Hello Kesh-chums,
We're well into 2017, and there's plenty to update you with.
Live performance on Resonance FM 28 Jan
We're returning for our fourth live session on Dexter Bentley's always intriguing Hello Goodbye show on Resonance FM, London's arts station. This will be broadcast between 12pm-1.30pm UK-time on Saturday 28 January, on 104.4 FM or via the internet: https://resonancefm.com/
More info on the Hello Goodbye show: https://hellogoodbyeshow.com/
Sound And Vision - aired 7 Jan
We released an interpretation of "Sound And Vision" over Christmas: https://soundcloud.com/keshco/sound-and-vision
This was broadcast as part of a Resonance FM four-hour special on Saturday 7 January, alongside a load of exciting and mostly bespoke versions of Bowie tunes through the ages. This can be heard here (the show's been split into three parts, and ours is the first track in part 2): https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-hello-goodbye-show-07-january-2017-the-day-before-part-2/
Peace song - video and Brussels screening 22 Jan
Keshco are among over 30 groups (mainly activist choirs) who are taking part in a Brussels-based art project in support of conscientious objection to war. We recorded a version of the newly-written anthem, "Say No! (The Deserter's Song), a complex song by Elvis Peeters and Dick van der Harst which we've interpreted for vocals, clarinet, synth and beatboxing. Our video will be broadcast alongside others at a live event this Sunday, 22 January, at Kaaitheater in Brussels. This event will also feature some live performances (not from us) and will be well worth attending if you're near Brussels this weekend.
Our video of "Say No!" is viewable on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/198727287
Tickets for the live event at Kaaitheater, Brussels: https://www.kaaitheater.be/nl/agenda/say-no
Latest album - Beware! Vision Vol 8
The latest Keshco album is "Beware! Vision Vol 8: Hard Levitation 23/11/13", a final 22-track collection of songs and soundtracks (some highly edited) from our mammoth home concert in November 2013. You can grab it from:
Bandcamp: https://keshco.bandcamp.com/album/beware-vision-vol-8-keshco-hard-levitation-23-11-13
Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Keshco/Beware_Vision_Vol_8_Keshco_Hard_Levitation_231113
Recent soundtracks
Here are a couple of notable recent additions to the growing catalogue of film clips that talented auteurs from around the world have been soundtracking with Keshco and Bleak House tunes:
What Happens To The Planet Now? (dir: Celia Jacobs) https://vimeo.com/197436460
Paper Trick or Treater (dir: Caroline Voagen Nelson) https://vimeo.com/188562224
Streaming links
Most of our albums are now available through the major streaming services, and playing these tunes (or adding us to playlists) actually brings us a little extra revenue, which is really appreciated and makes future projects more likely. You can find us here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7d0wPHbHFUXnwnP3BQVqaV
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ags5ayxa7ljg576dipfgbosikum?t=Keshco
Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/artist/1135244
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/keshco/id312496623
Do stay in touch!
Andy x
This is the official blog for psychedelic folk/synth-pop/incidental merchants Keshco, tended by Andy, a gentle chap who resides in London.
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Thursday, January 29, 2015
February news
Dear Keshcologist,
The darkest months are over, whew. Have a couple of tunes to celebrate...
Going Dutch (from the Filmmaker's Reference Kit Vol 1) is now available here in a shorter edit:
That's https://soundcloud.com/keshco/going-dutch-perverted-groove-7-inch-edit
...and it's also freely usable in your creative projects. Why not take a camera into the clubs of Amsterdam and then soundtrack them with this?
A micro-song for your delectation:
Also downloadable from:
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Keshco/microSong_Challenge_Entries/Son_Of_A_Systems_Engineer
Beware! The Zine continues, with regular features including the ongoing adventures of bit demon Nase and telegraphic pal Abel; Johnny Cocktail's Private Investigatory Masterclass; and the Encyclopaedia of International Celebrity, already boasting highly accurate entries on The Smiths and Germaine Greer. You can signup by email to receive updates direct to your inbox.
Bob Art Models has a travelling library exhibition, which will be in the following locations:
23/1 - 7/2 Todmorden Library
14/2 - 28/2 Hebden Bridge Library
9/3 - 21/3 King Cross Library
28/3 - 11/4 Brighouse Library
20/4 - 5/5 Sowerby Bridge Library
11/5 - 1/6 Central Library Halifax
8/6 - 20/6 Elland Library
Support your local artists and support your local libraries! Who knows, maybe Bob Art Models will come to your town next...
The darkest months are over, whew. Have a couple of tunes to celebrate...
Going Dutch (from the Filmmaker's Reference Kit Vol 1) is now available here in a shorter edit:
That's https://soundcloud.com/keshco/going-dutch-perverted-groove-7-inch-edit
...and it's also freely usable in your creative projects. Why not take a camera into the clubs of Amsterdam and then soundtrack them with this?
A micro-song for your delectation:
Also downloadable from:
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Keshco/microSong_Challenge_Entries/Son_Of_A_Systems_Engineer
Short enough to use as a ringtone, say on your work phone.
The next Keshco release is due out in late March courtesy of Pan y Rosas Discos, a Chicago netlabel.
Before that, another home concert is planned for February 22nd, to be streamed live on the Beware! Vision uStream channel.
Before that, another home concert is planned for February 22nd, to be streamed live on the Beware! Vision uStream channel.
Beware! The Zine continues, with regular features including the ongoing adventures of bit demon Nase and telegraphic pal Abel; Johnny Cocktail's Private Investigatory Masterclass; and the Encyclopaedia of International Celebrity, already boasting highly accurate entries on The Smiths and Germaine Greer. You can signup by email to receive updates direct to your inbox.
Bob Art Models has a travelling library exhibition, which will be in the following locations:
23/1 - 7/2 Todmorden Library
14/2 - 28/2 Hebden Bridge Library
9/3 - 21/3 King Cross Library
28/3 - 11/4 Brighouse Library
20/4 - 5/5 Sowerby Bridge Library
11/5 - 1/6 Central Library Halifax
8/6 - 20/6 Elland Library
Support your local artists and support your local libraries! Who knows, maybe Bob Art Models will come to your town next...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
News update
Volume 1 of the Filmmaker's Reference Kit is now due out on 1 January 2015. Volume 2 is mooted for March 2015. Both will be available through the Free Music Archive.
The Kesh zine Beware! is up and running again, this time as a zine-blog or web-comic. Daily posts with characters old and new, continuing the well-meaning left-leaning tradition, are viewable here and we'd appreciate your presence and comments. Or you can join us on the Beware! Facecrap page here.
Bob Art Models continues at rapid pace with his attempts to draw every celebrity in human history - you can purchase greetings cards and the like from eBay here. For those in northern England, keep updated on his market shows via the Twitter feed.
Grand old Keshcologist Gaffa Mondo has a palaeo-art blog - Pteroformer - of interest to any dino-fans out there or just the mildly curious - it's well-written. You can get T-shirts of his designs, too.
The Kesh zine Beware! is up and running again, this time as a zine-blog or web-comic. Daily posts with characters old and new, continuing the well-meaning left-leaning tradition, are viewable here and we'd appreciate your presence and comments. Or you can join us on the Beware! Facecrap page here.
Bob Art Models continues at rapid pace with his attempts to draw every celebrity in human history - you can purchase greetings cards and the like from eBay here. For those in northern England, keep updated on his market shows via the Twitter feed.
Grand old Keshcologist Gaffa Mondo has a palaeo-art blog - Pteroformer - of interest to any dino-fans out there or just the mildly curious - it's well-written. You can get T-shirts of his designs, too.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Bob Art Models in Todmorden
Come and see one of Keshco's left-handers exhibiting his artwork in Yorkshire:
Bob Art Models
October 13th - November 9th 2014
Admission: Free
Kava Kafe, 53 Halifax Rd, Todmorden, OL14 5BB
http://kavakafe.co.uk
Many of Bob's images are portraits of comedic, musical and cultural icons such as Kenneth Williams, Mick Fleetwood, Tony Benn and Mary Berry (follow the Amazon links to learn about them, and potentially we could earn pennies! Who needs to sell music?).
Meanwhile, here's a haiku:
Cold digital pain
Antisocial media
Zip across the brain
 |
| John Cooper Clarke and Tommy Cooper. |
Bob Art Models
October 13th - November 9th 2014
Admission: Free
Kava Kafe, 53 Halifax Rd, Todmorden, OL14 5BB
http://kavakafe.co.uk
 |
| Mick Fleetwood. |
Meanwhile, here's a haiku:
Cold digital pain
Antisocial media
Zip across the brain
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