More Talk, Less
Action: “What does it mean to be a composer in Australian today?”
‘More Talk, Less Action’ is a series of events that provides
a forum to conversations about contemporary cutting-edge music, along with
performances relevant to the topic discussed. After two successful series
through 2013 and 2014, More Talk returns for a special one-off, free event at a
new venue.
Also featuring performances by Alexander Garsden and Sean Baxter.
Thursday 13 August 2015 (7:30pm) – free entry
Kate Neal, Sean Baxter, Alexander Garsden
Venue: The Channel, Arts Centre, Melbourne.
Facebook event
http://MoreTalk.org
Clinton Green &
Barnaby Oliver Discretions limited
edition CDR now available
Thirty short, discrete, acoustic improvisations, where Green
and Oliver consciously looked for ways to end the improvisation, rather than
extend it. Instrumentation includes violin, banjo, gramophone and percussion.
Limited edition of 30 copies, each with an individual hand-drawn cover by Anna
Dusk (see all thirty covers here),
and each with a unique track order determined by a random number generator
derived from atmospheric noise. Order from http://ShameFileMusic.com
Other new additions
to Shame File Music mailorder
AMM "At the Roundhouse" CD - The International Carnival of
Experimental Sound, or ICES '72 for short, was an ambitious festival sprung
from the mind of Harvey "Job" Matusow (1926-2002). Jumping off from
his associations with Source magazine, Harvey brought together over 300 artists
from over 21 countries to perform in London, England over the course of two
weeks in August of 1972. Based on the theme of Myth, Magic Madness and
Mysticism, he assembled an amazing diversity of performers working in diverse
range of audio-visual arts. Encompassing happenings, films, dance, a train
ride, and the phantom soft pool table, the focus was on sound - specifically
that of artists who were both composers and performers. Most of the concerts
were held at The Roundhouse, a cavernous structure that was formerly a railroad
engine house, and recorded by John Lifton and his assistants. Now, for the
first time in 30 years, these recordings can be heard.
"Music from half a lifetime ago -
that was a very good creative time musically and maybe a new generation will
appreciate what we were doing then and still are doing now. Playing with Eddie
in that format, just the two of us, was my most rewarding musical experience
after the break up of the AMM quartet. When Eddie and Keith tried to get it
together again with the four of us I could not go back to that after the
freedom of the duo." - Lou Gare.
Ellen
Fullman "Staggered Stasis" CD Over the last two decades, Ellen
Fullman has been perfecting her Long String Instrument. This unique instrument
of her own design is some 80 feet in length and played by literally walking
through it. The resulting sounds are beautiful gliding tones with a rich
harmonic content. The CD presents two works from her time in Austin, Texas in
the late 1980's which beautifully display a sound you can get inside of. These
long tracks envelope you in their cascading overtones.
Coming up in September – “The Birds
Conference” returns
After
a sold-out three show run as part of La Mama Theatre’s Explorations series last
year, and a one-off performance at Conduit Arts earlier this year, Elnaz
Sheshgelani’s play returns to La Mama for a two week season. We are currently
in rehearsal, and the production has been significantly revamped and
reimagined. I will again be doing the music, and Simon Fisher has joined us on
visual effects.
La
Mama Theatre, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton
2-13
September (Wednesday – Sunday)
Bookings
and performance times - http://lamama.com.au/2015-
Facebook
event - https://www.facebook.com/
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