
testimony
my name is dominic. i have been creating electronic/acoustic improv programmed
noise jazz psych drone techno glitch folk blues pop melodies minimalism chaos
since 2000.
this is a non-profit adventure.
"commerce"; any monetary exchange is purely to cover costs
(no fucking stupid over-pricing for limited runs or any of that shit)... musical
[or other] exchanges welcome.
there is no apology, no excuse, no desire for praise or critique, and no certainty
other than that i couldn't give two hoots what you think... this is my adventure;
find your own.
all samples are home sourced. thanks to everyone that has kindly contributed
their musical skills at request; neil turpin, matt woodward, jon nash, matt
dixon, and lee hooper.
equipment
clarinet, various effects pedals, kalimba,
megaphone, voice, sticks, casio tone bank ct-395 and casio SK-200 keyboards,
violin, acoustic guitar, drums, piano (out of tune), assorted microphones
and dictaphones, laptop, pc, delta m-audio 1010 recording system, field recordings,
interaction with surroundings, and numerous methods of amplification.
demystifying
if you were wondering, these pages are hosted
on the chinchilla
collective website... there are four of us involved in the collective,
and we organise DIY gigs in leeds, as well as release records and comics.
i am also a member of an improvisation collective
called inecto
school, a sound-art installation project called agriculture,
and from may 2007 a new orchestra of sombre souls and dancing spirits will
begin to weave a trail...
thanks
- housemates and neighbours past and present
for tolerating and being polite when i'm too loud
- flo and vilaa viivivi records in france
- nash for lending ears
- neil turpin for the jazz oddessy drums
- mike for giving me his old bass effects
pedal
- laura and paul for the free piano
- john rowlands for giving me his old 6
channel 650w PA head
- andy inglis of the luminaire for trading
a 4x12 guitar cabinet for some of my homemade vegan banoffee biscuits
- anyone else i've scrounged play things
from/those who offered gifts of joy
- ewan, luke, sarah, ant, bela, lucy/monitor,
termite club and ben/stfu for the gigs i've played that i didn't have a
hand in organising
- moz and stu for allowing me to abuse
their pa when i irregularly shake booty in leeds and also for advice and
being an all round top chaps, and to the sound men i surprised when i snuck
onto a few gigs when i was on tour with the dragon rapide (and obviously
thanks to them for having me on tour)
- lucy and toby for projections
- oblong for hire of the DVCamera, editing
stuff and overhead projector
- mo for putting up with me and providing
the chance for me to go to iceland in the summer of 2004
- teresa for use of her photographic images
after my camera fucked up
- graham for rescuing what was left of
my burnt out computer
- my parents for the sweetest present of
a fast pc for my birthday
- toby for lending use of a zip drive to
move stuff from my laptop to my new pc
- finally, thanks to anyone i've bored when
they've asked me to explain what i'm doing