swerve - University of Central Lancashire

SWERVE
Innovation In Music Production
BA(Hons) Music Production
3rd Year Final Degree Show
Weds 15 - Fri 17 May - Doors 6pm
The Media Factory, UCLan,
Kirkham Street, Preston PR1 1JN
www.uclan.ac.uk/cf
CHRISTINA ASTLE-ALVAREZ
Fragile
Fragile is a soundscape piece in
which the participant is invited to
explore a representation of the fragile
and distant forest away from the
bustling cities.
There is resonance with works by R.
Murray Schafer, Horacio Vaggione
and Chris Watson.
Christina Astle- Alvarez is an
experimenting music producer and
sound engineer with studio, music
festival and live music events.
Please note that for this piece the
participant shall be blindfolded and
guided through the space by an
assistant, and will need to wear
headphones.
Thank-you to: Pets at Home,
Noah’s Pet Store.
KATIE BRADLEY
SPACE An audio exploration
of space travel.
Katie Bradley is a producer from a live
performance background with a keen
interest in sound design, presenting
her first solo audio installation.
Combining original composition,
narrative and sound design to create
a fifteen minute radiophonic piece,
SPACE aims to transport the listener
lightyears away.
Drawing inspiration from Laurie
Anderson’s ‘The End of the Moon’,
SPACE displays the development
in Katie’s skills within sound design
and composition, utilising original
NASA recordings within the piece
to create a narrative.
The piece will be presented in
quadraphonic surround within
a darkened room to ensure an
immersive listening experience.
JAMES BROOKS
Alphabuttons
Alphabuttons is an interactive,
educative, audiovisual piece. It will
encourage children between the
ages of three and five years old to
learn the alphabet in an innovative
way. The audiovisual, alongside the
accompanying booklet will be used
by the children either on their own
or with the aid of parents, guardians
or teachers. The twenty-six letters of
Alphabuttons are clearly identified
both in the audiovisual and in the
booklet. Vividly coloured buttons and
the technique of stop motion have
been utilized to animate the buttons
in chronological order. Firstly, the
buttons will illustrate the letter, which
will secondly morph into a pictorial
object beginning with that letter.
DANIEL BRYANT
Supernova
Supernova is a 6 track E.P produced
by Urban Hip Hop and R&B producer
Daniel Bryant. The stylish and modern
R&B sound featured in this auditory
work was influenced by producers
Doc Mckinney, Illangeo and Noah
“40” Shebib particularly in the works
of albums titled House of balloons
and Take Care.
The Body of work envelops the
listener into a spacey reverb
drenched sound world that follows
the life cycle of a star as they
ascend further away from their
audience until they reach their
final stage of extinction.
Producer and DJ Daniel Bryant
has worked with artists from varying
backgrounds and has worked for
independent labels such as WhiteLab
and Triangle House Records.
Credits
Produced by Daniel Bryant
Performed by Ellite
MATTHEW BUGGINS
Hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon is the first in a series
of Prospector’s works that explores
humanity’s addiction to the black
gold that is crude oil. This work taken
from the forthcoming album CRUDE
explores the unique timbre of the
internal combustion engine through
Electroacoustic and Musique
Concrete compositional approaches
and production techniques.
Taking influence from Matthew
Herbert’s One Pig project, William
Basinski’s Disintegration Loops and
the works of Pierre Schaeffer, this
work contemplates the cycle of
oil’s impact on humanity and the
implications for our environment
and the fabric of modern society.
Matthew Buggins’ career to date
extends over a twenty year
period, working extensively but
not exclusively within the genre
of electronic dance music. With
releases on notable labels such as
Skint Records, EMI, Sony, Blueroom
Released and Harthouse Germany.
Artwork by Ben Hunt, Vogarth Comix.
ADAM BURN / MARRS TV
Panic
Adam Burn, better known in the
music industry as Marrs TV has
produced the album ‘Panic’ which
features 9 tracks that focus on the
underground side of electronic music
whilst also emphasizing melody
to create a more unique style of
electronic club music. As producers
are ever changing their sound in an
attempt to stand out, it is important
to have a fresh and notable style that
reflects your own productions and
‘Panic’ is an effort to do that.
Adam combines his skills of creating
synthesized sounds together with
recorded material and found sound.
Adam Burn is fast becoming an
established name in electronic
music with releases on such labels
as Mutants, Harem Records, Neon
Records and Tiesto’s Musical
Freedom, also remixing for the likes
of vocalist, Arlissa. Adam continues
to release material on some of the
industries biggest labels whilst always
striving to create an enhanced sound.
SCOTT CHATTERTON
Organ-nic
‘Organ-nic’. A multimedia
presentation that takes the form
of an electroacoustic composition
made entirely from the sound created
by fruit as it begins its journey in soil
to how it is ultimately consumed.
Melodies and rhythms will be
perceived from the natural and
processed that are integral part of
the ‘Music’.
‘Organ-nic’ draws influences from
various electroacoustic artists such
as Mathew Herbert and Simon
Emmerson but more particularly the
works of Coldcut where compositions
tones and textures are the result of
recorded, acoustic, art of noise.
The piece is a complete departure for
a composer and producer who has,
for years, specialized in the creation
of Pop and Rock music genres. Scott
has previously worked with various
artists in the popular music field
throughout the 1980s and 1990s and
more recently enjoyed introducing
music and its technology to students
in various colleges and schools.
JACK CHEETHAM
Disparities
Disparities, is a three track EP that
spans the rhythms and sound worlds
of minimal techno, down-tempo,
and ever-haunting electronica. The
compositions explore the notion of
‘bittersweet’, through an investigation
into the harmonic relationships of
both melancholy and euphoria, thus
ensuring a more nocturnal affair for
the listener.
You are invited to interact with
Kolektiv Organika’s debut EP in the
space in which the material was
recorded, mixed and mastered.
Disparities draws influence from
Bristol based trip hop trio Portishead,
Danish maestro Anders Trentemøller,
and ambient innovator Brian Eno,
as well as resonating with various
other artists concerning themselves
within similar genres and fields of
creative practice.
Jack works for Kolektiv Organika,
which is an international musical
and visual collective created in
2011 alongside Krzysztof Kryg and
Antonia Lewis. The collective’s
organic aesthetic consists of a
mélange of live instrumentation,
synthesized soundscapes and
found-sound recordings. The sounds
are processed using predominantly
analogue hardware, thus remaining
in keeping with the organic aesthetic
associated with the group.
Jack focuses on promoting
European musical culture, whilst
encouraging both diversity and
innovation through multi-disciplinary
artistic collaboration.
JAMIE CHORLEY
Vicarious
“vi·car·i·ous” (adj.)
“Felt or undergone as if one were
taking part in the experience or
feelings of another”
Our perceptions of a simple day-today life are guided and informed by
our senses. These senses allow us to
adequately fabricate an image of our
surroundings, as well as to inform
our sense of self. However, to
experience the world through one’s
own perspective merely offers a
limited and one-dimensional view of
our own existence. It can however be
argued that such an issue could be
remedied by the exploration of the
sensory perspective of others.
“Vicarious” addresses such a
concept and places the listener
into the audio sensory perspective
of others through the use of
binaural recordings.
Jamie Chorley, who founded his
own productions company
“Jamie Chorley Productions” in
2012, is a Preston based music
producer and graphic designer.
After receiving the National
Diploma in Music Practice in
2010, he commenced his Bachelor
Degree in Music Production at the
University of Central Lancashire.
Originally, specialised in Metal
production, he is now exploring
various musical genres, such as
Ambient and Electronic. This is
Chorley’s first exploration into the
use of binaural microphone
captured sound, leading into
new creative outlets.
TIM CROMPTON
BOXT
BOXT is a six track EP produced
by Tim Crompton working under
the pseudonym ‘OtherChannels’.
Based in Preston, usually working
within genres such as IDM and
Electroacoustic music. This EP
was produced with a different
stylistic approach.
BOXT integrates Hip-Hop with
ambient and electronic elements
using a combination of lo-fi and
hi-fi sounds. Ambient basement
recordings are contrasted by groove
driven beats, melodic vocals, and
saturated tape loops that give BOXT
a very characteristic aesthetic. The
creative use of a hardware sampler,
cassette machine and old tape were
the source of achieving a sound that
is both unique and interesting.
The EP features guest artists
Carl Brown (Foreign Floods) and
Elizabeth Vince (Laekyn).
For more information visit:
https://soundcloud.com/otherchannels-1
JUSTAS DAUGINTIS
Ebb & flow
Ebb & flow - is a collection of compositions, which encompass a blend of
ethereal ambient soundscapes/textures, instrumental motifs and rhythmic
elements. The above were created utilizing a selection of sound textures and
timbres derived from a variety of live acoustic and electronic instruments as
well as sampled sources. The overall aesthetic follows the lines of ambient/
down-tempo/trip-hop genres.
Justas Daugintis is a music producer/composer, instrumentalist/improviser
and sound designer. He has experience in various multi-disciplinary
projects, ranging from sound/video installations to sound design for
animations and theatre productions. This experience has enabled
Justas to broaden his approach to creative work, which he incorporates
into his musical compositions.
Credits:
Artwork: Dima Kalenda
More info:
https://soundcloud.com/justasd
ATANAS DINCHEV
Music of Movement
In recent years we have evolved the
tools to not only collect, but to also
analyze and a great deal of data from
our surroundings.
This new realm of analysis is called
“data visualization” and it aids us
in understanding vast amounts
of information.
This audio-visual installation aims
to inspire new ways of looking at
that information.
Where every person is a potential
artist in his ability to create different
tools for expression of information.
It transforms real time traffic
information taken from the London
Tube and re-maps it according to
a perceptually relevant musical
algorithm - creating a living
composition device.
What would you do with information?
Let us know: [email protected]
TOM ENTWISTLE
Sound Stories
ANDREW FAIRCLOUGH /
COLD READER
Outsider Techno
Outsider Techno is a very personal
work that explores notions of place
and identity, and how music both
evokes and represents both.
Snapshots of a life, in auditory and
visual forms are manipulated
and de contextualised to create a
textural work that documents the
current state of an ongoing search
for expression.
Utilising field recordings, found
sound, organic instrumentation and
virtual analogue synthesis, it presents
a sound deeply influenced by years
of listening to House, Techno and
Ambient Electronica.
Sounding at once familiar and
unique, it’s positioned between the
dancefloor and home listener, and
between the abstract and rigid.
It is hoped that presenting in this
way will enable an audience not
accustomed to listening to what tend
to be thought of as experimental
techniques, to engage more fully with
them, perhaps providing a gateway
to further listening within the
“art musics”.
Music from the outside, looking in.
JOE FOSSARD
Revolve
The installation explores a changing compositional process using the
computerised control of customised musical devices. These have been
constructed with various materials from past projects, retaining a strict
D.I.Y ethic, including turntables used in warehouse raves, microphones used
by established artists and parts of musical instruments that otherwise could
have been considered redundant.
This piece is the result of a combination of ideas, materials and influences
accumulated throughout his career as a sound engineer since the mid
eighties. He has produced albums, composed music and engineered a
wide range of live events from live bands in stadiums to experimental
sound installation.
MATTHEW FOSTER
What is “Drum & Bass”?
What is “Drum & Bass”? is a documentary that explores certain aspects of the
genre, including the electronic and live elements of this underground dance
movement. The audience will be taken on an audio-visual journey through
Drum & Bass, detailing the construction of the music and how it exists in our
contemporary society.
Matthew Foster has been passionate about Drum & Bass since discovering it
nearly a decade ago. He produces under the moniker Sub:Conscious and has
had his music featured on national radio shows including BBC 1Xtra and BBC
6Music. He is also a DJ and has been booked to support some of the scenes
most prominent artists, with Dillinja, Photek and Calyx & Teebee being the
biggest. He also runs ‘Relapse’, which has quickly become one of the most
successful Drum & Bass club nights in the North West.
ANDREW GLASSFORD
Orbis Deos
For thousands of years civilization
used mythology and religion to help
understand the world we inhabit.
Contemporary society is underpinned
by science and fundamental rules of
physics as we understand it. “Orbis
Deos” brings these two discussions
together, taking inspiration from
Holst’s “Planet Suite” and scientific
information from our solar system.
Andrew Glassford recreates the
planetary system in his second
multichannel speaker installation and
he continues to explore this medium.
Andrew’s main focus of work entails
the recording and producing of
music in the folk genre including
recent work collaborating with the
Susie Jones Band. He has just begun
his own producing and recording
company working under the name
Delta Glass Recordings.
VICTORIA GREAVES
If Instruments Could Sing
Victoria is a musician, composer and producer. From the age of seven she
has sung in several different choirs including some solo work. When she was
a little older, she began learning piano and cornet; also eagerly taking up
any opportunity to learn new instruments to expand her music knowledge.
Victoria enjoys working with film music and vocal compositions and has
been composing for many years.
Here we look at methods that can be used to produce different and unusual
sounds by the human voice. Which, when executed efficiently, can sound
like a variety of different musical instruments. These mimicked instrumental
sounds can be comprised together to produce a vocal acoustic song.
Essentially any song, classic or current, can be transformed into an acapella
piece by imitating the instruments used with effective voice replicas.
‘If instruments could sing’, shows just what that would sound like.
ROBERT GREER /
BOBBY ESMOND
‘It’s not what you know…’
Having worked in several groups whilst producing songs for various artists
over the past 10 years, ‘it’s not what you know…’ is Bobby Esmond’s first
production EP under this moniker. Alongside performing shows including
Bestival, London’s O2 Arena, and in Germany, he has had releases on labels
such as ‘Grand Central’ and ‘Playaz’ whilst receiving radio play on stations
including BBC 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1.
‘Its not what you know…’ showcases one producer’s ventures in various
areas of urban music through his own experiences, environment and
influences whilst exploring how they interact with external artists lyrical
ideas and performance styles when using instrumental elements of the
songs as initial inspiration. In this way the EP creates an audio collage
consisting of a variety of artists’ creative responses to one another’s work.
All music within the piece is written and produced by Bobby Esmond.
The featured rappers were responsible for their own lyric writing.
The external artists featured are Dr Syntax, Suave Debonair, Assa,
Jay Madden, Dyson, Mia Wilson, Chronicle and Bill Sykes.
JAMIE GREY
Conviction EP
‘Conviction’ is the new three track
ambient electronica EP from ‘Cosmic
Crow’, a musical moniker of musician
and producer Jamie Grey.
This EP was created with the
intention of reflecting the darker
side of the urban landscape, and
utilises found sound recorded
around the city of Preston in order
to convey this.
Jamie Grey has been involved in
the composition and production
of music since he was 14 years old,
and has been producing ambient
electronic music under the Cosmic
Crow pseudonym for 3 years.
RICHARD T. HOLMES
LAMENTS 20 / 2
A project of personal expression, Laments 20 / 2 is an audio/visual archive
of examinations in personal expression.
Created using a variety of differing experimental techniques, methods and
mediums, Laments 20 / 2 is a collection of twenty instrumental compositions,
each two minutes in duration and accompanied by its own short film. The
project explores a personal outlook on the world and the human condition,
veering through sombrous, melancholic and mournful textures, while aiming
to offer a sense of life-affirmation.
Richard T. Holmes is a music producer and multi-media artist from Lancashire,
England. Working with music and film as an art form, he aims to evoke strong
imagery, emotion and feeling in his work. Laments 20 / 2 is his first significant
release, reflecting a personal creative vision.
Without art, we are only animals.
Follow on twitter: @RichardTHolmes
KEVIN HOLT
Waiting For…
“Waiting is enchantment” – Roland Barthes
‘Waiting For…’ is an audio installation set in the space of a waiting room,
where the participants will gain a unique insight of a waiting room with no
one waiting. Inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot, ‘Waiting For…’
removes the question ‘What are we waiting for?’ and focuses on what it means
to wait. The installation features subtle changes in the composition and alters
depending on the presence of individuals engaging with the installation,
turning participants into a key element of the composition, simply by waiting.
Kevin Holt is predominantly an Electronic Dance Music producer, signed to
Skjni Records and he is also a member of Preston band, ‘The Watch’. Kevin has
had his productions used by companies such as Nokia and Solomon Freeski.
ANDREAS KAILAS
Neurolee
About the performance:
Neurolee, a live music performance project that was conceived three years
ago, transmits the artist’s own musical influences with the exploration and use
of emerging technologies and techniques. The performance contains a variety
of music genres fused together through the use of live sampling, mixing and
effecting. Additionally, the artist draws musical inspiration from genres such as
Electronica, Jazz, Blues and Rock; the technical approach taken coincides with
the likes of performers such as Richie Hawtin, Jeremy Ellis, Gramatik, Joris
Voorn and Ean Golden. The audience is invited to experience a 29 minute long
performance, in a uniquely shaped room.
About the artist:
Andreas Kailas is a Greek-Cypriot music producer and live performer with an
outstanding background as a DJ. He currently holds seven years of annual
residencies and appearances in the most significant clubs and bars in Cyprus.
Likewise, he performed in major cities around the UK such as Manchester,
Sheffield and Brighton.
Credits:
Chrysostomos Iosifides – Graphic Designer
Kryzysztof Kryg
Killing the truth in TELEVATOR
TOM LEARMOUTH
NEVO
SAM LORD / IDOL MINDS
Sound Of My Soul
Idol Minds Debut single is a driving
pop song aimed at todays Indie
pop market with the intention of
projecting them into the current
scene and gain confidence as a new
working band, after supporting big
names such as Mcfly and members
of the Smiths and The Jam.
The Sound of My Soul single
launch will showcase an exclusive
accompanying promotional video
and free copies of the single, that
also features a B side, entitled, Just
another Dream. The video displays
the band performing the track and
excerpts of a local artist creating a
painted canvas.
The exclusive video showcase
is highly anticipated after a single
launch party held in Morecambe
in early April. All artwork and
promotional material were also
created by Sam Lord for this project
as well as the event organisation.
MICHAEL MAGUIRE
Home Sweet Music
Michael Maguire presents a musically constructed piece developed from
found sound orientated samples captured in a particular audio landscape.
‘The Home’, for many their musical history is developed whilst living at home,
and many draw their inspiration from within their own home. The un-noticed
sounds within our home are unique for their own right, edited to retain the
aesthetic qualities and presented in a musical composition this acousmatic
performance is designed to allow a never before realisation of the musical
qualities these unique samples withhold.
With a computer based composition of electronic synthesizers and the
unique home microphone captured sound, you are invited to indulge in a
deeper listening of arcane everyday sounds that would have other wise
been unappreciated.
RYAN MORRISON
‘Ignorance’
This installation is an auditory representation of how people are often
unnoticed at times of tragedy and desperation. Exploring the notion of
texture and mood created through a vocal performance, it will challenge the
listener’s ability to differentiate between testimonies of a contrasting nature.
The testimonies will be played simultaneously through a multi-channel
speaker installation in a dark environment.
Ryan Morrison is a creative practitioner and multi-instrumentalist
specialising in ambient soundscapes, working within composition and
sound design for games, animations and audio/visual exhibitions.
JULIA NEUBAUER
Frame-by-Frame
An exploration of texture and colour
Frame-by-frame utilizes methods of direct animation with time
manipulation techniques, in an audio-visual installation.
16mm film leader was painted with inks & acrylics and scratched,
to create a piece capturing unique images exploring texture and colour.
The films of Len Lye, Norman McLaren and Jose Antonio Sistiaga,
particularly inspired the artist to work in this medium. The audio
composition in the installation was developed with the sounds of
the film projector and the hand crafted processing techniques.
These were recorded and manipulated, to construct an experimental
soundscape in surround sound.
Julia Neubauer is an audio-visual artist with a strong interest in
non-conventional filmmaking techniques and experimental music
production. Previous works such as ‘I am the Beach’, have explored the
creative use of found sound, location recording and time manipulation.
She is currently working as a freelance producer and composer
across Europe.
SAM NOLAN
Recording Rejection
Recording Rejection is an installation that intentionally exploits a number of
conventionally undesirable characteristics inherent in both the audio recording
and playback process to create a performance that can only be experienced in
full by the audience in physical attendance.
The process of phase cancellation serves as a key element in this installation.
Audience members will initially be invited to preview the ongoing performance
via a live audio stream captured by a number of microphones located within
the exhibition space. The same audience will then be invited to experience the
multi-speaker performance in person from within the exhibition space, allowing
them to experience elements of the live sound that the microphones are unable
to capture.
Sam Nolan is a Suffolk based recording artist specialising in both the sound and
technology associated with recordings of the 1970s and 80s. Experimentation
with hardware electronic instruments is present in his compositional work and
this piece demonstrates that interest for real world processes appropriated for
the purposes of an installation.
MARIOS ORFANIDES
Deep concentration and relaxation
You are invited to the presentation of ‘Deep concentration and relaxation’, a
soundscape composition, which explores sounds of nature and binaural beats.
Have a seat, feel comfortable, put on the headphones and enjoy the audio
experience, which will ‘travel’ you to the world of Binaural Beats and its
effects to the brainwaves.
Inspired by Fred Bouchal’s ‘Relaxing Music and deep Sleep’.
Marios has devoted himself to music from an early age, by studying and
learning the theory and harmony of music. He has been thought piano and
voice performance lessons and he has so far collaborated with professional
musicians and producers. Marios is a music producer – composer and musician,
who is currently exploring and experimenting to the field of sound perception.
He has undertaken research related to Music Therapy as an alternative
treatment, primarily for mood disorders and other psychological diseases.
JORDAN PARTRIDGE
Urban Gothic
This piece showcases four of the artist’s original compositions, created to
feature in an innovative audio-visual project. Drawing on the discourses of
contemporary gothic, this project seeks to provide a lens through which to
view beneath the cosmetic, superficiality of a society and culture that has
sought to turn away from depression, death and decay. The aim of the piece
is to take the listener from a place of familiar surface comfort to the dark
corners of modern life, the physical post-industrial wasteland of urban decay
that speaks of unemployment, exploitation, decay, and death.
Jordan Partridge is a practising electronic musician performing under the alias
‘Decyfer’. He has several releases on various record labels and has featured on
a number of stations, such as BBC Radio 1, XFM (Mary Anne Hobbs), and Rinse.
FM, with DJ support from, for example, Groove Armada, Claude VonStroke,
Marcus Nasty, and Foamo.
MATTHEW RYDER
Once, In Wonderland...
Welcome! to Mr Mymble’s psychedelic journey through sound.
A sonic adventure through varying forms of contemporary, psychedelic music;
‘Once, In Wonderland...’ is a linked series of compositions that draw upon the
narrative of Lewis Carroll’s children’s book, ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’,
to direct the course of the music.
Behind all the silliness and nonsense lies a more serious exploration of sound.
The ability to capture and/or generate a sound within an electronic medium
opens up vast worlds of potential for the reproduction and enhancement of
these frozen moments of time.
From the innovative works of Pierre Schaeffer and Musique Conrete, to the
studio experimentation of The Beatles to modern day electronic artists, people
are seeking to understand sound in this new state and effecting it in such a
way that could otherwise never be found within our normally perceived ‘reality’.
These ‘slices of reality’ have become something of an obsession for
Mr Mymble and will undoubtedly be the focus of much of his coming future
work. Now, if you’d like to come in, be comfortable, we’d love to tell you a tale.
Once, in Wonderland...
Image credits:
Alice in Wonderland by Jonas Joedicke
Deviant Art - http://sanguisgelidus.deviantart.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/JojoesArt
KAINE SMITH
Shades of Past
Shades of Past is a thirty five minute album with a full length music video,
encompassing the notion of freedom whilst prompting the listener/viewer to
perceive long-distance travelling as an enjoyable experience. ‘Shades of Past’
sonically references the ‘road music’ found in the late-1960s and early-1970s
with a distinct mix of Rock, Country and Blues. The visual aspect of this project
is a video of a 100-mile drive, through the picturesque scenery of England and
Wales, which once merged with the soundtrack creates a...
Kaine is a Rock guitarist who has played in Rock and Metal over the past 8
years. On this project, after influence from Tame Impala’s ‘one-man band’ first
album, he decided to go for a solo approach, playing all instruments.
Kaine was also the driver for the journey of which the footage was taken.
THOMAS STARKIE
Chair
Thomas Starkie invites the viewer to ‘Chair’, an audio installation that explores
the concept of sound as a by-product of another medium. By moving between
two spaces, the viewer is encouraged to draw a comparison between the two
compositions each played in their own space. The aim is to highlight the sonic
differences between the capitalized, monotonous world of mass production
and that of creating something hand made.
The recordings for one piece where taken whilst building a chair at home, with
no time limit or agenda, these recordings where then arranged and sampled
to create a piece with no two parts the same. While the other is a recording
from a factory, with minimal compositional factors from the creator, implying
we have no control over the products we get from a mass-produced source.
Thomas is a music producer from a recording based background who,
throughout his studies has come to appreciate the unique timbres of
‘found sound’ and utilizes them amongst his own compositions for
percussive elements.
JONATHAN THOMSON
Paled For Pleasure EP
Under the pseudonym Iain Feeko,
Jonathan Thomson explores the
notions of expressionism and
surrealism in which he presents a
concept which enables the listener
to experience the mind of his
created character Iain Feeko from a
surrealistic and somewhat voyeuristic
point of view. Paled For Pleasure is
a four track EP created by Jonathan
for his first official musical act known
as Brain Dump. Combining elements
of Industrial Metal and punk with an
abundant mix of electronic drums
and beats from all electronic genres,
whilst also drawing inspiration
from producers ranging from the
underground (Robert Tubb of
Cursor Miner) to the world renowned
(Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails).
Brain Dump will offer you an
unusual tour of an alternative mind.
Jonathan Thomson is a freelance
producer and founder of
Mucky Pup Recordings. A small and
newly starting independent music
label which focuses on all genres
of electronic music.
PHIL THOMSON
Refraction
“Man is least himself when he talks
in his own person. Give him a mask,
and he will tell you the truth.”
Oscar Wilde
An Artist often only shows the
confluence of their experiences,
loves, admiration and influence.
When the fluidity of synthesis
detains the volition, what is omitted?
Direct music through a prism and
identify the refractive quality of
musical identity. If each influence was
not limited by its cohort or medium,
and given its own stage, where
would it take its opportunity.
This is not an attempt to explain
art, rather an exploration of how
ideas, moments and limitations
come to a resolve.
Phil Thomson is a producer and
sound enthusiast with an untamed
interest in the social implications of
our audio landscape.
MATTHEW WARBURTON
A Familiar Evil
Matthew Warburton is a freelance musician and music producer, who over the
last couple of years has gained an abundant appreciation for the “Dub” style
of production. He is currently working in numerous projects surrounding the
genres of Dub, Reggae, Punk and Ska Music.
A Familiar Evil is a chronicling of his influences towards these projects and
explores an uncommon avenue of dub production using digital software based
processes. It explores the art of the “groove” within music, the use of delay
units, heavily driven rhythm and bass sections, as well as subtle melodies to
create an undulating soundscape across different and diverse musical styles
conveying the narrative with the music as opposed to the vocal line.
A Familiar Evil is a collection of works mixed as an EP containing a mixture of
samples, live instruments and synthesis. You are invited to join in and listen on
one of the available listening stations. While the length of your participation
isn’t determined, it would be appreciated for all to engage with the material.
TOM WATHERSTON
Last Orders
AARON WILLIAMS
Individuation
“Individuation” invites us to consider the drastic effect that certain aspects
of our childhood has upon our emotional and cognitive development,
and the holistic benefits that exploring and examining ones former self
can present us with.
These ideas are presented to the viewer through examinations of the
artist’s own childhood via the use of VHS home films, accompanied by
digital manipulation of Phillip Larkin’s poem ‘This Be The Verse’.
Aaron Williams is an artist from the North West of England. His first foray
into music was as a small child; blistering his stubby digits on an offensively
fashioned half size acoustic guitar, eventually he discovered and was forced
to study classical guitar and Jazz. These experiences (amongst others)
traumatised the child and led him to reject traditional instrumental
approaches, as well as leaving him tragically unable to express himself
in anything other than the third person.
ALEX WISEMAN
Sink or Swim?
Sink or Swim is a short film aiming to pay homage to silent films of the
early 1900s while embracing modern digital technologies. The film was
shot with and is composed completely of footage captured using a head
mounted camera.
The film invites the audience to follow our protagonist on a seemingly
everyday journey however as the film draws to an end you are left to decide,
sink or swim?
Alex Wiseman is musician and film maker from Liverpool. Primarily working
as a singer/songwriter under the pseudonym SpiritBEAR, he often branches
out into other areas of work including film making and writing as a means of
finding new inspiration to draw from.
HARRY WOODROW
Woodwork
Woodwork is an audio installation featuring sounds created using instruments
which have been constructed through drawing on a range of influences, from
homemade blues instruments to the unique monochord improvisations of Max
Eastley. The piece explores a selection of playing techniques, experimenting
with the capabilities of the instruments. The sounds have then been recorded
and processed in order to create an extended and structured arrangement
which gradually builds in texture, mirroring the process of building the
instruments. The melodic and harmonic form within the arrangement utilises
improvisational techniques, working around the microtonal scales produced
by the instruments and the interaction of sounds when layered together.
The piece has been created and performed by music producer and
instrumentalist, Harry Woodrow, who expands upon his keen interest in
sonic art and exploration of innovative sound creation.
SWERVE SCHEDULE 2013
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WEDS 15
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Daniel Bryant
Justas Daugintis
Samuel Lord
Jordan Partridge
Alexander Wiseman
Christina Astle-alvarez
Andrew Glassford
Michael Maguire
Ryan Morrison
Scott Chatterton
Jamie Chorley
James Brooks
Thomas Starkie
Supernova
ebb & flow
Sound of my Soul
Urban Gothic
Sink or Swim?
Fragile
Orbis Deos Home Sweet Music
Ignorance
Organ-nic
Vicarious
Alphabuttons Chair
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Atanas Dinchev
Joseph Fossard
Jack Cheetham
Jonathan Thomson
Marios Orfanides
Panic
BOXT
What is “Drum & Bass”?
It’s not what you know
Woodwork
SPACE
Sound Stories
Waiting for…
Individuation
Music of Movement
Revolve
Disparities
Paled For Pleasure Deep concentration and relaxation
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Jamie Grey
Kaine Smith
Andreas Kailas
Julia Neubauer
Victoria Greaves
Tom Watherston
Thomas Learmouth
Andrew Fairclough
Richard Holmes
Matthew Ryder
Philip Thomson
Matthew Warburton
Sam Nolan
Krzysztof Kryg
Hydrocarbon
Conviction
Shades of Past
Neurolee
Frame-by-Frame
If Instruments Could Sing
Last Orders
Neuo
Outsider Techno
Laments 20 / 2 Once, In Wonderland…
Refraction
A Familiar Evil
Recording Rejection
Killing The Truth TELEVATOR
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