Signal To Noise Faulty (Broken Orbit) re-imagines Faulty (Per-Objective), an hour-long 10-channel site-specific audio work premiered in 2007 at Diapason Gallery For Sound in NYC, with sponsorship from Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center and the New York Electronic Arts Festival. Faulty (Broken Orbit) is a poetic exploration of mic'ed surfaces and amplified quotidian objects activated into movement, layered against a shifting and slowly settling field of electric accordion-driven feedback and processed instruments. This massive piece sets out to build elaborate systems in the manner of Rube Goldberg's circuitous contraptions, which Parkins claims as inspiration for both her customized sound processing software and co...  (less)

playing together for a decade now. But their friendships date back even further; Ian Ball (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and Olly Peacock (drums) have been friends since they were still in short pants, while the rest of the lads rallied around as the duo progressed through academia. Drawing on their disparate tastes, which ranged from Nirvana to Woody Guthrie, Motown singles to barbershop quartets, they honed a one-of-a-kind sound that incorporated all their influences around their shared point of reference:  (less)

Proceedings were Compiled by Laurent Thessier, the Journalist and Music Reviewer on the French TV Magazine Show "Paris Première". Sir Terence Lends his Stamp of Approval and his Good Name to this Outstanding Set of Tracks that Evoke a Most Sophisticated Atmosphere and Ambiance.  (less)

Proceedings were Compiled by Laurent Thessier, the Journalist and Music Reviewer on the French TV Magazine Show "Paris Première". Sir Terence Lends his Stamp of Approval and his Good Name to this Outstanding Set of Tracks that Evoke a Most Sophisticated Atmosphere and Ambiance.  (less)