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Frakture Notice & News Board
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last updated
July 23, 2008
- July 2008
- Frakass Big Room Night sepecial [click here]
- Futuresonic : call for submission [click here ]
- *HzCollective Presents: MegaHz Experimental & Noise Festival
Call For Submissions:Oct 2008 [here]
- July Frakass session line up announced [here]
- July "case notes" newsletter out [go here]
- Funding good news, read the press release [here]
- Frakture at Bluestocking pictures & review [look]
- i:Object team up with Dance Group Conscious Theatre [info]
- i:Splash Gig: Date, venue here [GO]
- Canopy performance series from the Listening Room [view]
- Praxis meeting 16th July, more info shortly
- 17th July Frakture trip to Manchester/freeform event see listings
- May 2008
- i;Object 30th May at mello mello, new start time 2.00pm
- Frakass #2 issed #1 dont miss this [more info]
- Frakture 3: to play at the Blue Stocking Club launch [GO]
- SONIC GAZE @ Futuresonic, the story [ here ]
- SNAP: workshop review May 12th [ here ]
- "if you can breathe you can make music" 5 years after the event Amy Corcoran's review of Maggie Nicol's workshop: snap;women in improvisation arrives on the Frakture site! Read the review [here], or start here
- splash gig @ mello mello Thurs 22nd May 2008 [link]
- April 2008
- Frakture Big Band: rehearsal dates announced [here]
- Listening Room: i:Object next session Friday 25th April
- NEW: Frakture Big Band invites musicians [link]
- Google calendars arrive on the Frakture site, for concerts [here], for workshops [here]
- March 2008
- NEW: Frakass, April Night line-up announced [link]
- An Audience with Maggie Nicols: an opportunity for musicians to play with the visiting Maggie Nicols [ go here ]
- Movers & Shakers
Garfield & Helen Southall announce time-off Frakture due to pressures of academic work & study. We wish them well and thanks for their input to Frakture during recent years.
- February 2008
- Hoof/ improvised theatre / music / sound workshop
- Frakass launch night more info
- Frakture Festival dropped [info here]
- Maggie Nicols workshop & concert [details here]
- Feb 14th Frakture Big Band deadline [view here]
- Spalsh Gig #21: starting line up announced here
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FUTURESONIC OPPORTUNITY
Futuresonic, Manchester’s urban festival of electronic art, music and ideas, running from 1 – 5 May, is calling for submissions for its EVNTS and Music strands, with awards ranging from £500 - £1,000. It’s aimed at promoters, curators, promoters and labels to stage independent events for the festival. The deadline is 18th February. More details and an application form can be found at http://www.futuresonic.com
- January 2008
- Maggie Nicols workshop & performance 5th April [info]
- Long Walk: workshops & concerts [ go here]
- February Vocal play newsletter [is here]
- Frakture Big Band, rehearsal dates and invitations to musicians [CLICK]
- i:Object photos on Photobucket [here] & [slide show]
- Links: software page updated with Ogg Vorbis link and streaming server icecast
- Listing page updated: go here .
- December Notices
- Our Xmas message! listen hear and here's to 2008!
- Pictures From Splash #20 [go here] and {go here, slide show}
- IMPORTANT: The Frakture.org site has been moved to a new location and server. The address etc remains the same however there maybe disruptions, site page may go missing. Known problems.
- Discussion forum: no longer available
- EMAIL: there maybe a period of disruption to the email systems. They may be returned, or not answered for a period until we have fine tuned everything
- Review of December SNAP workshop : out of it [go here]
- Review of December Vocal Play [here]
- Musicians latest newsletter: Dec 2007: [go here]
- Commissions: re-launched: [go here]
- Workshop December 2007 Newsletter is here
- November Notices
- Soundwalks @ Listening Room. Soundwalk page updated with links [go]
- "The Commons" : Frakture's open sessions in Free Improvisation have been dropped due to lack of up-take and defferred to another time and place.
- Damo Suzuki & Frakture Big Band Band at the Magnet November 14th : Picture Gallery [here] slideshow [here]
- Review of snap workshop November 2007 [go here]
- November Case Notes newsletter, available on-line[gohere]
- SWIM: Sound workshops in music co-promotion in Manchester, full day of improvisation: People With Instruments [info here]
- 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
- October Notices
- The Vocal Play myspace site launches the first episode of the forthcomming Frakture Radio soap opera. [gohere]
- Damo Suzuki: e-mail flyer available: and The Frakture Big Band 15 strong line-up [go here]
- October newsletter on line: [gohere]
- Listing Page updated : [gohere]
- Frakture Records files update with media players for the two Frakture records CD: with auto play [gohere] & [gohere]
- Listening Room Gig: Fri 19th Oct now 1.00pm kick off.
- A review of SNAP: out of it workshop October 2007 [here]
- A bit more info on Jack Wright 25th October [here]
- Fonik / Nosfertu promoFestival video clip here [YouTube]
- Frakture Media Player 2007: uploaded streaming MP3's
featuring Matt Hamlett's Star Beast; 4Candles; Als Smyth & Morton; & Theda
- Frakture are running a sequence of taster sessions at The Mello mello jazz bar Slater Street, support them, and maybe more will follow...
they include
- the Commons 24th Nov & 1st December
- The Listening Room: Lunch time gigs! 12th/19th Oct
- Vocal Play workshops Nov & December
- The Frakture Festival concerts 27th October
- New Frakture Media Player for 2007: 4 selected tracks [here]
- October Frakture Festival details expanded [here]
- September 2007: notices
- Vocal Play: September newsletter, view online [here]
- Audio Files: Frakture Big Band with Media Player & play list uploaded, more tracks to follow shortly [GO]
- Soundwalk: Saturday 29th September 07 [GO]
- SNAP: out of it, new schedule, next session 1st October [GO]
- Cancelled: Frakture Records CD Launch Night, 28th September.
- August 2007
- OneTwo: Can improvisers count! explore John Stevens exercises and know where the beat is, essential!
- Join Phil Morton the newspaper here [Link]
- Early bird discount tickets: For Mark Sanders Trio Night
Send £4.00 cheque to Frakture, 36 Windsor Street, Liverpool L8 1XF, to arrive before Friday 14th September.
Collect tickets on the night or enclose a SAE.
Enclose email address for confirmation of receipt via email.
See web page for paypal ticket purchases: costing £4.50. from 20th August
- Frakture confronts its stereotype! take the tone deaf test !
[go here] .
- Obituary: Paul Rutherford, improvising trombonist, born February 29 1940; died August 5 2007 : Guardian Article
- August 3rd. Major PC failures at the Frakture Office creates disruption, not chaos but a series of dreary and costly recovery tasks that have to be done when one could be diving for pearls. Office back to normal in and around 13th August. Apologies to those who have been awaiting communications.
- New YouTube Video featuring the Frakture Big Band [GO]
alternatively you can find it here: Frakture Big Band: Homepage
- Frakture introduces .flac format for audio file distribution [GO]
- July 2007
- Frakture discussion forum new screen format and link [here]
- Frakture Commissions: Open Call [view here]
- Open Call: Frakture Festival Oct 25-28 submission form [here]
- Frakture's imperialistic move into myspace continues, with the addition of Frakture Records Myspace site: [view here]
- Vocal Play myspace site goes live [view here]
- Frakture Festival: developments, [VIEW HERE]
- Venue and admission prices for Mark Sanders Trio in September announced : [GOTO]
- FRAKTURE YOUTUBE account up and running, GOTO YouTube and type Frakture1997 into search. First clip uploaded, "an audience with Simon Rose".
- July Case notes now available on-line [GO:link]
- June 2007 + before that
- More updates on the listing page: creative music gigs in NW
- SWIM: sound workshops in music booked to deliver another 8 workshops during June in Liverpool.
- Splash GIG #19 moved from 19th to 26th July 2007.
- Shaun Curtis joins the concerts team & front of house [link]
- SWIM: sound workshops in music, booked to deliver i:Object in Manchester 20th June.
- Frakture resource list has a web presence; [GO] discussion are on-going as to whether or when to make these items available to members.
- Frakture's CD Archive available to view on-line. It is planned in the future to make this material available. [GO]
- Another Splash Gig announced: Thursday 19th July [GO]
- Advanced notice: Wed. November 14th Damo Suzuki & FBB
- Sat 7th July Georgina Star / Frakture Six
@ Afoundation.
- Big update to SWIM, Frakture's workshop delivery department: go here
- Listen To Simon Rose [Click here] who appears at Splash 18
- Frakture Concerts on myspace.com

- Major changes in the Frakture.org development team and la lotta continua : [new details here]
- Vocal Play Newsletter: May 2007 now available on-line [here]
- Gigs listings updated yet again...time never stops [listings]
- An Audience with Simon Rose: an opportunity for local musicians to play with Simon Rose who visits Liverpool for a Splash Gig in June: A recommended and exciting opportunity [GO HERE]
- Frakture / SWIM sound workshops in music launch a series of weekly sessions (well almost) during June and July ranging from open jam sessions, led SNAP workshops and look out for another successful audience with visiting artist....check out the list here [ link ] and visit the relevant pages here; the commons, SNAP out of it....enjoy
- Pay Pal payments facility now available for CD purchases.[GO]
- NEWS 16th April An Audience with Pal Pettersen [GO]
- Listings updated again...14th April 2007
- NEW: TIMES ANNOUNCED Commons/Jam session, 21st April 2007 @
St Brides 10.00am - 1.00 pm for more information visit
this link...
- Frakture / Defcon night: Original date 31st May now postponed
and will be replaced by a date in June: watch this space
- 28th Mar: Listings & Gigs updated [GO]
- Listening Room: 10 years on CD Cancelled, due to Adam becoming
unavailable. We will seek a replacement date in April.
- Splash Gigs: Schedule cut back & R'n'D Days dropped in favour
of a increased schedule for "The Commons" & SNAP:out
of it! Watch this space more info to follow shortly.
- On the Edge:
Derek Baileys excellent Channel4 series now on-line
- Listings & Links
updated again
- Listen Room: Listening Post presents: Frakture
10 years on CD [GO}
- NEW Frakture Concert : 4 Candles & Deep Cabaret [GO]
- Our Friends from Warrington added to the links page [GO}
- Archives: The Early Years added [
GO ]
- Yet more listings update [GO]
- Frode Gjerdstad Trio venue announced [GO]
- Feb 2006 ! Gino Robair/ Frakture Big Band project cancelled
- Vocal Play schedule for the year published [GO]
- 24th Jan: Gino Robair Improvised opera dates announced, The
project is still awaiting funding confirmation, [GO]
- 20th Jan: Will Guthrie Concert, venue announced [GO]
- 17th Jan Splash 15: 24th February Cancelled.
- 17th Jan . FRAKTAL: De-merges from
Frakture: The Frakture "hosted", sponsored or
in house ensemble "Fraktal" has by mutual consent with
the Frakture office "de-merged" from Frakture. It still
meets and rehearses,
- The Listening Room returns:Roger Parry presents a special
feature on Anthony Braxton @ The Mission Hall: 36 Windsor Street.
Places limited to 5 people: Booking essential and compulsory:
contact the office on 0151 709 6123 or email philmorton@frakture.org
- Splash dates for the whole year announced: [see
link}
- SWIM: engaged to deliver the workshop SNAP:out
of it @ the Royal Northern Collage of Music in Manchester.
- The first two concert dates for 2007 announced [see
link]
- Frakture 2006 archive pages updated: a review of our 2006 events
visit http://www.frakture.org/year/2006/archive06/archive06.htm
- "What is Frakture" pages started first up a list of
departments, view this at http://www.frakture.org/organisation/deparments.htm
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