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hi everyone,
just wanted to let you know if you missed any of the recent experimental music shows, i've got pix and mp3's available from many of them on my site...
the recent experimental music showcase (4) with the fopp crew (andy le kipp, patrick keenan, and steve morrison), out of town artist doug fergusson, and myself:
http://billthompson.org/experimentalmusicshowcase4.htm
the see/hear inverurie gig with pete stollery, adam proctor, myself, and about 25 young people: http://billthompson.org/seehearinverurie.htm
trainstation installation: http://billthompson.org/intransience.htm
and much more....mostly on either the gallery page: http://billthompson.org/gallery.htm or news page: http://billthompson.org/news.htm
happy listening, happy holidays.
b.
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Yep twas nice to have a gender balance...
amen to that! i knew this experimental music thing would come around. now just waiting for the fame and money http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=451817#
Rock On
b.
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That was a damn fine night Bill' date=' even if we were a little chilled...[/quote']
hey dave,
thanx! i think it went really well too. can't believe they turned off the heating! it's always something i guess
anyway, i was really pleased with the turn out and it seemed that everyone enjoyed it. and we had quite a few new faces which is always a good thing too. spreading the experimental gospel!good to see you there. talk to you soon,
b.
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experimental music TONIGHT....
hi everyone,
just a reminder about tonight's ems gig at the mcroberts building...(corner of kings and st. machar)...come out come out come out...doors at 7, sound at 7:30, donations: 5/3 concessions....more details below....hope to see you there,
b.
hi everyone' date=' just a reminder about these two shows....it'd be great to have you out to them!b.
*11/19 (saturday) EMS #4: the experimental music
showcase returns with its fourth installment featuring
out of town texas artist doug ferguson
[url']http://www.distilleryrecords.com/ playing improvised
analogue electronics, live electronics and video by
aberdeen's andy le kipp, patrick keenan, and steve
morrison, and the aberdeen premier of 'on hushed
breath' for dual dj cd-players by bill thompson.
doors open at 7, music on at 7:30 sharp (come early!)
aberdeen university, mcrobert building, main lecture
hall, 5 suggested donation/3 concessions (no one
turned away for lack of funds) map:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/central/vcampus/kings/macrobert.shtml
**11/22 (tuesday) sea/hear inverurie... young artists
of inverurie work with pete stollery, adam proctor,
and bill thompson to produce sonic and visual
compositions of their impressions of inverurie. their
works will be projected and performed over multiple
speakers and visual turntables using cutting edge
technology. also on the bill is a new work by adam
proctor, pete stollery, and bill thompson involving
improvised video, live electronics, and sound
diffusion. pete stollery performs a recent work and
james wyness debuts a new multi-channel work as well!
inverurie town hall, 7:30pm, free.
***and finally, if you havent heard it yet, the train
station installation (in/transience) is still playing
for another week or so. more info here:
http://billthompson.org/intransience.htm
+++if you haven't heard about the sound festival in
aberdeen, there is far more than the above going on
this november. please check out their site for more
listings and information. hope to see some of you at
these events!
http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/events.htm
sound is a new and exciting contemporary music
festival in North East Scotland. sound has been set up
by local organizations with the aim of presenting an
eclectic but very broad range of contemporary music
-classical, traditional, popular, jazz, experimental
-to a large and varied public.
As part of sound, Evelyn Glennie and the BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra will be playing a new work
by Sally Beamish on the 24th November at the Music
Hall in Aberdeen. Other events will include concerts,
workshops and electroacoustic installations featuring
artists and composers including Paul Anderson, the
Edinburgh Quartet, Haflidi Hallgrimsson, the Hebrides
Ensemble, mckenzie medbe, Naresh Sohal, Pete Stollery
and many others.
>>>>>if you have received this email by mistake and do
not not want to receive any further orrespondence,
please reply with 'remove please' in the subject line.
apologies if this was the case!
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i like the 'lots of money' idea!
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keep the crazy ideas coming Bill - who wants safe and predicable anyway' date=' well apart from Michael Parkinson and Daily Mail readers...[/quote']
someday i hope to be in the daily mail
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It'll be nice to see a gig in a totally different environment. Should we bring earplugs to the gig this Saturday Bill?
I think the Int Music posse is making an appearance as well....
Dave
hey dave' date='
yes, i think the new space will be very cool. not as cozy as the other one though, but good in other ways. i think the ems shows will float though after this...i've got a few other crazy ideas for spaces for later in the year. and i don't [i']think we'll need earplugs but it's better safe then sorry, so bring 'em just in case. it should be a really good night...doug is crazy.
b.
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hi everyone, just a reminder about these two shows....it'd be great to have you out to them!
b.
*11/19 (saturday) EMS #4: the experimental music
showcase returns with its fourth installment featuring
out of town texas artist doug ferguson
http://www.distilleryrecords.com/ playing improvised
analogue electronics, live electronics and video by
aberdeen's andy le kipp, patrick keenan, and steve
morrison, and the aberdeen premier of 'on hushed
breath' for dual dj cd-players by bill thompson.
doors open at 7, music on at 7:30 sharp (come early!)
aberdeen university, mcrobert building, main lecture
hall, 5 suggested donation/3 concessions (no one
turned away for lack of funds) map:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/central/vcampus/kings/macrobert.shtml
**11/22 (tuesday) sea/hear inverurie... young artists
of inverurie work with pete stollery, adam proctor,
and bill thompson to produce sonic and visual
compositions of their impressions of inverurie. their
works will be projected and performed over multiple
speakers and visual turntables using cutting edge
technology. also on the bill is a new work by adam
proctor, pete stollery, and bill thompson involving
improvised video, live electronics, and sound
diffusion. pete stollery performs a recent work and
james wyness debuts a new multi-channel work as well!
inverurie town hall, 7:30pm, free.
***and finally, if you havent heard it yet, the train
station installation (in/transience) is still playing
for another week or so. more info here:
http://billthompson.org/intransience.htm
+++if you haven't heard about the sound festival in
aberdeen, there is far more than the above going on
this november. please check out their site for more
listings and information. hope to see some of you at
these events!
http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/events.htm
sound is a new and exciting contemporary music
festival in North East Scotland. sound has been set up
by local organizations with the aim of presenting an
eclectic but very broad range of contemporary music
-classical, traditional, popular, jazz, experimental
-to a large and varied public.
As part of sound, Evelyn Glennie and the BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra will be playing a new work
by Sally Beamish on the 24th November at the Music
Hall in Aberdeen. Other events will include concerts,
workshops and electroacoustic installations featuring
artists and composers including Paul Anderson, the
Edinburgh Quartet, Haflidi Hallgrimsson, the Hebrides
Ensemble, mckenzie medbe, Naresh Sohal, Pete Stollery
and many others.
>>>>>if you have received this email by mistake and do
not not want to receive any further orrespondence,
please reply with 'remove please' in the subject line.
apologies if this was the case!
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hi everyone,
i'd like to invite you to some of my upcoming
installations and performances taking place in
aberdeen over the next several weeks. all of this
information can be found in detail on my site here:
hope to see you there,
b.
* 10/21-11/6 'toward sublimity' a multiple speaker,
audio/visual installation included as part of
urbanNovember's exhibition "Oil and the City" at the
maritime museum aberdeen.
the installation explores a very small segment of
video taken by an off shore oil worker. an mp3 excerpt
available here:
http://billthompson.org/mp3s/sublimity.mp3
the opening is friday oct 21st, 6:30 to 8pm [free]
(food, drink, artist talks, and more.) other artists
presenting works include duncan hart (visual art and
documentation relating his experiences exploring life
without the use of petrol-chemicals), the new social
art school (eva merz's new artist initiative)
premiering a documentary focusing on the impact of the
oil industry on aberdeen, as well as a short talk by
peter troxler, the chairman of urbanNovember. for more
information visit:
http://www.oilandthecity.org.uk/site/
**10/29 friday, performing live electronics with
Mickel Mass opening for FAUST at the tunnels in
aberdeen. doors at 7pm, 15 pounds. info/tix:
http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/9007/Faust.html
***11/01-12/01 in/transience installation opens within
aberdeen's railway station as part of the SOUND
festival of aberdeen. the installation explores the
transient nature of public spaces. [free]
****11/19 EMS#4: the experimental music showcase
returns with its fourth installment featuring out of
town texas artist doug ferguson
(http://www.distilleryrecords.com/), and sets by bill
thompson, andy le kipp/patrick keenan/steve morrison.
doors open at 7, aberdeen university, mcrobert
building, main lecture hall, 5 pounds suggested
donation/3 concessions. map:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/central/vcampus/kings/macrobert.shtml
*****11/22 sea/hear inverurie... young artists of
inverurie work with pete stollery, adam proctor, and
bill thompson to produce sonic and visual compositions
of their impressions of inverurie. their works will be
projected and performed on multiple speakers and
visual turntables using cutting edge technology. also
on the bill are new works by the facilitators
themselves (adam proctor, pete stollery, bill
thompson, and james wyness).
+++finally, if you haven't heard about the sound
festival in aberdeen, there is far more than the above
going on this november. please check out their site
for more listings and information. hope to see some
of you at these events!
http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/events.htm
sound is a new and exciting contemporary music
festival in North East Scotland. sound has been set up
by local organizations with the aim of presenting an
eclectic but very broad range of contemporary music -
classical, traditional, popular, jazz, experimental -
to a large and varied public.
As part of sound, Evelyn Glennie and the BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra will be playing a new work by Sally
Beamish on the 24th November at the Music Hall in
Aberdeen. Other events will include concerts,
workshops and electroacoustic installations featuring
artists and composers including Paul Anderson, the
Edinburgh Quartet, Haflidi Hallgrimsson, the Hebrides
Ensemble, mckenzie medbe, Naresh Sohal, Pete Stollery
and many others.
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found this on another forum:
Saw this in the TImes
Aberdeen to boldly build a space park for Scotty
Marc Horne
ABERDEEN is to establish a space park as a memorial to Scotty, the fictional first engineer of the Starship Enterprise.
While it may be best known for fishing and the oil industry, the city intends to put itself on the Trekkie tourist map following confirmation that it is the official birthplace of the Star Trek character.
John Reynolds, Aberdeens lord provost, is writing to Nasa, the American space agency and the government of Kazakhstan, the home of the Russian space programme, to ask for a used rocket to form the centrepiece of the memorial.
The move follows attempts by Edinburgh, Elgin and Linlithgow to claim Montgomery Scotty Scott played by the late Canadian actor James Doohan as their own.
The dispute was finally settled in The Sunday Times last week when Richard Arnold, the Star Trek archivist, historian and former adviser to Gene Roddenberry, the seriess creator, confirmed Scottys provenance.
Originally it was suggested that a plaque or statue could be erected in order to celebrate Aberdeens link to the cantankerous chief engineer, who is not due to be born until 2222.
However, Reynolds, a fan of the 1960s science fiction series, has an altogether grander memorial in mind. Whisky and tartan aside, Aberdeen has never had a major attraction and we would really love to have something that would bring in people from all over the world, he said. The fact that Scotty has been confirmed as an Aberdonian gives us a fantastic opportunity that the city can capitalise on. Our council has very good working relationships with Nasa and the authorities of Kazakhstan where they launch and land the Russian space missions.
Because of this I am hoping they could donate a space craft to Aberdeen and we can set-up a permanent or semi-permanent display on space itself and link it to the character of Scotty coming from the city.
Reynolds believes land next to the citys futuristic exhibition and conference centre would be ideal for establishing an outdoor space park.
In recent years Aberdeen city council has hosted a delegation from Nasa and has signed several trading agreements with Kazakhstan, which is also a major international oil centre.
Rustam Tazhenov, the Kazakh consul in Aberdeen, said he hoped his government could provide the centrepiece for the memorial.
The countrys Baikonur cosmodrome was the hub of the Soviet space programme in the cold war era.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian government rents the facility, which is still in regular use, for more than 60m a year.
The lord provosts suggestion is a wonderful one, said Tazhenov. All things which further develop the strong relationship that exists between our two countries should be encouraged.
Debra Rahn, of Nasa, said Aberdeens request would be taken seriously. She added that there was a precedent for American space-craft going on display abroad.
Sir Patrick Moore, the astronomer and presenter of The Sky at Night, also expressed his support for the plan.
Its a marvellous idea. Its quite harmless and great fun. Im sure it would prove to be popular if it happened.
b.
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ahhh, thanx everyone...i couldn't find any info about it and started to worry it was just some toxic smoke that everyone was just 'used to'! haha.
b.
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I walked out of Safeway (sorry' date=' more-reasons-to-shop-at-Sainsbury's) at 9pm tonight and there was a thick haze of smoke and a burning smell all around. Looks like it's drifted down to Fittie.
No idea what caused it, though.[/quote']
that's exactly what i'm talking about, man it can't be healthy! cough, cough!
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no seriously...doesn't anyone else notice it? i thought there must be a huge fire somewhere...
b.
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hey everyone,
i guess this is another example of my still being new to aberdeen, but what the hell is up with this choking smoke that's billowing across footdee? i've checked the bbc news site and online and can find jack about it...is this normal? it's fucking aweful!!!!
b.
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hurrah! they should make that a feature of the finished building' date=' that would be a neat addition to aberdeens architecture. though i guess the residents might get a bit fed up with the noise after a while.[/quote']
ah na, it's really subtle...only when the wind blows and it blends in really nice..'course i could be biased
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hi everyone,
if you missed hearing this strange building sing, it's started to again today. the workers have added on two stories and it's started making similar harmonic sounds in the wind. you might try to hear it later when the workers are gone (though it's sorta cool to hear them working amidst this harmonic cloud)...but there's a compresser engine that's a bit loud...anyway, it's pretty audible from the park, so that'd be a good place to stand to hear it... it's pretty cool but it's also pretty ephemeral and who knows how long it'll last...it's worth a walk on the beach at least.
the building's on the beach in footdee, just next to the restaurant 'the silver darling'...here's that mp3 incase you missed it last time.
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in any case, here is a short mp3 of it:
http://www.billthompson.org/mp3s/mcalpinesampleuntreated.mp3
and here is the same mp3 but with only the sound of
the building and everything else filtered
out:http://www.billthompson.org/mp3s/mcalpinesample.mp3
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hope you get to hear it...i think it's totally cool
b.
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That's fucking amazing. What a wonderful find.
I went down fittie way earlier' date=' went right up to the building, couldn't hear anything, but then it was raining, and may be a lot further on in being built, therefore less likely to make the noises...maybe...?[/quote']
nah, i think they've somehow changed something..put up some boards where the wind was making it sing...i don't know if they did it on purpose, but thinking about it, if it was resonating as load as it was for that long, there probably was a real danger of the building vibrating itself to bits...so maybe they muted it on purpose. really wish it was still singing though, it truly was amazing.
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Bill' date='
Gavfest is a free festival, run by a guy called Gav and his friends. I think Lime mentioned it because Gav is very much looking for an electronica act to complete the line up.
Last year, it involved a newly built stage, camping, bbq, nine bands with varying styles (including electro goth rock, stripped acoustic, art punk, pop, emo, and new wave), and an audience of near 200 people.
It's good fun, honest!
Alastair[/quote']
wow, that sounds really cool. when is it? if you know him (or whoever books his shows) and he's up for something really out there, maybe send him my email address or to my site (www.billthompson.org)...there's quite a few mp3s/m3u's and links to past shows of mine under the 'gallery' and 'works' links. it's been a while since i've done an outdoor show (the last time someone flung a beer at us! hah!)
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I thought phones weren't supposed to be used it hospitals
The mp3 is amazing by the way....there is a real beauty in that sound...very atmospheric...I just can't imagine what that would have been like at the time!!!!
Heh' date=' I listened to the unfiltered version first, not realising there was a filtered version, and funnily enough was ready with pretty much the same plug ins you specified to try hear it better
[/quote']thanx! yeah, it was really surreal to walk out of my flat and just hear this ringing all ocross the village. it's gone now though, they've done just a little bit of work on the building but whatever little bit they did has stopped it from singing. too bad, because it was really cool.
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true but its not the same for every single cd player' date=' ive had problems getting copied cds burnt at a high speed to work on everything. I know its the last of your worries but an xbox wont read a copied music cd unless its burnt at x1 speed.[/quote']
well, i have to admit i've never tried it on an xbox
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Nowhere in town commercially' date=' maybe someone offers the service but I wouldn't trust anyone in Aberdeen to be honest....the net is also plagued with dodgy bedroom operators who either source the work elsewhere or do such a fucking half assed job...[/quote']
damn, too bad. in austing (texas) we had a place that would burn them, print the, do the sleeves, and shrink wrap each one for about $2.50 each...and they looked pro. oh well, if i find a co. that's good i'll let everyone know.
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If you do go down the CD-R route (I would not recommend it) remember that only CD-Rs designed to be used for music and burt slowly can be guaranteed to play on every player.
Proper CDs with case and priting etc only cost 1 each' date=' but they do have a minimum run of 500.
[url']www.the-byre.com
that's strange because i've burned cdrs (data) at home at relatively high speeds and never had a problem with a cd player reading them...
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You can buy printers which can print onto the right type of CDR. That might be worthwile investigating if you can be bothered doing it yourself. I don't know how good they are though' date=' they may be rubbish.[/quote']
yeah, the problem is they're not waterproof...of course if they're putting their drinks on your cd then that tells you what they think of your music, but i'd hate for the cd to run if someone accidently spilt a little bit on it. thanx though.
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hi all,
not sure if this is best posted here (or musicians corner) but is there a decent place to get a run of about 100 cdrs burned (with thermal printing-i hate press on labels) with inserts and shrink-wrapped..in town?
feel free to email me directly if you want (billthompson@billthompson.org)
thanx,
b.
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