Archive for April, 2008

Welcome to Mars at Interesting 2008

Monday, April 28th, 2008

On June 21st I’ll be performing alongside Ken Hollings at Interesting 2008. The Interesting conference is simply explained in the title really. Its a day of people talking about the things they are passionate about. It is a low key affair but one that seems to generate a lot of buzz. The first Interesting conference [...]

Happy 50th BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

It seems like a real time of reflection currently with the passing of two musical pioneers, Tristram Cary and Bebe Barron in the last week. It is also the 50th anniversary of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the BBC has some coverage here where you can find out how the Dalek voice is [...]

My musical matchbox - what I’m listening to this week

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Every week we’ll upload a new selection of tracks to Muxtape so you can hear the music that is inspiring us. Expect it to be a mixed bag with the odd attempt to stick to a theme every now and then. Personally because I work on so many different musical projects, I find [...]

The Tone Generation

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

I’m currently producing a 10 part radio series that looks at the history of electronic music. Presented by artist and musician Ian Helliwell, ‘The Tone Generation’ features music from the pioneers of the experimental electronic scene such as Stockhausen, Xenakis, Daphne Oram and Tristram Cary (who sadly passed away this week, as did Bebe Baron, [...]