These people have played in my live ensemble, or on recordings:
Matthew Rozeik - guitar, bass, electronics, keyboards and grief
Olly Weeks - keyboards, piano, violin,
PJ Norman - guitar
Laura Forbes - violin
AJ Cookson - electronics, excuses, hair by 'Serge'
Rick Mantovani - drums
Tom Mansi - contrabass
James Johnston - drums
Ruby Wright - Musical saw, polka dots
Matt Clarke - Live visuals
Al Livingstone - Live visuals
Influences
Melvins, Public Enemy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Herbie Hancock (70's), DJ Krush, Arcon 2, Aphex Twin, Funki Porcini, Mr Bungle, Photek (early), Neurosis, Silver Bullet, Teebee, John Barry, Mr Dibbs, Klute, Fila Brazillia, Nirvana, early Reinforced Records, Squarepusher, Boards Of Canada, Mike Oldfield, Lalo Schiffrin, Isis, Meshuggah, Tarantula Hawk, Ulver, and on and on and...
Sounds Like
The theme from Emmerdale played by Wesley Willis and Florence Foster Jenkins
Herro - I'm a composer, guitarist and sound engineer from London. I've had my work shown at BAFTA, Cannes, Munich Film Festival, National Film Theatre and the V&A museum, gaining support from Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC Radio 1), The Wire Magazine, and Resonance FM along the way. I also filmed/mixed the Melvins/Fantomas DVD out now on Ipecac recordings with demented weirdo Douglas Pledger. For now, the Rozeik Ensemble is on 'hiatus'...
I am also a member of Astrohenge and Necro Deathmort.
"Blending guitars, strings and the subtlest of rhythmic beds into finely crafted songs...Rozeik has the melodic edge"
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The Wire magazine
Hey Matthew Rozeik, Hope your having a great week :) I have a bunch of new tunes on my profile that I would love to share with the community. Head over if you get a spare few minutes and let me know what you think :)
"blending low-level hip-hop beats with Scorn-esque bass and elonated guitar riffs to remarkable effect. . . it's that awesome. . . the music is superb, the artwork and packaging equally good. . . [it's] warped shuffling genius. 300% necro, foo'! (5/5)" (Zero Tolerance magazine).
Necro Deathmort's This Beat Is Necrotronic is released on Distraction Records on August 31st, but you can get your hands on it for FREE (on a 'if you like it, why not buy the CD?' basis) in all of its 320kps mp3 glory at distractionrecords.com!
Medes is the solo project of producer AJ Cookson. Known for his remix work under alter-ego Forma (tKatKa, Death From Above 1979, The Knife, Matthew Rozeik, Score One For Safety), and formerly as the frontman for the explosive band The Montauk Projekt (“…some kind of locked on noise-bastard two-piece” – Organ Magazine), AJ has been a regular contributor to 100m collective projects since the label’s inception and has collaborated with many of the collective’s acts. He now delivers this outstanding and long awaited debut solo collection.
we,re hosting a month of monday night gigs at the Vibe bar Brick Lane. "Breaking out the old Routine" start the week like you mean it, and tell it whos boss with a party on monday night with Tom Mansi and the Icebreakers we,ll be playing each week with lots of lovely friends guests supporting and headlining each week with us tucked in the middle somewhere playing lots of new stuff and some oldies too.
next Monday 18th may.
7.45pm Kat Drake http://www.myspace.com/katdrake
8.30pm Lana (with full Band) http://www.myspace.com/lanaonmyspace
9.15pm TMandtheIBs (hosts who boast the most roast)
10pm The Cherrybrakewells (the sexiest most rocking band i,ve ever seen) http://www.myspace.com/cherrybrakewells
DJ mr Blind Pig
oh and did i mention its free! yes free to get in people! hope to see you there.
Hey man, I just saw the May line-up for the Naked Claw...it looks pretty good. You didnt have to be scared to tell me we couldnt play, I wouldnt merk you or anything, ja get me? I look forward to talking to you soon.
hello amazing one. please always call me pumpkin even when i'm an old lady. it makes me feel like thumalina held in the giant hand of the grandfather of the universe and there i sleep beautifully. It would also be good if you reserved this special name just for me :) X
The last few copies of the Matthew Rozeik / Ylid split EP on Awkward Silence is now available on limited edition 3inch CD featuring all exclusive tracks, from: www.awkwardsilencerecordings.com/awkward23.htm
Monthly club night dishes up another serving of creative live electronica, with tKatKa, the headliners, playing the ambient/beats mash-up that is their second album, 'TerrorKnowlegeAction'. TIMEOUT
TerrorKnowlegeAction RELEASED 7/7
