Intrusive Signals #3 (UPDATE]

 *Sigh*

The first delivery of zines got "lost" at a warehouse in Birmingham.

The second delivery of zines were hastily rushed out by the printers but unfortunately they printed the  issue 1 by mistake....

So now I await the third delivery of zines... with fingers crossed that it is the right issue, and they arrive at my doorstep soon.

I can only apologise, and I hope it is worth the wait....

Will obviously dispatch as soon as I can. 

[So if anyone wants a copy of Issue 1, they are up at a discounted price on my Limited Run page.  If you already ordered Issue 3 and wish to add it, please send me a message.  Also, I have a few spare stamps so can send out to UK peeps who want a freebie.  Just msg...]

The Tump Clump Episode 11 - LIVE!

Hark!  A special episode!

A selection of live recordings, exclusives, home demos and forgotten archive pieces....  I sent an email out to my contacts asking for recordings, and I was blown away by the response.  So much so, that I couldn't fit it all into tonight's show, and there will be more next month.

It dawned on me when I was preparing to put the show together that it would be broadcast on International Woman's Day, so I was very pleased that Hannya White was able to contribute a couple of exclusive tracks for the show.  The Tump Clump aims to be as inclusive as possible, and I'm always keen to hear from new folks who are producing dismal sounds.  LINK ME UP 2 SUMFIN NU?

If you enjoy what you hear tonight, please click the links and show the artists some love by listening to more of their sounds (or even buying something....)

00:00 Disintro

01:40 Hannya White - Rain doesn't fall and caused a flood

06:02 COLDSORE - DROSSELN

16:31 Ekoplekz - drek5

24:40 Shaun Robert - subPsithurism - Bath 2015

29:20 Soloman Tump & Plague Arish - This is what i did to it again

34:08  The Pillars Of Golden Misery - Tump Clump1 (remastered)

40:30 BLACKCLOUDSUMMONER - Bruise Eternal (LIVE @ QUEEN OV SWORDS) - Feb 2022

46:10 Hannya White - Show me the world

54:13 Scum Alice - New Worthy Vision Places - Feb 2022

I really appreciate all of the excellent contributions to tonight's show, a real dismal displeasure to be able to play all of this for you.  

POSTMAN LOMU - стіна

 стіна is Ukrainian for "wall".

The mysterious (?) Postman Lomu just released three tracks (entitled one, two and three respectively in Ukrainian) as a response to the unfolding invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army under the direct order of Vladimir Putin.

https://solomantump.bandcamp.com/album/- 

These tracks channel anger, despair, and a feeling of not knowing how to help the people caught up in the conflict or indeed how to aid with de-escalation.

All recorded live with hardware, very minimal post-editing.  Raw and to the point.

Additional tracks may be added to this release as the scenario unfolds.

After reviewing the tracks, I recommend playing as loud as possible.

Free download is enabled.

I recommend donating to one of the many legitimate humanitarian funds supporting the Ukrainian people and refugees during this time, such as this one:

>>>> crisisrelief.un.org/t/ukraine <<<<

Boycott Russian business and their interests.

Boycott fossil fuels.

Nobody should wish for the Russian civilians to suffer, but if they do, they should turn on their oppressors and pull them down.

COVER ART: "Rippon Tor Rifle Range" - Military rifle range built during World War 2 on Dartmoor, UK. It became inactive in 1977. It remains today as a piece of wartime archaeology, a daunting anthropological feature on an otherwise natural landscape.

Intrusive Signals #3

The third issue of my latest zine project is assembled and at the printers now. 

All being well, the release date is pencilled in for the next Bandcamp Friday which is 4th March.

Plus I have some stickers on order too....

It's the biggest zine I have made to date - 52 pages long.  It shall be reproduced on 100% recycled paper.

Featuring:

• Chlorine - Instruments, sound art and electronics from the North of England.
• Himukalt - desire, lust, hostility, rage, mania, depression, blood, flesh. Nevada, USA.
• Brachliegen Tapes - Taking a broad brush approach to experimental sound from Kent, UK.
• COLDSORE - Finnish dark drones and bespoke instruments.
• Scum Alice - Dark improvised streaming from Indiana, USA.
• Shaun Robert - Unused computer glitch art from the Institute For Alien Research in the 1990s.
• Lucidet - Texan drone/noise and provider of some unique maze art.
• Tyrannic Horizon  - My story of the Bristolian noise experimenter.
• Jean Toms - Neurographical art from Devon, UK.
• Split releases - I waffle on about why split releases are great.

Each issue will come with a bandcamp download code for Burial Practices by Booticker, courtesy of Brachliegen Tapes, and a code for Palimpsest [Live Documents] by Soloman Tump. 

In addition, the first 30 issues will come with a bandcamp download code for Pollutants VI by COLDSORE.

Final cost TBC but I will keep it as reasonable as I can.

Pre-orders will appear HERE via my limited run page

But also HERE on Bandcamp Friday if you wish to get free music bundled with the zine and also help me from incurring fees!

Wonder Valley Experimental 14

I discovered the festival called Wonder Valley Experimental which has been running for the past 14 years in California (Palms Restaurant, to be exact).

The organiser Phog Masheeen has kept it going through the pandemic in a virtual setting, and this year both the virtual and physical festivals are taking place.  Here's a little clippy video to get you excited!

I real shame I cannot get to the physical place - would love to perform somewhere like that! It looks a great venue.  My damp shed shall have to suffice for now.  Here is the poster for the physical in person (meat space) festival:

Here is the full virtual lineup:

I applied for a slot to the virtual festival and by golly I was accepted.  I have recorded a dull video using my recent "Palimpsest" setup (me stood in the corner of my shed twiddling things) and enlisted the talents of Arachnopus to edit some glory into the footage.  

You can check out one of her other videos here for Dollarstore Keyboard and she seems to be some sort of wizzo at doing this.  I supplied some raw footage of Dartmoor and the surrounding area - am exciting to see what she comes up with!

Oh and I pretty much finished Intrusive Signals issue 3, more on that next....