptly named Oblo Cinema. (The 19 films made it through to the finals from over 3,000 entrants.................).
Please check here for more details, etc; http://www.oblo.ch
Please look out for even more film festival screening news re; the recently completed AKATOMBO - "UNCONFIRMED REPORTS" audio/visual project which Paul Thomsen Kirk, a.k.a. AKATOMBO will be posting via the PostEverything news column in the coming weeks. . Many thanks for your kind indulgence. PTK x
p.s. AKATOMBO website MySpace page coming very SOON w/ lots of interesting free downloads & merchandise, etc. etc.
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Nancy Elizabeth is playing the sold out X-Posure Live show at the Camden Barfly in London on Wednesday 29 August. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's X-Posure show on XFM, some of which will go out on that very same Wednesday (the show runs from 2200-0100). Also playing at the gig will be US band Two Gallants.
www.xfm.co.uk
www.nancyelizabeth.co.uk
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Efterklang have announced the European leg of their autumn tour, the first major tour for two years. The itinerary includes shows in Scandinavia, France, Spain, Belgium, Ireland and the UK. The group will perform as an 8-piece, armed with an array of instruments from trumpets to musical saws. The line-up will include American violinist Peter Broderick, who will also appear as a support act on many of the dates.
Since their last European tour in 2005, Efterklang have released two mini albums (Springer and this year's Under Giant Trees), and have completed work on their second full-length, 'Parades', which will be released on October 15. You can find a track from the new album ('Cutting Ice To Snow') on the following myspace pages; Efterklang and The Leaf Label.
For a glimpse of what to expect of an Efterklang live show, take a look at this video of the band performing 'Jojo' from 'Under Giant Trees'.
For full tour dates look at the forthcoming Leaf events in the PE news section.
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Live recordings taken from The Leaf Label tour, from earlier this year, featuring Adrian Klumpes, Colleen and Triosk, will be aired on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction programme next week. The recordings were made at the Norwich Arts Centre on April 30.
Adrian Klumpes' only solo show in the UK will be broadcast first on Tuesday August 21. Colleen's set will follow on Wednesday August 21 and Triosk's performance will go out on Thursday 22 August.
Late Junction runs from 2315-0100 on those nights and you will be able to access the recordings for seven days after each broadcast via the internet
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The latest incarnation of Aurelie will be making a rare live appearance in Leicester on the 19th August at the Knighton Lane Artists group (click poster for more details)
The expanded Aurelie retain one member from the band that made ‘desde que nací’ for swim ~ back in 2003. The other member is now part of Actionforce who also have a gig next week at the Good Ship in Kilburn on 15th August.
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One of Malka Spigel's images (of Centrepoint) has been included in the BBC's Britian In Pictures series curated by top TV photographer Tom Ang.
The imagage is drawn from the pool uploaded at her enormously popular flickr page which she maintains under her visual artist name Maya Newman.
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Nancy Elizabeth by Em
Nancy Elizabeth's second single, 'I Used To Try', has been selected for the 'Pick'n'Mix' section of the Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie show on BBC Radio 2. Four new songs are chosen by the DJs each week, with the vote for the winner going out to the listeners. The winning song will be played every day next week, so please get voting here!
You can listen to the song on the Leaf Label myspace page now and the song will be available to buy on PostEverything shortly.
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Those of you lucky enough to be subscribers to the Githead newsletter will already know of the mis-filed XXL Art Git shirt that we found at Posteverything HQ. If you are here searching for it, unfortunately it's already gone! Sorry about that but an order was received within 5 minutes of the newsletter going out! These t-shirts are now officially out of stock in XXL size (although other sizes remain available).
If you are feeling peeved that you never even got to hear about this then subscribing to the Githead newsletter is easy. There's a form on the site at githead.com
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Caribou (aka Dan Snaith) releases his fourth album, 'Andorra', on August 20 through Merge in North America and City Slang for the rest of the world, and we wish Dan all the very best with it!
To coincide with the new release, the three previous Caribou (formerly Manitoba) albums on The Leaf Label - The Milk Of Human Kindness and the 2CD special editions of Up In Flames and Start Breaking My Heart - plus
the Marino DVD package from 2005, will be made available at special prices for a limited time... You can find them all here.
Caribou will be touring the world to promote the new album, and further details can be found at Dan's all new website.
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Travels in Scannerworld
August 2007
Hello
I write this from Vienna where I’m been on an artist residency at the Museumsquartier, apparently one of the ten largest cultural complexes in the world. Living in a Stanley Kubrick inspired apartment, with pristine white walls, a hidden kitchen and a bed on wheels, it’s a spectacular location, surrounded by gorgeous baroque buildings, the imposing black box of MUMOK, the Kunsthalle Wien, the TanzQuartier, and countless creative offices where busy heads sit at desks, working on pop music, VJ projects, book publishers, designers, cartoonists, and more. It’s almost impossible to find time to be bored here.
I’ve often wondered where else I could live, given that much of my life is spent mobile, through numerous cities and continents, often in a matter of days, and here I find a city where I could finally be content to live for an extended moment in time.
At the invitation of Tonspur, an organization that invites artists to create immersive works on a 9.1 surround sound system in the Passage area of the Museumsquartier, I have developed a new piece that will play each day now until the end of October this year. I’ve never felt confident singing and yet revere choral music, so I wanted to create a light spiritual piece that uses the voice, my single voice, in an imagined choir, multi-tracking the piece. ‘Klusterblock’ opens out into this corridor-like space, echoing against the walls, suggesting a weightless luminosity, as a little choir were singing this piece each day, or at least a group of naughty school-boys.
I’ve taken to eating ‘Schnitten mit Haselnusscreme,’ a naughty sweet delicacy, greeting locals with ‘Servus,’ and even taken several long drives into the countryside to visit a Heuriger Zur Schildkrot, to eat and drink an Apfelsaft Spritzer. I’ve seen an amazingly comprehensive show of Koloman Moser, one of the most important artists in the history of Viennese Jugendstil, whose skills puts to shame many contemporary graphic artists, and a huge 400 photo retrospective of Austrian architecture photographer Margherita Spiluttini, offering up a pictorial atlas of buildings throughout this country. A most memorable moment though was an opportunity to meet the Pope of Viennese 'Aktionism', Hermann Nitsch, who together with Günter Brus, Otto Mühl, and Rudolf Schwartzkogler, reformed the face of sixties art, shunning the illusionary confines of traditional painting and sculpture, reinventing an art that exists in real, corporeal, and violent terms. With his eponymous museum only open since May 2007 in Mistelbach, the smell of wet paint and fresh concrete still fresh in the air, I joined a small gathering to hear him speak of the ritualistic incorporation of viscera and entrails, of robed processions, of symbolic crucifixion and how to show sex in the theatre. Drawing parallels between religion and the ritualistic spiritualism of creativity, he spoke with a modesty and humour. He smiled when he learnt I was from London, kindly signed a catalogue and later I joined him for a meal at a local Heuriger in the town.
It’s with some sadness that I just heard of the death of Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni at the ripe age of 94. I had the great honour of his blessing and support for my 52 Spaces project at the British School at Rome in 2002. This work uses sounds of the city of Rome and elements of his movie L’Eclisse (1962) to create a soundtrack of an image of a city suspended in time, anonymous and surreal. The result is a distilled narrative of seductive conversation, musical fragments and city soundscapes. I will be performing this in Moscow later this month and dedicate this night to him. Presumably Ingmar Bergman was waiting for him in cinematic heaven, since he passed away only less than 24 hours previously.
I’m off out around the globe again in August. I’m working over in Lyon developing a major theatre production based around the film Kirikou. We’ve already confirmed 100+ shows in Paris and elsewhere so it’s shaping up for a busy year in all. Then it’s off to Moscow for the Linoleum Festival at the Moscow museum of Modern Art, to the beautiful Les Brigittines chapel in Brussels for an opening called ‘Strange Boutique’ with Regis Cotentin and Transcultures, then over to Dresden for the outdoor ‘Electronic Garden’ performances, and closing the month at the Punkt Festival in Denmark, collaborating with American artist David Rothenberg on a live remix.
Back to my suitcase, as always
Best wishes
Robin
::: listen :::
Burial: Ghost Hardware (Hyperdub)
Justice: Cross (Vice)
Beirut: Gulag Orkestar (4AD)
Pan Sonic: Katodivaihe (Blast First)
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Nicholson Baker: Checkpoint (Vintage)
John Gregory Dunne: Regards (Thunders Mouth)
Ilf & Petrov’s American Road Trip (Cabinet)
Doug Aitken: Broken Screen (d.a.p)
::: film:::
The Simpsons: Movie, David Silverman, USA
Welcome to L.A, Alan Rudolph, USA
Taxidermia, Gyorgy Palfi, Hungary
The Odd Couple, Gene Saks, USA
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::: Diary Dates :::
2007
18 August-Electronic Garden Dresden Germany
20 August-Chapelle des Brigittines Brussels Belgium
25 August-Electronic Garden Dresden Germany
31 August-Duet with David Rothenberg Kristiansand Norway
7 Sept-Raconteur with David Toop+Steve Beresford Tate Britain London
15 Sept-Light Turned Down with D-Fuse BFI London
28 Sept-Night Haunts book launch City Hall London
04 + 06 Oct-Switch ballet Brussels Belgium
06 Oct-Githead La Laiterie Strasborg France
26 Oct-Museum of Garden History London
03 Nov-Blindscape with TeZ La Casa Encendida Spain
10 Nov-William S Burroughs event Paradiso Amsterdam
24 Nov-Blindscape with TeZ at STRP Festival Eindhoven Holland
01 Dec-Switch ballet Porto Portugal
19 + 20 Dec-Switch ballet Creteil Paris France
2008
16 Feb-Night Haunts Stockholm Sweden
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Exhibitions
Klusterblock
TONSPUR 21
Artist-in-Residence
Passage
Museumsquartier Vienna Austria
FREE
Daily 10.00-20.00
22 July - 31 October
This sound installation explores an idea of the ensemble voice. Traditional choirs use a series of voices to compliment each other in an elegant formation, but here you listen to the singular voice of the artist in a choral manner. Using breaths and pauses within the piece to echo around this open location, the work suggests a collision between physical space and the human voice.
Klusterblock, a playful amalgam of German/English, suggests the use of the voice as a wall of sound, leaving subtle traces of the human, embedding the walls with harmonies of an imaginary nature.
www.tonspur.at
www.mqw.at
Night Haunts
By Sukhdev Sandhu
Design Mind Unit
Sound Design Scanner
Artangel Interaction invited writer and historian Sukhdev Sandhu to write a nocturnal journal unfolding over the course of 2006. His postings will appear sequentially at this microsite specially designed by Mind Unit. Sandhu's forays see him prospecting in the London night with the people who drive its pulse, from the avian police to security guards, zookeepers and exorcists. Acclaimed artist and musician Scanner has collaborated with Sukhdev and Ian Budden of Mind Unit to compose the sound for the site.
An exposition about the reactivation of the paranormal in contemporary art, especially the recurring interest of artists in forms of possible communication with "other worlds" via electronic media. Scanner presents 'Breakthrough,' a work that uses recordings from highly amplified recordings of empty haunted spaces, to demonstrate the redundant and undesired flotsam and jetsam of environmental acoustic space, and the 'ghosts' of our natural world.
www.nighthaunts.org.uk
www.artangel.org.uk
Bittersweet Songs for the Sleepless City
Artangel Interaction
NightJam is the latest project in Artangel Interaction’s Nights of London series of artist-led collaborations with people who have a special view on a hidden side of the nocturnal city. Scanner invited young people at New Horizon Youth Centre in King’s Cross to collaborate on a creative project that expresses how the city at night looks and sounds to their ears and eyes. Through music and voice workshops they explored the sense of freedom and fear, celebration and solitude of the concealing darkness. Meanwhile, they captured their nights on disposable cameras, taking images that are at times eerie, startling, contemplative and funny. NightJam presents two elusive visual and musical journeys through the city’s ‘quiet’ hours.
NightJam presents two music tracks, a film, photographs, that can be experienced and freely downloaded. A limited edition CD is also being distributed for free through the website. Now featuring remixes of NightJam by Stephen Vitiello, Hakan Lidbo, Troy Banarzi, Si-cut.db and Pete Lockett.
www.nightjam.org.uk
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GITHEAD
To coincide with the release of ART POP those Githeads have printed up a special Art Git shirt. These black shirts, available with designs in ”classic” CMYK yellow and RGB red and “Matisse” orange & blue are available to purchase seperately or can be combined with the new album for a special price of £20 (plus p&p).
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PSAPP
Spend over £10 (not including p&p) on Puss Puss items and we'll throw in a Psapp badge and a set of postcards featuring Galia's cat designs.
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WIRE
We are offering PostEverything customers the chance to purchase all 3 copies of the 180g audiophile vinyl reissues of Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154 at the special offer price of £40 (plus p&p). Click here for details.
If that lot above wasn't enough there are also Wire badges been given away free with purchases of either Read & Burn - 01 and Read & Burn - 02
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FREE LEAF 'CHECK THE WATER' CD
We are offering one free copy of Check The Water to customers who order at least £20 worth of items from the Leaf catalogue (not including P&P).
With new releases from Colleen, A Hawk And A Hacksaw and Efterklang out now and reduced prices on lots of older titles there's no better time to fill the gaps in your Leaf collection!
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GITHEAD FREE CDs
Free CDs with purchases of HeadGit (now back in stock) and Profile.
While stocks last
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FREE SCANNER CD
Earlier in the summer Robin Rimbaud, aka Scanner, the busiest man in pop, gave us a box of CDs to give out to you boys and girls absolutely free whenever you purchase a release from his Bette listings.
The giveaway in question is 'NightJam' a two track CD collaboration between Scanner and young people who have been homeless in London. We've still got a few CDs left for anyone ordering from the Bette catalogue.
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ANTHOLOGY OF NOISE & ELECTRONIC MUSIC SPECIAL OFFERS
Customers can purchase each 2CD release individually for £12 (+P&P), or can purchase volumes 1, 2 & 3 together for £25 (+P&P), or volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4 together for £35 (+P&P). See here for further details of the 4 volume offer, or click here for details of the 3 volume offer.
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LEAF FREE CD SINGLES OFFER
While stocks last, PostEverything are giving away CD singles with CD copies of The Milk Of Human Kindness (Yeti)
Follow the links below for more details - and don't forget to order through the links at the bottom of the page to claim your free CD.
Caribou:
The Milk Of Human Kindness
Additionally, Caribou's Start">http://www.posteverything.com/artists/release.php?id=134">Start Breaking My Heart is now midpriced at £7.
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ICARUS CARNIVALESQUE + MISFITS PACKAGE
Both Carnavalesque and Misfits, priced at £8.00 each, as one package for the knockdown price of £10.00 (plus P&P).
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QUATERMASS/SUB ROSA 'VERSUS' SERIES DEAL
Buy all four CDs of Versus series for £20. The series sports a showcase/remix concept where guest labels Kitty-Yo, Rather Interesting, Shi-Ra-Nui and Kompakt get the chance to go head-to-head in a remix showdown with acts representing Quatermass and Sub Rosa. Featuring contributions from Add N To (X), Gonzales, Rechenzentrum, Peaches, Mira Calix, Plaid, Pole, Autechre, DJ Olive and many more. To order a special offer set go here and add the special offer item at the bottom of the page to your basket.
While stocks last.
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MUSIC A.M. SPECIAL OFFER
Music A.M.’s My City Glittered Like A Breaking Wave EP + their debut album, A Heart & Two Stars for £10.
To order the special offer package go here and add the package at the bottom of the page to your basket.
While stocks last.
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LEAF BARGAINS
The Leaf Label have reduced the prices of lots of their catalogue on PostEverything, with loads of CD albums now listed at £5 or less. There are plenty of vinyl releases marked down as well. You can find the full Leaf catalogue here.
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