Improvizone 7/10/2008
07/10/08 20:00 Filed in: With
Improvizone
Dragon's Ball
27/02/08 21:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
We were joined by Andrew Booker on electronic drums.
Norwich Loopfest
17/11/07 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Y2K6 Kyberjam
22/10/06 19:30 Filed in: As Darkroom
Over-the-internet performance with Per Boysen and Jim
Goodin, as part of the Y2K6 International Live
Looping Festival.
http://www.y2kloopfest.com/y2k6/ninjam.html
http://www.y2kloopfest.com/y2k6/ninjam.html
Norwich Fringe Festival 2005
23/09/05 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
1st International Loopfestival Zürich
25/08/05 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Zaum @ The Michaelhouse Café
27/11/04 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Supporting Zaum at The Michaelhouse
Café, Cambridge.
Joined by Peter Chilvers on keyboards, including the café's own piano, which was in a separate room from the gig itself.
Joined by Peter Chilvers on keyboards, including the café's own piano, which was in a separate room from the gig itself.
The Second Annual Cambridge Festival of Looping
26/06/04 00:00 Filed in: Almost
Darkroom
Held at the Michaelhouse Café, Cambridge.
Official site: http://www.collective.co.uk/loopfest/archive2004.html
Official site: http://www.collective.co.uk/loopfest/archive2004.html
The First International Cambridge Festival of Looping
21/06/03 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Held at the Michaelhouse Café, Cambridge.
Official site: http://www.collective.co.uk/loopfest/archive2003.html
Official site: http://www.collective.co.uk/loopfest/archive2003.html
Self Assembly
02/02/03 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
LEAPS ran this concert in the Kettle's Yard New Music
Mornings series. Held at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge.
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2003.html
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2003.html
Burning Shed Evening One
06/12/02 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Bleepfest
21/11/02 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Held at the Unitarian Church, Cambridge.
Organised by Adrian Newton, aka Nemeton, who went on to remix Darkroom for the DAC Mixes album.
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2002.html#bleepfest
Organised by Adrian Newton, aka Nemeton, who went on to remix Darkroom for the DAC Mixes album.
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2002.html#bleepfest
Plastic3
05/12/01 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Held at the Portland Arms, Cambridge.
Peter Chilvers joined us, on bass.
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2001.html
Peter Chilvers joined us, on bass.
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2001.html
Digital Analogue Cambridge
30/06/01 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
"Darkroom - Keeping Ambience Live"
Extended performance/installation. Held in the Cambridge Museum of Technology.
Festival site no longer operational, but you can see it here thanks to archive.org.
Extended performance/installation. Held in the Cambridge Museum of Technology.
Festival site no longer operational, but you can see it here thanks to archive.org.
Genome3
10/05/01 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Genome2
01/03/01 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Rough Edge II
22/11/00 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Rough Edge
19/10/00 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Hybrid Machine
30/06/00 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Held at the Cambridge Drama Centre.
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2000.html#hybridmachine
See http://www.collective.co.uk/leaps/leapsevents2000.html#hybridmachine
The Moon
24/06/00 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Cambridge Darkroom Gallery
08/04/00 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
The Club Room
13/05/99 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
Held at The Queens Arms, Penton St., London N1.
From the programme:
This was the infamous gig during which several things of note happened
- the promoter left before the end of the gig, apparently not in a great mood
- Mike threw his watch at Os to try to make him stop playing (we were way over time) (Os didn't notice)
- the phrase "rich hippy" was levelled at Mike, apparently because he had more than two guitar pedals.
We played two sets, and I remember it being a good gig. Sadly, it was one of the few that we didn't record.
From the programme:
Haunting and arresting, "Darkroom" are an improvising group (more "Starsailor" than Machine Gun) of shifting and unsettling atmospheres. The two instrumentalists construct an environment of mutating loops - while Tim Bowness (of No Man) uses his extraordinary and evocative voice to add an emotional centre to the music.
This was the infamous gig during which several things of note happened
- the promoter left before the end of the gig, apparently not in a great mood
- Mike threw his watch at Os to try to make him stop playing (we were way over time) (Os didn't notice)
- the phrase "rich hippy" was levelled at Mike, apparently because he had more than two guitar pedals.
We played two sets, and I remember it being a good gig. Sadly, it was one of the few that we didn't record.
Glastonbury Festival 1997
28/06/97 00:00 Filed in: As Darkroom
We were booked to play as part of The Halloween
Society's line-up.
Unfortunately 1997 was "the year of the mud" and the stage we were booked to play on sank into the mire. We were bumped to the Wise Crone Cafe tent, and eventually managed to play for 5 minutes sometime in the small hours of the following morning (shortly after the sound man went home for the night, so we were left to engineer the gig too).
All in all, a terrible experience. We didn't record it. I can honestly say I remember nothing about how it sounded - at the time I was simply grateful to be making any sound at all.
Unfortunately 1997 was "the year of the mud" and the stage we were booked to play on sank into the mire. We were bumped to the Wise Crone Cafe tent, and eventually managed to play for 5 minutes sometime in the small hours of the following morning (shortly after the sound man went home for the night, so we were left to engineer the gig too).
All in all, a terrible experience. We didn't record it. I can honestly say I remember nothing about how it sounded - at the time I was simply grateful to be making any sound at all.
Nevers Film Festival
14/12/96 00:00 Filed in: Prehistory
The gig that started it all.
Mike and Tim travelled to Nevers, France, to provide a live soundtrack to the Roswell Alien Autopsy film. Mike played guitar and Tim sang over a backing tape prepared by Mike and Os.
The recording of this performance formed the basis for the first album, initially put out as Collective - Soundtracks and later revamped and reissued as Darkroom - Daylight.
Mike and Tim travelled to Nevers, France, to provide a live soundtrack to the Roswell Alien Autopsy film. Mike played guitar and Tim sang over a backing tape prepared by Mike and Os.
The recording of this performance formed the basis for the first album, initially put out as Collective - Soundtracks and later revamped and reissued as Darkroom - Daylight.