Black Sun, Cork // Mark Durgan -August 3rd // Harbinger Sound,experimental films,cake (1 Viewer)

[Wölflinge]

Our next Black Sun will take place on August 3rd in the Pavilion, with Mark Durgan (Putrefier/ Nihilist Assault Group/ The New Blockaders/ Birthbiter label). Special guest, Steve Underwood (Harbinger Sound) will be selling records. Experimental film programme by Maximilian Le Cain. Vegan cakes from Sugar Moon. Full lineup tbc.

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"For the past twenty years, Mark Durgan, known under the Putrefier moniker and his label Birthbiter (1986), is one of the few genuinely curious anomalies operating today. Disassociated with a lot of noise, he is more of a true outsider of this scene, somewhat akin to the older sound poets. Although their realm of art is very different to that of his, comparisons can be made. The lack of concrete documentation, both written and recorded, could be construed as an attempt at mystery, but the reality is that it all comes down to a total ambivalence about having a public persona.

From the influences of Power Electronics and especially early nineties Japanese noise ('Cog Dominance' cassette, 1987 on Broken Flag), his music has developed into different areas of the avant garde spectrum, such as musique concrete, improvisation and electroacoustic music, demonstrated in one of his latest works done with The New Blockaders. Being able to appreciate other forms of experimentation, he takes noise to a different level."
(http://www.pan-act.com/)

 

[ddmurph]

Re: Black Sun, Cork // Mark Durgan -August 3rd // Harbinger Sound,experimental films,

"Putrefier aka Mark Durgan has been an active member, albeit below the radar, of the U.K. noise scene since the inception of Putrefier back in 1986. Firstly, starting with his own Birthbiter label which as well as cassettes also was one of the first distribution services to start importing ZSF, Selektion and many Japanese oddities into the UK.

Keeping a low-profile has enabled Putrefier to work at his own pace and keeping to his own vision. Throughout the last twenty years records and cassettes have been limited but this latest release should be the start of a fresh outburst of activity. His recordings have turned up on labels such as Broken Flag, Artware, MSBR, RRR and more. This boxset though is the latest release on Harbinger Sound a label with whom he has had a working relationship with now for many years. It features the long out-of-print 'Hypertension Classics' double 7 inch which was sold at shows in japan during the year 1999 only, plus over four hours worth of quality recordings dating back to 1996 but with most constructed during the 1999 - 2001 years. If you want pointers think of the possibilities of good Voice Crack, the INA-GRM extremities & 'Crash for Hi-Fi' -era Merzbow being dropped into a pinball machine ! Yes, it is that good!

After many shows alongside the likes of Ramleh, The New Blockaders, Merzbow, Pain Jerk, Incapacitants, MSBR, Thirdorgan, Emil Beaulieau. Morphogenesis, Schimpfluch Gruppe / R&G, and many others , Putrefier should be embarking on an East Coast tour of the USA during April 2006 alongside Smell & Quim, Onomatopoeia & Deepkiss 720."

-- Harbinger Sound, Hypertension Classics Vol. 2 4xCD (2005) --- LABEL DESCRIPTION




his set at colour out of space 2008 was a definite weekend highlight for me, plus the line up that year was probably the best of any festival i've ever seen or heard of anywhere. also, in terms of recent work, his pan lp and new blockaders collaboration are both jaw dropping