dei xhrist (since retired record players-we need to get some new needles!, treated voice, objects, contact mics, glass plate, glockenspiel with missing bars), marc bisson (prepared guitar, contact mics, voice, casio sk-1 keyboards, toys, recorder), mike fun (modular synthesizer, theremin, treated voice, recorder) mike dailey (drums, percussives, voice). special birdorgan donors include walter wright (modular synthesizer, laptop, video treatments), kit demos (modular synthesizer, various stringed instruments, film projections), offset needle radius (guitar, amplified bicycle tire, record player, objects, etc.) and all the rest who have yet to join us in our free improv explorations.
Influences
psychedelia, weird prog, freak folk, space rock, ennio morricone, amm, free improvisation, krautrock, fluxus, dada, futurism, surrealism, sound art, early electronic, sun ra and his arkestra, robert wyatt-era soft machine, syd barrett-era pink floyd, fred frith and henry cow, john cage, harry partch, early david lynch, guy maddin, jan svankmajer, brothers quay, joseph cornell, tex avery, crank sturgeon, id m theft able, etc, etc...
formed in late 2006, birdorgan began performing together in the nh/ma/me area. our goal is to work with other like-minded sound artists creating immediate free improvisations in the spaces we are provided. a few venues we have invaded include strange maine in portland, me, 119 gallery in lowell, ma, and the monastery artist collective space and the now defunct underground map project in manchester, nh. at times we work with various visual projections, including vintage 16mm industrial/art films adding another dynamic to the overall birdorgan experience. so, now that you know, do YOU have a space for the birdorgan?
I just wanted to send a big thankyou to all of you for sharing the stage with us at 119 Gallery. You guys were fucking ruthless (and great!). Keep following the heART path.
TOUCH THE SPIDER! are back out of their gloomy cellar
to release their second CD.
SOULS FOR SALE
Once again the spiders spark a fire of despair, depression, anguish and hate. 15 tracks provide a disturbing insight into moral depths of human being – lost souls trapped in a spiderweb.
saturday next, 18 july, 2009, could very well be the final performance of the sound series at the monastery artists collective space in manchester, nh. so, if you can make it you will not be one bit disappointed. we got your noise/improv house combo birdorgan, we got your fantastical sound/video/performance husband/wife team qfwfq duo, and from points north the two and only crank sturgeon and id m theft able. if you know who these guys are at all you know you just have to be here. and if you don't but suspect yourself an adventurous soul well, you will just die a tortured lonesome shell of a being if you don't come! festivities start at 8:00 pm saturday 21 west auburn street 3rd floor manchester, nh donations are gleefully welcomed.
4th of July Cookout with experimental live and live electronic music form Australia NYC, Brooklyn and NH.
the boy who spoke clouds [Australia]
7 Ton Hand [NYC]
Live Footage [Brooklyn]
Topu Lyo - 5 string electric cello/fx [NYC]
Skidmore Fountain [Brooklyn]
Mike Thies - drums/keys live loops & electro-acoustic
madness! [Brooklyn]
birdorgan [NH]
$10 Donation cook out in afternoon, show starts later
The boy who spoke clouds is transfixed as he watches the old men chant.
He is a boy, but he is also very old, and has had so many men throw
words at him from each and every angle, but finally he can hear the
golden word, truth finally spoken from the mouths of a thousand men on
one giant mountain.
www.myspace.com/theboywhospokecloudswww.myspace.com/7tonhandwww.myspace.com/livefootagebrooklynwww.reverbnation.com/topulyowww.myspace.com/skidmorefountainwww.myspace.com/mikeythieswww.myspace.com/birdorgan
this is going out a bit late but come on down to see the next sound series at the monastery artists collective space sat. 27 june. qfwfq duo will be coming down as will offset needle radius, shawn dailey and zeroking and your friendly hosts birdorgan. the address is 21 west auburn street manchester, nh. the shows will start about 8:00 pm.
Check out the third installment of the Sushi Smackdown! This year we're making it bigger, badder and yummier. The Skate Free or Die Roller derby girls will be delivering you sushi as you watch guest chefs Mitch, Talia, Rick AND yours truly whip up some delectable treats. It's all going down at the ALL Gallery on June 7.
Hey there, sorry we missed the rockets, man, on 03/13. We had a good time walking all over Montreal, eating the best bagels I've ever had...I'll call.....JB
please come to the underground m.a.p. project at 76 lowell street in manchester, n.h. this thursday 16 oct. preliminary saturation from the netherlands will be performing as well as manchester's own birdorgan. show starts at 8:00 pm and a suggested donation of $5 is requested. thank you.
You and we are playing shows simultaneously on Oct. 24 but in different locations. Birdorgan at the 119 and Offset Needle Radius at eLLO gallery in Portsmouth. My preference would be to play simultaneous shows in the same location sometime. In fact, let's do that some time, shall we?
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