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<p>Dear Readers,
<br><b>We hope that this message finds you well</b>
<br>Sorry to start this letter with a sad report, our pal Yann Quélennec
aged 36 years, died in an accident on December 1st.
<br>He was a music enthusiast, a journalist correspondent for several electronic
music magazines such as Trax, Only For DJ’s, Spray and many more. Having
a show on Radio Grenouille. As a chairman and founding member of the association
A1’unisson he contributed to the appearance of numerous electronic events
in Marseilles and elsewhere… Yann will be missed.
<p>On a more positive note, our new releases have arrived and we are over
the moon to welcome aboard 2 great musicians from UK:
<br>Same Actor, coming from Brighton.
<br>Janek Schaefer out of London.
<p>Here abbreviated infos :
<p><b>SAME ACTOR : sharp edges [bleep 30]</b>
<br>Same Actor is a name used by Chris Cook for music made predominantly
with guitar, sitar and dulcimer, processed into subtle music. "Sharp Edges"
uses stringed instruments, microphones and computers to create melodies
that grows on the listener, the music that is alive and perfectly demonstrating
that digital and analogic go well together.
<br>
<p><b>JANEK SCHAEFFER : migration [bleep 31]</b>
<br><a href="http://www.audiOh.com/projects/migration.html">http://www.audiOh.com/projects/migration.html</a>
<br>'Migration' is the new studio album by one of the most individual composers
working in the field of sound art, who has released albums with Fat Cat,
Asphodel, Staalplaat, Sirr, Mutek, Rhiz, DSP, [K-raa-K]3, Snail Article,
Audiosphere, Alluvial, and audiOh! Recordings.
<br>The first half of the journey unwinds slowly and calmly, drifting through
night trees and ethereal spaces until radio waves bounce off the stratosphere
at first light in the heart of the Amazon. During the second half, sparkling
sequences glitter in the sunshine and sounds circle overhead. Dense organ
drones from Lourdes cathedral land as embers fly into the sky revealing
hovering melodies. The tension unfolds into a progressively intense climax
as we depart into the blinding white light of day.
<br><i><u>REVIEW</u></i>
<br>"A delightful and cathartic experience for the discerning listener.
One of Janek's most engaging
<br>and accessible albums." [Terramotto, New York.]
<p><b>Feel free to order direct from us and receive freebies… simply by
replying to this message or visiting :</b>
<br>www.bip-hop.com
<br>
<p><b>Been out Djing a lot lately, and best memories are from Belgrade
and Lisboa, 2 cities where I had never played before.</b>
<p>In Belgrade the excellent <b>Dis-patch festival</b> (<a href="http://www.dis-patch.com">http://www.dis-patch.com</a>)
where I had the pleasure of co-animating (with Tony Morley who runs the
great Leaf label) a seminary on how to run an independant label. And sharing
the stage with Tony and the powerful Caribou.
<br>Also on the bill were friends Murcof, Si-cut.db and Electronicat…
<p>In Lisboa <b>Numero festival</b> (<a href="http://www.numerofestival.com">http://www.numerofestival.com</a>
) dealing with multimedia, films and music was also well organised by very
nice people and I had the great pleasure to see Schneider TM vs. Rechenzentrum
live, and share the stage with DJ Rupture, and discover a very interesting
local act named Mecanosphere.
<p><b><i>Some news on the US side, our records are now distributed by the
fine folks from Aesthetics and Carrot Top.</i></b>
<br><a href="http://www.aesthetics-usa.com">http://www.aesthetics-usa.com</a>
<br><a href="http://www.carrottoprecords.com/">http://www.carrottoprecords.com/</a>
<br>
<p><b>ANDREW DUKE </b>sent us a very interesting demo of his Ensemble :
improvisatory electro-acoustic performance with Tim Crofts (keys), Dani
Oore (sax), Lukas Pearse (bass), and Lee Park (violin). These fantastic
five are planning shows for 2006 on an international level.
<br>Andrew Duke has released some more music recently : Inbox EP which
consists of remixes of 3 tracks from our Sprung album (bleep 12) available
for free download on Spain's Sinergy Networks, division of Klitekture:
One of the remixes is by our friend Bern and sounds top.
<br><a href="http://www.sinergy-networks.com/SN027.htm">http://www.sinergy-networks.com/SN027.htm</a>
<br>Andrew's "Consumer Vs. User" album has been mastered for upcoming release
on California's Phthalo:
<br><a href="http://www.phthalo.com/cat.php?cat=phth40">http://www.phthalo.com/cat.php?cat=phth40</a>
<br>"Wet" album will be released in 2006 on Montreal's Le Son 666: <a href="http://www.le-son666.com/">http://www.le-son666.com/</a>
<br>2 compositions by Andrew Duke could be heard in "Sex Traffic" mini-series
(BBC Channel 4, CBC TV) which has now received 14 awards; more info on
the show and awards here: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419365/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419365/</a>
<br>--2 of the 4 Public Service Announcements scored by Andrew Duke for
the 2005 Racism: Stop It! Campaign (aired nationally in Canada on
TV and radio) have received awards:
<br><a href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/march-21-mars/hands-mains/10videos_e.cfm">http://www.pch.gc.ca/march-21-mars/hands-mains/10videos_e.cfm</a>
<br>
<p>Looks like everyone is having his ensemble these days, and that makes
us happy since BiP_HOp has always favoured collaborative works… <b>IRIS
GARRELFS</b> has joined the Symbiosis Orchestra from Italy, created by
Pirandelo. Worth checking there :
<br><a href="http://www.pirandelo.org/symbiosis/">http://www.pirandelo.org/symbiosis/</a>
<br>The January edition of The Wire Magazine, out 22nd December, feature
an Epiphany, written by Douglas Benford and Iris, which looks back at the
beginnings of Sprawl 10 years ago. To coincide with that, Scanner and Iris
Garrelfs have decided to offer an extract of their live collaboration from
last year's Interplay festival as a free download. This should be up on
<br>www.thewire.co.uk
<br>
<p>While working on a "Blindscape" DVD for us <b>SCANNER</b> enjoys two
new albums to his already impressive discog :
<br>Flower Echoes - CD from Guangzhou China (edition of 35,000 free
copies)
<br>Tinnito - CD collaboration with Rolf & Fonky on Persistent Bit
Records Italy (Jan/Feb 2006)
<br>25 January Celebrating 10th anniversary of The Electronic Lounge at
the ICA with the Sprawl posse! A very special night and many more gigs
planned for 2006, check there :
<br>www.scannerdot.com
<br>
<p><b>ANGEL</b> (Ilpo Vaisanen & Schneider TM) will finish a new album
next year and they plan on playing some drone-concerts together with Hildur
Gudnadottir on cello.
<br>
<p><b>TENNIS</b>' future material is in discussion and to keep you waiting
the duo will be on the upcoming BiP_HOp Generation v.8..
<br>
<p>We are working on the upcoming <b>8th volume of</b> <b>BiP_HOp Generation</b>,
the second and long-awaited album by <b>SPACEHEADS & MAX EASTLEY</b>
; second album by <b>LEO ABRAHAMS</b> ; and <b>our first DVD by FELIX KUBIN</b>.
<br>
<p><b>SI-CUT.DB</b> has been enjoying a fantastic year in terms of travelling
& performances (eg Mutek/Montreal, The Hive/Liverpool, Dis-patch/Belgrade,
e-life/Madrid, Interplay/London, Rhiz/Vienna, Tate Modern gardens/London).
<br>Our album : 'from tears' is listed as one of the best albums of 2005
at <a href="http://www.teuxtura.org">http://www.teuxtura.org</a>. Meanwhile
Douglas has written a special piece for Classic Fm's in the UK Chiller
Cabinet show for the winter season, which will appear on his website shortly;
Collaborations with Granny'Ark and Stephan Mathieu are coming together...
<br><b><i>Si-cut.db is working on a DVD project with Pixelwrangler to appear
on BiP_HOp.</i></b>
<br><a href="http://www.douglasbenford.co.uk">http://www.douglasbenford.co.uk</a>
<br><a href="http://www.sprawl.org.uk">http://www.sprawl.org.uk</a>
<br>
<p>Have a nice x-mas and <b>2006 best wishes</b>
<br>ip
<br>
<p><u>PS : some favourites in 2005</u>
<p> ARTIST ALBUM
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<p>Explosions In The Sky : the earth is not a cold dead place (Temporary
Residence Ltd.)
<br>The Two Pale Boys & Frank Black Francis : reinterpret the music
of the Pixies (Cooking Vinyl/Spin Art)
<br>Tortoise : it's all around you (Thrill Jockey)
<br>Efterklang : tripper (Leaf)
<br>Macé : circulations (Sub Rosa)
<br>Kammerflimmer Kollektief : absencen (Staubgold)
<br>Murcof : remembranza (Leaf)
<br>Port Royal : flares (Resonant)
<br>Sunn 0))) : black one (Southern Lord)
<br>Alarm Will Sound : performs Aphex Twin. Acoustica (Cantaloupe Music)
<br>Tape : milieu (Hapna)
<br>Bell Orchestre : recording a tape the colour of the light (Rough Trade)
<br>Erik Friedlander : maldoror (Brassland)
<br>The Drift : noumena (Temporary Residence Ltd.)
<br>Saul Williams : s/t (Wichita)
<br>Bark Psychosis : code name - dust suckers (Fire)
<br>Mike Ladd : father divine (Roir)
<br>Philip Jeck & Janek Schaefer : songs for europe (Asphodel)
<br>The Books : lost and safe (Tomlab)
<br>Minamo : shining (12K)
<br>Zu : the way of the animal powers (Xeng)
<br>Jason forrest : shemelessly exciting (Sonig)
<br>VA. pulseprogramming: tulsa for one second remix project (Aesthetics)
<br>Super Reverb :: Avant Garde Is The French Word For Shit (Ear Sugar)
<br>Deviationists :: Sweetest Charms (Wiretapper # 13)
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