APRIL 2012:
with Jasper TX 09 - AVAILABLE 10 - Leeds (UK) | TBA 11 - Edinburgh (UK) | Wee Red Bar 12 - Manchester (UK) | Sacred Trinity 13 - AVAILABLE 14 - AVAILABLE 15 - London (UK) | Cafe Oto | Tiny delicate moments of intimacy and all-consuming noise; the music of composer and sound artist Matthew Collings is textural, melodic and often sonically overwhelming. Spanning the divide between classic minimalism and avant-garde guitar music, Collings has already found considerable praise from the international community for his previous releases under the curious moniker Sketches for Albinos, releasing a series of records in the USA (Ropeadope) and Japan (Nothings66 records).
Currently based in Edinburgh, he is establishing a reputation as a live performer, notably with his piece 'Flags of a Dead Ship', for Multiple Electric Guitars, Prepared Amplifier, Room Acoustics and Laptop, expanding on the experience of putting together multiple guitar ensembles. His debut full-length album, 'Splintered Instruments', produced by Bedroom Community's Ben Frost, and recorded at Reykjavik's famed Greenhouse Studios, will be released in 2012. PRESS: "...he works his magic; tuning and manipulating the sound and folding it back on itself to fill the air around him with glacially mangificent sonic sculpture. There are two or three such pieces in his set; each building like some submerged orchestra. Ambient but definitely not background, when he draws it to a close it's like being snapped out of hypnosis. Amazing stuff." MANCHESTER MUSIC "Like a fine piece of literature, ´´That City is a Liar´´ should be shared and passed onto as many people as possible. It´s sheer warmth and beauty will move anyone who has ever had a flicker of emotion." HECKLERSPRAY "...on a par with anything that the mighty Sigur Rós have released" RAWKSTAR |
