Drum Smashing Badassery

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, output, SWARM.

Swarm photos by Glenna TurnbullDan Lunn and Bill Wallace

Swarm photos by Glenna TurnbullBill Wallace in the air,Curtis Mathewson in front

Swarm photos by Glenna TurnbullThe whole lot of us

Swarm photos by Glenna TurnbullBill Wallace and Dan Lunn on longstrings, that’s me on the drums

Swarm photos by Glenna TurnbullDharma Plated Vehicle

Looks like fun, doesn’t it.

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Swarm in Kelowna

Posted on April 15th, 2008 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, images, output, SWARM.

This weekend Swarm played the Mary Irwin theatre in Kelowna to an enthusiastic audience. We had a great time.

The video we used included some appropriated images that should be credited.

video for Spinfectious included a clip from the film Bodysong

video for 7of9 included a clip from At Land

video for Anung Un Rama contained a clip from Meditation on Violence

short clips from a plethora of public domain movies were used throughout, thanks mainly to publicdomaintorrents

More images and video clips to come in the next few days.

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darkstyle dubstep video

Posted on April 6th, 2008 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, music, output, web.

Fresh 20 minute video demo posted. The audio is from the ‘world’s heaviest dubstep’ compilation - provenance unknown but the mix of ‘wayfaring stranger’ that kicks it off is brilliant. It’s a live video recording and best viewed fullscreen.

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the official announcement

Posted on March 25th, 2008 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, output.

vancouver all systems special march 29 with vj eightprime feat rusko

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Back to the Front

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, music, images, output, SWARM.

Several months and a variety of huge life-altering events later it’s time for me to pick this project up and dust it off. If you know what’s happened, you don’t need an explanation, and if you don’t know it probably doesn’t matter too much anyway.

The important thing is that the game is afoot.

There are updates to upcoming events in the calendar section and more things to come.

In the meantime, here are some photos of Swarm in the recent Vancouver Celtic Parade.

swarm vancouver in the celtic parade

swarm in Vancouver Celtic parade

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New Video, New Happenings

Posted on December 5th, 2007 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, music, output, SWARM.

The Burn Bc event at the Waldorf was a lot of fun - video projected large style on a white wall and drums and fire.

Also a flyer has gone out for the upcoming 12 Minutes Max event at the Firehall arts centre in Vancouver. Swarm will be premiering KounterKlockWerk - a new kinetic drum piece with banging and spinning and bungee throws. Much fun. (click flyer image for a larger version)

12 minutes Max flyer

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no rest for the wicked

Posted on November 25th, 2007 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, output.

These are busy times… and that’s a good thing.

Last night at Open Studios went completely off. I’ll throw some photos up if I get the chance, but mostly I was too busy dancing or mixing to make with the clicky.

There is upcoming business to be aware of also.

On the night of the 30th I’ll be throwing down video and playing with Swarm at the Burn BC Cirque du Sag event happening at the Waldorf. I’m told things get going at around 8. At 10:00 there will be fire!

On December 11 and 12 Swarm will be premiering a new choreographed drum piece at the 12 Minutes Max series at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver. More info to come on that date as it comes through.

That’s TWO local Swarm appearances in a month. This does not happen often, so haul yourselves out and witness the awesomeness.

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confirmed for dubforms[6]

Posted on November 6th, 2007 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, music, output.

another heavy session will be thrown down on Nov. 24.

at the hands of the lighta! crew

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live performance recording

Posted on October 11th, 2007 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, images, words, output, science.

I’ve made recordings of the A440hz show at Open Studios available online.

A remixable audio file is up for grabs at CCmixter and a video record of the performance can be viewed below.

The oratory was extemporaneous (with notes) based on the guiding principles of the A440hz electromagnetic explorations project.

The video background was responsive to the environmental audio and is built of photographs (taken by me) of the [human hearing] portion of the A440hz installation.

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dubforms 5

Posted on October 11th, 2007 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, output.

I’m very stoked to be playing at the upcoming dubforms5 event.

lightasound dubforms5
Truly it will be the sickness.

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updates

Posted on September 15th, 2007 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, output.

I’ve been doing some tidying on the site and there have been a number of updates.

There are fresh photographs of recent events (on Flickr) and a vicious new video mashed with the stylistics of local Max Ulis (vs Meesha)

viddy this:

(Audio: max ulis vs meesha - lighta! sound)

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Unceasing forward motion

Posted on September 5th, 2007 by eightprime.
Categories: blog, video, words, output.

These are busy and exciting times.

Shambhala was an amazing and intense experience.

SWARM has been consistently playing successful shows.

But a review will have to wait because off all the upcoming business.

I am all over the New Forms Festival this year, playing at 3 nights -

the A440hz grand opening on Thursday the 6th

The Dubforms4 event on Saturday the 8th

Plus the A440hz gallery opening on the 15th AND the Newforms Manglification event that same night.

Holy crap.

Plus the school season kicks off this week with SWARM.

We work harder indeed.

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