bruce russell “left-handed blows: writing on sound 1993-2009” book

• left-handed blows: towards a technique of incognito
  
• ten aphorisms in lieu of an editorial policy for logopandocy
  
• what is free?: a free noise manifesto
  
• a little aesthetic discourse: a dialogue between alastair galbraith and bruce russell
  
• contra-fludd/contra-kepler: the disharmony of the spheres extolled in ten theses
  
• heaven on earth is always a beguiling prospest: a dialogue between danny butt and bruce russell
  
• to think is to speculate with images: rosicrucian linguistics revisited as semiological discourse
  
• tuplas
  
• poi$on + lie$ = money + death - the axe interview
  
• on the guitar: practical materialism - lesson one
  
• the real ‘driver ufo’ - douglas lilburn: complete electro-acoustic works
  
• thinking my head to the sky: practical materialism - lesson two
  
• points of reference: here to go
  
• midnight crossroads tape recorder blues
  
• concerning the duende: practical materialism - lesson three
  
• celestial disharmonies: retuning the ears of the world with sound art
  
• time under the rule of the commodity: notes towards an epistemology of tape music
  
• silver machines and stone henges: pumping the pipe organ of psycho-social mind control
  
• battering down all chinese walls
  
• dub me tender: a brief personal history of the sound recording as an artistic medium
  
• why i make recordings
  
• caution: analogue artist at work!

clouds press release...

left-handed blows: writing on sound 1993-2009 by bruce russell published 2009 by clouds, auckland, nz 128 pages preface by alastair galbraith  ‘left-handed blows’ is a collection of essays written by bruce russell (dead c.) reflecting on sound, improvisation and critical action in the field of culture. about the title these are days when no one should rely unduly on his ‘competence’. strength lies in improvisation. all the decisive blows are struck left-handed.  walter benjamin (1928). ‘one-way street’ summary of contents the contents of the volume were first written for ‘logopandocy: the journal of vain erudition’ originally published with compact discs on the corpus hermeticum label, as liner notes for other compact discs, or as catalogue essays and journalistic pieces. there are also a theoretical introduction and conclusion, which provide a framework within which these occasional pieces can be collectively understood. essays 1999-2008 left-handed blows: towards a technique of incognito practical materialism lesson 1: on the guitar practical materialism lesson 2: thinking my head to the sky practical materialism lesson 3: concerning the duende time under the rule of the commodity celestial disharmonies: retuning the ears of the world with sound art the real ‘driver ufo’: douglas lilburn in memoriam (the wire) battering down all chinese walls (the wire) why i make recordings (revue et corrigee) caution: analogue artist at work! logopandocy 1994-97 what is free? a free noise manifesto contra-fludd/contra-kepler: the disharmony of the spheres extolled in ten theses a little aesthetic discourse: a dialogue between alastair galbraith and bruce russell heaven on earth is always a beguiling prospect: a dialogue between danny butt and bruce russell ‘to think is to speculate with images’: rosicrucian linguistics revisited as semiological discourse ten aphorisms in lieu of an editorial policy for logopandocy liner notes 1997-2008 ralf wehowsky tulpas 1997 ralf wehowsky points of reference 2003 birchville cat motel gunpowder temple of heaven 2008 bruce russell midnight crossroads tape recorder blues 2005 bruce russell 21st century field hollers and prison songs 2007 interview 1999 ‘poi$on + lie$ =  money + death’ bruce russell interviewed by marco fusinato in axe no. 19, ed. john nixon and marco fusinato about the author bruce russell is a practitioner in sound, who since 1987 has been a member of the dead c. this genre-dissolving new zealand trio, mixes rock, electro-acoustics, noise and improvisation in equal measures. he has also been active as a solo artist, and directed two of new zealand’s vanguard labels, xpressway and corpus hermeticum.   he is currently studying at rmit towards a doctorate in sound. this seeks to establish a theory of the social utility of improvised sound work, building on guy debord’s critique of the commodity-spectacle, walter benjamin’s reflections on time and commodity fetishism, and karl marx’s theory of value.

a handful of dust “spiritual libertines” compact disc

• a preface to the hieroglyphic monad of dr. john dee (14:48)
  
• the first dance in honour of the sabbatai sevi (4:22)
  
• his heart savage and buzzing, like a swarm of black flies (1:31)
  
• roses and bitumen, gift of song (4:24)
  
• the second dance in honour of the sabbatai sevi (2:28)
  
• this world has more beauty than a ram's skin painted red (6:40)
  
• the oneness of adam qadmon (5:50)
  
• the third dance in honour of the sabbatai sevi (2:30)
  
• and the sun is not named, but his power is amongst us (6:54)
  
• a single eye all light (10:17)

crank automotive press release...

a handful of dust - spiritual libertines a compilation of several earlier handful of dust records from overseas. get them all at a great domestic price. compilation of pieces of the anabase and qadmon tapes, some lathe cut offerings + two unreleased tracks (1 & 10).

a handful of dust “now gods, stand up for bastards • the philosophick mercury” double compact disc set

• the book nature: chapter the first (3:38)
  
• oration on the dignity of man (13:39)
  
• the expulsion of the triumphant beast (15:08)
  
• the lullian art (8:55)
  
• the book nature: chapter the second (6:01)
  
• the dark lantern of reason (22:29)
  
  
• fama fraternitatis (29:58)
  
• god's love to his people israel (30:16)

no fun productions press release...

nfp-34 a handful of dust 'now gods, stand up for bastards / the philosophik mercury' 2xcd now gods, stand up for bastards / the philosophik mercury is a double-disc re-issue of two limited and long out-of-print works by this obscure enigma. plunging straight into the chasm of ultra-minimalist abrasion and chaotic improv, these two records stand as unrelenting and engrossing epics of guitar feedback, disintegrating electronic sound, string-shredding violin abuse, and other facets of impassioned iconoclasm. recommended for lovers of amm, henry flynt, and hijokaidan. a handful of dust are a group consisting of a core duo of bruce russell (the dead c) and alastair galbraith. formed in dunedin, new zealand in 1990.

alastair galbraith “mass” long playing record

• concentrate
  
• mongolian rhapsody
  
• trees
  
• richard pearse flying down the opihi river in 1903
  
• poem for the moondog
  
• trees of albert park
  
• prime numbers
  
• bridge of burning bubblegum
  
• tin town
  
• kyrie eleison
  
  
• stolen and broken
  
• money is so sad
  
• like the bitter rhind of a cucumber
  
• bird in a glass forest
  
• kakistocracy
  
• ship's bells otago museum
  
• fork k
  
• happy summer
  
• newborn
  
• drawing space underwater
  
• mansfield story
  
• local sleep temple

alastair galbraith “talisman” compact disc

• talisman
  
• yuhahi
  
• carlos
  
• xtra i
  
• black flames
  
• waits
  
• water in my ears
  
• anais
  
• cemetery raga
  
• welfare child
  
• mrs. meggary
  
• i'm rich
  
• p.d. lyte
  
• policemen on ether
  
• coast road
  
• allone
  
• lucid branches
  
• strong enough
  
• coded
  
• seamed
  
• iron tender
  
• hardly
  
• nocturnal
  
• pendulum
  
• mavis grind
  
• milky milo man
  
• wrecked wee hymn

“hey drag city” compact disc

• palace brothers - for the mekons et al (5:21)
  
• red red meat - make you gone (5:18)
  
• pavement - nail clinic (2:27)
  
• desert storm - new trition (2:08)
  
• smog - your face (2:59)
  
• gastr del sol - at night and at night (5:24)
  
• silver jews - famous eyes (4:08)
  
• fruitcake - ike (6:01)
  
• royal trux - 70 of heart's (5:16)
  
• alastair galbraith - yuhahi coast road (2:57)
  
• burnout - scott free (2:47)
  
• red krayola - columbia (5:01)
  
• mantis - 199(7)1 (3:50)
  
• king kong - funky future train (4:02)
  
• vocokesh - shimmer (6:31) -

“tard & further’d” compact disc

• halo of flies - richie's dog
  
• gibson bros. - brokedown engine
  
• monkey 101 - french feelings
  
• monkey 101 - now that you have left me
  
• v-3 - inside outpost
  
• the dead c - hell is now love
  
• the dead c - bone
  
• alastair galbraith - as in a blender
  
• sebadoh - cheapshot
  
• sebadoh - delicious cakes
  
• queen meanie puss - lily heart
  
• mike rep and the quotas - village idiot
  
• the terminals - black creek
  
• guided by voices - melted pat
  
• guided by voices - dusty bushworms
  
• thomas jefferson slave apts. - baboon's liver
  
• the shadow ring - tiny creatures

siltbreeze press release...

selected tracks from the siltbreeze 7" catalog.