NEWS UPDATE 5 : APRIL 2002

I tell ya time certainly flies by not only as you get older but more so when you're into family mode (George Anaru Leeds Vare 28.01.02). So thats where Summer went !!! I heard there wasn't much of one anyway . . .

Easter arrives and Autumn is in the air at the bottom of the world. Looking back at Xmas time a great present arrived in the form of MESTAR'S third release and first on yellow eye PORCUPINE EYE 020. The band played gigs in the main centres to promote its release during March before taking a break until around August time when we hope to put together a more comprehensive tour of the country. In the meantime keep your eyes n ears open for reviews , articles and God forbid, radio play (thanks b net and national radio). Track listing as follows:

1. Ovientar 2. Jitter 3. Distant Star 4. Bumblebee Tree 5. Starry Eyes 6. Drift 7. Journey 8. Fairytale 9. Rock'n'Roll World 10. Land of Dreams 11. Start to Cry 12. Black and White

DAVID EGGLETON'S VERSIFIER EYE 018 release of music poetry is currently being mastered at Kog in Auckland, with Leighton Anderson and David putting together artwork/booklet ideas as you read, looking toward a release in a month or so. Track listing and guest musicians featured are below.

1. Forever Barbie - with Joost Langveld (recorded and mixed in Auckland; engineer Joost Langveld)
2. Drifting Cone - with Martin Phillips (recorded and mixed in Dunedin; engineer Brian Spittle)
3. Electric Puha - with Trevor Coleman (recorded and mixed in Dunedin; engineer Trevor Coleman)
4. Perfect Capital - with Jordan Reyne (recorded and mixed in Dunedin and Wellington; engineers Nigel Jenkins and Jordan Reyne)
5. Flowers - with Jay Clarkson (recorded and mixed in Dunedin; engineer Tom Bell)
6. Shed Light - with Jay Clarkson (recorded and mixed in Port Chalmers; engineer Tom Bell)
7. The Cloud Forest - with David Downes (recorded and mixed in Wellington; engineer David Downes)
8. Born Under A Rhyming Planet - with Michael Morley (recorded and mixed in Port Chalmers; engineer Michael Morley)
9. 2001: A Euro-Odyssey - with Jay Clarkson (recorded and mixed in Port chalmers; engineer Tom Bell)
10. Fractal Planet - with Matthew Robertson (recorded and mixed in Dunedin; engineer Nigel Jenkins)
11.Teleprompter - with Joost Langveld (recorded and mixed in Dunedin and Auckland; engineers Nigel Jenkins and Joost Langveld)
12. If Buccleugh Street Could Talk - with Jay Clarkson (recorded and mixed in Port Chalmers; engineer Tom Bell)

The tracklisting for SHE'S INSANE EYE 017 RIP EP has been finalised, the six songs will also feature 4 videos on the disc - again a winter release for that one. Track listing as follows:

1. E Song 2. Pony Ride 3. Scheit 4. Eggshells 5. Suspension 6. Be Someone

Videos: 1. Daisy 2. Baby One 3. Broken 4. E Song

Grant Ramsay of SWAMPY fame is also getting nearer to begin putting a second album together, as he works in his shed with newly aquired equipment and methods to simplify the recording process.

Finally a big hello to Francois at French Dude in France, Wes at Massive in Japan and Justin at Karvin in Oz who, yes I'm finally getting some YELLOW EYE promo sound packages off to you - enjoy the noise fellas.

JAZZ:

C. L. BOB continue to build their home base market finally after six years together with many a live performance including the recent Cuba St Carnival and Fringe Festival in conjunction with the NZ Festival of the Arts.

SCRATCH: Music by C. L. BOB to the films of Len Lye, had 4 nights at SHED 11 during March. It is hoped the Scratch show will be taken to the Auckland Film Festival mid this year along with a couple of C. L. BOB performances at Auckland venues. Work is about to commence on recording material for the group's (as yet untitled) third album.

Sound and Vision - Scratch Films by Len Lye, Music by C. L. BOB, Shed 11, March 13, 2002
Reviewed by Grant Cook, CAPITAL TIMES
SHED 11 turned off the lights for an amazing evening of film and sound. Lye's love affair with motion pervaded the eight animated pieces that danced across the screen to the music of tight-knit, jazzed-up C. L. BOB. His short films seemed made for the music. Their hallucinogenic images and kinetic crackles of motion induced wonder in the viewer, and the music complemented the films, creating an experience not to be missed. Lye's films have a profound immediacy that translates well into the new millennium - there seems to be an eternal struggle between light and dark throughout the films, geometric juxtapositions of colour and shape bounce around the screens like enraged genome map. Not enough can be said about the talents of C. L. BOB - their accompaniment shone as brightly as any of Lye's phosphorescent visions. A five-piece band with virtuoso skills and well choreographed arrangements, their sensitivity to the films made the two mediums inseparable. This was a visual delight and a gourmet feast for the ears. Lye's art lives on (perpetual motion in realisation) and C. L. BOB are spreading the word.

A May visit to Wellington (Creative NZ) should get the TREES 2 compilation up and running for a release toward the end of this year, I'll be working with Jeff Henderson and Steve Cournane on this one. Also hope to finalise the possible TARDIS EYE 014 release that has so far been elusive to say the least!!!