Latest video clips

Hello there - hope you're taking good care. Thought you might enjoy a round-up of the latest videos we've been producing. (Subscribe to our YouTube and Vimeo channels for fresh updates!)

We produced a 20-minute Keshco set for the Virtual Flofest on 20 June - an online version of the yearly festival that usually takes place in Florence Park, Oxford:

There was also a Keshco set for the Virtual Patchfest on 8 May - the online version of the yearly festival that takes place in Brighton:

For this we were joined by friend and labelmate Andrew Walton - and here's an extra poem he recorded for the event:

Here's a nice solo guitar piece from Bob - We Are Not In The Same Boat (featuring Mork from Ork):

Enjoy! Catch you soon x

January news

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

Kesh music used as soundtracks

It's heartening to see several creative types have taken up our offer of free music, and utilised selections from our Filmmaker's Reference Kit Vol 1 in their projects. Some recent ones include:

A Portuguese audio interview from Carol Alfaro, on being a translator:
http://artedatraducao.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/papo-de-tradutor-com-erika-lessa.html

Lessons in fish cookery:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XueL20hGvmE

A digital animation about warriors done with GIMP:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAdFDGCDZq8

Another wee digital animation, this one a cartoon done on a drawing tablet:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=huOL5RI0EdY

A brief film about smartphones and New Year resolutions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oGkTV3916U

A cookery show presented by My Little Pony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLZlxOmxOg

Some kind of creepy monologue, using "Teastrain" in a creative manner:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie8G--7-7ks

Meanwhile, also recently and using Bleak House music, you can see a neat showreel:
https://vimeo.com/117866281

Someone with the wrong outlook on Greece's financial situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHm-YLE9I9I

Obrigado!
Andy

Beware! Vision Update

If you've not yet caught the 23rd November home concert, you can watch it here (the incredibly catchy ident runs until 5:20):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LbDHK2HZLA

You're allowed to share it with friends too, you know. Comments are also permitted!

It went OK for a comeback run-through, and we were happy that the live Skype link-up worked at all, especially seeing as integration with Skype isn't allowed on uStream's free account, necessitating the multi-laptop workaround. When improvising with long latency and so-so sound quality, some types of expression are limited, so you have to find avenues of creativity within a tight boundary. More programmes to follow in mid-December, and your requests are again sought. Remember, watching on a mobile device there are no adverts. Thanks for watching, and do get in touch with any comments on our TV endeavours. If you sign up with uStream they can notify you of any future broadcasts - I believe this is done without excess unwanted mailings.