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Latest News Concert at Cafe Oto
27 August, 2008
MONDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
8pm, £6
Small But Perfectly Formed presents a night of electronic and improvised music with:
PORTABLE meets Patrick Farmer
Rhodri Davies (electric harp & electronics) Benedict Drew (computer) Louisa Martin (computer) Patrick Farmer (tbc)
+
John Wall (computer) John Edwards (double bass) Mark Sanders (percussion)
CAFÉ OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
Rhodri Davies works in the field of new, experimental and improvised music. He explores noise, live electronics, silence, texture and abstract sound. He’s performed in the US, Japan, Canada and Europe with names such as Otomo Yoshihide, Burkhard Beins, John Butcher, David Toop or Appartement House.
www.rhodridavies.com
Benedict Drew has been involved in promoting and producing concerts for the London Musicians' Collective. He has worked with various improvisers including Sachiko M, Steve Beresford, Mark Wastell... Current projects include collaboration with artist Emma Hart.
www.benedictdrew.com
Patrick Farmer profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user. viewprofile&friendID=98562953
John Wall is one of the leading British composers of electroacoustic music. Since the early 90s he has created a critical acclaimed body of highly concentrated and original work. Recent years have seen forays out of the studio and onto the live stage.
www.utterpsalm.com/
Mark Sanders has played with Tim Berne and Ned Rothenberg, Peter Evans, Otomo Yoshihide, Marc Ducret, Noel Akchote and with Charles Gayle, William Parker, Peter Jacquemyn, Mats Gustaffson, Mark Dresser, also with Johannes Bauer, John Tchicai and Leo Smith, Springheel Jack, The Ex… I'll stop here but in case you'd want more have a look here: www.marksanders.me.uk
John Edwards began on the double bass in the late 1980s. In 1990 he came in contact with musicians such as Lol Coxhill, Phil Minton, Evan Parker, Louis Moholo and Eddie Prevost. He is now an important member of the London music scene and a staple of european festivals.
www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/musician/medwards.html
Updates to website
27 August, 2008
Hello. This is Sheikh here from FAIL. One half of the team that developed this website.
Just a quick update: we've fixed some tiny bugs and minor issues with user accounts and Paypal, anyone having problems logging in or gaining access to their accounts should have no problems now.
Over the coming months we're going to be adding new features and ideas to the website as well as tweaking the design somewhat. If you have any suggestions for the site then please feel free to contact Sound 323.
Now I'm off to treat myself to that lush Parmegiani boxset.....
Oceans of Silver and Blood at Cafe Oto
26 August, 2008
SUNDAY 21st September 2008
Doors 6pm / Performance 7pm
Tickets : £5 (no advance sales)
Oceans of Silver and Blood is the name given to a new drone project from Joachim Nordwall and Mark Wastell.
Instigated in early 2007, the group has performed twice previously in London, of which The Wire magazine commented "The ear was drawn to the overlay of acoustic and electronic, as Wastell set the rich overtones of the tam-tam against Nordwall's electronics. At times, the tam-tam took on ghostly shimmer alongside the Swede's monolithic tones and the pair really probed the acoustics of the performance space".
Just returned from a sell-out concert at Lampo in Chicago, this concert celebrates the release of their debut vinyl LP.
Mark Wastell (b. 1968, Orsett) "Over the last 40 odd years, free improvisation in Britain has shown itself capable of renewal and innovation on several occasions. Mark Wastell has made an important contribution to this renewal over the last ten years as a performer, through his record shop sound 323, and his publishing activity. His work has generated sufficient interest and influence for it to attract new movement and genre labels from writers and critics, and it has sent ripples through both UK and international improvised music. However, no sooner has one label been applied, than Mark has moved on to new territory". (Stuart Riddle - Safehouse)
Joachim Nordwall (b. 1975, Karlskrona), the Idealist, began experimenting in sound in 1987, when he formed the noise-drone outfit Alvars Orkester with Jan Svensson in Johannishus, a small village in the south-east of Sweden. From 1998-2005, he was part of the avant punk rock trio Kid Commando. In 1998, he also founded iDEAL Recordings, which this year marks its tenth anniversary. He has collaborated with many artists, including Leif Elggren, Lasse Marhaug, Mika Vainio and Mats Gustafsson, and he is a founding member of experimental rock band the Skull Defekts (with Henrik Rylander). Recent curatorial projects include his "24 Hour Drone People", a marathon concert at Fylkingen in Stockholm that included Stephen O'Malley, Hild Sofie Tafjord, C. Spencer Yeh, C.M. von Hausswolff and B.J. Nilsen, as well as Wastell, Vainio, Rylander and Nordwall himself, among others. He lives and works in Gothenburg.
Support from DAVID PAPAPOSTOLOU, DAICHI YOSHIKAWA, ROBERT HOPPS, PAUL ABBOT, MARK FLETCHER & DAWN SCARFE + MEL GOUGH
CAFÉ OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
Reminder
08 August, 2008
A reminder to our lovely customers that we are also very happy to process your orders by telephone - please have your credit / debit card details to hand - or by post. Our phone number and address can be located at the bottom left of this page.
Website Feedback
08 August, 2008
Big thank you for your feedback regards the new site. Overwhelmingly positive about the design, you appear to really like the layout and ease of navigation. We have ironed out one or two very minor issues with the PayPal ordering process and that is now running very smoothly.
Welcome to the brand new Sound 323 website
16 July, 2008
It's been a long time coming, but now we have a new re-vamped website. We hope you like its mix of seamless functionality and minimalist bravado. We've launched with the latest releases, but will be continually adding our back catalogue to the site over the coming weeks.
We'll be adding other features too, including sound samples and exclusive video and mp3 tracks from some of our favourite artists.
Let us know what you think of the site, any suggestions and criticisms welcomed.
Jim O'Rourke
Long Night (Streamline)
streamline1023 CD £15.99 Add to Cart **BACK IN STOCK** 2xCD Long Night, a 2½ hour electronic drone work produced by Jim O’Rourke in 1990 around the time of his graduation from music school, had been buried in the archives along with several other electronic music pieces Jim had created before he went about to explore other ...more
Long Night (Streamline)
streamline1023 CD £15.99 Add to Cart **BACK IN STOCK** 2xCD Long Night, a 2½ hour electronic drone work produced by Jim O’Rourke in 1990 around the time of his graduation from music school, had been buried in the archives along with several other electronic music pieces Jim had created before he went about to explore other ...more
Latest News Concert at Cafe Oto
27 August, 2008
MONDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
8pm, £6
Small But Perfectly Formed presents a night of electronic and improvised music with:
PORTABLE meets Patrick Farmer
Rhodri Davies (electric harp & electronics) Benedict Drew (computer) Louisa Martin (computer) Patrick Farmer (tbc)
+
John Wall (computer) John Edwards (double bass) Mark Sanders (percussion)
CAFÉ OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
Rhodri Davies works in the field of new, experimental and improvised music. He explores noise, live electronics, silence, texture and abstract sound. He’s performed in the US, Japan, Canada and Europe with names such as Otomo Yoshihide, Burkhard Beins, John Butcher, David Toop or Appartement House.
www.rhodridavies.com
Benedict Drew has been involved in promoting and producing concerts for the London Musicians' Collective. He has worked with various improvisers including Sachiko M, Steve Beresford, Mark Wastell... Current projects include collaboration with artist Emma Hart.
www.benedictdrew.com
Patrick Farmer profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user. viewprofile&friendID=98562953
John Wall is one of the leading British composers of electroacoustic music. Since the early 90s he has created a critical acclaimed body of highly concentrated and original work. Recent years have seen forays out of the studio and onto the live stage.
www.utterpsalm.com/
Mark Sanders has played with Tim Berne and Ned Rothenberg, Peter Evans, Otomo Yoshihide, Marc Ducret, Noel Akchote and with Charles Gayle, William Parker, Peter Jacquemyn, Mats Gustaffson, Mark Dresser, also with Johannes Bauer, John Tchicai and Leo Smith, Springheel Jack, The Ex… I'll stop here but in case you'd want more have a look here: www.marksanders.me.uk
John Edwards began on the double bass in the late 1980s. In 1990 he came in contact with musicians such as Lol Coxhill, Phil Minton, Evan Parker, Louis Moholo and Eddie Prevost. He is now an important member of the London music scene and a staple of european festivals.
www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/musician/medwards.html
Updates to website
27 August, 2008
Hello. This is Sheikh here from FAIL. One half of the team that developed this website.
Just a quick update: we've fixed some tiny bugs and minor issues with user accounts and Paypal, anyone having problems logging in or gaining access to their accounts should have no problems now.
Over the coming months we're going to be adding new features and ideas to the website as well as tweaking the design somewhat. If you have any suggestions for the site then please feel free to contact Sound 323.
Now I'm off to treat myself to that lush Parmegiani boxset.....
Oceans of Silver and Blood at Cafe Oto
26 August, 2008
SUNDAY 21st September 2008
Doors 6pm / Performance 7pm
Tickets : £5 (no advance sales)
Oceans of Silver and Blood is the name given to a new drone project from Joachim Nordwall and Mark Wastell.
Instigated in early 2007, the group has performed twice previously in London, of which The Wire magazine commented "The ear was drawn to the overlay of acoustic and electronic, as Wastell set the rich overtones of the tam-tam against Nordwall's electronics. At times, the tam-tam took on ghostly shimmer alongside the Swede's monolithic tones and the pair really probed the acoustics of the performance space".
Just returned from a sell-out concert at Lampo in Chicago, this concert celebrates the release of their debut vinyl LP.
Mark Wastell (b. 1968, Orsett) "Over the last 40 odd years, free improvisation in Britain has shown itself capable of renewal and innovation on several occasions. Mark Wastell has made an important contribution to this renewal over the last ten years as a performer, through his record shop sound 323, and his publishing activity. His work has generated sufficient interest and influence for it to attract new movement and genre labels from writers and critics, and it has sent ripples through both UK and international improvised music. However, no sooner has one label been applied, than Mark has moved on to new territory". (Stuart Riddle - Safehouse)
Joachim Nordwall (b. 1975, Karlskrona), the Idealist, began experimenting in sound in 1987, when he formed the noise-drone outfit Alvars Orkester with Jan Svensson in Johannishus, a small village in the south-east of Sweden. From 1998-2005, he was part of the avant punk rock trio Kid Commando. In 1998, he also founded iDEAL Recordings, which this year marks its tenth anniversary. He has collaborated with many artists, including Leif Elggren, Lasse Marhaug, Mika Vainio and Mats Gustafsson, and he is a founding member of experimental rock band the Skull Defekts (with Henrik Rylander). Recent curatorial projects include his "24 Hour Drone People", a marathon concert at Fylkingen in Stockholm that included Stephen O'Malley, Hild Sofie Tafjord, C. Spencer Yeh, C.M. von Hausswolff and B.J. Nilsen, as well as Wastell, Vainio, Rylander and Nordwall himself, among others. He lives and works in Gothenburg.
Support from DAVID PAPAPOSTOLOU, DAICHI YOSHIKAWA, ROBERT HOPPS, PAUL ABBOT, MARK FLETCHER & DAWN SCARFE + MEL GOUGH
CAFÉ OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
Reminder
08 August, 2008
A reminder to our lovely customers that we are also very happy to process your orders by telephone - please have your credit / debit card details to hand - or by post. Our phone number and address can be located at the bottom left of this page.
Website Feedback
08 August, 2008
Big thank you for your feedback regards the new site. Overwhelmingly positive about the design, you appear to really like the layout and ease of navigation. We have ironed out one or two very minor issues with the PayPal ordering process and that is now running very smoothly.
Welcome to the brand new Sound 323 website
16 July, 2008
It's been a long time coming, but now we have a new re-vamped website. We hope you like its mix of seamless functionality and minimalist bravado. We've launched with the latest releases, but will be continually adding our back catalogue to the site over the coming weeks.
We'll be adding other features too, including sound samples and exclusive video and mp3 tracks from some of our favourite artists.
Let us know what you think of the site, any suggestions and criticisms welcomed.
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