Iorram

Raymond MacDonald / David Stackenäs Lin Flax

2011-06-11T13:14:00.000-07:00

David Stackenäs is widely regarded as one of Swedenʼs most enquiring, adventurous and distinctive guitarists. This record documents his first project with Scottish saxophonist Raymond MacDonald. The duo creates highly textured and intimate soundscapes, at times strongly melodic, with a dark lopsided narrative. 'Lin' translated from Swedish means 'flax' and 'flax' in Swedish means 'luck'. While luck may have played a part when Stackenäs and MacDonald first met in January 2009 in the Glenn Miller Café in Stockholm, the rapport that developed on their first duo tour, culminating in this recording, is born out of a mutual relish of the spontaneous collaborative encounter. Both players embrace the way that these encounters can lead to new insights and artistic developments and this recording showcases these vital elements.

CDR 100 copies

Autumn

2010-10-17T10:56:00.000-07:00

Some new and forthcoming things:

Never Come Ashore is a new download label / blog set up by Nick Fells and Neil Davidson. New releases there include a series of voice pieces by Fritz Welch, Insects by Armin Sturm and a laptop guitar duo by Nick Fells and Neil Davidson. Forthcoming projects include documentation of a 7 hour performance by Rhodri Davies and Dominic Lash on the 8th of January 2011 at Glasgow University.

Instal 2010 at Tramway Glasgow

Our friends at Psykick Dancehall have launched a journal here.

New Releases from Burt & Alcorn and The Rope & Duck Company

2010-06-10T03:44:00.001-07:00

Susan Alcorn and George Burt: 'A&B' CDR limited to 100 copies SOLD OUT AT SOURCE

This record documents the first musical meeting between the guitarists Susan Alcorn and George Burt when Susan arrived in Glasgow on a rainy weekend in November 2009 to play as a duo with George at the second Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra festival.

Susan Alcorn’s work is marked by purity of sound, a keen sense of sonic weight and an ear for clear melodic line. Her reputation as one of the most striking voices in contemporary music has led her to work with underground musical luminaries such as Jandek, Evan Parker, Maggie Nicols, Fred Frith, Eugene Chadbourne and Pauline Oliveros. George Burt is an exceptional guitarist, an anarchist of sound whose hands dance him through a central belt poetics all his own. He is a founder member of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and co-leader of the heart of Scottish un-jazz the Burt MacDonald 5

Review from Downtown Music Gallery

The Rope & Duck Company: 'Waymarkers' CDR limited to 100 copies

The Rope & Duck Company are Aileen Campbell – voice, Emma Roche – flute and Una MacGlone – double bass. Waymarkers is their first CD as a trio.

Campbell, MacGlone and Roche have been playing together as members of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra for over five years and have also collaborated on various art and performance projects for the Transmission gallery and Tramway in Glasgow and the November Music festival in the Netherlands. The trio investigate a kind of chamber improvisation utilising a sonorous and tonal sensibility, exploring more traditional methods of sound production side by side with more extended techniques. All tracks were recorded at Streetlevel Photoworks Gallery in Glasgow with the final two recorded live in concert by John Cavanagh mixing live onto 1/4 inch tape.

Both discs available now from Boa Melody Bar

George Burt & Susan Alcorn

2010-06-01T02:48:00.000-07:00

George Burt and Susan Alcorn will be performing at the Glasgow Jazz Festival alongside the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra on Saturday the 26th of June at the Tron Theatre from 14:00. Their New CDR 'A&B' on Iorram Records will be released the same day, copies available at the gig.

George Burt and Susan Alcorn first met when George performed as one of the support acts at Susan’s first concert in Scotland at the 13th Note Glasgow in 1998. It was already clear that there were intriguing overlaps in outlook, approach and background. Susan’s career in perfectly normal country bands and George’s in inoffensive folk and jazz bands has led both players by long circuitous routes to a radical deconstruction of standard guitar techniques largely growing out of the inextricable mixture of exasperation and profound respect they both feel for the musics that continue to nurture them.

Psykick Dancehall Event

2010-02-06T02:46:00.000-08:00

Iorram recommends a fine concert presented by Psykick Dancehall including the wonderful Iorram recording artists Helhesten:

Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides
Wire magazine favorites, alchemical flutes and drums duo from Manchester.

Bad Orb
Concrete sound debris from Brighton. Ex Leopard Leg and Polly Shang Kuan Band.

Hobo Sonn
Claustrophobic free rock channelled through discontinued instruments.

Helhesten
Precarious structured improvisations for clarinet, Voice, tapes and guitar.

CCA // 13TH FEB // £5 // 8PM
CCA Glasgow 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow

http://www.myspace.com/psykickdancehallrecordings

Iorram Presents

2009-12-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

David Stackenäs (guitar) & Raymond MacDonald (saxophones)

One of Sweden’s most in demand and inquiring improvising guitarists makes a rare appearance in Scotland.
“Creating something different, not to mention memorable with the world's most popular instrument, the guitar, often seems as unlikely as winning the national lottery. Yet Swedish guitarist David Stackenäs has done so on this short, cunningly enigmatic disc.” Ken Waxman on solo-cd “the guitar”

+ Aileen Campbell (voice), Una MacGlone (double bass) & Emma Roche (flute)

Sunday December 13th 7.30 pm at Streetlevel Photoworks Gallery at Trongate 103
Entry by Donation. Refreshments available

New Releases October 2009

2009-10-19T12:48:00.000-07:00

Peter Nicholson and Raymond MacDonald - Streetlevel Iorram OB30

From a last visit to the Streetlevel premises at 48 King Street comes a record that belies the old Apollo/Marsayas opposition of string and wind: both cello and saxophone are wheezing corpulent and apparently without skin. Hear them sing as John Cavanagh swathes their wounds in quarter inch tape. CD-R 100 hand made copies

Helhesten - Thickly Grown Iorram KY96

Tape rubbed evocations of something slender and burnished, Messiaenic aviaries in drains. Recorded in various miss-matched settings, the first six pieces of this record form a crudely but carefully butted assembly. Helhesten's urban pastoral is a dirty place. CD-R 100 hand made copies Review

Iorram Records Launch Event

2009-09-21T02:43:00.000-07:00

Marking the release of two new CDRs on Iorram Records by Helhesten and a duo of Raymond MacDonald and Peter Nicholson. Helhesten are Ben Knight - voice and tapes, Hannah Ellul - clarinet and Greg Thomas - viola, zither and guitar. Also performing are Lemur, a Norwegian quartet of Lene Grenager - cello, Bjørnar Habbestad - flute Hild Sofie Tafjord - horn and Michael Francis Duch - double bass.

Late addition: ELi Keszler + Usurper will also be performing

Sunday 25th of October 7pm Streetlevel - now located in new premises within Trongate 103.
Entry by donation

Iorram Related Radio Activities

2009-09-21T02:34:00.001-07:00

Iorram's favourite record producer and broadcaster John Cavanagh has teamed up with director Maria Gil of Lisbon based theatre company Teatro Do Silencio in a new production of Pirate Radio, a broadcast for the stage. In this production devised from John's memories and experiences he opens his diary, asks questions and invites invisible guests to the show. Pirate Radio is a flashback, a journey, an attempt at mapping memories and of putting an audience face-to-face with the past and future. It takes place live on stage at The Arches in Glasgow, and is broadcast live online on Radio 6 International here: http://www.radiosix.com/index.html

Aporias Trio Live at Inage Candy

2009-08-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

Iorram Records Presents GIO CD Launch

2009-06-01T10:17:00.000-07:00

To mark the launch of their new CD 'Metamorphic Rock' with George Lewis the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra will be performing live at Streetlevel Photoworks on Saturday 20th of June as part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival. Copies of both new Iorram CDs will be available for sale for a reduced price. Refreshments available. 19:00 Free entry

2 New CDs Out Now

2009-05-18T10:16:00.000-07:00

Iorram GN54
Aporias Trio - Tatsuya Nakatani - drums and percussion, Raymond MacDonald - sax, Neil Davidson - guitar: Entre Nous
Recorded in the midst of an intense tour of the UK in 2007. This disk breaks up the long arcs of sound which marked the trio's live performances from that period into discreet essays in sonic physicality. Shamanic percussion, deconstructed guitar and circular breathing. Artwork by Sarah Tripp. CD limited to 500 copies

Review by Richard Pinnell

Iorram ML83
George Lewis and the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra: Metamorphic Rock
40 minutes of free improvisation form George Lewis and GIO recorded in December 2007 mid way through preparatory work on Lewis's new piece, 'Artificial Life 2007' for the orchestra. One continuous take revealing the group in its subtlest and most raucous modes. Artwork by Sarah Tripp. CD 500 copies

Iorram Records Presents

2009-04-11T11:39:00.000-07:00

Live performances from:

Michael Francis Duch (Trondheim) - double bass solo and duo w. Neil Davidson - guitar

Ben Reynolds

Emma Roche - baroque Flute w. Una MacGlone - double bass

Streetlevel Photoworks Gallery 48 King St Glasgow
Wednesday 29th April 7pm
Entry by donation

Michael Francis Duch's playing retains the monster side of the bass while peeling back its articulation to the bare minimum. A combination of terminal moraine dirt and glacial scale. If Peter Hook had played in AMM...

Iorram Records Presents

2009-02-26T10:07:00.000-08:00

A night in the saddle of unearthed sound at Streetlevel Photoworks Gallery 48 King Street Merchant City Glasgow

SOLO:
Jez Riley French- deep listening east coast style (Hull) from a drawer full of country practices and micro climate resonance.

TRIO:
Aileen Campbell - nose and throat consonance
Ali Robertson - balls, bags and whistles
Neil Davidson - flat wound guitar

DUO:
Raymond MacDonald - beyond giant steps: giant sax
Peter Nicholson - wounded cello with plainsong

Saturday the 28th of March 2009 7pm start time
Entry by donation. Refreshments available.
Iorram CDRs will also be available to buy

Burt / MacDonald Live at Streetlevel Photoworks

2009-02-17T08:02:00.000-08:00

George Burt & Raymond MacDonald duo at Iorram Records Launch At Streetlevel Photoworks in January

New Releases February 2009

2009-02-17T07:58:00.000-08:00

Constant Weave

George Burt (guitar) & Raymond MacDonald (saxophones)
After 11 CDs and 10 years of co-leading their own band Burt & MacDonald release their first duo recording with 5 pieces that explore their highly textured, angular and exuberant approach, engulfed in no-holds-barred, freewheeling improvisatory negotiations. CDR 100 copies

Próximo

Una MacGlone (bass), Nick Fells (laptop), Neil Davidson (guitar)
With bows and beaters, loops and samples, thwacks and strokes, propellant outbursts and reflexive stasis, this section of duo improvisations meld, blend and merge electronic and acoustic worlds and question conventions of instrumental performance.
CDR 100 copies SOLD OUT AT SOURCE

Review

Available from boa melody bar, 7 things, volcanic tongue, monorail, trem azul, alt vinyl

New Year

2008-12-21T04:54:00.000-08:00

The end of January 2009 will see the arrival of two new CDRs from Iorram Records. The first is from George Burt - guitar and Raymond MacDonald - sax. The second features a pair of duos: Una MacGlone - bass w. Nick Fells - laptop and Nick Fells w. Neil Davidson - guitar. A launch event is scheduled for the 31st of January at Streetlevel Photoworks, more details to follow.
Other future releases in preparation are a trio of Tatsuya Nakatani, Raymond MacDonald and Neil Davidson recorded in summer 2007 and a duo of Raymond MacDonald and Lol Coxhill.

Announcements

2008-05-12T13:14:00.000-07:00

Having embarked on a highly successful launch event last saturday we can happily announce that Iorram Records is now up and running. Copies of the first two releases are available now from Boa Melody Bar and Monorail Music in Glasgow with more distributors to follow.

First Two Releases

2008-04-26T04:36:00.001-07:00

The last recorded outing for an aging and now defunct Selmer Zodiac twin fifty amplifier. Guitar and saxophone improvisations tending towards drones and throbbing. Recorded in Glasgow University concert hall December 2006. CDR 100 copies sold out at source

Improvisations by Aileen Campbell - voice and feedback bowls, Una MacGlone - bass and double bass feedback and Neil Davidson - electric guitar. Recorded at Glo Spot by John Cavanagh in Janary 2007. CDR 100 copies sold out at source

2008-04-16T08:24:00.000-07:00