Iorram Presents

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

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

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

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