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Stet Lab February 7th 2011 (reminder)

Stet Lab takes place this coming Monday (February 7th), upstairs @ The Roundy. The event will feature the exciting Belfast-based drummer and composer Stephen Davis.

Stet Lab February 7th 2011 (update)

Stet Lab featuring Stephen Davis will take place on Monday, February 7, 2011, upstairs @ The Roundy, Castle Street, Cork, Ireland.

Lab report April 12th 2010: consequences of actions

I debated this, not for a long time, but I nonetheless tossed around the idea before leaving my volume pedal at home. I really felt I needed to physically part with the volume pedal rather than simply disconnecting it from the signal chain, and since the it’s grafted onto the footstool, I’d require some other […]

Lab report December 7th 2009: futzing

…or not so random thoughts about not so random techniques The Vortex, London, November 22, 2009 Ingrid Laubrock leans forward, the tenor just about balanced on her right thumb. She shakes the horn, her fingers barely press the keys. There’s a flurry of (imagined? quasi? pseudo?) notes. Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast, May 16, 2009 […]

Lab report May 11th 2009: parking your idiom

Somewhere in Belfast, May 16, 2009 Snippets from a conversation between three musicians: “Man, I should play more free jazz.” “It’s not an idiom at all…” “…a tradition? …a practice?” “Just play all over the keyboard.” “It is so much fun.” “Why don’t I do this all the time?” “There’s nothing better.” “There really isn’t.” […]

Lab report April 14th 2009: little instruments

Okay, okay, I’m a somewhat born-again luddite so I can sound a little evangelical and pig-headed, but bear with me… Here’s a little back-story: in my first semi-public attempts as an improvising guitarist, I had my guitar, amp and volume pedal… plus a compressor, a distortion box, a delay pedal and a chorus unit. Eventually, […]

Stet Lab November 10th 2008 (update)

Stet Lab celebrates its first birthday with saxophonist Franziska Schroeder on Monday, November 10th 2008, upstairs @ The Roundy, Castle Street, Cork, Ireland.