Tag: Dave Black

Assembling disconsonant

New improvisational raw material post-composed & aleatory generative texts added, in a kiwi accent: I did the bass improvisation first, then played along with it on guitar and banjo, then improvised vocals with nonsensical words (Paul McCartney conjuring ‘get back’ in the documentary), transcribed, rewrote into English words (if not grammar), and fed that into … Continue reading Assembling disconsonant →

in a wildflower state (Western Australia, 2013)

In late 2012, after leaving Japan, I moved to Australia for the second time - this time to Western Australia for a couple of years… in a wildflower state is a lost album - recorded in Perth WA, 2012-2014 - unreleased at the time. The music here is rustic, reflecting the vast ancient arid landscape, overlaid with … Continue reading in a wildflower state (Western Australia, 2013) →

w/ James Robinson – Negentropic Diatribes

James Robinson - words, voice, paintings & drawings, bell drum Dave Black - electric guitar, bass, loop pedal James Robinson is a mid career contemporary New Zealand mixed media artist, exhibiting widely since 1989 - www.jamesrobinson.nz fiffdimension is music and multimedia by Dave Edwards (aka Dave Black) and collaborators, since 1998 - www.fiffdimension.com‐‐------- James won 2007 paramount … Continue reading w/ James Robinson – Negentropic Diatribes →

Spastic Rhythms ’22

Featherston, NZ - early 2022 - spontaneous compositions, two wet weekends in a row. A sequel to Spastic Rhythms vol 1 (2021) - a series of 'quickfire' DIY solo albums created in a couple of days each. This one features interspecies guest collaboration with Oscar the huntaway. credits released February 13, 2022 Dave Black - … Continue reading Spastic Rhythms ’22 →

w/ Antony Milton: Return of the Sun

Electric guitar improv duo - in collaboration with antonymilton.bandcamp.com Recorded in Masterton, New Zealand, 26-09-21 Antony Milton is a sound artist based in Masterton, New Zealand. He has been active in the underground and experimental music scenes since the early 1990s. He is also the curator of the PseudoArcana label (which released The Winter's debut … Continue reading w/ Antony Milton: Return of the Sun →

Escape Velocity: the Electricka Zoo live

New live album! With New Zealand in lockdown this might be the next best thing to an actual gig.. Track 1 recorded live at the Fringe Bar, Wellington NZ, 27-02-18 Tracks 2-7 recorded live at Escape Velocity, Featherston NZ, 10-03-18 As part of the New Zealand Fringe Festival credits The Digitator - midi, laptop, vocalDave … Continue reading Escape Velocity: the Electricka Zoo live →

Top 10 albums in 2021*

by Dave Edwards (aka Dave Black) and collaborators, (*as picked by casual streaming listeners, based on % of tracks played in full minus % of tracks skipped... not necessarily the ones I would have picked - there's little or no correlation between the "important" works and the parts other people like!). #1 After the Filmshoot … Continue reading Top 10 albums in 2021* →

PSI​-​SOLATION + 1 (one year on)

PSI-SOLATION | a global compilation of music made in lockdown | CELEBRATE PSI PHENOMENON (bandcamp.com) 2021 compilation album curated by Campbell Kneale. He's known for his noise music, paintings of cats, and as proprietor of the Miracle Room gallery in Featherston. A sequel to his acclaimed 119-track Psi-solation compilation of music made in lockdown 2020. … Continue reading PSI​-​SOLATION + 1 (one year on) →

ilhas Atlânticas

The last track on Spastic Rhythms vol 1 is a Dave Black solo rendition of a tune by the Electricka Zoo. It originally appeared on The Electricka Zoo (2017), and on the Other Islands: 2012-2018 compilation. It's based around a (non-diatonic) Cmaj7 - Amaj7 pattern, with a bossa nova rhythm. The words are in (beginner) … Continue reading ilhas Atlânticas →