The ICA is hosting a mini-season on ‘Notation and Interpretation‘ until the 20th February that includes some fantastic performances and workshops. Lucy Railton has also curated a superbly eclectic range of scores that will be on display in the Fox reading room and I’m proud to say one of my scores is in the mix. However, at the moment Ollie and I are in session at STEIM in Amsterdam, working on new Icarus material, so I’ll miss the whole thing … any reflections much appreciated.
I’ve been very fortunate to be selected for the London Sinfonietta’s ‘Writing The Future‘ scheme. Six of us have been paired with musicians from the Sinfonietta to realise a solo piece that will be performed and recorded sometime in 2011. I chose to write for percussion and have started collaborating with David Hockings on the piece, which although in its infancy has already witnessed a myriad of percussion items harnessed to evoke a maelstrom of digital rituals that seem to accompany our every virtual intervention. (Photo by Chris Harrison)
To all of you who have found your way here courtesy of The Liminal – a hearty welcome! To those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about – an equally hearty welcome and a recommendation to partake in the pleasures of London’s latest, er ‘liminal’ music blog, where you can currently find an interview with Icarus and a mix featuring a collection of new music coming out on Not Applicable this year.
01 Not Applicable Mix – Icarus by The Liminal on Mixcloud
We’re very excited about the fact that 2011 appears to be shaping up to be a bumper year for Not Applicable releases. Following on from ‘In Thunder Rise‘ and ‘Three Improvisations‘, both released in the winter of 2010, we have an extremely optimistic schedule of one release per month for the next four months.
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Upcoming in 2011:
NOT016 – Tom Arthurs / Miles Perkin / Yorgos Dimitriadis – Glue
NOT017 – Isambard Khroustaliov / Philippe Pannier – Chaleur
NOT018 – Ollie Bown / Brigid Burke – Erase
NOT019 – Tom Arthurs / Ollie Bown / Isambard Khroustaliov / Lothar Ohlmeier – Long Division
