tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57517994332410924992024-02-20T11:44:37.948-08:00BB BlogPaul Watson from London UK, (BBBlood) noise /experimental / loops / feedback / gunk / cut up weird etc..BBBloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13023613435745548207noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-90081604298316252102023-12-12T09:05:00.000-08:002023-12-15T08:34:05.002-08:002023 end of year / December updates / Loose future plans<p>Hi, so this time round I <u>have</u> done a end of year write up, it's a little shorter than the usual. </p><p>I guess it has been a challenging year for all, it's especially hard to stay positive when what goes on in the fills you with dispair. </p><p>However, musically (is it music) for me I guess it's been an OK year, and feel I'm finishing on a positive with these recent shows. Would like to have got a new release out, but just never made the time.</p><p>Thanks to those who made it down to the shows I did this year. Especially to James and Paul who booked me and to the other artists who played. It was great to start playing again, not so great to lug my Peli case around. But cheers for cheap cabs and free drinks, more for 2024! </p><p>I think one thing that stood out to me playing gigs for the first time in a few years was the volume of great new noise/experimental/whatever artists there are now both locally and across the UK has exploded post-pandemic. I feel like maybe 4-5 years ago I knew pretty much most of the artists who made noise in the UK but now I know virtually nothing! And I'll be honest it's really encouraging and hopefully means more gigs, meeting new people, and pushing the boundaries of genre. <br /></p><p>I thought this year I'd try to get a EOY list completed as I don't think I did one for last year. </p><p>So this is a "list of records / experiences / reissues that really stood out over the last year, in no order at all..." </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Wilderness Years - Kiran Arora (Fantasy Knife)<br /></li><li>Aphorisms - Graham Lambkin (Blank Forms Editions)<br /></li><li>Model Of Malehood - Max Julian Eastman (Tribe Tapes)<br /></li><li>Another (Looped) Sunday - seht (Another Sunday)<br /></li><li>Distant Dosage - Robert Turman (Dead Mind Records)<br /></li><li>Three Things - Luciano Maggiore & Louie Rice (Adhuman) </li><li>Thatch - Daniel Menche (Self-release)<br /></li><li>Plays / XCIII - Merzbow & Smegma (Helicopter, Troniks)<br /></li><li>Calisthenics in reverse - Jam Dodge (Historic Masses)<br /></li><li>At War With Windsor - The False Face Society (Chocolate Monk)</li><li>Cacophony - John Wall (Self-released)<br /></li><li>Electronic Music from 1972-2022 - Carl Stone (Unseen Worlds)<br /></li><li>Tapes - Angus MacLise (Art into Life)<br /></li><li>Sheet Erosion - Mark Vernon (Sonoris)<br /></li><li>Live - Knurl, Mlehst (@ New River Studios) <br /></li><li>Château Mordécoly - Mordecoli (Valerio Tricoli & Ecka Mordecai) (Alter)<br /></li><li>Unbalanced Contraptions & Misc Loops #1- #3 - Michael Ridge (Chocolate Monk)<br /></li><li>Under the Island: Experimental Music in Ireland 1960 - 1994 - Various (Nyahh Records)<br /></li><li>Self titled - Jackson-Pratt & Shredded Nerve (Total Black) <br /></li></ul><p>2024, so what is the plan? I'd like to get the Cycle noise project I started completed plus another full length record that's been off/on in the works done. Maybe some releases from the archive finally seeing light? Gigs, yes I'd like to play some more, some of the ideas I started to work on for the 'Mulch' gig in November need to be explored further. Plus also it's great just to play something incredibly harsh and noisey. </p><p>So to you who are reading this post have a great festive season, here's to 2024.<br /></p>Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-41917596469335561442023-09-12T02:38:00.007-07:002023-12-22T06:41:06.311-08:00November show <p><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>hanks to those who came out last week to the Helm / Mlehst show. Was real fun. </p><p>Next event is in November for the Tread into Mulch series.<br /></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDv3e_8vUmAFyjzBZkFc1tLbDrqywCmHa31S4yw4jd0W9q4VqZi2hSnv8bOe1HYLMOGRFjebqy6DlesGe3d2aj8BcoiOnYg6LMYd-3uHt5TiYogd5tHZ6xKQPjphkYosL6d8nnIaGX2H4kxcZCmwLvKbRfvAbODPO9FhzfGTErIwdr7l2sTfA-lAZFj8/s1920/TIM%2023-NOV-STORY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="983" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDv3e_8vUmAFyjzBZkFc1tLbDrqywCmHa31S4yw4jd0W9q4VqZi2hSnv8bOe1HYLMOGRFjebqy6DlesGe3d2aj8BcoiOnYg6LMYd-3uHt5TiYogd5tHZ6xKQPjphkYosL6d8nnIaGX2H4kxcZCmwLvKbRfvAbODPO9FhzfGTErIwdr7l2sTfA-lAZFj8/w553-h983/TIM%2023-NOV-STORY.jpg" width="553" /></a></div><br />Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-68054042511001597372023-07-23T08:11:00.002-07:002023-07-23T08:11:14.917-07:00Updates - New shows<p><span style="font-size: large;">H</span>ey, so I don't really know who reads this blog (shout if you do!) but normally I do a end of year round up, best of the year, and give some reflections. That didn't happen in 2022, it was a mad time and I couldn't make the time to post here.</p><p>Anyway, new show announcment in September 2023. I'll be supporting the excellent Helm, Mlehst, and Gutter Carrion at New River Studios. Please see the flyer.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQwdfbCnI7yr2g443BPWriAdZKMt1ZSsBCdn2lFEtozBm5VQr1BjgJBD-0JulxlM52ZotbneqsDMCyGpXLdzr2QKaIB2zYxFO09w9dDvDCNv00ooCAkuGfVJZwyWw4aRM-NTdIgiOYEx5W6_N5IPjt2RcMkAPXsISIdlNNssvi50PjTZ7THvJRB7Og7S4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQwdfbCnI7yr2g443BPWriAdZKMt1ZSsBCdn2lFEtozBm5VQr1BjgJBD-0JulxlM52ZotbneqsDMCyGpXLdzr2QKaIB2zYxFO09w9dDvDCNv00ooCAkuGfVJZwyWw4aRM-NTdIgiOYEx5W6_N5IPjt2RcMkAPXsISIdlNNssvi50PjTZ7THvJRB7Og7S4=w493-h640" width="493" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>After that hoping to announce something very different in November, but more information about that later.<br /></p>Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-90331467025938353782022-10-17T08:00:00.003-07:002022-10-24T11:46:54.599-07:0020 YEARS OF BBBLOOD <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LDuGhP7PRBi0Q0zPWZ13BHX_1ptyEcjgtvHxOzSgKnj5sg_CMArHF45CMR6dRrws8WgQau0uuX2Mfgg2lpTMSnYMjYaMgZuRDX010BCTKxqEjNIUuofmbiI-hXnmuWaHT0T0EUoqXG7dp9w8Z1i64yr3pIcg2giSDTE460PYk0JH15_y-c4WFqso/s2048/20221017_155918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LDuGhP7PRBi0Q0zPWZ13BHX_1ptyEcjgtvHxOzSgKnj5sg_CMArHF45CMR6dRrws8WgQau0uuX2Mfgg2lpTMSnYMjYaMgZuRDX010BCTKxqEjNIUuofmbiI-hXnmuWaHT0T0EUoqXG7dp9w8Z1i64yr3pIcg2giSDTE460PYk0JH15_y-c4WFqso/w452-h640/20221017_155918.jpg" width="452" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spanners.club/event-details/bbblood-malvern-brume-spencer-lassiters-complex">https://www.spanners.club/event-details/bbblood-malvern-brume-spencer-lassiters-complex </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><br /><p></p>Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-72185571320413646592022-05-12T06:50:00.002-07:002022-05-12T07:11:05.496-07:00A late 2021 review<p><b>Review:</b> <br /></p><p><i>Readers of this blog might (or probably didn't) notice / care that there was no 2021 review, but I did start writing a blog post back 17th December last year. Here it is, I just never hit publish. Since this, no new news, I'm kind of taking a break for now, but never say never...</i> <br /></p><p>You'd think, it's got to get easier? But 2021 was personally a challenging year, so that translated for me into a not so productive year. I mean there's not been too many gigs going on here in London until recent, and people are generally I'de like to think more cautious about going out. I didn't play any shows, nor did I get a rush of creativity caused by lockdowns or being indoors. </p><p>I think the one thing I appreciated the most over the last year was the support of friends and family. </p><p>It's not<i> all</i> bad news, I do feel and hope the worst of this is past us, I managed to go abroad for a few weeks, got to see family I wasn't able to in previous years, and I think it meant when I was out I valued the company and occasion more than in the past where sometime I feel it could be taken for granted.</p><p>With all that considered, I was able to relase one new BBBlood cassette 'Deaf and Capital' on Fantasy Knife, which is now sold out from me, but I believe should be available directly from the label and various noise distros. Thanks to everyone who purchased a copy it's appreciated. </p><p>What else? I record a lot of music, field recordings, sampled manipulations, noise, cut ups, but I think the challenge is really that focus time to edit and mix down everything into a recording that I'm satisfied with. </p><p> In 2002 when I first started to record I was wet behind the ears, listening to Merzbow, Masonna, Bastard Noise (all via Relapse) and whatever other noise I could find via mail / early online distros, the bar for quality noise was set really low, and I also had way too much time on my hands. Now fast forward to 2021, with all the noise gear I'd dream of back then, family responsibilities, a global pandemic, information overload, and a wider appreciation for noise music. I feel the need to make sure that anything I release is original, thus putting a lot of pressure onmyself to do something I'm really proud of. As 2022 is the 20 year anniversary of 'Experiment 1' I'm planning on releasing something next year on CD as a celebration! As and when I'll update on Twitter and this blog.<br /></p><p><b>End of year list:</b></p><p>As ever I try to put together a list of records / experiences that really stood out over the last year, in no order at all. This includes gigs, reissues, restaurants, anything I want. </p><div class="detail--artists" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="detail--artists" style="text-align: left;">Kent Tankred - <span class="table-cell title">There Is Nothing To Attain</span> </div><div class="detail--artists" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span>A LARGE SHEET OF MUSCLE</span> - I PAINT THE FEET OF MY ENEMIES</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="title_1q3xW" style="text-align: left;"><span class="link_15cpV">農家の日焼け</span> – でんき風呂</div><div class="title_1q3xW" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span>Shakeeb Abu Hamdan & Sholto Dobie - It's worse<br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span>Territorial Gobbing - Anything on his Bandcamp</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><h3 style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Charmaine Lee - KNVF
</span></span></span></h3><h3 style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></h3><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Emil Beaulieau - Korm 88</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Neil Luck - Downturn Fantasies</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WCN Podcast - </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Small Cruel Party</span><span style="font-size: small;"> - </span>è vago fior del tempo </div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Negative Reaction LP (Reissue) <br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mlehst - <span style="font-family: inherit;">Her Single Desire Was Sadistic Pleasure But Emotions Always Betrayed Her
/</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Deep Throat And Felching /
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(Re-Issues)</span></span></span></div></div><div class="detail--artists" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="detail--artists" style="text-align: left;">Probably a few more but I've forgotten now.<br /></div>Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-77135035492545244782021-11-03T09:45:00.002-07:002021-11-03T09:45:17.246-07:00Blog review<p>I can never really get the look and feel of the blog here quite right so will be experimenting with some themes and changes / a refresh of the content. What started initially as a MySpace blog transferred over to blogger has never really been maintained properly.</p><p>Otherwise, loads of half finished ideas, none ready for release. No gigs lined up currently but will announce here if that changes. </p><p><br /></p>Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-19036081219063822012021-05-31T14:33:00.004-07:002021-07-23T05:53:30.175-07:00Deaf and Capital<p>New BBBlood cassette ep "Deaf and Capital" has been released by new NYC based tape label <a href="https://www.fantasyknife.net/">Fantasy Knife.</a> I'm extremely happy to see this tape released and it's the first new(ish) BBBlood recordings to have been released for some time.</p><p>It's a c30 comprising of material I've had in progress for the past 4-5 years, mangled re-processed in 2020.</p><p>I have a limited number of copies so if you are interested message me. If you live in mainland Europe White Centipede Noise have copies, USA either direct from the label or Skeleton Dust.</p><p> Please check it out. I'm considering uploading to Bandcamp when it's sold out, but for now it's offline. <br /></p><p></p>
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the temptation has been there but it does feel like a waste. I guess we
do what we do to cope. I'm hoping that 2021 I'll be more productive and organised in my work and noisy output.<br /></p><p><b>Gigs</b>, I did play the one show, the day before the lockdown in
England was announced in March, this was a collaboration with Yoni
Silver and was later released on Beartown Records. It was great fun and really made me excited about the potential for gigging.. But for now that can wait. In reflection it was a bad idea to play that show, but none of us knew at the time.<br /></p><p><b>Recordings</b>,
the previously posted The False Face Society release and releasing a
mini album as a digital download was all that was newly released. I also uploaded some older eps to
Bandcamp. I did finish off a couple new recordings this year but they are yet to be released. More information here when I have news.</p><p><b>Best of 2020</b>, in comparison to the previous years I've not really consumed as much new music, but here is a list (and I'll probably review it 2-3 times more after posting)<br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">Sewer Election - Blizard Amplification (Also mentions to Dream Bizarre and<span> Unwilling Nature)</span><br />Various Artists - Amplify 2020 (various tracks within this enormous compliation,)<br /><span><span title="Testicle Hazard">Testicle Hazard -</span></span>
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Fifty-Sixty<br />Duncan Harrison / Ian Murphy - Slow Lightning (and </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Duncan's Music From Amplified Flexible Discs) </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span title="Rust Ruus">Rust Ruus -</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>IDEOLOGICAL BLUES APPARATIOUS<br />Alice Kemp - Songs in the Key of NO<br />Theo Gowans - Wresteling Spelt Wrong On The Flyer (and the Hiddeous Whining events)<br />AMK - 250 Years of AMK<br />Chocolate Monk (Just in general, tons of great output this year, the plague TV etc...)<br />Dust track - Reculver Tower<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>s<br />Chop Shop - Primer (Reissue of older material as a new release counts!)<br />Deathroes</span></span></span> - Inhuman Comedy<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />Phil Maguire & Tim Olive</span></span> - Invoer<br />John Wiese - Magnetic Stensil 1&2 (and Accessible World w/ Skin Graft)<br />David Gilden -<span> Narcotic (Various Noise Works)<br />Joe McPhee & Lasse Marhaug - Harmonia Macrocosmica<br />Marja Ahti - The Current Inside<br />Vasco Alves - </span><span>Gaita Contra Computador
</span></div><p><span>Best wishes for 2021<br /></span></p><p><span>Paul</span> <br /></p>Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-61536026521643151172020-12-28T12:26:00.001-08:002020-12-28T12:26:47.849-08:00The False Face Society - Running Me Down<p>Almost missed this.</p><p>I contributed sounds for the first track on the latest The False Face Society record "Running Me Down" what was released on CD by Clean Index in Australia.</p><div class="tralbumData tralbum-about">Running Me Down is a piece of
fiction written by Russell Walker in Spring/Summer 2020, based on events
in Normandy where his mother lived from the late 1990s. The writing was
divided into five different parts and narrated by Walker, then sent to
five different collaborators to provide musical accompaniment.
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Hailing from Ruislip, West London but presently a resident of Hitchin,
North Hertfordshire, Russell Walker’s writing finds home in diverse
settings, from art rock units The Bomber Jackets and The Pheromoans,
through to novel When New Towns Act Tough (Larching Books, 2016).
Running Me Down follows Half Time 1916 (Chocolate Monk, 2018) and sits
closest to the predominantly text driven sound work released previously
by Walker under his own name, and as a part of Charcoal Owls and The
Teleporters. Here variegated impressionistic electronics provide a
fitting bed for a faultlessly dry five-part spoken narrative of
undesirable company and parochial outlooks.</div>
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Paul Watson (Part 1)
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Design a Wave (Part 2)
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Anna Peaker (Part 3)
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Tom Scott (Part 4)
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R Elizabeth (Part 5)
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2561854368/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="https://tffs.bandcamp.com/album/running-me-down">Running Me Down by The False Face Society</a></iframe>Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-50807636581807250902020-11-03T13:14:00.006-08:002020-11-03T13:14:48.444-08:00Digital Age ... <p>Some new ish old ish stuff</p><p>First up some unused tracks were reprocessed by prolific French experimental artist I, Eternal.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3404320965/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="https://ieternal1.bandcamp.com/album/sans-nuisances">Sans nuisances by BBBlood & I,Eternal</a></iframe> </p><p>And here some old and new material has been reprocessed by American noise musician Gene Symptoms</p><p> <br /></p><p>
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On the 13th March I played probably the only gig I will be playing this year, a collaboration with Yoni Silver @ 5 Miles.<br />
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Yesterday I also released a new online only release. This comprises of 16 tracks I composed from the contents of an old SD card which lived within my old looping pedal. So a lot of the material here is what I would have used and buried within my live set up for the last 6 years.</div>
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I set myself the restriction to get everything done in one evening and I delivered. Normally I would labour over artwork or track titles etc... but keep it simple it's just <a href="https://bbblood.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-looped-recordings">untitled looped recordings</a>.</div>
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Another thing I've not shared here is that I've done a series of Cycle ride noise videos over the last few months what have appeared on several Lock Down era live broadcasts.</div>
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-19994974071743287702020-01-02T05:43:00.001-08:002020-01-13T03:56:49.159-08:002019 Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>2019 Summary </b><br />
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I can quickly sum up my output
for 2019, 2 gigs in a month, appreance on the radio, and one digital
release that was recorded in 2013. All of the below are documented on
this blog!<br />
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I also lost a hard drive of old material and digital copies of some masters what was quite annoying, but it happens!<br />
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All releases on Bandcamp are pay whatever you like, so go for it.<br />
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<b>Favourite Events/Records/Other from 2019:</b><br />
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It's
been a really good year however I don't think I've really listened to
as much new stuff as I'd liked to have to. However from this year all
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The Gerogerigegege - Uguisudani Apocalypse<br />
Michael Speers - <em>xtr'ctn </em>(probably my favourite of this year - <span style="color: orange;">recommended</span>!)<br />
Small Cruel Party - La Chrestomathie Du Désespoir<br />
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<span itemprop="byArtist">Darksmith - Poverty of Will</span><span title="Blood Stereo"> </span></div>
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Two Paths To Outer Edge
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Bloomer - Battle's Sign <span title="Howard Stelzer"> </span><br />
<span title="Howard Stelzer">Howard Stelzer</span>
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Anathematization Of The World Is Not An Adequate Response To The World<br />
Possett - The Golden Handshake That Almost Broke My Wrist
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Reynols - Minecxio Emanations 1993-2018<span title="Joe Colley"> </span><br />
<span title="Joe Colley">Painjerk</span> - Mission Invisible Kill The Poor<br />
<span title="Joe Colley">Joe Colley</span> -
Solo For Chair And Feedback Circuit<br />
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Belgium Cycle Trip to Ghent, Antwerp, and Brussels<br />
The Kernel and Mills <br />
The arrival of M.F.W. 18/12/2019<br />
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<b>2020 Plans</b><br />
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There's
loads of unreleased material dating back over ten years. I'll probably
revisit a lot of this with fresh ears, new ways of mixing the material.
It's good to get the ideas coming. I just think I need to work on
knowing when something is good to go. Gigging, yeah I might have a show
in March, but nothing is confirmed at the moment. I can't see myself
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Regardless, looking to 2020 with a lot of optimism. Happy New Year! </div>
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New EP released. This is a fundraiser so I can release more records.<br />
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This EP features three tracks from 2013. Feral Tape part 1 & 2, are tracks intended originally for a fanzine however I didn't end up submitting them and then the project was shelved. Combined is a harsh noise track I edited this week which was pretty much complete. Unsure what it was originally intended for.<br />
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-42021534513495920002019-08-18T14:07:00.000-07:002019-08-18T14:16:08.932-07:00Radio Airtime - Blog Updates<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Radio Airtime</b><br />
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So first up a massive thanks to Steve Cammack from the legendary Dieter Müh. If you don't know him, alongside Dieter Muh, he has a excellent Blog "MuhMur" now ReMuhMuration and a regular radio show down in Devon. Steve has been kindly supportive of my work for I guess about 10 years now and asked me to do a session for him ages ago. Finally I've got round to sending him something!<br />
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If you've read the previous blog update I have a forthcomming EP Divorse (Proceedings) From Reality which I'm hoping will be complete before the end of the year. Steve's show plays the rough MuhMur mix of this ep in full alongside some other BBBlood cuts from the last ten years.<br />
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Please feel free to check it out.<br />
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And a direct link to the broadcast<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>HAPPY 7 YEARS MUHMUR RADIO!</u></span><br />
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<b>Blog Update</b> <br />
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In addition I've made some time to update the blog, this includes a biography detailing the early years of BBBlood, future plans and some of the highlights. Have a read if you have time.<br />
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More news soon!<br />
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Paul</div>
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New EP v soon. Roughly 20mins of chopped tape music, loops, odd sounds, field recordings, live recordings. Standard stuff.<br />
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Preview on<a href="https://remuhmuration.blogspot.com/"> MuhMur Radio</a> soon, full release to follow after.<br />
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No gigs currently planned, more releases planned (finally).<br />
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-51282599543609677522019-04-22T03:35:00.000-07:002019-08-01T02:44:48.414-07:00FRIDAY 26TH APRIL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-74277818852049953372018-12-23T10:15:00.000-08:002018-12-23T11:45:59.043-08:002018 Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello. I was mulling it over the weekend whether I should do an end of year review or not. However it's a tradition that I'm going to stick with regardless of whoever reads this. Here is a brief summary of what 2018 has meant for me.<br />
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So 2018, A couple eps came out, the 3 way live CDr and the Split with Claus (mentioned previously in this blog). However both were live recordings and also recorded over the last couple years. So yeah quite unproductive on the recorded front. Yeah I did record stuff, quite a lot but none if it is ready for release in my opinion.<br />
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So you may ask, what have you been doing? Good question: Not much, working, travelling, and probably more working.<br />
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Which is a bit disapointing since the last end of year review I spoke about renewed energy to do things, however it doesn't always work out like that. And I'm not taking it too much to heart.<br />
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So do you have anything lined up? Actually yes, I've started to look to new means to record perform and hopefully invest some time into actually getting something released, first new recordings since 2017. And gigs... yes I do, I have a show lined up in April as BBBlood! I'll post more about this when all the details are online.<br />
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Well, to be honest I've not even really listened to much this year either (Yeah you always say that!). But some records I enjoyed (Including the ones I downloaded from other peoples eoy lists and places to find them) are:<br />
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<span class="soundTitle__title sc-font g-type-shrinkwrap-inline g-type-shrinkwrap-large-primary"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bus2018/acolytes-bus-final2-tfzqv8qqr34">Acolytes - bus-final2-tFZqV8QQR34</a> </span><br />
<span class="soundTitle__title sc-font g-type-shrinkwrap-inline g-type-shrinkwrap-large-primary"><a href="http://www.secondsleep.org/releases/ds.html">Darksmith - Hatred Of Sound LP</a> </span><br />
<span class="soundTitle__title sc-font g-type-shrinkwrap-inline g-type-shrinkwrap-large-primary"><a href="https://lolina.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoke">Lolina - The Smoke</a> </span><br />
<a href="https://fractalmeat.bandcamp.com/album/you-are-a-new-creature">Graham Dunning & Tom White - You Are A New Creature </a><br />
<a href="https://norentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-strange-export-nrr78">Hum of the Druid - A Strange Export</a><br />
<a href="https://kevindrumm.bandcamp.com/album/frozen-pipes">Kevin Drumm - Frozen Pipes</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sonoris.org/">Kevin Drumm - Inexplicable Hours </a>
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<a href="https://apostille.bandcamp.com/album/choose-life">Apostille - Choose Life</a><span title="Chris Goudreau"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.sickness999.com/ncmain.htm">Chris Goudreau – Brief Sensuality</a><br />
<a href="http://chocolatemonk.co.uk/available.html">Blood Stereo - Tape Loop Meditations </a><br />
<a href="http://chocolatemonk.co.uk/available.html">Translucent Envelope - A Slight Remove</a><br />
<a href="http://chocolatemonk.co.uk/available.html">Slow Listener - Live At Fort Process</a> <br />
<a href="https://kraak.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-2">Red Brut - S/T </a><br />
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Xi'an Impression<br />
Lisbon<br />
Tough guys in Tokyo - The Nightingale<br />
Visiting Japan<br />
Monk Fest @ Cafe Oto<br />
Budapest<br />
Haringey Borough FC ten game undefeated run and being top of the league at Christmas / Promotion / Beating Heybridge Swifts in the play-off semi final<br />
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Also it's strange that I've finished this post before the end of the year and Christmas, so if you are reading this. Have a great holiday!<br />
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The long summer has not yielded any new news here, however things are moving at their own pace. I anticipate a new release to come out in the next couple months.<br />
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In the meantime here is a review of the recently issued split cassette with Claus Poulsen on Sound Holes.<br />
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Many thanks to Andy from <a href="http://tqzine.blogspot.com/">TQ Zine</a>, please check his excellent fanzine for a real reflection on what is going on in the UK experimental underground. Recommended.<br />
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As always the best way to keep up with my activity is via Twitter, but I also forgot to mention the release of the now sold out live album with Stuart Chalmers and Posset recorded at the Fuse art space in Bradford last year. Which now seems like ages ago!<br />
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-8241871550962130762018-02-05T08:14:00.003-08:002018-07-13T06:00:57.549-07:00New Cassette Release - Split with Claus Poulsen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Out now I believe (or soonish) on <a href="http://www.sndhls.com/">Sound Holes</a>.<br />
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Cass and Sindre are on <a href="http://www.clauspoulsen.com/2018/01/13/star-turbine-uk-tour-2018/">tour this February</a> and will no doubt have copies of this cassette.<br />
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-46530276908858129482018-01-03T06:21:00.001-08:002018-01-03T13:48:45.460-08:002017 Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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2017 was probably the least productive year I've had for some time, yet at the same time probably the most hectic too personally, so this and a barely functioning internet connected laptop has led to a lack of time I've had to commit to recording or playing live.<br />
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Rather than dwelling on that fact that I did very little recording/performing, I'm feeling pretty optimistic about 2018 and will be making moves to get more records out there, playing more shows, and just being more active.<br />
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With regards to recorded output besides the aforementioned split with <a href="https://bbblood.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/bbblood-stuart-chalmers-posset-cdr-blog.html">Stuart Chalmers and Posset</a> on <a href="http://crowversuscrow.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/out-now-bbblood-posset-stuart-chalmers.html">Crow Vs Crow</a> no new recordings have been produced this year. This split CD has sold out now, yet still available as <a href="https://crowversuscrow.bandcamp.com/album/delirium-cutlet-impaste">digital download.</a> </div>
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Also a limited run live recording of my set from <a href="https://bbblood.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/next-show-evil-moisture-mark-durgan.html">November 2016</a> was released on Andy Bolus' (Evil Moisture) Royal Sperm tape label. Ultra Crude, strangely trippy, gloopy, documentation of a good gig. I think copies might still be available, I have none left but check the <a href="http://evilmoisture.free.fr/rs.html">Royal Sperm website.</a> See BBBlood 'El fin de semana me dejó fatal'. At the time of release I forgot to mention this, a recurring theme of 2017.</div>
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Earlier in March I shared the bill with Anla Courtis, Posset, Duncan Harrison & Yoni Silver in London, Cafe Oto Project Space. It was a great night, again looking back I forgot to mention this fact on the blog (oops) but here is <a href="https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/beartown-presents-anla-courtis/">the link</a> to the event.<br />
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Following this I played a <a href="http://www.wearefuse.co/project/179/bbblood-posset-stuart-chalmers/">second show</a> on the same line up as Posset, this time in Bradford in support of the three way split CD.<br />
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To end the year on Friday 15th of December I did a live collaboration with Sharon Gal for John Macedo's successful <a href="https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/soloduotrio-7/">Solo, Duo, Trio night #7</a> at Cafe Oto. This line up also featured the trio of Áine O'Dwyer, Steve Beresford and Crystabel Riley, and Leslie Deere playing solo.</div>
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Playing this night I felt was really successful and I think has given me the much needed shot of vitamin B12 to see through the forthcoming winter nights and my musical output. Massive thanks to John and Sharon for making this night so. Hopefully the recording of the duo will surface some time over the coming year. As always I'll mention it here (or forget about doing so and then mention it in my 2018 review blog post).</div>
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This year I don't feel I've really listened to many new releases*, some I own I've not even made time to listen to yet. But a nod to all of the following (music / non) as always including the usual suspects...</div>
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<li>Sewer Election - Malign</li>
<li>Aaron Dilloway - Gag File</li>
<li>Pigs Ear 2017, esp Kees Wee Heavy 9.5%</li>
<li>The Slowest Lift - S/T</li>
<li>London - Gibraltar - Madrid celebrations October / November</li>
<li>Jaap Vink - GRM</li>
<li>Performing Live With Sharon Gal @ Cafe Oto</li>
<li>Phil Julian - Relay</li>
<li>Of Habit - Extended Technique</li>
<li>Grit - Night Pudding</li>
<li>Croatian Amor - Love Means Taking Action</li>
<li>Bomber Jackets - Kudos to the Bomber Jackets</li>
<li>Harringey Borough lads, esp the 4-1 Bideford Town, FA Cup Qualifying Round, and a nod to 1-1 vs Heybridge Swifts match abandoned</li>
<li>Cycling to the QEII Bridge and back</li>
<li>Recovery - May 2017</li>
<li>Aqua Dentata - One Day, You Will Be A Painter</li>
<li>Solar Flump - Tape Vomit</li>
<li>RLW & Dylan Nyoukis - Gukuruguh</li>
<li>Spoils & Relics - Threadbare Adult Life</li>
<li>Aaron Dilloway and Genesis P-Orridge @ Cafe Oto</li>
<li>Lasse Marhaug / John Wiese - Continuous Loop Sheep 1997-2017</li>
<li>T.Mikawa - Rising Sunset</li>
<li>D. Glare 4 - Oscillators & 130 Samples At 130 BPM</li>
<li>Simon Whetham - InTolerance</li>
<li>Micheal Muennich - Klamm/Heimelig</li>
<li>Stuart Chalmers - Loop Phantasy No.4</li>
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-41315502637535018472017-11-29T08:06:00.004-08:002023-09-14T09:56:19.154-07:00Live December 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Apologies to those who missed this but a couple of months back this three way split record surfaced with Stuart Chalmers and Posset.<br />
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However you can listen to some of it <a href="https://stuartchalmers.bandcamp.com/album/delirium-cutlet-impaste">here.</a><br />
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Buy digital download <a href="https://crowversuscrow.bandcamp.com/album/delirium-cutlet-impaste">from Crow Vs Crow</a><br />
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Proud to be part of record with these two excellent musicians. I got some real positive feedback from the record.<br />
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Oh yeah we also did a live gig, what was reported by Idwal Fisher <a href="http://idwalfisher.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/stuart-chalmers-posset-bbblood-bbblood.html">here</a>. I really should have said...<br />
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Paul Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676319482564269635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751799433241092499.post-74466591646869338532017-01-05T14:23:00.002-08:002018-01-03T13:39:27.240-08:002016 Summary - Preaching to NO ONE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So it seems to be a trend at the moment in these end of year round ups to really moan and complain how bad 2016 was, I don't want to do this. Personally for me it was just like 2015, and probably the last few years... Constantly overworked, not creating physically enough time to concentrate on recording new records, oh and I got to travel around a little more than I previously did. A personal highlight for me was continuing my learning of the Spanish language, the culture, and visiting twice / exploring the country; this is something that will continue into 2017.<br />
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Yes a lot has changed in the world during 2016, there's been some horrible tragedies globally, deaths, bad political changes, and it's really yet to be seen what impact they will have on the world. But I'm an eternal optimist, I think you have to keep on going, keep on fighting. There's either this, burying your head in the sand, divorcing your self from reality, or worse becoming apathetic which can be very unhealthy.<br />
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Posting this feels like preaching to the converted (or to no one!!), and I know this is possibly not the reason why you came to this blog.<br />
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So... 2016 didn't see many BBBlood (or billed as Paul Watson) shows, but those that I did play were enjoyed. Out of it there should be a BBBlood / Claus Poulson split cassette which is a live recording from my performance in February. I've found a good home for this recording now, so if all goes well I'll be posting more details here.<br />
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No gigs outside London this year, hope to change this.<br />
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November straight after the excellent Colour Out of Space festival I supported Evil Moisture, Wall & Durgan at New River Studios. This was a fun night with some great sets, thanks again Aimmar.<br />
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The December last show at Electric Knife was emotional, drunken, and
ended with a great set by the golden boy of North London Kostis Kilymis.
Lovely day! It's the end of an era in Kentish Town, and I wish T all the best in Plymouth.<br />
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Going forwards I hope to announce a couple of shows for 2017 soon.<br />
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2017 another three way split CD should surface, I'm not going to say any more but it's a split with two other artists who have had in my opinion a great 2016 and it's a honor to work with them both. Again more details in due course. Watch this space!<br />
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The split box with Duncan Harrison is still happening, it's just taking me forever to get things moving. My own fault, maybe I should do a fundraising page to get the £££ to release the record. If I have the customers breathing down my neck it will get released in 2017!<br />
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Also a short C10 split with Child Friendly will come out, another project that I'm self-releasing just not getting finished.<br />
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<li>Richard Kamerman - "Music for glassblower's studio and broken toy piano" C31 [Organized Music from Thessaloniki]</li>
<li>Joe Colley “No Way In” LP (as mp3) [Glistening Examples]</li>
<li>MAAAA - "Abhorrence And Dismay" CD [Triangle Records]</li>
<li>Placid Tracktor - "The Great British Shopper" C30 [Bogged Down]</li>
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<li>Marc Baron - "Un Salon Au Fond D'Un Lac" CD [Potlatch]</li>
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<li>Wanda Group - "Central Heating" LP [Opal Tapes]</li>
<li>Stuart Chalmers / Z. Zsigo - "Untitled" C30 [Strange Rules]</li>
<li>Aqua Dentata - "An Equine Red" C30 [Strange Rules]</li>
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