Simon Scott: ::: Sound and silence, tapes, drum skin vibrations, digital signal processing, broken equipment resonance, sonic perfume, electrical toys, percussion tones, aural vandalism, audio synthesis, sound caffine, guitar, field recordings, keys, knives, acoustic manipulation, strings, wires and musical massage ::: :: :
Influences
Noise/ Quiet.
Technology/ Nature (Human/Non-Human).
Electricity/ Water.
Satie/ Kes.
Sinewaves/ Syd.
Happy times/ Sad times.
The Tardis taking off (BBC Radiophonic workshop)/ "Four organs"(Reich).
Autumn/ Spring/ Winter/ Summer.
Halloween (Carpenter)/ Christmas.
Debussy/ eno.
Angry weather/ Calm water.
The City/ The Country.
Pierre Schaeffer/Motorhead.
Drums/ Guitars.
The Moon (and the melodies)/Sunshine.
Water/ Whisky.
John Cage/ John Peel.
Space/ Silence.
Donald Judd/ Lucier.
Sunset/ Dawn.
Warm sun/ Cold Showers.
Gravel crunching underfoot/ Ice cubes in a glass clinking.
The sound of someone trying to describe the noise that opening a bottle of a fizzy beverage makes : Ppccsshhhhhh: :: ::: :::: ::::: :::::: ::::: :::: ::: :: :
Simon also runs Kesh recordings, is on Miasmah and is in Seavault (Morr Music).
*SOLD OUT-"Volume Three" CD..... 14 track album out via KESHHHHHH Recordings on CD. ***THIS IS DIGITALLY AVAILABLE: to download as a flac/mp3 from www.boomkat.com
*SOLD OUT: Televise - "FROM ANYWHERE TO ANYONE" ....remixes on cd and download from kesh recordings including Ulrich Schnauss, Isan, Library Tapes, Hannu, Sebastien Roux and Port Royal.
SOLD OUT::: :: : "Secret Valentine" 2008-on distant noise records.
SOLD OUT::: :: "Strings + Wires" 2007 on Drifting Falling.
SOLD OUT::: :: : "Songs to sing in A&E" 2005 on AC30
The www.Boomkat.com review of "from anywhere to anyone" 2007 remix album:
"Simon Scott, former drummer in Slowdive, gives some of today's foremost electronica artists the chance to remix his music, with the likes of Ulrich Schnauss, Sebastien Roux, Isan, Library Tapes and a great many others all rising to the challenge. In addition to Televise, Scott has links to a host of other notable acts (Epic 45, Taylor Deupree, Ralph Steinbruchel, Isan, ON, Emanuele Errante and Seavault - even playing drums for Klimek), giving some indication of the sort of network of fellow musicians he has to call upon.
Schnauss is up first, bringing his distinctive brand of 21st century shoegaze to the beautiful 'Radiation Sound'. Next comes a fine digital re-jig of 'I Don't Know Why' by D_rradio, followed by a change of pace and approach by the always loveely Library Tapes. Scott's own 'Flood Out' is a blast of effects-soaked texture, heralding a shift towards more experimental tendencies, which come to a head during 12k/room40 artist Sebastien Roux's cerebral, micro-dissection of 'Secret Valentine'. A return to poppier song formats isn't far away though, thanks to the melodic electronic warmth of Isan, Praveen and Zegunder. A great set of remixes from top to bottom, each really embracing the spirit of Scott's work. Highly recommended!"
Svarte Greiner (Deaf Center/Miasmah/Type) explores deep into a dark,
mysterious and disturbing universe. Drawing inspiration from artists
such as Earth, Volcano the Bear, David Darling & Deathprod, the
music is draped in Lynchian mysticism and horror film cinematics. "The
music of Svarte Greiner is practically perfect. It's like that sound in
our heads we've been imagining for ages but had never actually heard."
- Type Records.
The Sight Below (Rafael Anton Irisarri/Miasmah/Immune) draws as much on
modern genre progenitors like Brian Eno, Robin Guthrie and My Bloody
Valentine as it does from the more historic traditions in
neo-classicism from Erik Satie and Olivier Messiaen. His album Glider
has appeared on Thom Yorke's radar in making the Radiohead's lynchpin's
top ten playlist.
His debut album Navigare soon to feature on the Miasmah label, Simon
Scott (former Slowdive) is set to be a household name in conceptual
music. Simon is the former Slowdive drummer, co-producer of Televise,
producer of Seavault, and owner of KESH Recordings label.
Our new album "Herbarium" is
out now on CdBaby (MP3 so far, physical CD is on its way).
Diverse palette of styles (post-rock,
ambient, electronica, trip-hop, with elements of noise, dub,
neoclassic and free improvisation), united by cinematic, slightly
pensive mood.
«Herbarium» is called so
because of heterogeneity of «songs», which can be
compared to miscellaneous leaves in the album, still being belonged
to the family of trees. Trying to avoid non-alive metaphors here,
only thought of diversity and warm and innermost feeling that
herbarium is capable to conjure up. «... This leaf I picked up
in the park where I met her, and this - I sat by the river,
contemplating...». So tracks were created – one was captured
in some magic jam, another – recorded layer by layer and
meticulously mixed then, next – cut from previous sessions and so
on.
All compositions are united by Poostosh
sense of music – mostly pensive, spatial, tender and experimental.
There's a lot of soul and charisma in every leaf... So please let
your soul look over our HERBARIUM.
New Slowdive Blog Spot interview:_ I recently met online a very nice guy who goes by the name of Ramon Torres who as ked me five questions for his blog:
**look out for track I recently finished with Machinefabriek and Gareth Davis called "Soundlines" which will see a lovely 3 inch cd release on the spendid machinefabriek label very soon:
***If you are going to Sonar in Barcalona on 18th June come and see The Sight Below who I am playing guitar with!
¬¬¬"Navigare" out August 09 on Miasmah Recordings *****
We are here in Western Berlin. Unknown and from the underground- we didn..t need to convince ouselves all this time from the beginning 1992/93 till now. We liked playing our stuff even without business. And this is also a reason why we like slowdive A lot of good wishes Alex
Machinefabriek is amongst the finest experimental/electronic artists of today. His ultra-prolific back catalogue showcases his ability to perfect classical ambience, organic drone soundscapes, electronic minimalism and cathartic noise. He is hailed as one of the most interesting new experimental musicians by the Wire magazine.
Xela is the shady, underworld atmospheres and improv horrors of John Twells, owner of Type Records. "Xela has always been able to pre-empt the shifting tides of electronic music and deliver a statement that's definitively of its time” (Boomkat).
His debut album Navigare soon to feature on the Miasmah label, Simon Scott is set to be a household name in conceptual music. Simon is the former Slowdive drummer, co-producer of Televise, producer of Seavault, and owner of KESH Recordings label.
LIVE: Simon Scott, Machinefabriek + Xela @ Salford Trinty Church- Manchester: 11 May '09.
Library Tapes + Simon Scott @ Club AC30/Queen Of Hoxton: london- 3rd June.
*Simon Scott, Svarte Greiner + The Sight Below: 1st July @ Hare and Hounds-Birmingham, 2 July @ Scared Trinity Church- Manchester, 3rd July@ The Luminaire- London and 4th July '09 Leeds The Royal Park Cellars.
Machinefabriek is amongst the finest experimental/electronic artists of today. His ultra-prolific back catalogue showcases his ability to perfect classical ambience, organic drone soundscapes, electronic minimalism and cathartic noise. He is hailed as one of the most interesting new experimental musicians by the Wire magazine.
Xela is the shady, underworld atmospheres and improv horrors of John Twells, owner of Type Records. "Xela has always been able to pre-empt the shifting tides of electronic music and deliver a statement that's definitively of its time” (Boomkat).
His debut album Navigare soon to feature on the Miasmah label, Simon Scott is set to be a household name in conceptual music. Simon is the former Slowdive drummer, co-producer of Televise, producer of Seavault, and owner of KESH Recordings label.
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