The KGP Is Alive

Clockwork Keyboard II

Coming soon will be the second album under the collaborative effort between myself and Jaochim Rontxeleius "Clockwork Keyboard". We are joined this time by German maestro Sven Meyer. The result should lead to examples of the best us three have to offer. The sessions so far have been very prolific and very enjoyable and should lead to a all round excellent offering.

It will be released on the Sirona Records netlabel. An EP titled 7 Trumpets will proceed it on the same website and will feature multiple version of the namesake track which will also appear on album two, plus a couple of b-sides from the sessions:



http://www.sirona-records.com

Previews:







There are plans also for multiple mixes, a lowbit EP and outtake collections for a couple of other netlabels, watch the clock...

Terminal Window 2

I've contributed tracks as Loose Link and as part of Clockwork Keyboard, plus handled and mixed the second Future Sound Of London fan forum compilation "Terminal Window".

The sequel to last year's effort was previously handled by Ross Baker who used to be known as Second Thought, he returns to volume 2 with new tracks under his own name along with cubus, Noisesurfer and Off Land. They are accompanied by new comers Akkya and Nmesh and the volume is rounded off with an effort from the new collaboration between Loose Link and Ross Baker under the name "Sturmazdale". Herd also returns as the cover artist providing a photo collage Buggy G. Riphead would be proud of and Nebojsha Mitrikeski returns with beautiful photographs from Macedonia.

The whole package will be released very soon on the Sirona Records netlabel, special thanks to Arnaud Barbe for hosting:

http://www.sirona-records.com
http://www.sirona-records.com/upcoming.html

This will also be released abit after in WAV and FLAC formats on the new Terminal Window Bandcamp site, which currently also hosts the first volume in multiple formats:

http://terminalwindow.bandcamp.com/

Tracklist:

01. Nmesh - Terminal Interface
02. Noisesurfer - Wook
03. Loose Link - Iodium
04. Offland - Lines (recon)
05. Akkya - Earthchild
06. Clockwork Keyboard - Extract My Time
07. Ross Baker - Rain
08. cubus - Parameter Window
09. Offland - Weeds
10. Loose Link - Sipbass
11. Noisesurfer - Hazey Pillow
12. Akkya - Foundation
13. Clockwork Keyboard - Crazy Dog Beats
14. Ross Baker - Storm Passed
15. Nmesh - Mainframe Terminal
16. Strumazdale - Caves

Previews:

Loose Link Bandcamp Page

I have made a new Bandcamp page for the majority of audio work I've done so far under my aliases Loose Link, Stopscape, Reset Thinking, the Clockwork Keyboard collaboration with Jaochim Rontxoleius and the Llink/Optcomm collaboration/remix album with Marty Palmer and 14 others from around the world.

Starting with my first album "Random Proportions" under the Loose Link name back in December 2010 up until last year's Llink/Optcomm+Friends effort "Karramantha" all tracks are available to stream on-line and for free download in 320k MP3, WAV or FLAC formats.

It will be steadily updated when new music is finished, enjoy:

http://looselink.bandcamp.com

Fistful Of Comics 14

A comic of mine will be published in the upcoming issue 14 of Australian anthology Fistful of Comics, which features a very striking cover by Loren Morris:

"Fist Full of Comics is a monthly Australian Comic Anthology dedicated to giving a platform for comic artists and writers, to get their work out there into world.

This is a whopping 44 page book containg works by. Breath in... Peter Moerenhout, Tim F. der Mensbrugghe, Vers, Craig Gillman, Stewart Cook, Robert Hall, Randy Leonard, Sione Bouts, Kevin Hayes, Joshua Harris, Kirk Kenny, Jing, Dave Hodson & Mark Elden, with a fantastic cover by Loren Morris."

This will be their last issue for a fair while. Lucky I have submitted something at the right time... show your support and change the editor's mind by buying a copy here:

http://ffocomics.yolasite.com/

Ethno​/​Itsu Compilation 1

Alises Loose Link, Reset Thinking and Clockwork Keyboard are all featured in a just released compilation between Ethno Indigo Records and Itsu Jitsu. Artists from both netlabels offer exclusive previously unreleased tracks, resulting in a 22 track, 2 hour monster:

1. Clockwork Keyboard - Freeman (06:41)
2. Corroded Master - 606Roland (02:48)
3. Loose Link - Trampler (05:11)
4. I Am The Hand - Hand Me Lips (Fast Version) (02:52)
5. Ross Baker - Closed Loops of a Train (07:52)
6. Reset Thinking - Pulse Feed (03:50)
7. The Finer Points OF Sadism - Down Below (02:06)
8. Noisesurfer - Peaceland Rev (04:20)
9. Full Source - Even The Trees Have Eyes (01:19)
10. Cat Pain Black Udder - 46 (08:07)
11. Doug Sharp vs. Corroded Master - Tiptoe through the Idealistic (03:10)
12. Gondowanland School of Subcutaneous Noise Infraction -
moosty argyle concentrate ma boy (03:12)
13. The Colours Will Erase Us - Lifeline Timeline (06:22)
14. JARED C. BALOGH - CUTTING THE THROATS WITH FORCED ORDER (07:38)
15. elizabeth Veldon - the process by which our ethnic identity
becomes fixed (02:37)
16. Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt - based on a true story (05:00)
17. Shoscombe, Old Place - Beaten (Not Beaten) (02:08)
18. Dinosaur Youth - Reckless (03:50)
19. Ethnotronic - Serial B (04:51)
20. Virtual Sphere - Stratosphere (04:51)
21. Xtematic - Rash (05:03)
22. Jason Kavanagh - deliver me hence, I shall not fail (09:46)

http://www.archive.org/details/ethnoitsu1

Props go to Jason Kavanagh and Joachim Rontxolieus for organizing this!

Bit Of A Catch Up

First up:




http://craiggillman.com/

I have a brand new site devoted to my illustrations. 230 comic pages and 50 separate illustrations up so far. I will be working on new ones plus updating and finishing older ones and will put them up there.


Now, music wise:



Karramantha is out now on the French netlabel Sirona Records. Maaaaassive record featuring 14 remixes totaling everything to over 90 minutes. Each track is different lots of variety!:

Tracklist:

01 - Karramantha (Intro)
02 - Karramantha
03 - Karramantha (Loose Link Remix)
04 - Karramantha (['tima] Remix)
05 - Karramantha (Jostle Throng's Ratatak Remix)
06 - Karramantha (Sven Meyer Remix)
07 - Karramantha (Ok Sure Remix 2)
08 - Karramantha (JRK Remix)
09 - Karramantha (Lupid Ocampo Remix)
10 - Karramantha (Treatment)
11 - Karramantha (Dinosaur Youth Remix)
12 - Karramantha (Clockwork Keyboard Remix 2)
13 - Karramantha (Dinimiciúla Duo Remix)
14 - Karramantha (PSvils Remix)
15 - Karramantha (Noiseseurfer Remix)
16 - Karramantha (Ok Sure Remix 1)
17 - Karramantha (Joetox's Spitfire Remix)
18 - Karramantha (Clockwork Keyboard Remix 1)
19 - Karramantha (Cubus Remix Parts 1 and 2)

http://www.archive.org/details/siro237LooseLinkAndOptionCommandFriends-Karramantha

Also on Sirona:




http://www.archive.org/details/siro199ResetThinking-RssthnknnEp

Many thanks to Arnard Barbe for hosting both!

His label:
www.sirona-records.com

And his personal music site, he goes under the name Pollux:
http://pollux0.net

Also, a new mix by my ambient alias, Stopscape has been up on New Worck for a bit. 70 artists in 70 minutes:



http://thenewworck.com/genre/experimental/the-new-worck-413-of-stopscape

Lastly, lifewise. I have moved to Melbourne Australia. Settling in and getting to know the place, new opportunities afoot!

And, that's it I think, phew...