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Runningonair & Mountain 7 are pleased to present ….

Phrenology
 
as part of an on going “The ‘Ology series”.


Tickets at : http://www.runningonair.com/Phrenology.html



The Show

After the success of last year’s “Music Lab” we’ve decided to expand the number of acts and shift up to a larger venue, The Railway. The aim of the concert is to present a diverse group of artists experimenting in areas ranging from field recording, noise, electro-acoustic and synthesis.

As part of the entry cost, a accompanying CD will be issued featuring new or previously unreleased work from the artists. This will also be available to those who are unable to attend the concert and will be posted out shortly after.

All of the artists have released work on notable labels including Hibernate, Denovali, Somehow Recordings as well as Runningonair. It will be possible to purchase some of these at the concert saving postage costs, as well as allowing more of the money to go directly to the artists.
 

The Artists

 
Petrels[/b]
 
Petrels is London-based musician Oliver Barrett (Bleeding Heart Narrative/Grapefruits). Debut album 'Haeligewielle' was released on Tartaruga Records in April, combining bowed strings, discarded electronics, sporadic percussion and occasional vocals; "frighteningly claustrophobic but exultant in a beautifully understated way... monstrous arvo part-isms and peter wright destructo-drones. and with similar tropes can come across like richard skelton on steroids." (cowsarejustfood).
 
 
Isnaj Dui
 
Katie English, aka Isnaj Dui, explores electroacoustic neo-impressionism using flutes, home-made dulcimers and electronics. She has released several critically acclaimed albums, performed at venues such as the National Portrait Gallery and Union Chapel and has collaborated live and on record with numerous artists from electronica acts to folk bands.
 

Grohs
 
A sound manipulist - taking basic building blocks of sound and warping them into wild structures. Fragments of moments become sonic swathes stretching into the distance. Recorded works tend toward the ambient end of the spectrum, live shows can range from glistening soundscapes to full on noisefear...co-founder of the electronic and minimal orchestral outfit Regolith - "cerebral otherworldly weirdness" .
 

Pascal Savy
 
Pascal Savy is a French electronic music composer who lives and works in London (UK). He creates organic ambient and drone music, as a way to reflect on beauty, erosion and decay. His work combines acoustic sources with electronic tones generated by analogue and FM synthesisers.


Joe Evans
 
Joe Evans is a Winchester based composer, performer and curator of Runningonair Music.  His music often uses mathematics to determine a framework.  His latest release Ecliptic Plane uses statistics from the motion of the planets to create the harmony, rhythm and form of the pieces.

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SELF PROMOTION / Regolith - And... - New Release - Runningonair Music
« on: June 13, 2012, 06:40:35 am »
Just out last Friday, this release combines classic minimalism and avant-garde electronics in a fascinating but listenable way. The recent 5 star review at Norman Records was probably the best we've ever had, with comments like this:

"This is close to perfect, I can’t believe there’s only 100 of them."

http://www.normanrecords.com/records/134588-reg...

Worth checking out at least:

http://www.runningonair.com/Regolith_And.html



Info:



The Artists:
Two wrongs make a right…

Regolith formed in 2005 for the purpose of creating music on a geological scale; music of mountains, shifting like glaciers, slow and relentless processes on grand timescales. From deep tectonic ambience to explosive volcanic noise, this is music of stone, designed to be as contemplative and beautiful – yet unpredictable and dangerous – as nature itself.

The Music:
Regolith's music has always been about processes - the change from one thing to another, and this album is no different. This time the music has two main elements, which influence each other: avant-garde electronics and orchestral minimalism.

These two elements affect and are born out of each other - the orchestral parts are sometimes made out of the pitches and rhythms of the electronics, and the processed parts are sometimes created out of the orchestral sounds.

This leads to swirling, unpredictable music, changing on a whim and writhing into new territory.

The progression for Regolith here has been perhaps to move beyond working on single processes and instead creating a collision of multiple processes that lead to a kaleidoscopic effect.

The Release:
This release is available in limited edition 100 x CDr using high quality Aquaguard (matt) or Watershield (gloss) discs (depending on availability).  The covers are made from recycled card.  The audio will also be available as a download.



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I suspect these two are at opposite ends of the spectrum in most ways possible. 

Firstly the sublime guitar improvisations of Suborno “The instrument”.  The overall sound is very warm and cohesive and yet is full of subtle surprises and sparing effects that only occur once. 


It‘s released on vinyl and DL and can be heard complete here:

http://www.runningonair.com/S_TI.html

The second release “Ecliptic Plane”, is quite frankly, a colder work.  It explores the solar system from it’s centre to it’s outer extremities. 



It’s issued as a combined CD/DVD with DL(audio).

More info, audio, Video here:

http://www.runningonair.com/JE_EP.html

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OTHER MUSIC / Call for Artists - Runningonair Music
« on: February 06, 2012, 08:47:01 am »
Not Sure if this is the right place for this but I'm not selling for a change, so why not.

A few of you will be aware of the label, either releaseing or buying the odd item.  Anyway, after the next couple of releases there's nothing on the books, so I would like to hear what people are working on, particularly if it fits into the following guide lines:

Submissions

Runningonair Music is currently welcoming submissions. If you wish to submit something then please ask yourself these questions?

1) Does my music have something to say about the technologically dominated world we live in?
2) Do I use mathematical systems to create music in a unique way?
3) Does my music have a strong scientific basis or demonstrate scientific principles?
4) Is there another compelling reason to submit?

Happy to consider big names too ;-)

To get some idea of what you might be getting into, have a look here:

Runningonair.com

Please feel free to contact me

Info @at runningonair .dot com

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SELF PROMOTION / Stephen Christopher Stamper - Begin Anywhere
« on: February 02, 2012, 08:23:16 am »
Just a quick note to let you know about this extraordinary album.

Have  a listen here:

http://www.runningonair.com/SCS_BA.html


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12K + LINE / Re: 12K PACKAGING CHANGE
« on: February 02, 2012, 07:02:08 am »
One of the biggest mistakes that was made on the release of the CD was the amount of plastic used.  Those nasty scratched up jewel cases that used to break so easily.  The digipac was an improvement but moving to all card is much better in so many ways.  As long as you maintain a labeled spine, so it's possible to find the disc, I see no problem.

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12K + LINE / Re: Stephan Mathieu - A Static Place 2xLP
« on: February 02, 2012, 06:52:33 am »
One of my favourite Albums of last year!

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Really pleased with the way this one turned out.  A lot of diversity and yet it holds together really well.  A nice way to end the year.

Hope you get a chance to check it out.

Have a great Christmas!

www.runningonair.com



The Blurb:

Daniel W J Mackenzie is perhaps best known for his work as Ekca Liena, a droning guitar and electronic mesh of ambience, electronica and hints of doom. This alias has carved it’s place in the UK ambient underground. In addition, Daniel also records and performs with psychedelic drone outfit Plurals. Under his real name Daniel explores styles that are more intimate - his well received debut self-release Teeth Sleep Under Winking Black Eyelid is a melancholic and cinematic close focus study of the humble piano - and, in this case, rather more calculated conceptual works.
 

The core of Return Written Arrange uses input from a variety of musicians who were asked to provide sound recordings of their choice from a selection of musical pitches and durations of Mackenzie's own design. These were arranged in the order of when they were sent back and the resulting sequence was duplicated in a way that corresponded with the Fibonacci sequence, subjected to minimal production and compositional enhancements and left as semi-aleatoric pieces, as much constructed by chance and choice as they are bound by the rigidity of the sequence.
 

Surrounding the two main conceptual pieces (Return Written Arrange i and ii) are a series of shorter tracks
intended to provide much more human counterparts. These feature the kind of sombre improvised piano that runs through Teeth Sleep... tinkering amid atmospheres drawn from the other tracks and words from Irish poet P. Scanlan. Together the different elements form a mysterious, enchanted and possibly unsettling release that speaks as much for the soul's significance in musical composition as it does the mind's.


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This is the first of what I hope will become a regular event and whether the music/film works for you or not, good beer will be on hand through out.  So if your around, please come along.

www.runningonair.com


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THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS / Re: Promotional Work
« on: October 26, 2011, 03:32:33 am »
Just check out the review sites that deal with the sort of music you are producing.  Look for reviews of work you feel is on the same line as your own.

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THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS / Re: Distribution
« on: October 26, 2011, 03:27:37 am »
If I was selling LPs I'd definitely offer a digital copy to go with it, simply because it's a pain to rip an LP and do all the MP3 tags etc,  I think that's less of an issue with CDs assuming the info has been uploaded to the appropriate database.  If you're asking is there still a demand for physical copies, then yes.  The long standing interest in Vinyl, the resurgence of cassette and CDs, as they become a similarly niche product.  There will always be people who prefer a physical copy even if they spend most of their time listening to mp3s.

The question of distribution is a little more tricky, when you're dealing with small quantities, anything generated from sales tends to be swallowed up by postage and the distributors cut not to mention Paypal if that's how you get paid.  But that doesn't really matter as at least the work is getting out there and I tend to think of that as a long term investment.

With most of the distributors I use I haven't asked them for payment yet so can't make any comment.  I'll be knocking on the door just before Christmas.

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SELF PROMOTION / Re: Symmetry-Breaking - Guy Birkin
« on: July 27, 2011, 10:31:23 am »
Yes, the variations are subtle so some familiarity is required.  Apart from the original, I've only listened to V11 in any detail but I did find that the mood was slightly different, a bit more agitated in that particular case.

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Just got my copy.  :)

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SELF PROMOTION / Re: Symmetry-Breaking - Guy Birkin
« on: July 27, 2011, 08:30:37 am »
Thanks Darren,

That means a lot.  I was wondering how you getting on with it, as you bagged number 1!

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