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| Gretchen Askew | |
| Velocity | |
| This One | |
| It Is So | |
| The Familiar Girl | |
| October | |
| Yrs | |
| Paper Wraps Stone | |
| Step Under the Bulbshine | |
| ...Said the Signal to the Noise | |
| Words |
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19th June 2008
Under the pavement, the beats
This Saturday at 5pm, as part of Make Music New York, I’ll be playing live on the streets of Williamsburg, at the junction of Metropolitan and Bedford Aves, outside 222 Metropolitan Ave.
There’s no stage, no sponsors, and the amplifiers might blow up.
29th February 2008
Hey Hey Glossolalia
On May 4th, I will be taking part in an event called Hey Hey Glossolalia: The Eroticism of Pedagogy (or something like that) at the Judson Church, Washington Square, NY. There will be lectures from various artists, including Frances Stark, Liam Gillick & others. I will be the house band. There might, if I get my way, also be a gospel choir.
15th January 2008
Jonathan Lethem & the ecstasy of influence
One of the songs off of Some Beans & an Octopus, namely The Familiar Girl is hugely ripped off — lyrically — from Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude, and so much more besides.
I took the idea for the song from a short story of his called out of the Vivian Relf out of the Men and Cartoons collection.
Spurred on by his great essay on plagiarism, the The Ecstacy of Influence, I sent him a copy of the album, and pointed out the, er, similarities. His response?- “It’s terrific, I like the song very much, and the album too! Thanks so much for taking the inspiration”
11th January 2008
Photos from Vietnam
Finally got round to putting photos from Vietnam online: I played 3 concerts there, 2 as Adam Butler (my seated, après garde alter ego) and 1 as Vert, with a band of Vietnamese musicians, namely Huy the drummer, Thuy the Đàn tranh (traditional Vietnamese 17 stringed zither-like instrument) player and DJ Kruise the turntablist.
9th November 2007
Vietnam
Next week I’m going to Vietnam for 2 weeks, to do some concerts with Vietnamese musicians. Needless to say, I’m very excited about this…
8th September 2007
New shows announced
New dates in USA, Germany, Austria and Portugal posted on the live page. Italian dates coming soon… as well as information about shows in Vietnam.
12th August 2007
Vier sind zehn - 10 years of Sonig, Autopilot, Karaoke Kalk and de:bug
Live at c/o pop on August 16 in Stadtgarten:
Saal: Vert (w/ band), Candie Hank, Donna Regina, Leichtmetall
Café: Le Rok, DJ Strobocop, DJ Bleed, DJ Noisemachinetapes (aka Jan St. Werner), F.X.Randomiz & C-Schulz sind: DJ Sombrero and the Santa Experiments
10th August 2007
Portugal tour in October
The first ever Vert tour of Portugal is now confirmed:
18 October - Maus Habitos (Porto)
19 October - Via Latina (Coimbra)
20 October - Galeria Zé dos Bois (Lisboa)
More European October coming soon…
5th July 2007
What does the Octopus want?
Tomorrow: Live w/ band in Museum Ludwig, Cologne
8pm See the exhibition - “What does the jellyfish want?”
(Photography from Man Ray to James Coleman)
10pm Hear the concert - “What does the octopus want?” (Vert)
12am Watch the film - “Rear Window” (Hitchcock) 35mm Fassung
All for 7,50 € / 5,50 € or (after 10pm) concert and film only 4 €
6th May 2007
New Vert track on Hauschka remix album
Versions of the Prepared Piano, a new album of remixes of Hauschka’s album, The Prepared Piano, includes a new Vert track, Traffic.