No Ground Processes News 01

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Due to the expanding amount of stuff going on that is either by myself (Dan) or other friends and colleagues I decided to put this little once and a while off email together.

1. Low Energy Network, The Music Room,
2. Upcoming events/gigs
3. The Electronic Image.
4. AOB


1. Low Energy Network or L.E.N is a, well this is what they say for themselves, The low energy network is web based record store and independent distributor, pushing records that are hard to get hold of, produced in very little numbers and often a bit weird.
http://www.lowenergynetwork.com/
Is a website were you can buy records from artists to do with no ground processes from our little label noground-r and our sister label Cytherea Records. At the moment you can buy the first release of noground-r, HL's A449 3' cdr and also The HL vs PFM 12' record, that has been released on Cytherea Records. Coming up on noground-r is several DVD-r releases and 3' cdr's from Sticker Club, El Coyote, Deej, PFM,

Also on L.E.N is a great number of other records from such labels as Experimental Seafood, Bearos and Rephlex.

All of the above is also available from The Music room record shop in Stockton Brook Stoke On Trent. which is open on weekends and is the only truly independent and stocker of underground record shop in the city of Stoke on Trent.

2.Events Coming Up

Friday 2nd April 2004

Mountain Men Anonymous (Cytherea Records/My Kung-Fu/Fire Records)
Econoline (Seriously Groovy/Infur)
The Michael J Fox
At the Talbot Hotel, Stoke On Trent. Doors 8pm ish... ?4.

Quiet/Loud types do quiet stuff for a mellow evening to get away from thoughts of ATP. Websites to look at are http://www.mountainmenanonymous.com/ for mountain men anonymous,
http://www.seriouslygroovy.com/econoline/ for econoline,
There will also be visual elements on the night, including maybe the premiere of a film by dan hopkins with the music of Mountain Men Anonymous.

This night is being brought to you by the MusicRoom and no ground processes but to be honest John MusRM has done all the hard work for it.
Credit to him.

Then coming up from the music room on its own is.....

Tuesday 6th April 2004

The Wow
Scultpress

At the Talbot Hotel, Stoke On Trent. Doors 8pm ish... ?4.

oooh blood and thunder.... some extremely special material...
For website research go to http://www.thewow.tk/ For The Wow info.
For info on Sculptress you will have to come to the gig and check them out and ask them but you can check out pictures of them here http://www.peripheralanomaly.co.uk/ as well as loads other pictures of the music room nights.


Easter Sunday April 11th 2004

BLACK FOREST/BLACK SEA {formerly The Iditarod}

OX of Canada

BURIED COINS

At the Talbot Hotel, Stoke On Trent. Doors 8pm ish... ?4.

BLACK FOREST/BLACK SEA are Glitchy chamber-folk duo: gtr, cello, electronics, 50/50 written/improv. Ex-Iditarod. Collaborators: Glenn Donaldson (Jewelled Antler),Christina Carter (Charalambides),Fursaxa. "BF/BS are genuinely strange" - TheWire.

OX of Canada are Wilted, broken, skeletal... 'americana' at it's low-fi best... studio weary fragments, fragile masterpieces, sonic accidents.
" Vancouver songman OX plies a sensitive but scuffed, delicate but twisted variant on the cracked alt-country thing. On the evidence of a forthcoming album, 'DUST BOWL REVIVAL' he is a significant talent." Ross Fortune, TIME OUT, LONDON UK

For info on Buried Coins you will have to come to the gig and check them out and ask them

For website surfing go to
http://www.cs.brown.edu/~mag/bfbs/ for Black Forest/Black Sea
http://www.barkingspider.abelgratis....html?functions for OX


Friday 16th April

OPAQUE
orchestrated guitar mutilation

FICKLE

Other Swords tbc

At the Talbot Hotel, Stoke On Trent. Doors 8pm ish... ?4.

OPAQUE are.... "This is sonic sculpturing at a craftsman like level of proficiency, a hand thrown, lathe turned Tanguyesque conception of sound....If only Opaque had got themselves a slot at the Hinoeuma "noise" festival last november because, along with the outstanding Merzbow performance, they could have blown the rest of the other artists away." SNIPERGLUE MAG

For info on Fickle and Other Swords you will have to come to the gig and check them out and ask them.


Thursday 22nd April
With No Ground Processes

Greg Davis. (Car Park Records/Kranky Records)
HL (Noground)
Others TBC
These TBC include visual artists presenting work within the space of the Talbot Hotel.

At the Talbot Hotel, Stoke On Trent. Doors 8pm ish... ?4.

Weblinks for Greg Davis
http://www.carparkrecords.com/greg_davis.html
http://www.autumnrecords.net/
http://www.kranky.net/new.html

Weblinks for HL
http://www.noground.co.uk/hl/


Greg Davis. After years of hip-hop groups, jazz combos, free improvisation, and experimental composition, greg moved toward the world of computer-based music. at depaul university in chicago, greg studied classical & jazz guitar alongside composition and jazz studies. In 1997, he started his own label, autumn records, in order to put out his own music and the music of others. several cd-r releases later, autumn records relocated to boston in 1999 and released the 'autumnature' compilation in may of 2001, which featured the likes of: marumari, hrvatski, lexaunculpt, cex, colongib, asterisk (aka greg davis), and many more. at this time greg was attending the new england conservatory of music in boston, where he received his master's degree in composition in june 2001. mouthmoth records mothballs 7" series also featured several tracks by greg (as asterisk) and his performing duo, parallel, with don mennerich. greg was an active performer in the boston area, playing many shows by himself and with parallel. greg relocated back to chicago in august 2002.

greg's 'clouds as edges' 7" was released in october 2001 on grounded records. his debut cd, 'arbor', was released in february 2002 on carpark records. also, a greg davis & don mennerich split 7" was released in may 2002 on greg's autumn records label. greg has been touring since the release of 'arbor' doing an extensive 7 week tour of the US in march and april 2002 and a 4 week tour of europe in may and june 2002, all with friend and musical collaborator, hrvatski (aka keith fullerton whitman).

other releases for the coming year include various remix and compilation appearances, a lux nigra 12", a melektronikk 7", a tonschacht 7", a live cd on staalplaat as part of their 'mort aux vaches' series, a greg davis and keith fullerton whitman cd on carpark, and a new full length album for carpark. greg davis and hrvatski took part in this year's impakt festival in utrecht, holland. greg recently returned from a japan tour (kyoto, osaka, and tokyo) as well as a midwest tour with lullatone and shedding. greg's music will also be featured on an upcoming episode of MTV's 'the real world'.

greg davis has played live shows around the world with: hrvatski, 242.pilots, david grubbs, zoviet france, chicago underground duo, flying luttenbachers, adult, o9, otto von schirach, stars as eyes, lexaunculpt, blectum from blechdom, viki, mitchell akiyama, loscil, casey rice (designer), e*rock, inkblot, marumari, twine, warmdesk, bit meddler, flashpapr, a-musik soundsystem, murcof, lullatone, shedding, ogurusu norihide, fonica and more.

HL is the writer of this huge email. And is based in the city of Stoke On Trent, HL stands for Hurracaine Landcrash if your wondering, and is the musical alias of Dan Hopkins who makes films as himself and also does a lot of live visuals as another alias ?etc/? mostly at Musicroom nights in Stoke. HL has now been playing live shows for just over a year now, and he is enjoying the experience. He has played with notible acts like Hrvatski, Schneider TM, Max Tundra, John Barnes, Presto and Spartanite, Mountain Men Anonymous. As his visual alias ?etc/? has provided live visuals for Soulo, Development of Shape, Dalek, Frog Pocket, Random Number, El Coyote, Si Cut db, Motion, OST, Floach, Mike in Mono, Christ, Mountain Men Anonymous. Dan also exhibits work on a regular basis current exhibitions have been the Fuel 2003 exhibition in Bridgewater in Somerset, UK, Showing his work A449/19 (Work in Progress) which the soundtrack has been released on noground-r.
He is also nearing completion of a MA in Fine Art.

3.The Electronic Image is back for 2 more screenings this spring. The first is a screening is on Wed 19 May @ 7:45pm at the usual venue of the Stoke Film Theatre.
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The Electronic Image presents a selection of work produced by staff and students on the Music Technology course at Keele University. These short computer-generated audio-visual works vary in style but are predominantly abstract. Programme compiled by Diego Garro, Lecturer in Electro acoustic Music, Music Technology and Computer Video Art at Keele University.

The Second screening is on Wed 2 Jun @ 7:45pm at the usual venue of the Stoke Film Theatre.
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A selection of short films, animations, documentaries, pop videos and art pieces, made by local film-makers, students from Staffordshire University and independent film-makers from around the World. Programme compiled by Dan Hopkins and Ian Brown.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS!!

To have your work shown at future events please email: [email protected]

Our next screening after June will be in September 2004.

We look forward to seeing your work.

4.AOB Few! that's it for any info on the above please feel free to email and discuss on [email protected]

Thanks for your patience..

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A Few Changes to that last posting now

The bit about the music room now makes sense

All of the above is also available from The Music room record shop in Stockton Brook Stoke On Trent. Which is open on weekends, and contains loads of great records that you won't find from the usual outlets. Stocking loads of records from the acts that have played or will play the events. Plus The Music Room provides a temporary home to: Awkward, Awkward Silence, Bearos, Becalmed, Chips, Consume, Dead Digital, Earworm, Errol, Experimental Seafood, Full Watts, Fuzzpop, Gringo, Half Eaten, Johnny Kane, Kitchen, Morr, Mouthmoth, Pavlek, Pickled Egg, Pointy, Roisin, Static Caravan, Superglider, Tarmedia, Track & Field.. & so many more labels to love, releasing music by the finest ' up to the minute' musicians... Please Go and have a look around...

and a chage to these two gigs
Friday 16th April

OPAQUE
orchestrated guitar mutilation

F H Pickle

Other Swords tbc

At the Talbot Hotel, Stoke On Trent. Doors 8pm ish... ?4.

OPAQUE are.... "This is sonic sculpturing at a craftsman like level of proficiency, a hand thrown, lathe turned Tanguyesque conception of sound....If only Opaque had got themselves a slot at the Hinoeuma "noise" festival last november because, along with the outstanding Merzbow performance, they could have blown the rest of the other artists away." SNIPERGLUE MAG

F H Pickle are Fickle and F**K Hate Propaganda Combining for the night.

For info on Other Swords you will have to come to the gig and check them out and ask them.


Thursday 22nd April
With No Ground Processes

Greg Davis. (Car Park Records/Kranky Records)
Caruso. (Pickled Egg)
HL (Noground)
Others TBC
These TBC include visual artists presenting work within the space of the Talbot Hotel.

At the Talbot Hotel, Stoke On Trent. Doors 8pm ish... ?4.

Weblinks for Greg Davis
http://www.carparkrecords.com/greg_davis.html
http://www.autumnrecords.net/
http://www.kranky.net/new.html

Weblinks for HL
http://www.noground.co.uk/hl/


Greg Davis. After years of hip-hop groups, jazz combos, free improvisation, and experimental composition, greg moved toward the world of computer-based music. at depaul university in chicago, greg studied classical & jazz guitar alongside composition and jazz studies. In 1997, he started his own label, autumn records, in order to put out his own music and the music of others. several cd-r releases later, autumn records relocated to boston in 1999 and released the 'autumnature' compilation in may of 2001, which featured the likes of: marumari, hrvatski, lexaunculpt, cex, colongib, asterisk (aka greg davis), and many more. at this time greg was attending the new england conservatory of music in boston, where he received his master's degree in composition in june 2001. mouthmoth records mothballs 7" series also featured several tracks by greg (as asterisk) and his performing duo, parallel, with don mennerich. greg was an active performer in the boston area, playing many shows by himself and with parallel. greg relocated back to chicago in august 2002.

greg's 'clouds as edges' 7" was released in october 2001 on grounded records. his debut cd, 'arbor', was released in february 2002 on carpark records. also, a greg davis & don mennerich split 7" was released in may 2002 on greg's autumn records label. greg has been touring since the release of 'arbor' doing an extensive 7 week tour of the US in march and april 2002 and a 4 week tour of europe in may and june 2002, all with friend and musical collaborator, hrvatski (aka keith fullerton whitman).

other releases for the coming year include various remix and compilation appearances, a lux nigra 12", a melektronikk 7", a tonschacht 7", a live cd on staalplaat as part of their 'mort aux vaches' series, a greg davis and keith fullerton whitman cd on carpark, and a new full length album for carpark. greg davis and hrvatski took part in this year's impakt festival in utrecht, holland. greg recently returned from a japan tour (kyoto, osaka, and tokyo) as well as a midwest tour with lullatone and shedding. greg's music will also be featured on an upcoming episode of MTV's 'the real world'.

greg davis has played live shows around the world with: hrvatski, 242.pilots, david grubbs, zoviet france, chicago underground duo, flying luttenbachers, adult, o9, otto von schirach, stars as eyes, lexaunculpt, blectum from blechdom, viki, mitchell akiyama, loscil, casey rice (designer), e*rock, inkblot, marumari, twine, warmdesk, bit meddler, flashpapr, a-musik soundsystem, murcof, lullatone, shedding, ogurusu norihide, fonica and more.

Caruso is Matt from NC, US and as far as I can tell has no obsession with the famous Caruso whose voice cracked glass platters in the old days. The 'You Heard Me' EP features a set of gorgeous miniatures. 'You Heard Me' is the 21 century 8-track classic. The masterly edit hints at great sounds to come from Caruso, aka Matt DeBellis - great name for a weight watcher by the way, while he looks like Robbie Williams! De Bellis' taste in music is not be found in his own Caruso music. Caruso's a chameleon. One moment he pleases the Mille Plateaux community and then swiftly persues in a fashion that will fill Twisted Nerve ears drip with indie ooze. Caruso's EP is all eclectic romanticism that re-arranges your schale of music much better than Beck will ever do" [Maarten Schiethart, Pennyblackmusic]

HL is the writer of this huge email. And is based in the city of Stoke On Trent, HL stands for Hurracaine Landcrash if your wondering, and is the musical alias of Dan Hopkins who makes films as himself and also does a lot of live visuals as another alias ?etc/? mostly at Musicroom nights in Stoke. HL has now been playing live shows for just over a year now, and he is enjoying the experience. He has played with notible acts like Hrvatski, Schneider TM, Max Tundra, John Barnes, Presto and Spartanite, Mountain Men Anonymous. As his visual alias ?etc/? has provided live visuals for Soulo, Development of Shape, Dalek, Frog Pocket, Random Number, El Coyote, Si Cut db, Motion, OST, Floach, Mike in Mono, Christ, Mountain Men Anonymous. Dan also exhibits work on a regular basis current exhibitions have been the Fuel 2003 exhibition in Bridgewater in Somerset, UK, Showing his work A449/19 (Work in Progress) which the soundtrack has been released on noground-r.

Sorry Dan!