Author: Rodrigo
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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 InfoMemoria Zero, all the way from Rome, Italy.
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Circuit-Bending Part 2
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 sessions you will learn some basic electronics and soldering, and end up with your very…
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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 – cello Patrick Farmer – objects/percussion Also playing will be the Manchester super-group that is…
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L’Ocelle Mare – 23 October 2011
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 under the name of l’ocelle mare in September 2005. He toured Europe, Scandinavia, Israel, USA…
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Sam Andreae & Anton Hunter – 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 follow) is a complete embrace of the freely improvised, still working together though performing alone.…
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Martin Archer & Steve Chase – 14 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 be their first concert as a duo. To mark the occasion they have chosen to…
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Stuckometer / Abscond – 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 on Total Vermin and forthcoming on Kovorax Sound.” www.myspace.com/stckmtr Also joining them this evening is…
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Baylis/Howard/Sterling Trio – 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 such as Stuart McCallum, John Stevens,Phil Wachsmann and Dudu Pukwana. Paul Baylis Alto Sax Jon…
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Baylis/Howard/Sterling 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 McCallum, John Stevens,Phil Wachsmann and Dudu Pukwana. Paul Baylis Alto Sax Jon Howard Drums Max…
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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 jazz sax and bassoon player. Providing some much needed percussion will be The Noise Upstairs’…
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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 wet end of the Group Ongaku/Nihilist Spasm Band/LAFMS/A Band/Prick Decay continuum. http://totalvermin.blogspot.com/ Click here to…
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Wolf Scarers Podcast – 14 July 2011
1. Cloud Plate: Robot Mudra 2. Sly & The Family Stone: Thank You For Talkin’ To Me, Africa 3. John Surman: On The Wing Again 4. Tricky: Carriage For Two 5. Arild Andersen: The Island 6. Henry Threadgill: Official Silence 7. Bloodcount: Is That A Gap? 8. Van Morrison: Slim Slow Slider
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New Webpage!
As you can see, we have a spiffy new webpage. The old one (iWeb-based) wasn’t really doing the job and was a bit of a pain to update and maintain. What does this mean for you guys? Well, it’s easier to find what you want. There’s a search bar at the top right. There’s a whole…
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“Six Memos” featuring lots of NUS regulars
Some of you might remember Daniel Ledda from when he performed back in December 2010. Well part of why he was in Manchester was that he was making a film based on Six Memos for the Next Millennium by Italo Calvino. Well some of the clips from that have started surfacing online and you can…
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The Riverside – Tramlines vs NUS – 24 July 2011
Come take part in a night of far left music and improvisation hosted by Tramlines. Event will take place at our regular Sheffield venue, The Riverside on Mowbray St. S3 8EN. Click here to download the performances Who Tramlines vs NUS – 24 July 2011 When Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:00pm – All Ages Where The Riverside (map)…
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NUS vs Blank Media – 17 July 2011
A special event to celebrate the final day of cara b = side b as a collaboration between Noise Upstairs and Blank Media Collective. The Noise Upstairs is an improv collective running free-improv jam nights in Manchester and Sheffield. The basic premise is that anyone can turn up and join in by putting their name…
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Wolf Scarers – 14 July 2011
Wolf Scarers are Simon Prince and Keith Jafrate, both playing tenor saxophones. They’ve known each other for years but have never played together until, after appearing on the same bill at Huddersfield’s Inclusive Improv last year, it occurred to Simon to suggest some duets. So they got together at Oldham Music Centre and scared the…
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Wolf Scarers – 13 July 2011
Wolf Scarers are Simon Prince and Keith Jafrate, both playing tenor saxophones. They’ve known each other for years but have never played together until, after appearing on the same bill at Huddersfield’s Inclusive Improv last year, it occurred to Simon to suggest some duets. So they got together at Oldham Music Centre and scared the…
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Circuit Bending Workshop – Part 2
Ever since we did the first circuit-bending workshop people have been asking when we will be doing another one. Well, we’re doing another one! Click here to download the leaflet with the info/details. It will have some intermediate bending/electronic stuff as well has covering the same ground the first workshop did (for those who are…
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NUS vs MANTIS – 10 June 2011
A special joint venture between The Noise Upstairs and the MANTIS festival. Come check out some great music by NUS regulars as well as other great events/performances. Where?: Cosmo Rodewald, Martin Harris Centre, MARTIN HARRIS CENTRE FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA, The University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, Manchester M13 9PL [click for map] Artists: TNU- The…