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Experimental / Classical / Electronica

KRAFTWERK + STEVE REICH ...




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Member Since4/2/2006
Band Websitewww.jobyburgess.com
Band MembersJOBY BURGESS percussion MATTHEW FAIRCLOUGH sound design KATHY HINDE visuals
Sounds Like Gabriel Prokofiev's Import/Export performed live by Powerplant, as part of a nine date UK Tour in November/December 2008. Graham Fitkin's Chain of Command performed live by Powerplant, as part of a nine date UK Tour in November/December 2008. Powerplant's set of Kraftwerk classics featuring the Elysian Quartet - taken from the 'Steve Reich and Kraftwerk revisited tour' February/March 2008. Powerplant - the trio of Joby, Matthew and Kathy - taken from various performances between April 2007 and February 2008.
Record LabelSignum Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
De La Warr Pavilion East Sussex, South
Jul 25 2009 8:00P
Truck Festival Oxford, South
Sep 9 2009 8:00P
C3 Berlin, Berlin
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
Vale of Glamorgan Wales
Oct 2 2009 8:00P
Late @ Tate London

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   About Powerplant
Led by percussionist Joby Burgess, Powerplant brings together some of the most dynamic young British artists to explore hi-octane percussion-led music with an electronic sound and strong visual performance. Powerplant made its debut in July 2005, with a sell out performance at the Southbank Centre, London and has since performed extensively throughout the UK; in 2006 Powerplant was one of the few ensembles to perform at Steve Reich's Barbican birthday celebrations 'Phases'. At the heart of the Powerplant sound is the percussion and live electronics duo of genre trashing virtuoso, Joby Burgess and Liverpool based composer and live sound engineer, Matthew Fairclough. Coupled with specially created film and live camera work from Bristol based visual artist Kathy Hinde, the trio has created an experimental and challenging repertoire fusing seminal percussion works alongside their own work, improvisations and remixes. During 2006-07 Powerplant received an ITEM research grant from Arts Council England, hosted by FACT - The Foundation for Art & Creative Technology - Liverpool, which led to commissioning Graham Fitkin’s Chain of Command, a highly political and confrontational new work for xylosynth and live electronics. In November 2008 Powerplant released their debut album Electric Counterpoint on Signum Records, which includes remixes of Steve Reich and pioneering dance masters, Kraftwerk, featuring the Elysian Quartet. The release coincided with a nine-date UK tour that saw the premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Import/Export, a thirty minute commission with global resonances for a quartet of truly ‘junk’ objects. LIVE REVIEW @ DIALOGUES FESTIVAL, INFORMATICS FORUM, EDINBURGH 'Presenting electronic music in a user-friendly format is somewhat problematic given there is little or no visual element. However, Powerplant – an inspiring collaboration between percussionist Joby Burgess, sound designer Matthew Fairclough and visual artist Kathy Hinde – have addressed these challenges by giving electronic music a multimedia makeover. For most of the concert, Burgess played the xylosynth, a cross between a xylophone and synthesiser, and something of a musical shape-shifter programmed to produce an infinite variety of sounds, from samples of exotic instruments to synthesised material and even the human voice. Graham Fitkin demonstrated the latter superbly in his new work Chain of Command, made up entirely of samples from speeches by George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld about Guantanamo, Iraq and Abu Ghraib. The layers of speech producing music; at times quite sinister, as words and phrases emerged from the hypnotic whirlpool of soundbites. Gabriel Prokofiev's premiere Import/Export also contained a powerful message underlined by his use of instruments: an oil drum, wooden pallet, plastic bag and Fanta bottles, from which Burgess produced an imaginative array of sound effects. Other highlights were Javier Alvarez's Temazcal, with virtuoso maracas from Burgess, and Steve Reich's seminal Electric Counterpoint.' Susan Nickalls The Scotsman | November 2008 One of Britain’s most diverse percussionists, Joby is best known for his virtuosic, often lissom performances, daring collaborations, extensive education work, and regularly appears throughout the UK, Europe and beyond. Joby commits much of his time to three chamber music projects - Powerplant, New Noise and Ensemble Bash - of which, he is either the artistic or co-artistic director. Dedicated to the development of the percussion repertoire, often in combination with electronics, Joby spends much of his time commissioning and recording new music. Recent highlights have included premiere performances of major multimedia works from Gabriel Prokofiev and Graham Fitkin, releases of Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint on Signum, Peter Maxwell Davies’ Ave Maris Stella with Gemini on Metier and a retrospective of British electronic music Recovery/Discovery for the British Council. Joby regularly performs and broadcasts with many of the UK’s leading chamber ensembles, and in 2003/04 was guest principal percussionist with the Britten Sinfonia for tours performing music by J.S. Bach, Moondog and Arvo Pärt with Joanna MacGregor, Andy Sheppard and Nitin Sawhney. He is also a member of Stephen Deazley’s Edinburgh based ensemble, Music at the Brewhouse, for which Joby was commissioned to arrange A-ha’s pop classic Take On Me, for the 2008 St Magnus Festival in Orkney.

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Itamar Ziegler





Jul 9 2009 6:57 PM

Joby, sorry it took me a while...
it was lovely to meet you and your family at the wedding. all the best with the music and all...

I.
WATER FIELD





Jul 9 2009 11:21 AM

Hello!
Thanx for the friendship.
I like KRAFTWERK and STEVE REICH!!


In addition, I come to listen.

I Respect You.

WATER FIELD
Domina Catrina





Jul 8 2009 4:19 PM

steve reich i like u like steve reich
steve reich i like u like steve reich steve
steve reich i like u like steve reich (reich reichreichreichreich)
reich steve reich i like u steve reich
u like i like u like i like u steve reich (reichreichreichreich)

ok i m done doing a steve reich imitation above
thank you for seeking me out and wanting to add me
virtuosos like you should not be seen in public with untutored pleebs like me
but if u like please check my music out (do u not hate it when unsigned artists keep asking u to do just that?)
sell sell sell buy buy buy
but seriously, it is a great honour to be your new friend

Namaste and 11/8,

Domina Catrina

Laura Moody





Jul 6 2009 6:31 AM

Dear friends, I am playing a free gig at the beauteous Union Chapel, Islington this Saturday. The sunlight will be streaming through its vaulted windows as Blank Canvas and Arctic Circle present this gig during the blessed daylight hours of 12-2. And yea shall it's hallowed interior be filled with all manner of scraping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Let us pray. And then let us go to the pub.
Kazum!





Jul 1 2009 5:37 PM

Don't miss... DUB COLOSSUS  “IN A TOWN CALLED ADDIS”
Wednesday 8 JULY
Dingwalls Camden Lock
"as if Lee Scratch Perry were producing Ethiopiques"  FT
12-piece band featuring musicians direct from Ethiopia
www.dingwalls.com

AROUND THIS HOUSE - HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY





Jun 29 2009 12:46 PM

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AROUND THIS HOUSE - HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY
THURSDAY 16TH JULY 6:30 - 7:30pm
SHOREDITCH LIBRARY, 80 HOXTON STREET

Come and see a library like you have never seen it before! 
Watch the books as they watch you, while actors, dancers, musicians and artists make their own journeys, finding their way around their surreal house of words... 
Sit down, walk around, get as close as you wish to the action, as every corner you turn reveals a new surprise and if you are feeling brave - join in!
Lucy Railton (cello)





Jun 25 2009 10:10 AM

KAMMER KLANG NEXT TUES 30TH, please come down! CAFE OTO, 7.30
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Hydrôchlôr!c|Ac!d (under|cônstruct!ôn)





Jun 23 2009 8:56 AM

THX|4|the|ADD!
Mihailo Trandafilovski





Jun 22 2009 7:41 AM

thanks, I like your soundworld, very engaging, M
The Black Bile Galliards





Jun 13 2009 3:41 PM

Hi there! Black Bile Extempore, an album with our deconstruction of John Dowland’s galliard Can She Excuse will be released on August 20 during the Happy Nordic Music Days in Oslo. The CD release will be celebrated with a duo performance on guitars and electronics at Sound of Mu at 20:00 on August 20. This performance is organized by NoTAM, the studio in Oslo where the album was recorded. All best!/The Black Bile Galliards

More information and CD-order: http://www.elektronrecords.com


Black Bile Extempore Front cover
Edmund Finnis





Jun 11 2009 12:52 PM

hi

next thursday

Composure





Jun 10 2009 1:09 PM



Manmaderecords - SUPERSONIC!!





Jun 9 2009 8:33 AM

Hello Powerplant!

just came by to let you know, there is a new series from Manmade.



Just have a good time,
cheers
manmade
the24seven





Jun 5 2009 12:46 PM


The latest release by the24seven!
Featuring Viennas beloved Violetta Parisini!

out now!

AVAILABLE AT SOULSEDUCTION

..
THE24SEVEN FEAT. VIOLETTA PARISINI - STAND STILL

TWM





Jun 1 2009 11:26 AM

Thank you for connecting! If you're interested, I'm offering one free original MP3 download to my new MySpace friends, just let me know the name of which track would you like to get and I'll tell you where to download it for free.

Keep in touch!
Funeral Of Mankind promotions





May 26 2009 11:49 AM

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Matthias Strassmüller





May 19 2009 3:29 PM

Hi! Thanks for the add, hope to see (and hear) you round here in Bristol again some time soon! Best, M
Eventlab





May 19 2009 10:27 AM



Eventlab presenta:

ROMA INCONTRA IL MONDO: LA MUSICA DAL VIVO
Corso di 30 ore in organizzazione di eventi

in collaborazione con lo staff di Roma Incontra il Mondo

Dal 2 luglio 2009 c/o la sede di Arci Roma

Per info e iscrizioni:
francescafornari@eventlab.eu
www.eventlab.eu
tel. 06.97844192
Lucy Railton (cello)





May 6 2009 11:17 PM

Hello - KK String Quartet will play Gavin Bryars' 2nd Quartet and some Purcell - will be nice! If you'd like cheaper £6 tickets let me know:

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North Atlantic Oscillation





May 6 2009 10:30 PM

Hello,

North Atlantic Oscillation's "Hollywood Has Ended", from the forthcoming album Grappling Hooks, is featured in this month's Police Box compilation from TenTracks. It's here:

http://www.tentracks.co.uk/channel/the-police-box/the-police-box-april-09

In case you haven't heard, TenTracks is a new music delivery service where you can buy exclusive 10-track compilations for £1, i.e. a mere 10p per track.

This month NAO are in the illustrious company of the excellent Found, Orkestra Del Sol, Fence Collective luminaries James Yorkston and King Creosote and exactly 5 others. Once again, that's £1 for ALL TEN TRACKS. Not bad, really.

-North Atlantic Oscillation

http://www.tentracks.co.uk/channel/the-police-box/the-police-box-april-09
http://www.naoband.com

NEXT GIG: GRV, Edinburgh, May 7
Sara





May 2 2009 12:55 AM

Thanks for adding me, stay cool xx
Fernando Laub





Apr 26 2009 8:20 PM


Thanks for the support Diente De Sierra
Matthew Lee Knowles





Apr 23 2009 1:15 PM

"...some magnificent singing from one soloist (music composed by Matthew Lee Knowles)..."
Howard Loxton , Review for the British Theatre Guide
****CRITICS CHOICE IN TIME-OUT MAGAZINE!!****


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http://www.cptheatre.co.uk/event_details.php?eventid=279§ionid=theatre
until Saturday 2nd May, Camden People's Theatre, Warren Street, Euston, Euston Square, Kings Cross


ZAPPATiKA





Apr 21 2009 10:16 AM

very cool stuff yopu guys are doing ! keep rockin
cheerz
ZAPPATiKA
GroundZeroprojects.com





Apr 20 2009 8:44 AM

Hey, wassup? Just dropping by to say hey and spread the love.

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