Holzkopf + FEMALE BLUE BALLS 2012-05-01

prOphecy sun – Bird Curious [pan065]

The human voice is a beautiful instrument, it is clear that prOphecy sun knows this.  On Bird Curious, the human voice is taken to new levels; loops and melodies are used to create dreamy pop textures and rhythms.  Words are used more in sound and shape rather than the specific meaning, allowing the listener to float along, opening up their own stream of  conscious.  The album is tagged as being improvised which just goes to show how connected prOphecy sun is with her voice, there is definitely a sense of peace and oneness on this record, something that can only be achieved genuinely.

For streaming and download : prOphecy sun – Bird Curious [pan-065]

 

In other prOphecy sun news, head over to her youtube channel, where she is uploading content almost weekly. Including this new live performance she did for Low Lives 4  (a worldwide networked festival).

 

Holzkopf Letter #8

Every now and then Vancouver/Edmonton/Saskatoon artist, Holzkopf sends out a letter letting us know what’s up.

 

Hey folks,

It’s been a long long time!  Last letter I wrote was 11 months ago I think!  Well, a lot in the world of holzkopf has happened since.  There’s been another Canadian tour, and another European one.  The latter was massively epic and spanned 2 and a half months.  I just want to share a few video clips from shows over the past year.  If you’ve seen them already, my apologies.

First up is that I’m very proud that my gig as part of “Constellation Beta” in Vilnius, Lithuania was shot and now there is a small documentary about it.  It was at one of the best venues around, XI20, a place carved out of the basement of an old soviet monstrosity of a cultural centre.  So, here it is, my performance begins at 17:50 in the video, but the whole document (about 20 minutes) captures the feeling of the night, the venue and the crowd.  Its worth a watch I think, the other performances were quite nice, especially the dancing shaman in sunglasses who blows through plastic tubes…you’ll see it

Second, this is probably the only time this track has made it onto any public record.  It’s called ‘black coats” and its played here at the Cultural Centre in Jonava, Lithuania.  The video is being made live by Oskaras Kazimieras Gudas, and I feel lucky to say that he’s currently working on a video for a new track of mine.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/buRieK0tS70]

The last video I’ll share comes to me from the fabulous Princesse Rotative in Caen.  The performance was beside a furniture store in an open field, shielded by the rain by way of a metal over  hang, water battling us to get onto stage.

Right now I’ve got a bunch of stuff on the go and my sound is changing.  I’m not sure where it will end up but I’m excited.  I’ve been playing a lot in a new band called “Psychic Tuberculosis” with a drummer named John Brennan and long time collaborator, Trevor Rutley on guitar.  We got a blog:

http://psychictb.blogspot.ca

We will tour Western Canada in July!  Watch for dates between Victoria and Winnipeg!

A holzkopf tour is currently being sorted for June.  Stay tuned to local listings in Ontario and Quebec.  I’m still working on material for that trip, but here is a teaser:

Thanks for being into my stuff.  if you want your name off this list, just write me and say so.  please feel free to spread this stuff around!

Jake/holzkopf

prOphecy sun – “Moments pass” (music video)

Beautiful video for prOphecy sun’s “Moments Pass” from the album “Bird Curious” which drops on May 1st over at Panospria

Something tells me this is going to be big.

Meatforce – Slaughterhouse VHS

These are stills from the Slaughterhouse VHS by Meat Force.

You can just download it or stream it, but if you want it on vhs you just have to send him one to tape over (he might even paint it)

Watch it here

Download it here

Merzbow – Electric Salad

I thought this was fitting, considering the day.

While your lungs are full and you are listening to the smooth sounds of Merzbow, it may ease your brain to watch this:

How to Dance To Noise – Damno Te

VIDEO: Mugbait @ Winspear

Performed at “Celebrating the Leaders of Tomorrow,” an event celebrating award winners in the University of Alberta Department of Music // October 17, 2011 // Winspear Centre for Performing Arts // Edmonton, AB

prOphecy sun – Breaking Heat [RDP 013] Digital single

prOphecy sun is East Vancouver’s noise darling – a siren who creates ghostly, looping vocal drones and free style field recordings, with breathing & throat singing, a handmade theremin and a knapsack full of small musical objects. http://prophecysun.ca/

prOphecy sun is a multimedia performance artist. Her practice is based in sound, movement and emotional driven experiments. She has a passion in shared community practices, with an emphasis on the body in dialogue with the community at large. She performs solo, in collaboration, and in collective projects. She sings solo as prOphecy sun. Also she plays in Tyranahorse, Spell, Her Jazz Noise Collective, Under the Sun, The Adulthood, and VEE (Vancouver Electronic Ensemble). She also dances in Dance Troupe Practice and So So So. Mostly, she enjoys riding on her road bike Mr. Falcon around East Vancouver and being a mom to four lovely cats.

“Breaking Heat”  is the first single being released by Ramshackle Day Parade Records, “side b” features a remix of the track from Bong Sample.

prOphecy sun, in her prolific creativity, made this video to go along with the piece.

prOphecy sun in “Breaking heat” from prOphecy sun on Vimeo.

The Alchemists of Sound [2003 Documentary on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop]