August 2021
An overview of August 2021. Earthbound Transmissions, Nanocluster and returning to live shows
The 20th anniversary of Scannerfunk
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Scannerfunk, my techno alter ego đŸ˜€
The Origin Story of a working class boy discovering the world through music and TV
An exploration of my childhood, and how TV and music made me who I am today
Hyperstate Oslo – A secret agent amongst genuine pop stars
A night out with The Prodigy live in Oslo back in 1996 and my personal adventures
May 2021
An overview of May 2021. Composing for shadows, climate change, and deluxe digital Bandcamp releases
Imagining the future, whilst enjoying the past
Imaging the future of technologies from past developments
April 2021
An overview of April 2021, from The Magician’s Hat, Brian Eno, David Lynch and Aphex Twin
Staging Silence – soundtracking the films of Hans Op de Beeck
Soundtracking the films of Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck
How to Stream an Online Gig and the Joy of Bandcamp Live
Everything I have learnt about live streaming for music, debuting on Bandcamp Live
March 2021
An overview of March 2021, with an exclusive live show, Staging Silence and thoughts on Graphic Scores
How Brian Eno’s On Land Changed my World
How Brian Eno’s On Land (1982) influenced me in ways not even he intended!
The joy and challenge of graphic scores
The joy and challenge of graphic scores in musical performance
February 2021
An overview of February 2021, From Trawl to Allen Ginsberg, to Charlotte Moorman the topless cellist
Trawling the archives
The origins of Trawl, a special release featuring Mick Harris/Scorn and Bill Laswell
The reality of Brexit to Musicians
The reality and challenges of trying to play one show in Spain with Brexit forcing your hand
Max Neuhaus – Space as Sound
An exploration of composer and artist Max Neuhaus (1939-2009) who alerted us to the vibrations of the world around us in unique ways.
Celebrating Charlotte Moorman – ‘the topless cellist’
An appraisal of the artist Charlotte Moorman who was a cellist, performance artist, known famously as the ‘topless cellist.’
Alasdair Gray Interview
An interview with the Scottish writer Alasdair Gray (1934-2019) at an exhibition in 2007
December 2020
An overview of December 2020. From Bandcamp adventures, to stories of Coil and Edgard Varèse.
My memories of Coil
My memories of the British group Coil, sharing intimate stories and photographs from my archives
How I discovered Edgard Varèse, the father of Electronic Music
How I discovered Edgard Varèse, the father of Electronic Music, and the story of how he inspired me and many others
November 2020
An overview of November 2020. From a hole in my head, A Signal of a Signal of a Signal to busily Wing Pinging
Noise is All Around Me
Noise is all around us. An exploration of how noise has inspired me and others in creativity
October 2020
An overview for October 2020, with a new vinyl release, The Entomologists and portraits of solitude
In Search of a New Fiction – B.S. Johnson
An exploration of the work of British experimental writer B.S. Johnson