Hello You. Another rather hurried update this week to invite you to come along and join myself and director Steven McInerney as we unveil another live screening of the Psyché Tropes film A Creak In Time as part of Birmingham’s Flatpack Film Festival. The film has featured in numerous festival line-ups both at home and abroad of late and has been going down a treat, so we’re really looking forward to spooling up and bringing it live to the good folk of the Midlands this Sunday. See you there?
Thanks to everyone who came down to Iklectik last Saturday night to witness what might have been Howlround’s heaviest show to date – a real wall-shaker, so I’m informed! The plan had been to start fairly quietly and build up, but the machines weren’t having any of it and ended up quite literally howling. It was also our longest set to date after being bumped up to headliner following the most unfortunate absence of Stephan Mathieu. Sadly some unforeseen circumstances on the road somewhere in Belgium (if memory serves) left Stephan stranded and unable to make it in time to perform. But the show must always go on, and the crowed very much enjoyed the pre-recorded piece that he sent over in his stead – with myself at the levels and host Eduard at the mixing desk, I think we did pretty decent justice to the great man’s work. Now we must get him over for a rematch! Incidentally, if you haven’t been to Iklectik yet, seriously do pop along. It’s my favourite venue in London by miles, perfect location, perfect atmosphere and a monster sound system!
IKLECTIK’s building displaced by 2cm after @Howlroundmusic performance – stunning set / We really enjoyed the diffused peice by @stephanmathieu we hope you will be able to play live at IKLECTIK soon. Thanks to @the_tapeworm pic.twitter.com/GDAYAKwuPk
— I K L E C T I K (@iklectikartlab) April 14, 2018
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In other news, check out this special edition of the Japan Sound Portrait podcast from Late Junction mainstay and Musicity founder Nick Luscombe, created to celebrate a special week-long season on BBC Radio 3 called Night Blossoms, which will ‘explore the mysterious, counter-cultural and unexpected side of Japanese music and arts’ across the station’s evening programmes, running from 21st to the 27th April. This latest podcast includes a track we produced together a few years back using field recordings made in Japan (including the sounds of ‘comb-cutting’, I seem to remember) that I’d almost forgotten making, as well as music by amoeba and shinekosei. Well worth a listen – as I’m sure will be the forthcoming programmes on Radio 3, more of which will be unveiled in due course here.
Special podcast celebrating @BBCRadio3 Night Blossoms season. Accompanying @nickluscombe‘s exploration of Tanizaki’s In Praise of Shadows, upcoming on Saturday, music by Nick, @amoebadesign @RobinTheFog and @dissolvingpath soundtracks quotes from the essay https://t.co/oNr3z1pehJ
— japansoundportrait (@jpsoundportrait) April 19, 2018
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And lastly, thanks very much for all the kind words regarding the new LP! Marta and I are very proud of this one! Hopefully we’ll find some space in our respective schedules to get some more live dates in the calendar before too long. In the meantime, the vinyl can be pre-ordered from The Touchshop here. Thanks as ever for listening!
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