Pimmon, Kaffe Matthews, Neotropic, Ai Yamamato, Machine Death, Laurie Anderson, Meredith Monk, Robert Ashley, Paul Lansky, Tricky, PJ Harvey, The Books, Camille, Colleen, Scout Niblett, Cat Power, Joanna Newsom, Nina Nastasia, Coco Rosie, Low, Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Belle & Sebastian, early Bjork, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Suzanne Vega, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel...haiku, science fiction with no monsters, Dark Angel, fine wine in half pints, folding bikes, growing things... and puppy dogs tails
Gail Priest is a Sydney-based sound artist interested in releasing the hidden melodies and broken beats found in raw sonic material. Restlessly pacing between music and sound art, her atmospheric explorations incorporate dirty machinic rhythms and bass-heavy pulsations contrasted with glassy cascades and occasional slippery vocals.
After misguided excursions in the 90s of the neo-folk singer/songwriter variety, she embraced laptoppery in 2001 and since then has performed at experimental music events and festivals in Australia.
More recently the voice is forcing itself back into the mix — contorted, cut-up, crunchy – but somehow always sweetly. More on these experiments soon...
Her debut album imaginary conversations in reverberant rooms came out in 2006 and is available at www.gailpriest.net
Idiosyncratic and indefinable imaginary conversations in reverberant rooms weaves broken melodies and digital debris into potent atmospheres and near-future fantasies.
Gail also writes soundscores for contemporary performance, dance and video art for a range of collaborators.
I have a new project called prettylittlepaw and I thought you might like it. The first release, WIRE=WAVE, is a collection of experimental music built from what could roughly be described as field recordings of guitars.
Hi Gail... just thought I'd drop by to say I'm really enjoying the swampflower tracks you've recently posted. In fact, I'd actually just put on imaginary conversations... on my stereo tonight here in my Bordeaux apartment, logged into myspace and saw that you'd posted new tracks.. strange coincidence? Hope you're well...
Uber Lingua celebrates it's 4th year of existence this week with events in Melbourne & Sydney marking the occasion, and some free music (below)...
MELBOURNE: From this Thursday the 27th onwards, our Melbourne residency now resides upstairs at the Laundry in Fitzroy... Focusing for now on killer global beats DJs and VJs, Uber V2.0 offers Melbourne a weekly post-world party. 9pm till 3am Thursdays : free entry! CLICK HERE for the weekly lineup.
SYDNEY: After the chokers UBER SYSTEM REMIXED! party in early Feb, the next episode is... UBER SYSTEM CHARGED! An all-in, non stop, 3-room party... SATURDAY 29th of March 2008 : from 7pm till late. CLICK HERE for full lineup, bios, photos and lotsa free music...
For those in Sydney Australia, we're presenting Gypsy Dub Sound System at the Beach Road Hotel, Tuesdays in March 08... Here's the flier...
Merchants of the sublime Gypsy-scape... Gypsy Dub incorporate Eastern European and electronic composition, combining Bulgarian strings, traditional brass and the skankiní riffs of a reggae guitarist. A favourite of the Uber Lingua summer series of 2006/07, GDSS has grown out of a search to bring the passion, excitement, skill and juice of European music into a fat and funky club and festival context.
DJs for the rest of the month are March 11 Spex, March 18 Dubchaman & March 25 Mashy P
ElevenEleven is a new fortnightly netradio show from Australia that explores sound art in its various forms - Experimental, avant-garde, improvised, noise, electronic, headphone music. Presented by Plum Industries & Straightup.com.au
Our next Sydney party is on Feb 9 at the Abercrombie in Ultimo... Uber System REMIXED!
Featuring international guests :
Räuberhöhle (Berlin) - Childish electro with fem-German MC, a puppet show and a 'Bear'. Nova (Twin Sista - Java) - A well developed Javanese Hip Hop artist. One half of the TwinSista duo. Pochoman (Cuba) - emerging reggaeton artist working with Mashy P. Potato Master (Japan) - highly theatrical Brisbane based Japanese MC that rocked it at Angel place.
Alongside local acts Gypsy Dub Sound System (electo-accoustic Gypsy) & Black Symbol (Ghanese Hip Hop)...
and DJs: Dub Chaman (Latin Reggae), bP (Melb), Mashy P, Lorna (yes, Lorna), BFG (Bhangra), Stu Buchanan (Guardian UK award winner), Sven Simulacrum (global booty)
