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May 2006

• The irr. app. (ext.)/at jennie richie collaborative 3" CDR "Night Wearing Feathers" was released last month, but a few copies may still be available from Psychform. The release features hand-made packaging designed and created by Stan Reed, and is limited to 200 copies.



• "The Sleeping Moustache", a collaboration between Jim Haynes, R. K. Faulhaber, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, Steven Stapleton and myself was released by The Helen Scarsdale Agency at the beginning of this month, and features hand-printed inserts designed and executed by Jim Haynes. Visual works from all 5 contributors are included in the design.

• On March 3rd I had the great privilege of performing alongside Steven Stapleton, Colin Potter, Andrew Liles, Joolie Wood, Freida Abtan and Maja Elliott as part of the first Scribble event in Preston. Thanks to Steve for inviting me to participate and to all of my fellow performers, with particular thanks to the mighty Colin Potter for his hospitality, boundless generosity and invaluable technical assistance. Thanks are also due to Nigel Ince for photographing, recording and catering services, and to Paul Bradley, Jonathan Coleclough, Darren Tate and "Crooked Stylus" Darius for their kindness.



• From May 5th to May 8th I was fortunate enough to attend the Chantier Music Festival in Paris and absorb rare and wonderful performances by Danielle Dax, Shock Headed Peters, Evil Twin, Arkkon, Amal Gamal Ensemble, Simon Finn and many others. The crowning glory of this event was the great pleasure of not only witnessing but contributing to the first full-length solo show by a musician I have long admired: Joolie Wood was kind enough to invite me to add my unworthy twiddling to a beautiful new song called "Melt with the Snow" at the finale of her set. Many thanks to Joolie for this memorable opportunity, and for her friendship over the past decade.



• As if this weren't enough, I was also given the opportunity to perform as one of the pre-show transit riders gathered for Faun Fables' "Transit Rider" CD release show on May 26th. Thanks to Dawn for the invitation, to the audience for their lively response, and to Nils, Greg, Jesse, Jen, John, Andy and the other Dawn for their assistance and/or support. If the recording turned out well, I'll be putting it up for public ridicule on the irr. MySpace page.

• On June 16th and 17th I will be participating in the first Nurse With Wound performances in two decades, and the first ever to be staged in North America. Tickets are still available from the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Thrills and chills will abound (and, very likely, some spills as well), so do your immortal soul a favour and be there.



• On June 20th, the second Scribble event will be staged in Portland at Sabala's Mt. Tabor. The exact line-up of Scribble for this event is not yet clear, but Steven Stapleton, Colin Potter, Andrew Liles and myself are bound to be loitering somewhere in the vicinity of some audio equipment at some point during the evening. Solo performances by Colin Potter and Andrew Liles will also be greased up and ready to tickle their way into your ear-holes, as well as sets by Green Milk From the Planet Orange and Orbit Service.



• "Cosmic Superimposition" has been delayed yet again due to the above, but should finally be pressed and available in early July.

January 2006

• 'Perekluchenie' is now available from Beta Lactam Ring Records in both a new-fangled mini-gatefold CD edition and an old-timey single pocket vinyl edition. A few copies of both are also still available directly from me, and I'll be sure to seal your package with a kiss. CDs are $14 each including postage within the states, or $16 overseas including airmail; vinyl copies are $16 U.S./$18 overseas. See the August entry for ordering procedure on these and previous releases, and e-mail me for more particulars.



• The ffwd mag#3 DVD + magazine is also now available, featuring the new irr track "Org-tierchen" on the DVD (combined with a linked pair of stunning animations by Ericailcane and Blu (consecutively)) and four of my photos in the magazine. This release is limited to 500 copies, and available for .15.00 through the ffwd website.

• In June I will be participating in the three Nurse With Wound shows being staged in San Francisco.



• A collaborative show with NF Orchest (or some line-up involving my friends Jim Kaiser and Andy Way from NF Orchest/French Radio/Petit Mal/Maleficia) will also possibly take place in June.



• A Spring tour in collaboration with Spoonbender 1.1.1 is under discussion.



• A few different festival appearances might be taking place later in the year, but no definite information for any of them is available as of yet.

• The 2nd collaborative performance between myself and Jim Haynes, scheduled to take place at the Hemlock Tavern on January 25th as part of the Other Minds 'Brink' series, has been cancelled. Neither the venue nor the organisers bothered to announce the performance in the first place, so it is unlikely that announcing its cancellation here is actually necessary. I'm going to do it anyway. Both Jim and I very much enjoyed our first collaborative effort, and so another one will inevitably occur at another time and place.



• A second series of Salt Marie Celeste performances that was being arranged for Barcelona in February has also been dropped due to problems with the venue - I won't say 'cancelled', since the shows had never been absolutely confirmed. Contrary to the announcements circulating on the internet, the line-up for the show would have been the same as last year's Vienna performances: Stapleton/Rogerson/Potter/Liles/Waldron - and both Steve and myself remain commited to my participation in future Nurse/SMC events.

• "Cosmic Superimposition", a self-released reworking of the 'Ozeanische Gefühle' sources, should be available in March.



• "The Sleeping Moustache" (Faulhaber/Haynes/Sigmarsson/Stapleton/Waldron collaborative release) is scheduled for release on The Helen Scarsdale Agency in April.



• "Radiant Black Future", the last of the lost irr. releases from the previous millennium, will finally materialise on Beta Lactam Ring later in the year.



• A 20 minute irr. app. (ext.)/at jennie richie collabortive track has been completed, and should be made available through Psychform. No details are available yet.



• Nearing completion: the split release with Panicsville and the free irr. download album to be hosted by Zerga.



• A revision of the gallery section of this site will be undertaken in February.