New Furthernoise reviews & Projects - April 07.

New Furthernoise reviews & Projects - April 07.

Welcome to the April issue of Furthernoise.org which features a host of
new reviews on adventurous cross genre music, sound and writing.
Included in this is our new net label release Appropriate
Re-Appropriations which is a compilation of international musicians and
sound artists compositions utilizing the Freesound Project archive. It
is free to download with printed folded sleeve from Fn net label menu.

We introduce our new guest reviewer Derek Morton from US drone merchants
Mikroknytes as well as podcasts of Furthernoise radio on BCfm.

We are also hosting a live performance by Derek Holzer & Rob Curgenven
who will be mixing improvised field recordings and analogue synth
explorations at the Blue Lagoon Cafe Bristol on 14th April from 8pm.

Furthernoise issue April 2007
http://www.furthernoise.org/index.php?issa

"Roggbif Records - Purveyors of Fine Norwegian Noise." (feature)
Sten Ove Toft has been of a mainstay of Norwegian Noise for sometime and
his Roggbif label is turning out some of the most interesting and
aggressive music from the genre. The first time I met him however, it
was a somewhat quiet affair. I had received a txt msg from someone
saying "You should like this" a time and an address.
http://www.furthernoise.org/page.php?ID1
feature by Mark Francombe

"Clair / Shahar 'Avner's Arrival'" (review)
John Clair and Jed Shahar record a session of 'electro acoustic
improvisation'. This is news to the security guard whose venue they are
in. An interesting conversation develops.
http://www.furthernoise.org/page.php?ID6
review by Mark McLaren

"Eavesdropping" (review)
Blind people are not casual listeners. Blind since birth, Stephen
Kuusisto recounts the surprise that comes when we are actively listening
to our surroundings. There is an art to eavesdropping.
http://www.furthernoise.org/page.php?ID5
review by Mark McLaren

"Helicoids / Psychotic Breaks Mix CD - Alex Young" (review)
In June 06 Alex Young created a special continuous mix for the
Furthernoise Month Of Sundays live A/V event in London. Combining tracks
from two of his releases, psychotic breaks and Helicoids. The result was
a thirty-minute trip into frenetic beats, glitch textures, flowing
synthesizer ambience and melodic tones.
http://www.furthernoise.org/page.php?ID7
review by Bill Binkelman

"Sonic Postcards - Sonic Arts Network" (review)
Sonic Postcards is a UK wide education project devised and delivered by
Sonic Arts Network. It is a unique and innovative project that enables
9-14 year old pupils from across the UK to explore and compare their
local sound environments through the exchange of sound postcards with
other schools via the internet.
http://www.furthernoise.org/page.php?ID0
review by Roger Mills

"SuperTexture by Gary Smith" (review)
SuperTexture throws away post-processing and effects, leaving just Gary
Smith, his guitar and amp to take us on a journey of virtuoso guitar
experimentation. The first disc, Smith's solo work, is pure guitar and
amp. The second disc features guests exploring each improvisation
through their own interpretation.
http://www.furthernoise.org/page.php?ID8
review by Alex Young

"Terraform EP - Razing Darkness" (review)
The journey begins with ominous bass drones and industrial machine noise
in the track Gravity Damage. Its evident that we are exploring planetary
territories through alien droid transmissions. Headphones are
recommended if you prefer to maximize the dizzying array of stereo
panning and acoustic mind fuck.
http://www.furthernoise.org/page.php?ID4
review by Derek Morton


Roger Mills
Editor, Furthernoise

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