Welcome to the Touch Newsletter #206. The 19th Spire will take place on 7 September 2019 at Chichester Cathedral. In performance: Claire M Singer, Charles Matthews and The Eternal Chord.
Now available to download from Touch’s Bandcamp only – Daniel Menche’s “Transformer, Live at Iklectik”.
At the end of September, The Tapeworm celebrates its tenth birthday with two London “XWORM” concerts at Iklectik and Café OTO. In addition, over the next few months The Tapeworm, The Wormhole and The Bookworm will be releasing a number of special editions from the likes of Aaron Turner, Biting Tongues, Cristian Vogel, Jay Glass Dubs, NYZ and more, plus debut albums by Laura Agnusdei and Tears|Ov.
The first two editions are now on presale, both releasing 27 September. “Vodou/Rara” is a 10” in an edition of 100 copies and features Haitian field recordings by Achim Mohné. “Cuckoo Head Cool Dog” is a 192-page paperback book by SavFrost (Savage Pencil and Barbara Frost), available in Germolene Pink or Papal Purple covers. Further details below…
On Thursday 26 September “XWORM – The Tapeworm x Iklectik” will feature performances from Blood Music, Zeno van den Broek, Dale Cornish, Ken Hollings x Howlround (for the first time as a duo), SavFrost, Tears|Ov and a People Like Us screening. Tickets now on sale. Further details below…
On Sunday 29 September “XWORM – The Tapeworm x Cafe OTO” will feature performances from Laura Agnusdei, Stefan Goldmann, Jay Glass Dubs, Philip Jeck x Jana Winderen (for the first time as a duo), Marta de Pascalis, Simon Fisher Turner and Zerocrop. Tickets now on sale. Further details below…
The night before, Saturday 28 September “Touch presents… Live at Café Oto” will feature performances from Jana Winderen (a rare UK performance), Philip Jeck, Bill Thompson (making his debut) and Mark Van Hoen, freshly over from Los Angeles. Full details can be found on the Cafe OTO website. Further details below…
7.9.19 | Spire Live at Chichester Cathedral
A unique event – the first of its kind in Chichester Cathedral: Iklectik presents…
Claire M Singer
Charles Matthews
The Eternal Chord
Further details and tickets at iklectikartlab.com
Tone 74 | Daniel Menche “Transformer, Live at Iklectik”
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Recorded by Daniel Menche as part of Touch presents… live at Iklectik, London on 22 June 2019, which also featured People Like Us.
Download Daniel Menche “Transformer, Live at Iklectik” on Bandcamp
WHO#10 | “Vodou/Rara”
10” in an edition of 100 copies only / DL
Available to preorder – releases 27 September 2019.
Side A: ‘Vodou’. Head priest: Gran Sèvitè Jean-Daniel Lafontant. Vodou priests: Oungan Eddy Saint-Jean and Anperè Jean Céus. Vodou priestesses: Manbo Françoise Célestin, Manbo Christine Lamour, Manbo Marie-Marthe Similien and Manbo Jacqueline Thélus. Other participants: Ounsi and members of Sosyete Na-Ri-VéH. Percussionists: Ountògi and the drummers of The Sacred Temple Na-Ri-VéH 777.
Side B: ‘Rara’. All-female rara band: Forever Rara Fanm of Belair.
Grand Rue recordings made by Achim Mohné in front of the Atis Rezistans, Port-au-Prince on 21 December 2015, 4:54pm to 5:18pm. Vodou ceremony and all-female rara band recorded by AMé at Temple Na-Ri-VéH 777 in Port-au-Prince, 16 December 2015, 9pm to 1am. Edited by Philip Marshall with AMé in Cologne, 16 May 2016. Mastered by Zachary James Watkins at Stank House, 3 August 2016. Artwork by Stefan Fähler.
With thanks to: Ghetto Biennale, Leah Gordon, Atis Rezistans, Gabriel Toso, the priests and priestesses, the members of the all-female rara band, the percussionists, Clocktower Radio and all the Haitian People.
Pre-order “Vodou/Rara” on Bandcamp
Read Gabriel Toso’s introduction to Vodou Music and Rara
TBW#04 | SavFrost “Cuckoo Head Cool Dog”
192pp paperback book, 110mm x 171mm. Edition of 125 copies in “Papal Purple” cover and 125 copies in “Germolene Pink” cover.
Available to preorder – releases 27 September 2019.
SavFrost are two people who came together after drifting in opposite directions.
SavX was born was born in Leeds, moved South in the early 70s and now lives in South London. Frost (Barbara) was born in South West London and has drifted slowly north. She now lives in North West London.
He did art school, first in Essex then scoring a Masters Degree at the RCA. She did art school, first at St Martins then dropping out of a BA in Fine Art at Chelsea.
He has always been interested in drawing, making comics as a kid, pulling monsters out of thin air. She worked with her partner Frank Tovey (aka Fad Gadget) as photographer, lyricist, singer, tour manager, accountant, costumier and whatever else needed doing. Overlapping with having children. Overlapping with teaching. But always writing.
Many years ago they met thanks to an amazing woman – his wife, her best friend.
Then, last June, they decided to collaborate in a little project with no specific end in sight. Every night SavX sent Frost a drawing that he had done during the day. Every next morning she opened the email stared at the drawing, made a few notes then wrote a something.
They did ten. Thought about it. Then, because they were enjoying themselves, they did ten more.
Twenty drawings + twenty writings = Cuckoo Head Cool Dog.
Pre-order SavFrost “Cuckoo Head Cool Dog” on Bandcamp
Take a look inside “Cuckoo Head Cool Dog”
29.9.19 | XWORM – The Tapeworm x Cafe OTO
Laura Agnusdei
Stefan Goldmann
Jay Glass Dubs
Philip Jeck x Jana Winderen
Marta de Pascalis
Simon Fisher Turner
Zerocrop
Sunday 29 September
Doors 6pm / £13 advance / £11 Cafe OTO members / £15 on the door
Buy tickets from cafeoto.co.uk
On Sunday 29 September, The Tapeworm celebrates its tenth birthday at Cafe OTO — Jay Glass Dubs plays live, with a new tape titled ‘Two Devotional Songs for Spaceman 3 in the Style of Love Inc.’ available exclusively on the night. Philip Jeck and Jana Winderen will perform as a duo for the first time ever. Splendid saxophonist Laura Agnusdei premieres her forthcoming album on The Wormhole, ‘Laurisilva’. Marta de Pascalis will blow your mind, while Stefan Goldmann is gonna go all acousmatic. Simon Fisher Turner is playing piano and life-sounds. The interim minstrel will be Zerocrop.
Further details and tickets at cafeoto.co.uk
28.9.19 | Touch presents… Live at Cafe OTO
Philip Jeck
Bill Thompson
Mark Van Hoen
Jana Winderen
Saturday 28 September
Doors 7.30pm / £10 advance / £8 Cafe OTO members / £12 on the door
Buy tickets from cafeoto.co.uk
Touch is delighted to present live at Café Oto, London on 28 September 2019. In no particular order, playing live will be Jana Winderen (a rare UK performance), Philip Jeck, Bill Thompson (making his debut) and Mark Van Hoen, freshly over from Los Angeles. Full details can be found on the Cafe OTO website.
Further details and tickets at cafeoto.co.uk
26.9.19 | XWORM – The Tapeworm x Iklectik
Blood Music
Zeno van den Broek
Dale Cornish
Ken Hollings x Howlround
People Like Us
SavFrost
Tears|Ov
Thursday 26 September
Doors 7.30pm / £8 advance / £10 on the door
Buy tickets from tickettailor.com
On Thursday 26 September, The Tapeworm celebrates its tenth birthday at Iklectik — AV performances from Zeno van den Broek and Blood Music, plus a People Like Us short. Splendid trio Tears|Ov premiere their forthcoming album on The Wormhole, ‘A Hopeless Place’. Savage Pencil and Barbara Frost launch their new Bookworm paperback, ‘Cuckoo Head Cool Dog’ with a book singing. Collaborating for the first time, The Howling is a Ken Hollings/Howlround soundclash. To end it all, Dale Cornish will be banging out a ‘Dale on 45’ megamix of his greatest worms.
Further details at iklectikartlab.com
Buy tickets from tickettailor.com
Guerrilla Audio
Guerrilla Audio is a new series of audio raids by Simon Fisher Turner, 64 and still working.
guer·ril·la
ɡəˈrilə/
noun
noun: guerilla
a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.
Each audio edit will be posted for 14 days and then removed from the site, although the information about each guerrilla activity will be archived, but without the audio. There will be two postings per month with the first (also featuring Klara Lewis & Rainier Lericolais) on 1st August 2015, so please check in regularly to listen to the latest offering. We are well into the 3rd year and have just posted episode 98…
Guerrilla Audio
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