BOOKING OFFERS: AKI ONDA/RAHA RAISSNIA, Z’ev, LAHCEN AKIL

Hello everybody.

I am booking some dates for the folllowing artists:

AKI ONDA + RAHA RAISSNIA, Z’ev, LAHCEN AKIL

AKI ONDA + RAHA RAISSNIA (Japan/Iran)
http://vimeo.com/54978358
Tour Period: Between 22nd and 30th June
Territory: Europe

Z’ev (Usa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIXWN-NrD2c
Tour period: In early June onwards + from mid September onwards
Territory: Europe

LAHCEN AKIL (Marocco)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_NJaRfGFr0
Tour period: Beween 28th May and 4th June 2014
Territories: France, Belgium

AKI ONDA + RAHA RAISSNIA
Visual Artist

After a long period of having the three areas of my practice-painting, drawing and filmmaking-as separate activities concerned with their own formal qualities and limitations, I have recently brought them on a level where the three interconnect closely. My films and paintings influence one another, and through creating drawings I investigate this influence.
In my most recent installations and performances I have incorporated composite projections of hand painted, hand manipulated slides and films onto layers of painted screens and panels. The resulting layers create a mesmerizing effect, making it difficult for the viewer to distinguish between what is the painting and what is the film image.
Most recently it is my films that influence my paintings, whereas before it was the paintings that initiated and shaped my filmmaking. My paintings brought abstraction to the vision I captured from the world on film and now the films are bringing elements of reality into my paintings.
Aki Onda is an electronic musician, composer, and visual artist. He is particularly known for his Cassette Memories project – works compiled from a “sound diary” of field-recordings collected by Onda over a span of two decades. Onda’s musical instrument of choice is the cassette Walkman. Not only does he capture field recordings with the Walkman, he also physically manipulates multiple Walkmans with electronics in his performances. In another of his projects, Cinemage, Onda shows slide projections of still photo images, shot by himself, as a performance or installation. Onda has collaborated with artists such as Michael Snow, Ken Jacobs, Paul Clipson, Alan Licht, Loren Connors, MV Carbon, Oren Ambarchi, Noël Akchoté, Jean-François Pauvros, Jac Berrocal, Lionel Marchetti, Linda Sharrock, and Blixa Bargeld.

Z’ev
Z’EV (born Stefan Joel Weisser, February 8, 1951) is an American poet,[1][2] percussionist,[3][4] and sound artist.[5][6] After studying various world music traditions at CalArts, he began creating his own percussion sounds out of industrial materials for a variety of record labels. He is regarded as a pioneer of industrial music.[7] In 1983, critic Roy Sablosky wrote: « Z’EV doesn’t just break the rules, he changes them. »[8] Journalist Louis Morra wrote in 1983: « Z’EV is a consummate example of contemporary performance art, as well as modern composition and theater. » and, « Z’EV realizes many of modernist art’s ultimate goals: primitivism, improvisation, multi-media/conjunction of art forms, the artist as direct creator. »[9] His work with text and sound has been influenced by Kabbalah, as well as African, Afro-Caribbean and Indonesian music and culture. He has studied Ewe (Ghana) music, Balinese gamelan, and Indian tala.[10]

LAHCEN AKIL
Dans son enfance pas d’école de musique ou de télévision, l’électricité arrivera fin 80.
Bercé par la musique acoustique et les
chants traditionnels, il débute la musique trés jeune, participe à la premiére formation du groupe de Moha Mallal dans les années 90.
Adepte du lothar, comme Mohamed Ruicha, le maitre du style.
Il joue dans sa région dans des mariages, pour des naissances ou des fétes traditionnelles. Participe en 2008, au festival de l’association rurale pour le développement à Tadhart sur le col de Tischka.
Au printemps 2009 sont enregistrés à Tamlalte, province de Ouarzazate, les deux premières compositions de Lhacen Akil.
Auteur-compositeur, il interpréte ses chansons qui parlent de la beauté de sa région, en berbére local, le tamazirte et les traduit lui-même en francais ou en arabe.
Un morceau en écoute, accompagné d’ images de la région, sur ; http://www.bibliotatlas.free.fr dans la rubrique « compil » Lhacen Akil interprète ses chansons sur le lothar qu’il a fabriqué, un manche en bois, la caisse de résonance en palmier et une peau de chévre tendue … et réguliérement accompagné de son frère aux percussions.
Mais c’est surtout un artisan, il fabrique des poignards berberes, travaille le métal, sculpte différents matériaux.
Lui et son frère maitrisent parfaitement les méthodes traditionnelles de travail du pisé pour la construction des murs, du bois et des roseaux pour les toitures.
Il reproduit des formes géométriques tirées d e l’alphabet amazir, sur les murs de pisé des maisons de terre.
Le savoir des batisseurs de Casbah se
perpétue de génération de génération.
Lhacen Akil est titulaire d’un registre de commerce, marié et père d’un jeune enfant.

 

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thank you for reading.

All the best.

Alain

 

 

 

 

 

Some Noise
C/O Alain Bolle
PO BOX 43
1050 Brussels 5
Belgium
info@somenoise.be
https://debloque.wordpress.com
http://www.lesateliersclaus.com

 

Noise Addict – playlist 30.03.2014 – Radio Campus

1/ CABARET VOLTAIRE: « Golden halos ». The covenant, the sword and the arm
of the lord.1985/2013. Mute

2/ DAVE PHILIPS: « Glunung klatakan ». Soundcloud.

3/ THE STRANGER: « We scarcely see sunlight ». Watching dead empires in
decay. Modern love. 2013

4/ RO: « Second movement ». Ro. Unique. 2013

5/ JAAP BLONK: « Ursunate ». Youtube.

6/ SHELLEY PARKER: « Dry riser »+ « Falling main ». Sleeper Line ep.
Entr’acte. 2013.

7/ DKV + GUSTAFSSON / PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE/PUPILLO: « All in
sextet.Schl8hof.

8/ SUMA: « Let the churches burn ».

9/ ANDY MOOR – ANN-JAMES CHATON: « Sul Volo » – Transfer- 2013 Unsounds

10/ GAME THEORY: « A Song for Beggars » – Survival Unit III – 2013 NotTwo

11/ MADE TO BREAK: « Presentation ( For Buckminster Fuller) » – Provoke –
2013 – Cleanfeed Rec.

12/ Mr. K. & Mr. N. « An Ode to Presence » – Id. – 2013 – Les Filles De
Hiro Hito

13/ ARABROT:  » The Bitter Tears of Aönt » – Arabrot – 2014 – Fysik Format

 

 

BOOKING OFFERS: ANTOINE CHESSEX, BLACK BOMBAIN, MATTHEW COLLINGS

Dear all,

I’m booking some dates for ANTOINE CHESSEX, BLACK BOMBAIN, MATHEW COLLINGS

ANTOINE CHESSEX (Switzerland)
http://www.soundimplant.com/achessex
Availability: 11th, 13th, 14th June in The Netherlands + Belgium
In September and October: Europe

MATTHEW COLLINGS (UK)
http://matthewcollings.bandcamp.com/album/splintered-instruments
Availability: 10th and 11th November
Territory: Belgium

BLACK BOMBAIN (Portugal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprQ9xqK1YY
Availability: 5th and 6th June
Territory: Belgium

 

ANTOINE CHESSEX
The tenor sax came out a couple of minutes into the set and sixteen flavours of fury were suddenly unleashed on the crowd. Seriously, a microphone inside the tenor plus some effect pedals equals a sort of shuddering drone but the reed-biting squeals took the whole thing way beyond anything I’ve ever heard live; by the end of the set, there was a wild man on stage, tearing holes in the fabric of reality with his horn and daring anybody present to do more than simply gape in awe ».
live review from the japan tour 2008

Nobody plays the saxophone as abysmal as Chessex, when transforming his instrument into a black distorted foghorn by the use of circular breathing, amps and distorsion pedals.

MATTHEW COLLINGS
Tiny delicate moments of intimacy and all-consuming noise; the music of composer and sound artist Matthew Collings is textural, melodic and often sonically overwhelming. Spanning the divide between Steve Reich and avant-garde guitar music, Collings has already found considerable praise from the international community for his previous releases under the curious moniker.

BLACK BOMBAIN
Can a power trio change a city in 2010? Can a band in these times of doubt and uncertainty drag others from the comfort of their couches (and TV Parties of this world) into the chaos of stages run by infernal riffs? The answer is, probably yes. Black Bombaim have done more for Barcelos in the last years than its local symbol, the Rooster has done in decades of history, and now, with “Saturdays and Space Travels” they write their name with golden letters in an imaginary wall, the same wall that has the name of all that make Rock an unpredictable and more exciting universe.
Everyone knew that on stageBlack Bombaim, Black Bombaim were an explosive cocktail of demonic riffs and powerful hooks; what they didn’t knew was, even though after a promising debut EP, these guys from Barcelos would be able to confine in vinyl such a stoner and psychedelic discharge. From side A to side B there’s no time to breathe. There’s only time to pick up the shrapnel of unforeseeable explorations; where Ron Asheton and the Stooges take to the limit the chaos from the final disorder of “T.V. Eye”, where the Rock frees itself from decades and decades of rules and conventions. Can that way a power trio change a city in 2010? We don’t know, but we’re thrilled to get there, ridden by forbidden riffs and eternal feedback.

Thanks for reading.

I hope to hear from you asap.

All the best.

Alain

 

 

 

 

 

Some Noise
C/O Alain Bolle
PO BOX 43
1050 Brussels 5
Belgium
info@somenoise.be
https://debloque.wordpress.com
http://www.lesateliersclaus.com

BOOKING OFFERS: TALIBAM!, COPPICE, BELCHSINGERSONGGRINDER

Dear all, I’m booking some dates for TALIBAM!, COPPICE and BELCHSINGERSONGGRINDER TALIBAM! (USA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J86ANQt2Sk Territory: Europe Availability: Betwwen 2nd June and 6th June COPPICE (USA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExrisoqCwew Territory: Europe Availability: Between 28th September and 4th October BELCHSINGERSONGGRINDER (The Netherlands) http://belchsingersonggrinder.bandcamp.com/album/belch-rough-stuff http://www.youtube.com/belchkitchen Territory: Europe. Availability: on request from mid May 2014 onwards TALIBAM! Brooklyn duo Talibam! Are previously known for their avant-jazz, experimental rock leanings, ‘Puff Up the Volume’ sees Talibam! Turning their considerable talents towards an album of synth-pop-infused, comedy-soaked ‘No School’ Rap. Having collectively been in bands with members of Battles, TV on the Radio and Grizzly Bear, Matt Mottel and Kevin Shea have joined ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’ and made an album of hook riddled pop star bombast. COPPICE Coppice then are a curious and unusual duo in that they feel as if (to me at least) they exist as some kind of ongoing project that is developing in public, growing outward from a small collection of sounds, instruments and techniques that expand upon one another, building blocks of sound put together in increasingly interesting and complex ways to make new works, dismantled and then rebuilt again. the duo seem to revel in a particular, unusual and recognisable set of sounds they have made their own and its as if they take great joy in moulding these elements over and over again to discover new solutions with them. The results along the journey are all quite fine, but for me at least, it is when viewed as one long and developing body of work Coppice come into their own. BELCHSINGERSONGGRINDER Belchsingersonggrinder is an impressively warped one-man-noise-machine from Holland, who uses live tape manipulation, voice and mangled guitar to make for some very cool Thanks for reading. I hope to hear from you asap. Regards. Alain

BOOKING OFFERS: DAVID MARANHA, WILLIAM HOOKER, ALIEN WHALE

Dear all,

 

I’m booking some dates for  WILLIAM HOOKER, DAVID MARANHA, ALIEN WHALE

 

WILLIAM HOOKER (USA)

http://williamhookerheartofthesun.bandcamp.com/

Availability: October 2014

Territory: Europe

 

 

DAVID MRANHA (Portugal)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZKZ_Xwn584

Availability: Mid June + October

Territories: Italy (Mid June) + Europe (October)

 

ALIEN WHALE (USA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tWlSUmc6ds

Availability: Late May / early June

Territory: Europe

 

 

 

WILLIAM HOOKER

William Hooker is an American jazz drummer and composer.

Hooker has performed as a leader of many ensembles of improvised and new music. “Recognized as an iconoclast, and one of the most innovative musicians and drummers of his generation, William knows no genre bounds and ceaselessly searches for new forms of music, always with the intent to inspire.”

Accompanying musicians have included: Billy Bang, Thurston Moore, David Murray, David S. Ware, William Parker, Melvin Gibbs, Donald Miller, DJ Olive, Elliott Sharp, Malachi Thompson, Zeena Parkins, Lee Ranaldo, DJ Spooky, Rob Brown, Roy Campbell, Mark Hennen, Steven Bernstein, Roy Nathanson, Jason Hwang, Dave Soldier, Sabir Mateen, Glenn Spearman, Joseph Celli, Ellen Christi, and many others.

 

DAVID MARANHA

David Maranha was born in Figueira da Foz in 1969. His work comprises sculpture, music and architecture. In 1986 he started to develop his work as a musician both solo and with several bands having release more than 30 albums since then. Maranha formed “osso exótico” in 1989 with André Maranha, António Forte and Bernardo Devlin. With a regular and extensive live and recorded activity both in Portugal and aboard, David and his brother André have maintained this band from the creation till now with multiple collaborators, being its current formation composed by André Maranha, David Maranha, Francisco Tropa, Manuel Mota and Patrícia Machás.

Maranha has collaborated with many musicians such as Z’EV, Emmanuel Holterbach, Helena Espvall, Phill Niblock, David Grubbs, Akio Suzuki, Will Guthrie, Andrea Belfi, Jochen Arbeit, Minit, Pete Simonelli, David Daniell, Arnold Dreyblatt, Jacob Kirkegaard, Carla Bozulich, Chris Cutler, Werner Durand, Robert Rutman, Ben Frost, Helge Sten, etc.

 

ALIEN WHALE

ALIEN WHALE is Matt Mottel (of Talibam!, on keys), Colin Langenus (of USA is a Monster, on guitar), and Nick Lesley (of Necking, on drums). They are “THE BEST DAMN BAR BAND IN TOWN!” -Tim Dahl (bassist in Child Abuse). This CDR is compiled of live recordings from Fall 2009.

“Alien Whale may be the best biker rock band NYC has eternally known.

Spawned in summer 09 ‘the Whale’ is a ruling power trio intensity… the blurr of Motorhead via the wrong nite acid trip of Steppinwolf and u start to get the idea. … ”

– See more at: http://northern-spy.com/alien-whale/#sthash.mfPV6wT4.dpuf

 

 

I hope to hear from you soon.

 

All the best.

 

Alain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Noise

C/O Alain Bolle

PO BOX 43

1050 Brussels 5

Belgium

info@somenoise.be

https://debloque.wordpress.com

www.lesateliersclaus.com

 

 

 

Noise Addict – playlist 16.03.2014

 

1/ MIKA VAINIO: "Silences traverses de mondes et de anges". Aineen musa
puhelin.
Touch. 2009

2/ BRUCE GILBERT AND BAW: "Dry land". Diluvial. 2013

3/ NOHOME:"Two". Nohome. Trost. 2013.

4/ LYDIA LUNCH: "Breaking open the head' 

5/ PETER JACQUEMYN:"Music never stops" 

6/ RICHARD YOUNGS: In Containers" - Calmont Breakdown - 2013/Fourth Dimension

7/ TETUZI AKIYAMA: "Hollowness" 

8/ XAVIER CHARLES/JEAN-PHILIPPE GROSS/FRANZ HAUTZINGER/LIONEL MARCHETTI:
"2." -
TSSTT! - 2010 Monotype Rec

9/ KEITH ROWE/GRAHAM LAMBKIN: " Wet B" - Making A - 2013/Erstwhile Rec.

10/ RYOJI IKEDA: ""Supercodex 05" - Supercodex - 2013/Raster-Noton

11/ DAVID TUDOR: "Sliding Pitches in the Rainforest in the Field" -
Rainforest -
1998/Mode Rec.

12/ ULCERATE: "Weight f Emptiness" - Vermis - 2013/Relapse Rec.

BOOKING OFFERS: EDGARS RUBENIS, CYRIL M

Dear all,

 

 

I’m booking some dates for  EDGARS RUBENIS and CYRIL M

 

 

EDGARS RUBENIS (Latvia)

http://www.edgarsrubenis.lv/records/

Availability: On request

Territory: Europe

 

 

CYRIL M (France)

https://soundcloud.com/cyril-meysson

Availability: Between 19th and 25th May

Territory: Europe

 

 

 

EDGARS RUBENIS

He is a guitar player working in the fields of minimalims and long sounds.

Originally from riga, latvia he is currently libving in the Netherlands whre he is a student at the institute of sonology.

 

 

 

 

 

CYRIL M (France)

Cyril French musician focused on improvisation, influenced by psychedelism, noise music and the underground scene of Japan.

elf-taught

drummer and also guitarist, he works to fully expand the sound palette of each instrument, while trying to keep a personal touch from minimalism to noise. His two first albums were released in 2012, on the netlabel Sirona Records. In 2013, he started to play live shows in the area of Lyon, and began to perform internationally as a drummer with Agathe Max. He self-released his third solo album, and eventually joined the « loud banT version » of Sathönay, a Trkish psychedelic project led by Nico Poisson.

During the end of the year, he also started a rock project, a power trio named Noyade with Vincent Cuny and Jessy Ensenat.In early 2014, he went in Japan for his first solo tour in Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo.

 

 

Thanks for reading.

 

I hope to hear from you as sson as possible.

 

 

Alain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Noise

C/O Alain Bolle

PO BOX 43

1050 Brussels 5

Belgium

info@somenoise.be

https://debloque.wordpress.com

www.lesateliersclaus.com

 

BOOKING OFFERS: THE NIGHTINGALES, GARY LUCAS

Dear all, I’m booking some dates for GARY LUCAS and the NIGHTINGALES GARY LUCAS (USA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-_aatyJwSg Availability: around mid May 2014 onwards Territory: Europe THE NIGHTINGALES (UK) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj31L9XuZ8I Availability: between 27th May and 7th June 2014 Territory: Benelux GARY LUCAS 952, Syracuse, New York, USA. Although US guitarist Lucas has issued several solo albums on his own over the years, he is probably best known for his work with others, including a brief stint with avant garde icon Captain Beefheart, and co-writing a few of Jeff Buckley’s best compositions. Raised in Syracuse, New York, USA, Lucas started off first as a French horn player as a youngster, before focusing on guitar. Lucas continued to play music even during a period at Yale University (where he studied English literature), and by the early 70s, had become a great admirer of Captain Beefheart. After a bid to convince him to let the up-and-coming guitarist join his band failed (but resulted in a friendship), Lucas focused his attention elsewhere, including composing the soundtrack of the 1971 documentary Aquatic Ecology and playing guitar at the 1973 European premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. After a few other musical detours had run their course through the 70s, Lucas finally got his wish and was invited to join up with Captain Beefheart, playing on the albums Doc At The Radar Station (1980) and Ice Cream For Crow (1982). Upon Beefheart’s retirement from music, Lucas turned his attention to producing recordings by other artists, including Peter Gordon’s Innocent and Tim Berne’s Fulton Street Maul. By the late 80s, Lucas’ desire to play his own music had returned, as he became part of the burgeoning cutting edge scene at New York City’s Knitting Factory. It was around this time that Lucas collaborated with keyboard player Walter Horn on a score for an obscure German film from the 20s, titled The Golem, as well as forming his own band, Gods And Monsters (which over time would include future notable recording artists such as Matthew Sweet and Buckley). The 90s saw Lucas finally launch a proper solo career, as he issued several releases throughout the decade. He also guested on recordings by countless other artists, including Lori Carson, Kevin Coyne, Sophie B. Hawkins, and Joan Osborne, in addition to earning co-writing credits for ‘Mojo Pin’ and the title track from Buckley’s classic 1994 debut, Grace. He also formed the Du-Tels, a psychedelic acoustic folk duo with Peter Stampfel, in 1994. A total of three Lucas releases appeared on the marketplace in 2000, the studio release Street Of Lost Brothers and a pair of compilations. Two years later his score for the HBO documentary LaLee’s Kin received an Oscar nomination. THE NIGHTINGALES Nightingales are a British post-punk/alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England. The original members were Robert Lloyd on vocals, Joe Crow on guitar, Eamonn Duffy on bass and Paul Apperley on drums, all formerly of The Prefects. The band, before splitting up, played more sessions on John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 show than any other band excluding The Fall and Half Man Half Biscuit.[1] The band reunited in 2004 featuring mainstay/band leader Lloyd, original Prefects guitarist Alan Apperley, ex-Nightingales Byrchmore and Duffy, plus former PWEI drummer Robert « Fuzz » Townshend. This line-up released four 7-inch singles in 2004/5 before Townshend was replaced by Aaron Moore of Volcano The Bear. Their first three albums were reissued in 2005. Live appearances include radio sessions for Marc Riley’s Rocket Science on BBC 6 Music, John Kennedy’s XFM show, Terre T’s Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU (USA) and Another Nice Mess (NL) in addition to gigs around England. I hope to hrear from you asap. Regards. Alain Some Noise C/O Alain Bolle PO BOX 43 1050 Brussels 5 Belgium info@somenoise.be https://debloque.wordpress.com http://www.lesateliersclaus.com

BOOKING OFFERS: PETER CUSACK, AUDREY CHEN/MARIA CHAVEZ

Dear all, I’m booking some dates for PETER CUSACK and AUDREY CHEN/MARIA CHAVEZ. PETER CUSACK (UK) https://soundcloud.com/cdm/sets/cusack-tracks/ Availability: September/October 2014 Territory: Europe AUDREY CHEN/MARIA CHAVEZ (China/Peru) https://soundcloud.com/maria-chavez/audrey-chen-maria-chavez Availability: Between mid April and mid May 2014 Territory: Europe PETER CUSACK PETER CUSACK will do lectures on this tour. Cusack is particularly interested in environmental sound and acoustic ecology. He has examined the sound properties of areas such as Lake Baikal, Siberia, and the Azerbaijan oil fields, and is interested in how sounds change as people migrate and as technology changes. In 1998, Cusack started the « Your Favorite London Sound » project. The goal is to find out what London noises are found appealing by people who live in London.[2] This was so popular that it has been repeated in Chicago, Beijing, and other cities. He is involved in the « Sound & The City » art project using sounds from Beijing in October, 2005. Cusack’s Sounds From Dangerous Places is a project to collect sounds from sites which have sustained major environmental damage. Sites that Cusack is working on include Chernobyl, the Azerbaijan oil fields, and areas around controversial dams on the Tigris and Euphrates river systems in south east Turkey. Cusack’s performances are a central part of the book Haunted Weather: Music, Silence, and Memory (Toop, 2004) by his old collaborator and respected music critic and author, David Toop. Toop investigates the use of environmental sound and electronic instruments in experimental music in his book. AUDREY CHEN/MARIA CHAVEZ Chinese and Peruvian Americans, Chen and Chavez are two female artists ho have been working parallel to one another for almost a decade but have never intersected their work until this year. They are embarking on their first collaboration, joining together their ideas of sound, performance and the depth of their respective experiences. Friction and touch amplified by the body to mouth, strings to wood and the needle to speakers. I hope to hear from you as sson as possible. Regards. Alain Some Noise C/O Alain Bolle PO BOX 43 1050 Brussels 5 Belgium info@somenoise.be https://debloque.wordpress.com http://www.lesateliersclaus.com

BOOKING OFFERS: THE BUG, TM404

Dear all,

 

 

I’m booking dates for THE BUG and TM404

 

 

THE BUG (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGxNGuGlW7g

Territory: Europe

Availability: June and September

 

 

TM404 (Sweden)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPjo4rFId_Y

Territory: Belgium + Luxembourg

Availability: On request

 

 

 

THE BUG

The Bug’s music draws influence from dancehall, noise, grime, and hip hop.

More subtle influences include dubstep and the dubtronica and broken techno of Basic Channel and Pole.

 

The Bug’s first album, Tapping The Conversation, was released in 1997 on the seminal Wordsound label. The album was conceived as an alternative soundtrack to the 1974 Francis Ford Coppola film The Conversation. In this incarnation The Bug consisted of Kevin Martin and DJ Vadim was in more of a downtempo and trip-hop vein.

 

From 2001-2004 The Bug collaborated with UK reggae soundsystem veteran The Rootsman on a number of limited edition 7″ singles, released on the Razor X label. These releases were characterised by their harsh, aggressive nature both musically and vocally (vocal artists including Jamaican MCs such as He-Man and Wayne Lonesome).

 

The Bug’s second album, Pressure was released on Rephlex Records in 2003.

It included a number of more ambient, dub-influenced tracks alongside the ragga-tinged onslaughts.

The Razor X singles were compiled on the Killing Sound album (along with newer material) which was released by Rephlex in 2006.

Bug projects have included collaborations with a number of singers and MCs including Cutty Ranks, Flow Dan, Warrior Queen and Ras B. In 2005 he collaborated with Mark Stewart and Keith Levene and has released records on Rephlex, Tigerbeat6 and Klien Records. The Bug produced some radio sessions, including a clash with Soundmurderer on John Peel and a 2006 Breezeblock session with 10 MCs.

In 2006, The Bug launched a monthly London-based reggae club night entitled BASH, in collaboration with dubstep producer Loefah. 2008 saw the release of London Zoo, the third full release from the project, on Ninja Tune to critical acclaim.

 

 

TM404

TM404 – a unique live project from Andreas Tilliander

 

Andreas Tilliander has since the debut album « Ljud » (2001), continuously developed and modified his sound. It has sounded  pop on « World Industries » and noise on « Hateless » (the latter under the Mokira monicker), but it has never sounded as the  record to be released in the end of January next year (a 12″ with remixes by praised artist Morphosis will be out as soon as 28th of November).

 

 

 

With a new alias, TM404, Andreas Tilliander has created enjoyable ambient dub simmering with life and details. The songs have all been recorded live, in real time in the studio. A unique way of operating within today’s electronic music.

 

– Everything is recorded in one take. Nothing is post arranged, says Andreas Tilliander, and adds that this might be his most ambitious album ever.

 

 

 

On Youtube you can witness how Tilliander and the machines are working together. Andreas himself has filmed and posted the material.

The Roland instruments’ collectable value is high. Andreas also flaunts a Roland 505 and a 909. However, they didn’t appear on the record.

– The idea was to make stripped down music, so I excluded them. I also restricted myself further. The 303 has for example, two wave forms for creating sound, but I decided to only use one.

The project’s name is also a tribute to Roland, although of the more intricate kind.

 

– When they made these machines in the eighties, they avoided the 404, since the sound for four, ‘chi’, is the same as the sound for death in Japanese. At that time it was therefore taboo and the 404 was never launched. Not until now, due to my album!

 

 

 

Thanks for reading.

 

 

I hope to haer from you asap.

 

Regards.

 

 

Alain

 

 

 

 

 

Some Noise

C/O Alain Bolle

PO BOX 43

1050 Brussels 5

Belgium

info@somenoise.be

https://debloque.wordpress.com

www.lesateliersclaus.com