New Live Work: Creation

Part of Sonica 2022 in Glasgow, new live work Creation is a performance piece written alongside the construction of new instrument built for the purpose. The instrument has largely dictated the writing, being a four bridge version of Bart Hopkin’s ‘Handsome Glenn’ zither. It is played from one side, with the electronic pickups on the… Continue reading New Live Work: Creation

New Release – Zar EP

Something new, an EP of material of a different flavour. It’s 4 tracks exploring lots of rhythmic ideas and instrumentation inspired by various parts of the world. Now up on Bandcamp only. Zar by Zar Love0 Share

New Work: Primordial Waters

New work this year, made in collaboration with artist Heather Lander for Cryptic. It’s a physical installation with intricate surround sound and a live performance element. ‘Primordial Waters’ will premiere as part of Sonic-A in Glasgow this week, appropriately on 31st October (Samhain of the Celtic calendar), concerned as it is with Celtic mythology and… Continue reading New Work: Primordial Waters

April 2015 Chart

New chart up at RA, which includes all the links etc. The order is arbitrary. Below in alternate Top 12 simpleton format: Aphex Twin – MARCHROMT30A Edit 2b (Warp) NGLY – LIES019.5 (L.I.E.S) Oliver Coates – Towards The Blessed Islands (PRAH) Workshop 21 (Workshop) Anna Caragnano & Donato Dozzy – Sintetizzatrice (Spectrum Spools) Drumtalk –… Continue reading April 2015 Chart

My Most Creatively Inspiring Things of 2014

I am, like most other people, becoming slightly disillusioned with lists. Everything now seems to be broken down into comfortable bite-sized chunks so we can easily scan through the detritus and come up with the gold, but of course many of us are looking in the same places for advice on where to find the… Continue reading My Most Creatively Inspiring Things of 2014

Order & Disorder Score

FInally, here is the score I wrote for the BBC prgrammes ‘Order & Disorder’, the music I have been most asked about over the last few years. It’s available to buy for £5. [bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=1621183778 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false] Love0 Share

DJ Mix – The Selector

New DJ mix up for listening and download. Recorded for The Selector radio show, and featuring just new British music. Tracklist below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/167236648″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Mica Levi – Love (Warners) JFK – Speech June 10th 1963 Pye Corner Audio – Theme Number Eight (Type) Alex Smoke – Order 7 Piano 4… Continue reading DJ Mix – The Selector

Downtempo DJ Mix for R&S

A new mix of relaxing, largely beatless music of the kind I like to listen to myself. It seems there is a lack of good quality downtempo mixes so this will be my first of several. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/157976263″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Tracklist: Hope Not Dope – Aardvarck Words (Processed) – Aphex Twin Let… Continue reading Downtempo DJ Mix for R&S