From Robin Rimbaud Sent Thu, Mar 11th 1999, 10:39
>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:21:59 EST >From: James R McPherson <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> >Subject: (idm) Spring Heel Jack???? > >Has anyone heard anything about SHJ lately? After _Busy, Curious, >Thirsty_ they have kind of disappeared ... at least to me. =46or your information and any others who happen to be passing by London nex= t week - they are a major part of a small festival I am supporting in town here. We will be performing their 9 record deck composition together, alongside a new live Pole commission. Not to be missed. Along with a whole history of electronica and experimental music in film and sound. Here follow the specific details again: - - - - - - - - - - ICA - The Mall London. 19/20/21 March Sonic Concrete Sonic Arts Network and scanner present a weekend of sonic art at the ICA, London including new and unseen films, interactive installations, practical workshops, diffused tape performances, live DJs and world premieres from the foremost figures in electroacoustic and electronic music. 19 March Classic tape pieces diffused by the Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre (BEAST) Director Jonty Harrison plus premieres of live and improvised electronic music by percussionist Ansuman Biswas (Acacia, Summit) and Soundbeam manipulator Ben Higham. =46ollowed by screening of archive and contemporary films. Seminal, classic and unseen footage covering the entire sonic spectrum from Ver=E9se and Stockhausen to Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Add N to X. Bar Diffusion club with Sonomorph DJ's. 20 March Sonic games workshop inviting hands on play and creation. Sound installations, theramins, an interactive wall of sound and sonic games from simon to Sony and more. Live electronica performances including premieres of specially commissioned works from Pole (Stefan Betke) and Spring Heel Jack (Ashley Wales and John Coxon) with guests. Plus a showcase of the newest in acousmatic, concr=E9te and electroacoustic music with premieres by Ewan Stefani and Nye Parry, diffused on the BEAST system. =46ollowed by the Electronic Lounge with Scanner and Tony Morley (Leaf/Scrat= ch). 21 March Afternoon of live electronics workshops, talks and a special edition of Uncut. A workshop lead by Tim Steiner (Guildhall) will explore the relationship between sampling technology and composition through hands on participation. Robert Worby, composer and broadcaster heads a discussion about the nature of collaboration between composers and filmmakers. Uncut will be screening the results of SAN's collaboration with St Martins and will have a focus on music and film, with La Monte Young, Tony Conrad and others. http://www.demon.co.uk/sonicart/ =2E........................ s c a n n e r Sulphur Inc 3rd Floor 36 Grevill Street Hatton Garden London England EC1N 8TB tel> +171 419 9445 fax> +171 419 4980