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Symbiosis on Overlap – Tom Hall

Simon Hampson — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:55:39 +0000

Track listing:

Tom Hall – Ravena, Italy – July 2009 Tom Hall – ‘From Thoughts Distraught’, Past Present, Below – Overlap.org April 2010
Taylor Deupree – ‘Untitled’, Landing – Room40
Tim Hecker – ‘Blood Rainbow’, Harmony in Ultraviolet – Kranky
Oren Ambarchi – ‘Girl With the Silver Eyes’, Grapes From The Estate – Touch
Nadja/Black Boned Angel – ‘Christ Send Light’, – Battlecruiser / Sound Devastation
Tom Hall – ‘In Void We Explore’, Past Present, Below – Overlap.org April 2010
No Anchor – ‘Wolves Bite Then Disappear’ – FSS Compilation

Check out ‘Past Present, Below’ out on Overlap.org, April 2010

Other releases

Fluere (self-released) – Nightrider Records – 2006[6]
Floats (self released) – Nightrider Records – 2007
Cross – hellosQuare – 2008[7]

Various artists – Airport Symphony – Virtual Terminal Room40 – 2007
Euphonia w/ Lawrence English – Presto!? – 2008

Check out more mixes over at the new Symbiosis blog – www.symbiosis.com.au

Symbiosis Episode 42 – Gunshae: A History Of Invocations

Simon Hampson — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:57:57 +0000

Hey folks,

What an interesting week. NAMM started in earnest, Google told the Chinese government that they weren’t going to censor their search results any more, and in Melbourne we started the week with a heat wave.

So.. whilst you’re catching up on all of that, grab this week’s Symbiosis..

Cheers,

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 42 – Gunshae: A History Of Invocations

“When people jump through time, they give themselves up to the rhyme and reason of the heavens.”

-Julian Cope

These words are kind of the motto for Gunshae, the Panambient side project between myself, Kuma, and my dear friend and sonic sparring partner, Lady Eve.

It’s molten woodwinds and Satie references. It’s a heavy drones and show tunes played by a band sitting on a veranda after too many mint julips. It’s discrete music for the wifi generation.

It’s completely improvised ambient, classical and experimental stuff and things. It’s the sort of thing where sets go by in the blank of an eye and jams disappear because we give ourselves up to time and to chance. It just is.

In the grand tradition of what we do, this piece does exactly that, it jumps through time. Taking selections from our first album, the multi-track recordings of brand new songs “Madroning”, “Air Into Gold,” “Oceanic Yet Celestial” and “Celestial Yet Oceanic” and unreleased jams with Japan’s Hataken, we’ve woven together a history of Gunshae. Completed in one improvised session, this is the way of the Gun in 35 mins.

Gunshae for the purposes of this piece were:

Kuma
Lady Eve
Aya Oshida
Hataken
Lee Hutzulak
Rowan Lipkovitz
Vanessa Stovall
Little Jen

http://www.thekonspiracygroup.com
http://www.myspace.com/gunshae

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Next week:

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Until next week..

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 41 – BunZer0

Simon Hampson — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:32:44 +0000

Hey folks,

Hope you’re all doing well. We’re kicking off 2010 with a big mix by Belgian selector BunZer0. He has been reppin’ the dubstep sound since day dot and he continues to push things forward. Check out his show on Sub FM and keep your ears open for his tunes this year!

Cheers,

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 41 – BunZer0

“For this one I wanted to rep the tribal side of things with tunes full of percussions and organic flavours. From some psychedelic sub bass music to some real minimal tunes and then going to the funkier tracks. Just tried to be away from the usual kick – snare – wobble template injecting some soul thanx to artists like Pinch, LV, Mother INC, Cyrus etc” – BunZer0, December 2009

http://bunzer0.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/subnerds

Bio: http://bunzer0.blogspot.com/2006/11/bio.html

Releases: http://bunzer0.blogspot.com/2009/05/bunzer0s-releases.html

Upcoming Release : Alchemyst – Let The Bass Drop – BunZer0 RMX – Forthcoming Stainage
http://stainage.com/

01. Coleco : Martyr. (Unreleased).
02. TSD : Open Your Eyes. (Forthcoming Paradise Lost).
03. JKenzo : Counteraction. (Forthcoming Argon).
04. FilterCutter : 1Up – Ramadanman Refix. (Forthcoming Svetlana Industries).
05. Cyrus and Tunnidge : Ding Ding. (Forthcoming Origin Audio).
06. Lurka : Remain. (Unreleased).
07. Kryptic Minds : 3 Views Of A Secret. (Swamp 81).
08. Distance : Clockwork. (Tectonic).
09. DLX : Losing Her. (Forthcoming Smog).
10. David Starfire : Cobra – Subswara Rmx. (6 Degrees Records).
11. Anansi : Time. (Unreleased).
12. El Rakkas : I & I – XI Rmx. (Forthcoming Lo Dubs).
13. Polyklinik : Abrakdabcra – Likhan Rmx. (Forthcoming Svetlana Industries).
14. El Rakkas : Seas Of Disease – LV Rmx. (Forthcoming Lo Dubs).
15. Pinch : Get Up – L.V. Disco Mix. (Tectonic).
16. Mother Inc : Untitled. (Unreleased).
17. Funk Ethics : Blues Is Now – Clark Nova Rmx. (Unreleased).

Send me your track

Next week: Gunshae

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Until next week..

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 40 – Segue

Simon Hampson — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:35:23 +0000

Hey folks,

Well it’s 31st December, 2009 in Australia.

Before the light get low and the ales flow,
before the sun goes down on this year and all its memories.
Stop.
Breathe.
And let the moment sink in.
What world do you want to see and hear in 2010?
What do you want to share via Overlap?

May your hope shine and the knowledge that 2010 will bring you what you desire will grow
in your heart.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot… Much love and happy New Year,

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 40 – Segue

Segue is Jordan Sauer from Vancouver, Canada.

His sound is s minimalist patchwork of textures and tones with a keen ear for the subtle interplay of timbre. These sounds are created through the blending of various instruments (12 and 6 string acoustic guitars, piano, violin, melodica, singing bowls, world instruments, toys etc), and field recordings.

Jordan has numerous releases on netlabels such as Autoplate (Thinner), Kyoto_digital, Sem_IOD, Serein, Silent Season, Qunabu, Resting Bell, Audiotalia, as well as CDR releases on Slow Flow, Tokyo Droning and his own duckbay. Future releases include an ep on Under the Spire and a collaboration with Pleq on Databloem records.

www.myspace.com/segue
www.duckbay.net

“This mix is based on tracks from my two recent releases on Slow Flow and Tokyo Droning records labels, plus a few samples of works in progress. It provides a snapshot of my approach to composition over the past year or so, slowly moving pieces of shifting sounds and textures. That said, my approach to composition is constantly evolving, but this is a fairly uniform selection of tracks in that they all fit a certain mood and aesthetic. It is very introspective and quite, good for alone time with a cup of tea.

I am amazed at how quickly an international network has formed over the past year or so around a few new net-labels and record labels, driven by a diverse group of truly motivated individuals. I am lucky to have found friends amongst them all, special thanks to Ryo Nakata (who runs Slow Flow Rec) and Ian Hawgood (who runs Home Normal, Tokyo Droning and has his hand in many other projects) for there efforts at bringing everyone together. I am fortunate to have worked with Ryo on the first duckbay records compilation “listen” and Ian will have a track featured on the second compilation, “sing”, due early 2010.

In other news, my next release will be on the wonderful Under the Spire Records in early 2010. It is a short e.p. graciously mastered by Will Long from Celer, which I am very happy with.” – Segue, December 2009

Tracklist:

Intro
Carried away (Into the Fall/Slow Flow)
Never (Grey/Tokyo Droning)
Futures (Grey/Tokyo Droning)
The Seed (unmixed version)
Pacific (unreleased)
Reunion (unreleased)
Tides (Into the Fall/Slow Flow)

Send me your track

Next week: BunZer0

Mixes coming up in January 2010: BunZer0, Starkey, Gunshae.. keep it locked on Symbiosis and Overlap.org

See you in 2010!

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 39 – Kharkov

Simon Hampson — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:01:58 +0000

Hi folks,

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and you’re well rested! It was truly a draw between those of you who wanted an ambient mix and those of you who wanted beats this week. So in that spirit I thought this mix would work nicely.

Kharkov (John Bartley) is an electronic artist from Melbourne, Australia. His nom de plume arose in 2005 with his first release, ‘Something Tangible’, on the artist run label, Brother Sister Records.

In 2007 John released his second live instrumental offering ‘Guzheng’ and 2009 has seen Gharkov’s latest release ‘Glitch/Gpace’, a seven-inch, pressed at Peter Kings DIY plant in New Zealand. This release marks a return to his interests in early minimal techno and ambient music.

He has just completed remixes for Anonymeye and Inquiet, and is also working on further remixes for HellosQuare and a collaboration with ii set to come out later in the year.

A full length CD from kharkov will be released mid-2010 on Brother Sister Records.

www.kharkovweb.com
www.myspace/kharkovspace
www.brothersisterrecords.org

Symbiosis Episode 39 – Kharkov

“This is a live mix recorded in my studio from a variety of tunes I’ve been listening to recently. The majority are structured around a ‘four on the floor’ pattern.

I find it fascinating how so many people can reinterpret this simple structure in so many different ways! Thirty or so years after disco’s birth it is still an evolving musical form.

I hope you enjoy my mix for Symbiosis.” – Kharkov, December 2009

Track listing:

alsee – nuno canavarro – plux quba
wombat – wighnomy bros. – kompakt total 7
why can’t we be like us – bruno pronsato – why can’t we by like us
act like children / excalibur false- false
lowdown cycle – agnes – agnes dumbles debuts
xerrox monophaser 3 – alva noto – xerrox vol.2
see you around – original mix – margaret dygas – see you around
twice triumph – tadd mullinix – winking makes a face
the sinner in me (ricardo villalobos conclave remix) – ricardo villalobos
piper – original mix – patrick chardronnet – piper
13 13 – nuno canavarro – plux quba
first point of aries – deepchord presents echospace – the coldest season
surf solar-fuck buttons – tarot sport
toninas – ricardo villalobos remix sun electric – toninas remixes
xerrox monophaser 2 – alva noto – xerrox vol.2

Send me your track

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Until next week..

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 38 – Martin Clarke

Simon Hampson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:42:29 +0000

Martin Clarke is a sound artist, recordist and film maker, based in London.

His work makes extensive use of real-world, environmental material to create semi-abstract non-representational spaces and has been screened, performed, installed and broadcast internationally in concert, at festivals and on radio.

Martin has most recently been working on a film produced during a residency in Garikula, Georgia with artist Alicja Rogalska. Recent projects include The End of History with artist Richard Mosse and Birmingham Sound Matter with Helena Gough, Bobby Bird, Cormac Faulkner, Annie Mahtani, Mark Harris, Nicholas Bullen and Francisco Lopez, released on Audiobulb.

“I’ve been interested in making stative, static pieces for a long time now; places where nothing happens unless you wait, places to simply be.

This piece explores the long-held interest of mine in combining abstract sound material and realistic environmental sound and, something which I’ve been exploring in videos, the idea of simultaneity and multiple threads: here it’s birdsong (I’ve also been recording birdsong for about 7 years, it was time that some of it got more of an outing), and drones (which eventually, sort of reveal their source) all framed by a thunderstorm which lends a real-time structure.

The recordings were made in Wszerzecz, Poland and Skopje, Macedonia between May and September 2009.” – Martin Clarke, November 2009

www.rockscottage.net
www.vimeo.com/martinclarke
www.myspace.com/martinclarke

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Next week: You vote! Ambient or beats?

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

See you next week!

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 37 – Evan Dorrian

Simon Hampson — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:45:35 +0000

“The idea for this podcast is simply “stuff I’m on book-ended by stuff I’ve been listening to”!

Most of the tracks reflect the musical atmosphere I’ve been living in for the past twelve months and the artists/labels that have been influencing me. But there are also a couple of sneaky classics in there too

I have been based in Canberra all my life and have been playing drums since I was 12. Over the last few years I have been consumed with a thus far unsuccessful deconstruction of drumset techniques and an obsession with texture. Other than that I also enjoy fat beats.

I’ve released a few things in various formats on the brilliant Canberra based label HellosQuare Recordings over the last 3 years. Including my first solo album that just came out!

The most recent and exciting news is that as of the 2nd of December I will be living and working out of London. Simply to continue creating and exploring music.” – Evan Dorrian, 2009

Recent Releases:

Spartak – Tales From The Colony Room – Ospolitik – Fight Songs EP- Sunstrokes EP – Spartak/John Chantler split 3″ – No Signal EP (HellosQuare)

Pollen Trio – 230509 – Pollen Trio/Seaworthy Split 3” (HellosQuare)

Solo – Evan Dorrian (HellosQuare)

Upcoming:

Spartak – In 2010 the brand new album Verona out on Low Point in Feb/March.

Symbiosis Episode 37 – Evan Dorrian

Headbanging – Robbie Avenaim, Rhythmic Movement Disorder
Alone – Adrian Klumpes, Be Still
Africanadou – Drummers of the Societe Absolument Guinin, Voodoo Drums
Afranchi – Drummers of the Societe Absolument Guinin, Voodoo Drums
Jus A Rascal – Dizzee Rascal, Boy In Da Corner
Different Sky – Aus, Light In August, Later
Dripping – Evan Dorrian, Evan Dorrian
PaleBurst – Pollen Trio, 230509
Flanders 1914 – Spartak, Tales from the Colony Room
Skip Divided – Thom Yorke, The Eraser
Vordhosbn – Aphex Twin, Drukqs
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green, Hi Sessions

http://myspace.com/evandorrian

http://myspace.com/spartakmusic

http://myspace.com/pollentrio

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Next week: Martin Clarke

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Until next week,

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 36 – Om Unit

Simon Hampson — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:30:08 +0000

Hey folks,

Posting this week’s podcast a little late. I DJed at the wonderful New Guernica in Melboourne last night with Chris Clark (Warp Records, UK). Sold out gig, great crowd, and some wonderful vibes. Thanks to all the crew who came out. Great to be back on the decks live again after a 6 month break (Djing on the bill with Starkey was my last gig). Look out for a copy of my set in the next few weeks.

This week, Om Unit hits us with a mix full of tech vibes and downtempo influences. This is a journey that is not to be missed – from the subtle groove of Omar S, through the left field hip hop vibes of Flying Lotus, to his very own remix of The Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Om Unit is the alter ego of Jim 2Tall. He is a long time London DJ who has recently been known for his productions under the name 2tall. His sound as Om Unit fuses all the influences that you hear in this mix, and overlays them on a dubstep/tech template.

I first heard his sounds on Plastician’s great Rinse FM show (his sublime remix of Joker’s ‘Digidesign’ is about to hit wax) and he has an upcoming release on Plastician’s label, Terrorhythm.

Check it!

Releases

Joker – Digidesign (Om Unit’s pop lock remix) white label 12″ (pre order)
Lightgrids/Lavender 7″ – All City Records (early 2010)
The Corridor EP 12″ – Terrorhythm (early 2010)
Fabric presents – Elevator Music (compilation) feat. Om Unit – Encoded (early 2010)

Symbiosis Episode 36 – Om Unit

“Here is a mix of techno-ish sometimes dancey-sometimes downtempo music that inspires or has inspired me in the past, i hope you enjoy it!” – Om Unit, December 2009

1 DJ Dex – Angkor Wat
2 Omar S – Postignition
3 Flying Lotus – Melt
4 Kutmah – Agwah
5 Kutmah – Children of the soil (Jaylib – mcnasty filth blend)
6 The New Percussion Group Of Amsterdam – Redbone
7 Rustie – zig zag (Heinrich Mueller’s Gravitational mix)
8 Cybotron – Alleys Of Your Mind
9 Body Snatch – Just for you London
10 Anthony Shakir – Fact Of The Matter
11 Marcus Intalex – Debbit
12 DLX – Matter of Fact (Breakages Relatively Speaking Remix)
13 L.A.M – Meltdown
14 Der Zyklus – Formenverwandler
15 Falty DL – Metacognist (on 45)
16 The Mahavishnu Orchestra – Power Of Love (Om Unit’s 5am dub)
17 Floating Points – Argonaught II

Visit the Om Unit soundcloud for weekly tracks and updates: http://soundcloud.com/omunit

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Next week: Evan Dorrian

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Cheers,

Simon

Symbiosis Episode 35 – Simon Whetham

Simon Hampson — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:10:11 +0000

Symbiosis Episode 35 – Simon Whetham

Simon Whetham has been capturing and composing with field recordings since taklng part in a research trip to Iceland in 2005.

Since then he has been gaining a steadily increasing profile: exhibiting in Iceland; recording in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil; performing at various festivals and events, both nationally and internationally; having a large amount of work accepted for release by labels such as Trente Oiseaux, Entr’acte, Lens and Gruenrekorder; commissioned by Creative Labs to build a surround sound installation to demonstrate their equipment and software; and invited to participate in two residencies at the Art Container in Tallinn, Estonia, the second to compose new work, collaborate with other artists using sound and run deep listening, field recording and compostion workshops.

Simon is currently organizing and curating ‘Active Crossover’, a touring exhibition and exchange project which has just run for two weeks at the Arnolfini in Bristol, incorporating a large scale sound installation, performances by Simon, John Grzinich, Iris Garrelfs, Jez riley French, Maksim Shentelev and Douglas Benford and four days of presentations and workshops.

The piece Simon has composed for Symbiosis uses material from a number of projects which was presented at the ‘Future of Sound’ event at the Arnolfini, Bristol, 25th April 2009. He has returned to the material for this composition, feeling it indicates his current working methods, includes unheard recordings, but also incorporates older material, almost being a retrospective. Recordings from extremely differing environments and locations are juxtaposed but create a complementary whole.

www.simonwhetham.co.uk
www.myspace.com/simonwhetham
www.activecrossover.co.uk

Symbiosis Episode 34 – Electricwest

Simon Hampson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:54:25 +0000

Electricwest is Boise, Idaho-based DJ/producer, Pat Benolkin.

Since 2007, he has released albums with Boltfish, EED, and Archaic Horizon, and has contributed to compilations for Envizagae and IVDT. He has also remixed artists such as Christopher Willits, Headphone Science, Cheju, Obfusc, Milieu, and more. Pat also releases music under the alias, Eluder.

A new Electricwest EP will be released on Overlap in early 2010.

www.myspace.com/electricwest
www.last.fm/music/electricwest
http://electricwest.bandcamp.com
www.myspace.com/eludist

Symbiosis Episode 34 – Electricwest

“I wanted to create a flowing, well-rounded showcase of some of my favorite material while also representing the continued direction the project, musically. It was definitely a challenge to select only a handful of tracks from several years worth of songs and remixes, most of which I love very much. Once I had them compiled, I arranged and mixed them by key rather than tempo. The result is what I had hoped to achieve – a brief but effective aural portrait of Electricwest. I hope you enjoy it…” – Pat Benolkin, November 2009

Electricwest – Crystalline
Electricwest – Flourish
Electricwest – The inability to relate pt. 2
Electricwest vs. NIN – Choke me, I’m not
Electricwest – Ronin
Electricwest – Seven is the number
Electricwest – The crawls
Electricwest – Isolation
Headphone Science – Spirits at night (electricwest remix)
Christopher Willits – Colors shifting (electricwest remx)
Electricwest – At this depth

Get in touch, leave your comments and shout about overlap to the world…

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Next week: Simon Whetham

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Have a great week!

Simon

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 33 – Syntaks

Simon Hampson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:47:43 +0000

Hey folks,

We have Jakob Skott in the mix this week who, along with his musical collaborator, Anna Cecilia, forms the duo Syntaks. They have just released a sublime album, Ylajali, on Ghostly that I highly recommend.

Twentytwohundred is taken from the record:

Syntaks – Twentytwohundred

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 33 – Syntaks

01: John Carpenter: Arrival at the Library (from John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, 1981)
02: Alessandro Alessandroni: The Devils Nightmare (from Jean Brismée’s La Terrificante Notte Del Demonio, 1971)
03: Marcello Giombini: Antropophagus (demo) (from Joe D’Amato’s Antropophagus, 1980)
04: Popol Vuh: Mantra 2 (from Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, 1979)
05: Fabio Frizzi: Zombi 2 (from Lucio Fulci’s Zombie Flesh Eaters, 1979)
06: Angelo Badalamenti: Questions In A World Of Blue (from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me, 1992)
07: Stelvio Cipriani: Investigation (from Luciano Ercoli’s La Polizia Ha Le Mani Legate, 1975)
08: Ennio Morricone: Piume Di Cristallo (from Dario Argento’s L’Uccello Dalle Piume Di Cristallo, 1970)
09: Riz Ortolani: Main Theme (from Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust, 1980)
10: Goblin: Profondo Rosso (from Dario Argento’s Profondo Rosso, 1975)
11: Bobby BeauSoleil: Lucifer Rising 5 (segment) (from Kenneth Anger’s Lucifer Rising, 1972)
12: David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto: forbidden Colours (1987 version) (from Nagisa Ôshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, 1983)
13: Claudio Gizzi: Old Age of Dracula (from Paul Morrissey’s Andy Warhol’s Dracula, 1974)

“Somehow these songs all seem to stem from movies about death and the bizarre when looking at the titles, but thats just a proof to how strong these songs are. They contain much more – an amount of uninhibbited beauty and depth, not unlike the amazing images of Dario Argento risis above the violent themes of his greatest films. The textures and production of these songs are all very unique. Everything merges together and layers seems to bounce and float around in unique ways. Experimentally harsh sounds mixes with the soft and melodic in amazingly original arrangements: The microphone-bass-thump of Fabio Frizzi’s epic score from Zombie Flesh Eaters, is as dynamic as is is mesmorizing. Marcello Giombini and Bobby BeauSoleil’s scores are perhaps not well known, but their sound is easily recognized as a blueprint of later musical directions and aesthetics. Riz Ortolani and Morricone-instrumentalist Alessandro Alessandroni creates symphonic buildups that just seem to keep progressing and building endlessly, adding surprisingly original electronics and effects to their classical arrangements. These songs aren’t just circling around the extreemes in cinema – they are also a celebration to creativity and beauty.” – Jakob Skott

Get in touch, leave your comments and shout about overlap to the world…

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Email: simon[at]symbiosis.com.au
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Skype: simonhampson
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Next week: Electricwest

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Until next week..

Simon

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 32 – Orien

Simon Hampson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:18:47 +0000

Hey folks,

How’s your week going? Hit me back in the comments this week and tell me where you’re visiting from.. so many people have been connecting from all over the world. It’s great to keep getting your feedback.

This week’s links:

Listening: Will Saul mixes it up for FACT Magazine (including two unreleased Joy Orbison tracks)

Listening: Last month’s Seclusiasis show on Sub FM with Starkey and special guest Plastican

Reading: Where Did All The Ugly Go?

I bought my Remembrance Day poppy this morning. I thought of all the lives that have been given in the name of war – whether political, religious, or social. And you know.. I was thinking about a really important question.. do you know what you stand for?

Symbiosis Episode 32 is a big one! Orien hits us with his first mix in a while.. and he has given it to Symbiosis, for all of you. A big thanks to Orien..

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 32 – Orien

1 orien – strawberry kiss – forthcomeing dub police 2010
2 orien – the last moment – (dubplate)
3 orien – play the game & take wot you get (dubplate)
4 emalkay – when i look at you – dub police out now!
5 ruckus & roke – revenge of the clowns – forth comeing poizend audio 2010
6 orien – mods – forthcomeing poizend audio 002
7 orien – dead gangster – dark circles 006 out now!
8 orien – time to skank out (dubplate)
9 orien – fighting machine – forthcomeing poizend audio 2010
10 orien – part of a machine – forthcomeing dub police 2010
11 orien – bell of death aka bell end – (dubplate)
12 devious – preasure cooker – forthcomeing poizend audio 2010
13 orien – nothing to fear (dubplate)
14 orien – calm be for the storm (dubplate)
15 orien – piss takers (dubplate)
16 orien – that place in the sky – forthcomeing scruffy hoodlum 003
17 orien – sun through the rain

“hi so basicly I done this mix with mostly my own production and a few up & coming releases on my label poizend audio & a few other bits.

I’d say rite now I’m more on an experimental side as the last part of the year it has been just filthy style beats all the way. As the year is coming to an end I’m finding myself a deeper side.

In 2010 I have a few releases lined up on labels such as Dub Police, Poizend Audio, Betamorph, & Ddjs Recordings.

I would like to say a big shout out to all my Dub Police family, Poizend Audio family, Betamorph Family, Pesky Plates family, Fused Forces, every 1 @ Z Audio, Get Darker cru & Beau @ master piece, & shane @ finyl tweek.

I have been out of the scene for I’d say a good 9 months because of illness but im now back on track & ready to hit 2010 dead on!

I would like to say a big thanks to Symbiosis for giving me this opportunity & thanks to every one who has been buying my tunez.

Maximum respect & big up 2 u all!

Add me & follow me & keep up to date with all my work on these websites.”

www.myspace.com/djorien
www.myspace.com/djorienexperimental

www.facebook.com/djorien
www.twitter.com/djorien

www.myspace.com/poizendaudio
www.myspace.com/dubpolice

Get in touch, leave your comments and shout about overlap to the world…

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Next week: Syntaks

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Peace,

Simon

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 31 – James Wyness

Simon Hampson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:25 +0000

Scottish artist James Wyness joins us with some of his sublime location based sound this week. He tells us:

“In the podcast I set out to give an illustrated account of one of my two long term and large scale projects – how I develop and exploit my digital sound archive of field recordings from the Scottish Borders and Northumberland – how key sounds are used in different musicial and sonic art contexts. I also play excerpts which refer to the archive’s involvement with the region’s rich and varied human and natural history.

So right now I’m working on two large scale projects. On the sound art front, I’m constantly adding to and developing my localised sound archive. Over the summer I spent some time recording in the hills and down on the coast. When the storms arrive I’ll get back to the sea cliffs to capture the ambience of some large seas caves. That should complete the picture. I’ve begun work on the new material for a CD release sometime before the end of 2009.

This month I’m starting rehearsals with some great players to develop a recording project wth some new compositions and extended improvisations on my orchestra of hand made microtonal instruments and electronics: working title, the concrete zen orchestra. I’ll be blogging scores, sounds and photographs as things unfold.

On top of all that, in December 2009 and February 2010 I’ll be at IMEB’s Circé studio in Bourges working on a new commission. I’m hoping to have a fouter around with their collection of analogue synths. Finally learning some basic coding to create my own blog, learning some design skills and working on a series of articles on Nature Writing and Sound.” – James Wyness, 2009

http://www.wyness.org
http://jimmy2hats.wordpress.com/

New CD Release – Figure and Ground – Khora (http://www.khora.org.uk)

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Next week: Orien brings the dubstep beats back to the fray! This London producer is about to unleash some seriously crazy beats in 2010 on labels such as Dub Police and Poizend Audio. Don’t miss it..

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Peace,

Simon

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 30 – Sook

Simon Hampson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:48:50 +0000

Hey folks,

How are you doing? The last month has been a whirlwind for Overlap, the crew behind the scenes and I. We are still seeing some great responses to Chris McNamara’s release ‘Vague Cities’. Have you checked it out yet?

I have been writing about the many great international artists coming to Australia and working on some A&R for next year’s Overlap releases. We’re also planning our next Overlap Salon in Melbourne on 10th November. Drop me a comment below if you are planning on coming!

So.. on to Episode 30. Australian artist Sook hits us with a mix this week.

Unlike his music up and coming talent Sook is composed of 61% oxygen, 18% carbon and 10% Hydrogen. The elements which make up his body were formed billions of years ago in a star and are certainly much older than he or dubstep is.

Of the remaining 11% of his composition by mass less than 0.01% is Selenium. Although having absolutely nothing to do with his digusting bass driven dancefloor destroying beats, like all multicellular Eukaryotic life forms this element is required in trace amounts for Sook’s cellular function and mediate the effects of specific cellular responses.

It is these cellular responses that allow Sook to have mega-cyber-chrono-dirt-step on the ever filthy Rottun Recordings and disgusting-ultra-funk-dub-tekno beats forthcoming on Rogue Dubs, Stupid fly and Betamorph. Observe Sook’s cellular functionality live at any of a series of interstate gigs in complete symbiosis with his partner in grime boot. The Abyss (Sook & Boot) are heading on an Australian mini tour leading up to the new year including but not exclusive to…

Swagga @ Live (Adelaide) Nov 6th
Pirates vs Ninjas @ Bar Open (Perth) Nov 8th
Hopskotch @ Miss Libertines (Melbourne) Nov 21st
High and Dry Festival @ Wisemans Ferry Nov 27th – Nov 29th

Sook’s clinical mix for Symbiosis on Overlap is fresh from the lab and a taste of what to expect club/warehaus/research facility near you!

http://myspace.com/sookdnb
http://www.soundcloud.com/sook
http://facebook.com/abyssdub

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 30 – Sook

1/Pledge of Resistance – Saul Williams + Ambience (Bjork Vocals)
2/Crux – Broken Note – Ad Noiseum
3/End of Time – Sook – Rottun
4/Thing-a-mo-tron – Sook – Dub
5/Concept – Sick Cycle – Rottun Dub
5/Sunset on Mars – Boot – Betamorph Dub
6/Ride The Walrus – Sook ft Distemper and Cataclysm – Subterfuge Dub
7/Master Blaster (Suspect VIP) – Suspicious Stench – Dub
8/Lava Snort Dog – Twitch – Dub
9/Viscous (2009 VIP) – Boot – Dub
10/The New Bleak – Sook – Rottun
11/Peregruzka – Sook – Dub
12/Hypothermic – Excision & The Subdivision – Paradise Lost Dub
13/Nightmare Style – Triage – Requiem Dub
14/Fanatic (The Abyss RMX) – Dubtek – Dub
15/The Blank (16 bit RMX) – Skism – Wicky Lindows
16/Toothsmasher (Innasekt RMX) – Cardopusher – Spectraliquid Records
17/Affliction – Droid Sector & Dubtek – Shift
18/Season of The Mist – Sook – Stupid Fly Dub

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Next week: James Wyness

Drop me a line if you have got an artist you want to see featured or if you want to submit something to Symbiosis.

Peace,

Simon

Symbiosis on Overlap – Episode 29 – Chris McNamara

Simon Hampson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:28:48 +0000

Chris McNamara is a Windsor ON. / Ann Arbor-based video artist, writer, DJ, new media instructor, and founding member of Thinkbox (http://thinkbox.ca).

Check out his most recent release, ‘Vague Cities’, on Overlap:

http://shop.overlap.org/album/chris-mcnamara-vague-cities

“This podcast is a live capture of a performance at Cranbrook Museum of Art.

I did it with my collaborators Walter Wasacz and Jennifer Paull. Together we call ourselves ‘nosepctacle’.

Our name speaks to our whole approach, which has been to find a means to combine dj sets with live performance. Walter and I both bring a level of punk attitude to the table – Walter, from the early 80’s – me from the mid to late 80’s and Jennifer is more of a late 90’s skate punk. Not that you’ll hear any Black Flag in the set – but it’s just kind of a reflection of our eclecticism and a kind of snarkiness that sometimes comes into our sets.

We also do live video mixing – so it’s an expanded cinematic immersion.

A number of my tracks are kind of orphans that Walter and Jennifer kind of wrap their arms around and together, we kind of make a new home for them.

The KPT Michigan track has been something that stayed with me since I first heard it. I really like his stuff – and back in 2004 we both played Mutek in Montreal – though we never met.”

- Chris McNamara

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Next week: Sook

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Peace,

Simon