Phantom Circuit #74

 Birmingham, Events, Interview, Live, Playlists  No Responses »
Jun 112011
 

Featuring an interview with Matmos and music from their gig in Birmingham on 15th May. M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel tell us about their live set and how it relates to experiments in telepathy.

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #74

Available from 11th June 2011

Artist Track Source
Matmos Messages from the Unseen World For Alan Turing
Interview with Matmos – part 1
Matmos Live in Birmingham – extract 1 Live in Birmingham, 15th May 2011
Interview with Matmos – part 2
Matmos Live in Birmingham – extract 2 Live in Birmingham, 15th May 2011
Interview with Matmos – part 3
Matmos Live in Birmingham – extract 3 Live in Birmingham, 15th May 2011
Interview with Matmos – part 4
Matmos Live in Birmingham – extract 4 Live in Birmingham, 15th May 2011
David Bedford Wagner’s Ring in One Minute Miniatures
Jon Brooks Wanduhr Weltzeit Music for Dieter Rams
Pierre Arvay Still Waters Metal Sunrise
Kirill Platonkin Rusty Daybreak R
Ghost Sonic Eternal Pilgrim Mental Jungle
Heidi Spencer & the Rare Birds Carry Me Softly Under Streetlight Glow

Phantom Circuit #70

 Birmingham, Interview, Live, Playlists  No Responses »
Apr 272011
 

Featuring an interview with audiovisual group Origamibiro plus live music from their set at the Flatpack Festival in Birmingham on 26th March. The music of Origamibiro is derived from bowed electric guitar, double bass, ukelele, toy xylophone and even typewriters, and is accompanied by live and prerecorded video work provided by The Joy of Box.

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #70

Available from 27th April 2011

Artist Track Source
Bruce Haack Program Me Hush Little Robot
Origambiro Vitreous Detachment Cracked Mirrors and Stopped Clocks
Interview with Origamibiro – part 1
Origambiro Live in Birmingham, 26th March 2011 – part 1 Live in Birmingham, 26th March 2011
Interview with Origamibiro – part 2
Origambiro Live in Birmingham, 26th March 2011 – part 2 Live in Birmingham, 26th March 2011
Interview with Origamibiro – part 3
Origambiro Live in Birmingham, 26th March 2011 – part 3 Live in Birmingham, 26th March 2011
Interview with Origamibiro – part 4
Origambiro Nootaikok Shakkei
Nach After Seq Snd Iceberg Song
Polar Aviation Narvik III Narvik
Polar Lights Slow Mood Sota
Clem Leek Snow Tale #3 Snow Tales
Matt Howden RW4.2 Robot World

Phantom Circuit #68

 Birmingham, Interview, Live, Playlists  No Responses »
Apr 072011
 

Featuring Tokyo cellist and composer Hiromichi Sakamoto (坂本弘道 or Sakamoto Hiromichi) live at the Flatpack Festival in Birmingham on 24th March.

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #68

Available from 7th April 2011

Artist Track Source
D. D. Denham In the Beginning Electronic Music in the Classroom
Hiromichi Sakamoto Transform, Gohome Composition Works
Interview with Hiromichi Sakamoto – part 1
Hiromichi Sakamoto Densya (Train) Composition Works
Interview with Hiromichi Sakamoto – part 2
Hiromichi Sakamoto [Live in Birmingham 24th March 2011] [Live in Birmingham 24th March 2011]
Sentimental Machines Avril (a Train to Venice) The Silent Bride
Slumber Soundsystem Breathe Short Scenes from the Bleach
Saffron Slumber Lune The White Tower
John Praw New Panic John Praw
Squinancywort Permatoast Six Kinds of Slightly
A Ninja Slob Drew Me We Are We Are

Correction: the Slumber Soundsystem track is ‘Breathe‘ and is from ‘Short Scenes from the Bleach’. Inadequately tagged MP3s, so tough.

Phantom Circuit #67

 Birmingham, Interview, Live, Playlists  No Responses »
Mar 302011
 

Featuring an interview with Pram plus music from the live performance of their soundtrack to Shadow Shows, recorded at the Flatpack Festival in Birmingham on 23rd March.

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #67

Available from 30th March 2011

Artist Track Source
VACVVM Radiologos Peaceful Atom
Little Scratch Shortcuts Arts & Crafts
Pram Talk of the Cat Dark Island
Interview with Pram – part 1
Pram Moonminer The Moving Frontier
Interview with Pram – part 2
Pram Soundtrack to ‘Shadow Shows’ – extract 1 Live in Birmingham, 23rd March 2011
Interview with Pram – part 3
Pram Soundtrack to ‘Shadow Shows’ – extract 2 Live in Birmingham, 23rd March 2011
Interview with Pram – part 4
Pram Soundtrack to ‘Shadow Shows’ – extract 3 Live in Birmingham, 23rd March 2011
Interview with Pram – part 5
Pram Soundtrack to ‘Shadow Shows’ – extract 4 Live in Birmingham, 23rd March 2011
Pye Corner Audio Transcription Services Toward Light Black Mill Tapes Vol. 2: Do You Synthesize?
John Foxx and The Maths Shatterproof Interplay
Jon Brooks Cheyne Walk Music for Thomas Carnacki
Jon Brooks Hypnotic Light Music for Thomas Carnacki
Carya Amara Wind Versus Windscale: Part 1 – Blowy Day Vestigial Digital

Erratum: yes, “Pye Corner Audio Transcription Services” is the correct name, as listed above. There was an error, but not in transcription.

Phantom Circuit #65

 Interview  1 Response »
Feb 282011
 

Featuring an interview with Harrys Gym. We chat with the full line-up of Anne Lise Frøkedal, Erlend Ringseth, Ole Myrvold and Bjarne Stensli about the songwriting process, long Norwegian nights, vintage synthesisers and, of course, apostrophes.

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #65

Available from 28th February 2011

Artist Track Source
Aggnès Pe Epístola para una riña Epístolas
Román Ramón Roman 6 Cuellos
Harrys Gym Old Man What Was Ours Can’t Be Yours
Harrys Gym interview – part 1
Harrys Gym Top of the Hill Harrys Gym
Harrys Gym interview – part 2
Harrys Gym Mountains What Was Ours Can’t Be Yours
Harrys Gym interview – part 3
Harrys Gym No Hero What Was Ours Can’t Be Yours
Mark Swift Interlude Heptonstall Lights
Hong Kong in the 60s Diaryland My Fantoms
Hong Kong in the 60s Cobb’s Box My Fantoms
Nonima Data Lines [50+1] An Electronic Swindle
Dissolved Planispiral Snuffbox [50+1] An Electronic Swindle
Bernadette Erikka What’s This All About My Life is a Comedy
M. Nomized Infinite Voices Necktar 2017 volume 3
Kate Bush A Coral Room Aerial

Phantom Circuit #58

 Birmingham, Events, Live, Playlists  1 Response »
Dec 232010
 

Christmas edition, featuring Sarah Blasko recorded live in Birmingham on 22nd November.

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #58

Available from 23rd December 2010

Artist Track Source
Werdwolfen Christmas Pan Disaster Christmas with Uncle Brian
Nico Roses in the Snow The Marble Index
Tomita Snowflakes are Dancing Snowflakes are Dancing
Loz Koleszko Zombies in the Snow Gravel Spines
Sarah Blasko Bird on a Wire As Day Follows Night
Hugh Le Caine Xmas Music: Organ Control for Automatic Light Display Compositions, Demonstrations 1946 – 1974
BBC Radiophonic Workshop Christmas Commercial BBC Radiophonic Music
Werdwolfen Christmas with Fabreze Christmas with Uncle Brian
Alquimia The Duality of the Goddess Coatlicue: Goddess of the Earth
Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares –
The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir		 Koledarska Pesen (A Christmas Lad’s Song) Ritual
Sarah Blasko All I Want [Live in Birmingham, 22nd Nov. 2010]
Cousin Silas Festive The Snow Imposed Silence
Werdwolfen Wrap the Ugly Teddy Christmas with Uncle Brian
Hawkwind The Lost Messiah Church of Hawkwind
The Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus Nativity Mirror
Francis Bebey Forest Nativity Nandolo / With Love
[uncredited] Song of rejoicing After Returning from a Hunt (2) Ba-Benzélé Pygmies
Khate Ymas Therapy
Sarah Blasko No Turning Back [Live in Birmingham, 22nd Nov. 2010]
Waipod Phetsuphan Ding Ding Dong The Sound Of Siam
The Residents Fire Meet the Residents
Annette Hanshaw Am I Blue Volume 6 1929

Pedantic note: although ‘Fire’ appears on some reissues of ‘Meet the Residents’ as a bonus track, it is originally from the 1972 EP ‘Santa Dog’.

Phantom Circuit #50

 Birmingham, Events, Playlists  No Responses »
Oct 202010
 

This double-length edition in two parts features an interview with Andy Hayes of live music promoters Radio Black Forest and a live set of experimental electronic music by his project Doors to Nowhere.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #50

Available from 20th October 2010

Part 1

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Artist Track Source
Thee Moths Hello New Likers Peace Flag
Sekotis Abyss Harmony People in Grass Houses
Rho The End Sleep Cedarleaf
Doors to Nowhere Intro [live in Birmingham, 14th August 2010]
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 1
Doors to Nowhere Ramification [live in Birmingham, 14th August 2010]
Doors to Nowhere Distribution Zones [live in Birmingham, 14th August 2010]
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 2
Doors to Nowhere Leitmotif [live in Birmingham, 14th August 2010]
Doors to Nowhere Ice [live in Birmingham, 14th August 2010]
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 3
Overflow Enjoy Enjoy
Myll 35mm Bland siffror och troll i en bil utan blinkers
Myll Tunguska Bland siffror och troll i en bil utan blinkers
Cousin Silas Adrift off the Islets of Langerhans Adrift off the Islets of Langerhans
Part 2

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Interview with Andy Hayes – part 4
Goblin Black Forest Suspiria
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 5
Nina Hagen Band Naturträne Nina Hagen Band
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 6
Lydia Lunch Spooky Queen of Siam
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 7
John Carpenter Matthew Ghost Story The Fog
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 8
Robojam Tekno Punks in ze House Of Places and Moments
Tractor [David Lynch & Alan R. Splet] The Grandmother [extract] [soundtrack]
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 9
Skinny Puppy Film Bites & Remission
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 10
Bobby Beausoleil Lucifer Rising Part 1 Lucifer Rising
Herbst9 vs Z’EV Awakening of the Soulless Through Bleak Landscapes
Interview with Andy Hayes – part 11
Clara Mondshine O Queen of Samba Memorymetropolis

Phantom Circuit #49

 Birmingham, Events, Playlists  No Responses »
Oct 092010
 

Featuring an interview with Sam Underwood at the first public appearance of his MIDI Octopus musical controller, along with the full live set. The MIDI Octopus debuted at It’s a Geek’s World, which ran on 19th September as a strand of the British Science Festival. Organiser Kate Sugden tells us about It’s a Geek’s World and how it aimed to make people be more hands-on with electronic technology.

Use the player above to listen to the show or listen at Mixcloud.com.

Playlist for Phantom Circuit #49

Available from 9th October 2010

Artist Track Source
John Dankworth Tomorrow’s World Theme Songs from the British Academy – Vol. 1
Gadget Moggi Tra Scienza e Fantascienz
Interview with Sam Underwood – part 1
Mr. Underwood Minimus [Live in Birmingham 19th September 2010]
Ringer
Accord
Bubble
Mario
Interview with Sam Underwood – part 2
Interview with Kate Sugden
Killing Joke Tomorrow’s World Killing Joke
Michael Moorcock’s Deep Fix Octopus New World’s Fair
Lali Puna Move On Our Inventions
Human League The Black Hit of Space Travelogue
Mutate Giblet Homunculus
Nightmare Lodge God’s Mastication Tentacled
 Older Entries