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• shakkei - out now
The new Origamibiro album - Shakkei - is out now. Co-released between Abandon Building Records in the US, Denizen Recordings here in the UK and p*dis, it's the culmination of four years work since the last Origamibiro release on Expanding Records in 2007.
Shakkei sees Origamibiro's music expand into new directions. This album also marks a significant point in their evolution as Origamibiro becomes a
full blown audio-visual collective.
Originally a solo project for Tom Hill, Origamibiro began to grow as he enlisted new blood in the form of double bassist and all round multi-instrumentalist, Andy Tytherleigh, andvideo artist, Jim 'The Joy of Box' Boxall. They explored ways to expand out from Tom's studio recordings into full blown live audio-visual performances and in the process found that their ideas and approaches were becoming closely intertwined.
The trio took time out to perform live and experiment with how this kind of music and visuals could be generated and performed live. 2009 saw them playing places like Paris, Rennes, London, Nottingham, The Big Chill Festival, Summer Sundae and The Dublin Fringe Festival, where they gained an award nomination for best production.
Through their studio experiments and live performances, Origamibiro have strived to produce music and images that are beautiful, generative and organic. They have fused their respective backgrounds together: bringing an intricate and diverse selection of instruments, elements of expanded cinema, soundtrack music, found objects and unorthodox devices.
The band are currently refining their set in preparation for new tour
dates. Check the live dates menu for updates on gigs. Shakkei will be
available for download through the usual online outlets and on CD from
record stores in August. Amazon | Itunes | Stashed Goods
• quad time remix ep - free download
To promote the release of Shakkei we're
releasing Quad Time with remixes from Leafcutter John, Joseph Minadeo,
Soil and Water, Juxtaphona and Low In the Sky - including the music video - all for free. Click here to download
• shakkei album teaser
Snippets of Origamibiro's forthcoming album, Shakkei, to be released in August 2011:
Shakkei - Album Teaser by Origamibiro
• origamibiro: a collective
Origamibiro [the band] is now a collective, consisting of two musicians (Tom Hill and Andy Tytherleigh) and one video artist. The Joy of Box (aka Jim Boxall) has become such an integral part of the band and the live performances that it is impossible to separate his work and influence on the music - and vice versa. In this new form, the group's output will be a dynamic mix of music videos, audio-visual artworks, installations, soundtracks, album releases and whatever else the trio decide to put out there. So, although traditional music releases will be available to buy / download, there should be a lot more to whet the appetites across a broad range of mediums.
• aelita soundtrack
Under the Origamibiro name tag, Tom also produces soundtracks for film and television. This clip is an edit taken from the 1924 Russian silent movie - Aelita: Queen of Mars, for which Origamibiro was commissioned by Nottingham Contemporary to soundtrack and perform live at Broadway Cinema for the 'Star City' exhibition, Feb 2010. Scroll down this page for a detailed synopsis. To see more of Tom's soundtrack works go the soundtracks menu.
• aelita: queen of mars
SILENT FILM WITH LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT BY ORIGAMIBIRO
Cert 15, Dir: Yakov Protazanov Soviet Union 1924
Sunday February 7th 2010, Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
Synopsis:
This is called the first Soviet science fiction film because of its "futuristic" sets on Mars, although most of it takes place in Moscow. The movie is set at the beginning of the NEP (New Economic Policy) in December, 1921. A mysterious radio message is beamed around the world, and among the engineers who receive it are Los, the hero, and his colleague Spiridonov. Los is an individualist dreamer. Aelita is the daughter of Tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on Mars in which the working classe are put into cold storage when they are not needed.
With a telescope, Aelita is able to watch Los. As if by telepathy, Los
obsesses about being watched by her. With the revolutionary Gusev, he
travels to Mars, but the Earthlings and Aelita are thrown into prison
by the dictator. Gusev and Los begin a proletarian uprising, and Aelita
offers to lead the revolution, but she then establishes her own
totalitarian regime. Los is shocked by this development and attempts to
stop Aelita, and then reality and fantasy become confused, and Los
discovers what has really happened.
• award nomination at the dublin fringe festival
Origamibiro & The Joy of Box were nominated for Best Production at the Fringe Festival this year for their performance at The Project Arts Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. It's a fantastic recognition for the trio who have been working relentlessly over the past two years, evolving and honing their act. Due to the extremely complex nature of their set up, travelling and performing with so much equipment can really take its toll, so this is a real honour for a band that need some lovin' back!
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