http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:53:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Noise Upstairs no http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/jez-riley-french-14-march-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/jez-riley-french-14-march-2012/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:09:59 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/jez-riley-french-13-march-2012/ Using intuitive composition, field recording, improvisation and photography, Jez has been exploring his enjoyment of detail, simplicity and his emotive response to places and situations for the past 3 decades. Alongside solo performances and exhibitions he collaborates with other artists, [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/jez-riley-french-14-march-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-12-july-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-12-july-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:42 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-12-july-2012/ About Fed­erico Reuben is a com­poser, sound artist and live-electronics per­former based in Lon­don. His work chal­lenges con­ven­tional rela­tion­ships between com­poser, per­former and audi­ence through imag­ined per­for­mance prac­tices, col­lab­o­ra­tions and modes of sonic rep­re­sen­ta­tion and pro­duc­tion. He plun­ders, com­bines and [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-12-july-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-11-july-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-11-july-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:03 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-11-july-2012/ About Fed­erico Reuben is a com­poser, sound artist and live-electronics per­former based in Lon­don. His work chal­lenges con­ven­tional rela­tion­ships between com­poser, per­former and audi­ence through imag­ined per­for­mance prac­tices, col­lab­o­ra­tions and modes of sonic rep­re­sen­ta­tion and pro­duc­tion. He plun­ders, com­bines and [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/federico-reuben-11-july-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/adam-beckley-11-april-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/adam-beckley-11-april-2012/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:49:56 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/adam-beckley/ Adam Beckley is an experimental musician from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, creating hypnotic textures of sound.His first solo work ‘Revere’ was released by the label ‘Carnage Club’ in August 2011. Adam has also released a split with Los Angeles [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2012/02/adam-beckley-11-april-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/the-riverside-jason-kahn-8-february-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/the-riverside-jason-kahn-8-february-2012/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:17:57 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/07/the-riverside-jason-kahn-8-february-2012/ Jason Kahn (electronics) Jason Kahn was born in New York in 1960 and grew up in Los Angeles. He moved to Europe in 1990, first living in Berlin until 1999 then moving to Switzerland. He is currently based in Zürich. Kahn [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/the-riverside-jason-kahn-8-february-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/fuel-cafe-jason-kahn-9-february-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/fuel-cafe-jason-kahn-9-february-2012/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:12:22 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/07/fuel-cafe-jason-kahn-9-february-2012/ Jason Kahn (electronics) Jason Kahn was born in New York in 1960 and grew up in Los Angeles. He moved to Europe in 1990, first living in Berlin until 1999 then moving to Switzerland. He is currently based in Zürich. Kahn [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/fuel-cafe-jason-kahn-9-february-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-12-january-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-12-january-2012/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:21:24 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-12-january-2012/ http://www.sound-art.de Imagine you have a plastic bottle…. You fill it with water and you hang it upside down…. You make a little hole in the cap…. and then you sit back, you wait and you listen - drips appear – [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-12-january-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-11-january-2012/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-11-january-2012/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:20:55 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-11-january-2012/ http://www.sound-art.de Imagine you have a plastic bottle…. You fill it with water and you hang it upside down…. You make a little hole in the cap…. and then you sit back, you wait and you listen - drips appear – [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/helmut-lemke-11-january-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/memoria-zero-8-december-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/memoria-zero-8-december-2011/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:04:22 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/memoria-zero-8-december-2011/ All the way from Rome, Italy! Click here to download the performances Who Memoria Zero - 8 December 2011 When Thursday, December 8, 2011 8:00pm - All Ages Where Fuel Cafe (map) 448 Wilmslow Road Manchester, England M20 3BW Other [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/12/memoria-zero-8-december-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/11/circuit-bending-part-2/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/11/circuit-bending-part-2/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:40:50 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/?p=1285 Title: Circuit Bending Workshop Location: MadLab Description: If you’ve ever wanted to get into circuit-bending or DIY electronics in general, this circuit-bending workshop, presented by The Noise Upstairs, will give you an introduction into the art of bending. Over the course of two [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/11/circuit-bending-part-2/feed/ 3 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/diatribes-3-november-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/diatribes-3-november-2011/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:40:38 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/diatribes-3-november-2011/ Following their amazing gig last year, D’incise and Cyril return with an expanded line-up featuring some of the UK’s best improvisers… Cyril Bondi – drums/percussion D’incise – objects/laptop Dominic Lash – double bass Phil Durrant – laptop/sound manipulation Hannah Marshall [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/diatribes-3-november-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/locelle-mare/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/locelle-mare/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:45:39 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/thomas-bonvalet/ Thomas Bonvalet, (born October, 1977) lives between the forest of « la Double », in the south-west of France and Alpedrete, Spain. Guitar player of the band Cheval de frise between 1998 and 2004, he made is first solo show [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/10/locelle-mare/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/sam-andreae-anton-hunter-9th-november-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/sam-andreae-anton-hunter-9th-november-2011/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:07:27 +0000 Anton http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/sam-andreae-anton-hunter-9th-november-2011/   Sam Andreae and Anton Hunter first met playing in Ben Cottrell’s Beats & Pieces Big Band, and quickly went on to form their quartet Haq to explore the boundaries between composed and improvised music.  This latest tour (with release [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/sam-andreae-anton-hunter-9th-november-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/distractfold-ensemble-sam-andreae-anton-hunter-10-november-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/distractfold-ensemble-sam-andreae-anton-hunter-10-november-2011/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:34:16 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/07/fuel-cafe-distractfold-ensemble-10-november-2011/ Sam Andreae and Anton Hunter first met playing in Ben Cottrell’s Beats & Pieces Big Band, and quickly went on to form their quartet Haq to explore the boundaries between composed and improvised music.  This latest tour (with release to [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/distractfold-ensemble-sam-andreae-anton-hunter-10-november-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/martin-archer-steve-chase-14-september-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/martin-archer-steve-chase-14-september-2011/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:27:30 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/martin-archer-steve-chase-7-september-2011/ Martin Archer – iPad, woodwind Steve Chase – guitar, miscellaneous instruments Martin and Steve have played together regularly over the last few years in the context of larger groups (Coastguard All Stars, Gated Community, Juxtavoices, Showroom Ensemble), but this will [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/martin-archer-steve-chase-14-september-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/stuckometer-johnny-hunter-quartet-8-september-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/stuckometer-johnny-hunter-quartet-8-september-2011/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:25:06 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/stuckometer-8-september-2011/ “Stuckometer is a free improvised no wave noise rock from the NorthWest of England originally formed in 2005. The third wave of the band consists of David Birchall (guitar) Karl Sveinsonn (guitar) JOINCEY (bass) Pascal Nichols (percussion). Recent CDR out [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/stuckometer-johnny-hunter-quartet-8-september-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/baylishowardsterling-trio-13-october-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/baylishowardsterling-trio-13-october-2011/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:40:08 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/sam-andreae-anton-hunter-13-october-2011/ Baylis/Howard/Sterling Trio – The  Bhs 3 are a  recently formed Trio exploring  the Sax/Double Bass/Drums improvised  format.The Trio are currently recording a CD  for release later in the year. Melodic, Rhythmic and Textural explorations. Individually they have worked with musicians [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/baylishowardsterling-trio-13-october-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/baylishowardsterling-trio-12-october-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/baylishowardsterling-trio-12-october-2011/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:34:10 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/09/baylishowardsterling-trio-12-october-2011/ Baylis/Howard/Sterling Trio – The  Bhs 3 are a  recently formed Trio exploring  the Sax/Double Bass/Drums improvised  format.The Trio are currently recording a CD  for release later in the year. Melodic, Rhythmic and Textural explorations. Individually they have worked with musicians such as Stuart [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/baylishowardsterling-trio-12-october-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/beck-hunter-perez-trio-10-august-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/beck-hunter-perez-trio-10-august-2011/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:56:00 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/beck-hunter-perez-trio-10-august-2011/ Hervé Perez (electonics, sax), who uses many methods to forge vibrations and sculpt the harmonies that will rattle the nerves of academia, will be joining forces with UK Free Improvisation stalwart, Mick Beck (reeds & whistles), the critically acclaimed free [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/beck-hunter-perez-trio-10-august-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/acrid-lactations-11-august-2011/ http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/acrid-lactations-11-august-2011/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:22:19 +0000 Rodrigo http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/acrid-lactations-11-august-2011/ Acrid Lactations is the duo of primitivist improvisers Susan Fitzpatrick and Stuart Arnot.  With no fixed instrumentation or approach, they use musical/non-musical, acoustic/electronic, live/pre-recorded sounds in a psychedelic stramash of noise, free-jazz, concrète, sound poetry and confusion, hanging onto the [...]]]> http://www.thenoiseupstairs.com/2011/08/acrid-lactations-11-august-2011/feed/ 0