Dec. 07: My Autumn projects have given me a reason for a proper splash out on new audio toys, which should give me some interesting new possibilities for future. Starting with the familiar quest for unique sounds, I grabbed a dusty old WEM Copicat tape echo on eBay and have slowly been restoring it. It sounds amazing and I've got a notion for cool mod to install a switch that knocks out the erase head for instant sound-on-sound loops.

For years I've been frustrated with the computer interface for sequencing music, so the next purchase is very overdue. The Behringer BCF2000 gives me a USB mixer interface with proper sliders and buttons, that instantly makes an impact on the feel of controlling soft synths and Cubase/Ableton Live. The Brian Eno quote about 5,000 years of musical evolution being reduced to the click of an index finger seems very relevant.

New multi-finger track sample coming soon....

Dec. 07: For the last 18 months, I've been publishing a podcast from my digital media HQ at South Hill Park. Every quarter we invite guests to come and present at a local artists meeting, the recordings of which are then used as material on the talk-format Gene Pool podcast. Our regular speakers cover animation, sound art, film making and UK arts funding, and over the last year have included Sonic Arts Network, sound artist, Ray Lee, animators Kim Noce and Gemma Burditt and an exclusive concert recording from electronica artist, Janek Schaefer.

A new episode containing interviews with some of the artists from the current "Surveillance" video exhibition that I curated for the venue should be coming up early January.

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Aug. 07: My new 4 track CD release is now ready. I've become less interested in the standard plastic box presentation of music on regular CD's over the years, so with this release, I've made something which is more interesting as an object in itself. I've sourced some high quality packaging materials and created a combination of hand made elements which make each disc unique. Containing 4 new solo tracks on a black faced CD, plus a 3" mini CD with a remix swap for Nanny Tango records, the "Deserted Cities" tracks are housed in a chunky "Super Jewel Box", with a handmade etched brass sygil by silversmith, Sarah Graveson, wrapped in handmade paper with a random selection of some of my digital images in a mini "film strip".

Update Dec. 07: A few special boxes with metal piece left. New lower price for the last few too!

This release is a numbered edition of 100.
• Image 1
• Image 2

Track samples :
• Transcommunication MP3 3.1mb
• Holdback (Dub) MP3 1.8mb
• Deserted Cities MP3 2.1mb

Available direct via PayPal for £7.00 (+postage)

Feb 07: I hooked up with old pal and echo-guitar master, Tim Burness for an informal gig at Windsor Arts Centre on 27th January. Enjoying the "small, mobile and intelligent" approach, I dusted off my old Roland SH101 synth, with Ableton Live running on the Powerbook and an effects unit, to play a 30 minute set of spontaneous Glitch-Prog, based around Tim's looping guitar soundscape pieces.

Interestingly, it's always the transitions between planned sections that catch my ear. Have a listen, if you like.
• Deepjoy#1 - MP3 4.33" 5.3mb
• Deepjoy#2 - MP3 3.43" 4.3mb