Tuesday 18 May 2010

The Noise Upstairs.

Richard Scott (left) and Phil Marks the night's featured act.




Jim Tetlow joins 'The Noise Upstairs' regulars at monthly jam session.

Between a Northerly pilgrimage to see Faust on spark-raising form in Manchester and joining with Glenn Boulter to perform at the FON Light Night event in Liverpool, Dave Dhonau and Jim Tetlow spent a suitably noise full Thursday evening at Withington, Manchester's 'The Noise Upstairs'. It's a monthly jam session at which, the blurb declares, 'names are pulled out, ensembles formed, and hearts broken'. In a format quite similar to Leicester's own monthly Quadelectronic (of which Jim and Dave a regular attendees), participants' names are drawn from a hat and the randomly selected trios improvised together. Unlike Quadelectronic, however, 'The Noise Upstairs' nights also boast a set from a different featured act each. This time it was a duo consisting of seasoned local improvisers Phil Marks and Richard Scott. Scott coaxed a range of compelling squelches from a bewilderingly complex electronic setup (largely controlled by customised Wii remotes), whilst Marks subjected his drum kit and percussive assortments to a frenetic, skittery battering. The evening was well attended, and was rounded off with a 'Jam du jour', featuring six of the participants and a convoluted set of rules based around the number 5.

Also, it should be mentioned, one of the jams featured a brand new electronic / percussive instrument constructed from a bike wheel, courtesy of Levenshulme Bicycle Orchestra.


Aurelie at Liverpool Light Night

Pictures from Full of Noises at Liverpool Light Night, Friday 14th May.



Rockscape (above) is an outdoor amphitheatre created by Atelier Bow-Wow for Liverpool Biennial in 2008.



Aurelie's David Dhonau and Jim Tetlow setting up (and attempting to stay dry).



Andrew Ellis (Samizdat) - resident DJ for the evening.



Noise Club's Ian David Simpson and Simon Jones



The a.P.A.t.T Orchestra (left)



Security guard + enigmatic Biennial wolf.

This event was co-produced by Glenn Boulter and the Liverpool Biennial as part of the PRS for Music Foundation New Music Plus scheme.

www.prsformusicfoundation.com/newmusicplus/index.htm

Friday 14 May 2010

State of Play



A recording of Aurelie's 2008 Barrow AFC inspired mini opera is being exhibited this month as part of an exhibition at the Public Gallery in West Bromwich. 'State of Play' is an exhibition of paintings, photographs and sculptures by local, national and international artists on the theme of football curated by Colin Yates including work from the Professional Footballers Association collection.

The recording features Aurelie members David Dhonau, Francis O'Donnell Smith, Glenn Boulter, Ola Szmidt and actor Damian Rose.
The exhibition runs from May 12 2010 | July 11 2010 and admission is free.
The Public
New Street
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 7PG
Tel: 0121 533 7161
www.thepublic.com

Wednesday 12 May 2010

Aurelie Live at Liverpool Rockscape Friday 14th May



Friday 14th May
6-10pm
Free entry
Rockscape 95-99
Renshaw Street (corner of Leece Street)

Liverpool, L1

Full of Noises is an evening of exciting new music taking place at Liverpool's unique open air venue, the Rockscape. Co-produced by Glenn Boulter and Liverpool Biennial as part of the Light Night, this free event brings together cutting edge music from Liverpool and beyond. The night will explore alternative forms of interaction between musicians and audience and will feature performances from the a.P.A.t.T. Orchestra, Noise Club, Aurelie and a Dj set from Andrew Ellis (Samizdat).

The a.P.A.t.T. Orchestra
The a.P.A.t.T. Orchestra is a musical ensemble of indeterminate size and instrumental content. An inclusive group for musicians of any background, the orchestra was formed to make traditionally ‘high-brow’ music more accessible to a wider audience. The orchestra performs time and space-specific music, including new work by local composers, and utilises the architecture of each venue as a compositional and performance tool.
The a.P.A.t.T. Orchestra has performed works by John Cage, Steve Reich and Terry Riley, among others www.apatt.com

Noise Club

Formed in 2003 by three guys who met at a kung fu club, Noise Club is Liverpool's longest-running and most experimental noise group. Straddling the divide between stage performance and interactive intervention, the group creates dynamic soundscapes using homemade electronics, specially-constructed sonic sculptures, found objects, toys, plants, and even smells. Noise Club have played in a wide variety of unusual locations, from
underground tunnels and public baths to shopping centres and public gardens, as well as more conventional stage performances. There is always a highly visual and dramatic element to the group's performances, with an emphasis on interactivity, creating a total sensory experience. www.myspace.com/noiseclub1

Samizdat

Andrew Ellis, a.k.a. Samizdat, has acted as a conduit for new and interesting music in Liverpool for the past five years. He has booked early shows for exciting emerging acts such as Foals and Deerhunter as well as acts from the independent music canon such as Liars and Charles Hayward, making Samizdat a hub for independent international acts in the north-west.
In addition to independent music based events Andrew runs Samizdat Records (a vinylonly record label), a regular music documentary night at art house cinema FACT, and can also be seen playing records at Blue (Collar) Mondays and various nights across Liverpool. www.myspace.com/samizdatpromotions

Aurelie at Phoenix Square

Pictures from Leicester's Phoenix Square Digital Media Centre, 24th April.



Left to right: Francis O' Donnell Smith, Glenn Boulter, Dave Dhonau

Footage from April shows

Footage from Leeds Left Bank and Sheffield Red House by Jim Tetlow. Check out Jim's channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/synoneiro



Aurelie at Sheffield Red House



Aurelie at Leeds Left Bank

Aurelie at Sheffield Red House

Pictures from Sheffield Red House, 20th April where we were joined by Neil Woodall on violin and bass. We were supporting James Green and the Big Eyes Family Players - check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/bigeyesmusic



James Green and the Big Eyes Family Players



Milk crate mixage



Jim Tetlow



6 people on a very small stage...

APC pics from Lancaster

Pics from Aurelie's show with APC in Lancaster on the 9th April. All pictures by Will Miners.



Ola Szmidt



John Hall and Dave Dhonau



Glenn Boulter, Dave Dhonau and Jim Tetlow



APC's M. Sayyid



APC's Beans



APC's High Priest and M.Sayyid