Frakture Case Notes Monthly Newsletter
Contents
News: Concerts Schedule: CD News; Workshops: SWIM News; Publicity; Web sites : Members; Recruitment & Support ; get in touch ; Contacts & Terms:
News & Future's
lHi, Lots of news . in fact there is too much to cram in this newsletter which is now well past its deadline!Frakture @ Next to Nowhere Dec 1st: return of the Listening Room & i:Object [2 gigs]; The Commons dropped; People with Intruments @ Zion Centre Manchester....
Concerts & Performance News
Our 2007 Media Player is here [GO]
Frakture Records CD Label and associated audio news.
Frakture Records
The Frakture Big Band double CD issue is now at The Office and will be available shortly. Meanwhile at YouTube you can now view the Frakture Big Band in the Picton Reading Room: view our youtube files here
- FCD 001 : Funfezhen , The Frakture Big Band with Carlos Zingaro, studio sessions
Price FCD 001 £10.00, Visit our catalogue page to buy: Pay Pal facility now available - FCD 002 : Cornerstone, The Frakture Big Band with Carlos Zingaro, live recording
Price FCD 002 £10.00, Visit our catalogue page to buy: Pay Pal facility now available - FCD 003 Due late 2007, Frakture Big Band @ The Oratory, live recording
- FCD 003 Due late 2007, Frakture Big Band @ The Picton Reading Rooms, Liverpool. Live recording
The Frakture Records Team is currently looking for, recruit a third new member: INTERESTED, contact frakture.records@frakture.org or tel 0151 709 6123
Workshops: News
- VOCAL PLAY
- December 8th, 1.00pm - 3.00pm [link]
New venue city centre & and sociable venue: mello mello, slater street, prices dropped!
- December 8th, 1.00pm - 3.00pm [link]
- SNAP: out of it!
- returns to The Cornerstone: next session is Monday January 7th 2008.
- Here it is in writing: newspaper piece
- SWIM/Frakture "newspaper piece" plus recording for the Vocal Play myspace: see here for details.... .This exhilarating piece can now be heard on the re-vamped vocal play page on myspace, There is room for maybe one more participant for future productions, including a Frakture 10 years birthday special, and the making of a Liverpool 2008 soap opera special...
one-two
- Phil Morton will running very short -splash and dash- workshops on rhythm featuring John Stevens one-two pieces from search and reflect. Highly recommended: short and intense pieces, for which there is no take up! they remain highly recommended and.
Phil writes,
one-two is an inclusive and heuristic approach to a mainstream concept of "time" in music without the use of paper or metronomes . My personal experience illuminates that it is also a useful tool for becoming more incisive and compelling in my improvisations rather than "dare I say it" in-decisive, sloppy & uncompelling. But that was me, you may discover other results from this very simple John Stevens exercie & direct approach; what Maggie Nichols refers to as "The Challenge of simplicity". more info here...
or maybe improvisers can't count!
People with instruments:
Delivered by: Everyday Music (Manchester) & Frakture/SWIM Liverpool
Location: Zion Arts Centre, Manchester, M15 5ZA
Saturday December 1 st 2007. 10.00 am – 16.30 pm
Notes For Musicians
Loads of stuff to do and more to come: meanwhile observe the following.
Frakture Big Band:
Look out for the return of the Frakture Big Band after a period of sleep. Look out for the return of the Frakture Big Band after a period of sleep.
Phil Morton writes Saturday November 10th welcomed the first FBB session for a few years, and was a highly enjoyable session. New to the FBB aesthetic was the addtion of 2 drummers which combined with the input from our friends Fonik of Warrington,+ 2 singers delivers an intersting soundfield.. A very productive session and a very positive atmosphere bodes well for the re-launch of the FBB"
Following the success Damo Suzuki gig the next Frakture Big Band public performance planned is Thursday 27th March 2008. Depending upon the programme selected it is expected there will be at least two rehearsals prior to the concert..
Proposals for the Frakture Big Band can be made by anyone, anytimes and anywhere. If you have a proposal, an idea for the Frakture Big Band then use this "proposal form"
Proposals regarding FBB concert programme for 27th March need to be made by December 15th 2007
Performance Date: 27th March 2008
Venue: The Bluecoat, Concert: Programme
- Alexander von Schlippenbach (pno) , Alan Wilkinson (sax), Joe Williamson (bass) Eddie Prevost on drums
- Frakture Big Band
- Another act to be announced.
Resonance Radio:
The Frakture Resonance Radio series celebrating its 10th anniversary remains in its "beta phase". But progress is being made! To date we have recorded an interview with Roger Hill. Other episodes include:
- "here it is in writing: performance piece"; as already noted above
- Frakture Concerts greatest hits!;
- The Listening room , interview and selected audio tracks;
- Phil Morton's selection from Roger Parry's Listening Posts! [ see the on-line play lists here]
Frakture members, musicians and friends who wish to have an input?; contact the usual suspects contact details are below or here even
£1000,00 Frakture Commissions:
The deliver this project in March 2008: watch this space. [view here]
Publicity
[no info this time:Web Site(s) News
Two features to be brought to your attention: the regularly update listing page [here] and the notice board [GO]. The notice board has quick notes on recent news with the relevant links, a sample follows. Meanwhile here is a clip from the notice board. The Frakture website is also currently filling up with "Frakture Media Players" and playlists, to complement the myspace sites and YouTube files, plenty of material for the interested ear!
- November Notices
- Frakture presents "When bill danced the war " December 1st @ this location...
- SO, you want a gig at Frakture! [go here] then [go here ]
- Frakture Big Band date announced for 2008 [here] and an on-line form for proposals regarding what they should play!!
- Long Walk: Frakture and More music invite to a evening of IMPROV on the theme The Long Walk: [flyer here]
- Roger say thanks, re Festival Saturday Night
thanks chaps for an excellent time.
must say i enjoyed it all alot --even the journey.....
see you later sometime soonish i hope
all the best roger turner
Members News
Membership of Frakture, is aimed at participants and musicians within the "frakture neighbourhood" .Go here to view the current "members" area of the Frakture Website: including the on-line application form!
Currently the deal is £5.00 till March 31st 2008: beyond that, benefits and charges will be reviewed. the current benefits is access to resources, equipment and media and office support!
here is what is available:
EQUIPMENT:
- 2 x Sure SM58 vocal microphones,
- 1 x Mixing desk: Spirit Folio,
- Tascam DA-P1 professional portable DAT machine,
- 2 x Genelec 1029a Speakers,
- 2 x Octava microphone sets,
- SONY MZ-R55 minidisk recorder,
- SERVICES: Library & Archives: Books, CDs, DVD, PDP's: personal development plans, access to office space. [terms and conditions
- NEW: Funding support: Frakture is close to have a range of templates that make funding applications simpler and easier. Members may consult with Frakture staff for during the procedure of writing funding-applications. This support maybe be offered for your private applications or joint ventures with Frakture.
Membership is still in its beta phase .Meanwhile you can view the members pages which include the embryonic stages of the inevitable bloggings .[GO]. The members pages are currently open to all who go there. In future this section of case notes will include material covering the activities of members both within and beyond Frakture.
Recruitment & Support
Following Frakture's successful re-organisation it is currently looking for active individuals in the following areas
- Frakture Records team: our CD Label is looking for a new members.
- NEW:SWIM: is looking to recruit a new team member preferably a vocal coach/workshop leader:
- Frakture front of house : volunteers needed on concert nights to cover basic duties [INFO]
Interested: contact Frakture via the contact details below.
Frakture Freecycle
Frakture Freecycle
Frakture Freecycle is the 21st century take on donations and support, we have just "spun" it as recycling, re-cycling for free. Everything from hardware, software to cash; if it fits the description, contact us and we will be around...
Donations
i:Object: Unwanted "objects" that make a sound of interest or distiction! Anything considered and can be used in one our sessions, call us and we will be around.
UNWANTED BOWS IN NEED OF A GOOD HOME WANTED!!
Contact: 0151 709 6123: email swim@frakture.orgInstruments! following on from the above item we will collect instruments too, currently we are particularly interested in percussion instruments of any and all varieties.
Contact: 0151 709 6123: email swim@frakture.orgMagazines: donations invited for written material covering the general area of free improvised music, experemental music,acoustic ecology and sonic art, to add to our developing archive / library: suggested items include; The Wire, Music Works, Noise Gate, etc
Contact: 0151 709 6123: email office@frakture.orgPC Stuff:one plain windows keyboard and mouse required! office @ frakture.org
web presence: http://www.frakture.org/support/frakture_freecycle.htm
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