Below: Selected releases in reverse chronological order.
Graham Dunning
Topaz
Open Sound Group
Live sampling from found tapes to make a collage of rhythm, drone, speech and noise.
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Asteroid
Black Lines
Electronic Musik
Live session from Asteroid: Sci-fi improvised drone and noise, on which I played percussion and electronics. Features remixes from Noise Research and Guy Harries.
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Graham Dunning
Recompiled 2010 – 2011
Open Sound Group
Selection of drone, improv, field recording and found sound tracks from exhibitions, radio sessions and compilations in 2010 and 2011.
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Damo Suzuki and God Don’t Like It Ensemble
Live at Cafe Oto
Open Sound group
Full live performance from legendary vocalist Damo Suzuki backed by an ensemble of nine musicians. The set spans noise, drone, motorik rhythms, ambient soundscapes, rock and funk.
I played turntables, objects and electronics.
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Warehouse One
Open Sound Group
Open Sound Group
Four tracks of improvisation and musical play recorded at the second OSG open workshop. Twelve participants took part in the event. I played turntables with dubplates of field recordings, prepared piano and percussion.
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Koronis
Asteroid
Open Sound Group
Live recording of a performance by the sci-fi improvising group, for which I played analogue synthesizer, turntable and electronics. Two tracks of noise, drone and complex textures. The group has a changing lineup, but for this performance consisted of myself, Jo Thomas, Nabil Ahmed and Kevin Quigley.
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Contenmer
James Alaska and Graham Dunning
Open Sound Group
Improvised drone and ambient music from composer-musician James Alaska and sound artist Graham Dunning. The track features record crackle, drawn out tones, FM static and minimally processed live environmental sound. The sessions were recorded in March 2010 in Manchester, on the ninth floor of a 1960s towerblock.
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Tape Ghosts
Graham Dunning
Modisti
This recording is a stereo mixdown of the three channel sound element of my installation Untitled (2010).The recording is a composed collection of sounds from discarded reel-to-reel tapes dating from the 1950s to the 1970s: people singing nursery rhymes and popular songs alongside hiss, hum and crackle from the analogue recording process.
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Three Artefacts
Graham Dunning
Open Sound Group
These recordings were featured in my 2010 installation, Three Artefacts. Each recording was made during my artist’s residency at The Rea Garden, in Digbeth, Birmingham. The installation featured each sound playable from individually pressed dubplates; viewers were invited to use the records individually or in combination to compose their own piece of music. The recordings are also available on limited edition individual dubplates, here.
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Live From The Fire Room
Open Sound Group
Open Sound Group
Recordings from the first OSG open workshop and networking event in Digbeth, Birmingham. Over two days I invited local improvising musicians, sound artists and composers to collaborate and experiment in interpreting the Rea Garden artists’ project space. I used turntables, objects and voice.
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TUFA
Graham Dunning
Electronic Musik
A live performance at Electronic Organica V (Britons Protection, Manchester) using turntables, modified records, objects and electronics in May 2010. The recording features rhythmical clicks and pops, drones, noise, cymbal played through the stylus, marbles on a spinning metal disk and field recordings from dubplates.
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A Little Noise in the System
Graham Dunning
Electronic Musik
Two tracks of minimal noise: live performances with circuit bent instruments. The first track, Walk Man, uses a circuit bent Sony Walkman (video); the second, Honey Tone, uses a bent headphone amplifier. The EP is named after a track by Pauline Oliveros which inspired the recordings.
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Ocean Epicure
Graham Dunning + Noise Research
Clinical Archives
Two live improvisations between myself and Ian Simpson, aka Noise Resarch. I used a turntable, modified records, feedback loops, electronics and objects. Ian used effects lines and processors, cheap charity shop keyboards, circuit bent toys, chant generators and chimera boxes.
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A Bubble of Dove’s Blood
Graham Dunning
Frequent Sea Records / Open Sound Group
A full length album of crackles, drones, rhythms and tones. Most tracks feature modified records but I also used a cymbal with feedback loop, delay units and some found home recordings from reel-to-reel tape. Released on Canadian label Frequent Sea, sister label to Scotch Tapes. Re-released as download 2011 on Open Sound Group.
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ArToll Kunstlabor January 2008
Graham Dunning
Womb Recordings
Two tracks from my artist’s residency at ArToll in Bedberg Hau near Kleve, Germany. The first is the sound element of an installation made using found bottles from the grounds of the mental health hospital at which the residency was based. The second features pitched down recordings of a squeaky dog toy.
Split with Janx: The Gathering
Blood Moon
Womb Recordings
Split EP with Liverpool based noise/improv/jazz group Janx: The Gathering. Featuring about 30 minutes of music from each band. Various tracks recorded live with minimal editing and mastering. Also available to download on last.fm.
Mental Side of the Moon
Blood Moon and Tayside Mental Health
Frequent Sea Records
Two tracks of improvised noise, both bands playing simultaneously using electronics, bass, guitar, tapes and vocals. Recorded at Tayside’s studio in Perth. Released on Canadian label Frequent Sea, preview on last.fm.
The Birth of Tragedy
Blood Moon
Womb Recordings
Debut album featuring about an hour of drone, noise and improvised music. All tracks recorded live in one take in Stockport, from the first few Blood Moon recording sessions. Downloads and previews on last.fm.
Split with Sunken Landscapes
Blood Moon
Nihil Underground
Split EP with Californian noise act Sunken Landscapes. Five tracks of ambience, noise, feedback, drone and doom. Released on Californian label Nihil Underground.
Live at Galvanised Festival
Blood Moon
Womb Recordings
Live recording of London gig: drone, doom disco. Also on the bill at the Cafe Oto gig were Charles Hayward (This Heat), Temperatures, A middle Sex and Bromancer.
