Here’s a poster from a local fast food restaurant.
Q. Can you tell what this man does for a living?
A. That’s right: he’s a fish.
May 222011
May 092011
‘Breakthrough’, a new track by Carya Amara has been selected for inclusion in the Vox Novus 60×60 International Mix for 2011. The organisers write:-
On May 21st the 60×60 International mix will debut in New York with a 60×60 Dance performance at Dance Parade; there will also be a follow up performance at the Galapagos Art Space in July 29th. The 60×60 International mix will also be presented in another 60×60 Dance performance in St Louis on October 2nd. I hope to plan many more performances as well.
Events will no doubt be listed on the Vox Novus site.
May 072011
Cumbria Remixed is a sound project in which various artists “use digital technologies to investigate and remix the soundscape of Cumbria” in North-West England. Carya Amara has just contributed a track, based on mixing up a few brief utterances by Cumbria Remixed organiser and prominent feature of the local soundscape Shaun Blezard.
Listen to Carya Amara’s ‘The Sound Around Me’ at the Cumbria Remixed site along with the work of 21 other contributors.
Apr 182011
The Sun Will Rise is an MP3 album compiled by Inter-Netlabel in support of charities operating in Japan, in response to the recent disasters there. It includes a new track by Carya Amara, ‘Elements Unbalanced’.
The compilation can be downloaded for free:-
- and you can donate to your choice of charity at globalgiving.org.
Jan 162011
Adrift off the Islets of Langerhans by Cousin Silas has attracted some reviews, all very positive.
“Simply sumptuous. Adrift is a gorgeous hour-long work of what can best be described as classic ambient” – Disruptive Platypus
“This is a quiet, magical album” – Lucid Culture
“A great introduction to his work” – John Ager
So if you have not yet downloaded your free copy, grab it now. If you like, you can also get a copy on CD.
Dec 122010
That’s something for the “to do” list then…
I could have sworn that I had only used it 16,777,216 times…
So how necessary was this alert message?
“Nothing is wrong. Nothing needs to be done. Click me”. Sure. Fine. Yes. Get on with it…
Sep 282010
Space Ritual (the band of former Hawkwind members led by Nik Turner) supported Gong on 20th September 2010 at the HMV Institute in Birmingham. You can find our photos of Space Ritual on our posterous.com photo album, along with photos of Gong.
As you can tell from the photos, it was a lively night.
Sep 142010
‘Adrift off the Islets of Langerhans’ by Cousin Silas is now also available from Bandcamp and can be downloaded for free in the format of your choice: MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, AAC or ALAC.
The CD remains uniquely available from Earthrid.
Sep 132010
Adrift off the Islets of Langerhans is an album of majestic, brooding mood music from Yorkshire’s master of ambience, Cousin Silas. The atmosphere ranges from the menacing to the pastoral, from the joyous to the serene.
As prolific as Cousin Silas is, each album (for Earthrid and other labels) is essential listening and Adrift off the Islets of Langerhans is one of the best yet. Download it now for free or add the CD-R to your collection.
Jun 152010
The debut album by Spill Twins, One Million Corners, is now available for free download in FLAC, Ogg Vorbis and other formats, in addition to the CD and free MP3 options recently announced.