Radio Massacre International
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Topic: Radio Massacre International
Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Subject: Radio Massacre International
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 10:32
Radio Massacre InternationalThis information is taken from Wikipedia - from reading the forum article about NEARFest, it appears the band went down very well in most quarters, so could well be worthy of consideration for a place here? Radio Massacre International are a trio of British musicians, Steve Dinsdale (Keyboards and Drums), Duncan Goddard (Keyboards and Bass), and Gary Houghton (Guitar, Synth). They specialize in improvisational experimental electronic music, utilizing vintage synthesizers and sampled sounds alongside electric guitar. They are also leading exponents of the mellotron keyboard. More recently they have begun to incorporate Bass Guitar and Drums by varying degrees in an attempt to stretch musical boundaries within the confines of a three piece. Their music has been described alternatively as ambient, space rock, Krautrock, Berlin School, and various other terms, although the band itself prefers the label "organic music". Points of reference include bands ranging from Tangerine Dream to Hawkwind. Name:The unusual name dates back to the early 80s, and the trio's early experiments with primitive sounds. The name was coined by Steve to describe cathartic sessions by the band, working away from traditional write/arrange/rehearse methods. Lacking anything but the most basic equipment, the band plugged keyboards & guitars straight into a cassette deck for a more abrasive sound than that achieved with the (mostly borrowed) equipment used in the making of their early recordings as "DAS". Therefore, there is no deeper meaning in the name. It was adopted as the main name for the band in 1990, as recording in the "DAS" style was wound up. There are 12 DAS "albums" although only the first was ever published (as a cassette album); some of the later titles feature other musicians and any plan to release these recordings would mean hunting down the participants to obtain clearance. HistoryThe history of the band dates back to the late 70s, when Steve and Duncan went to school together. They formed the band “DAS” with Gary, and recorded 12 albums between 1979 and 1987 which were never released. Steve, who is originally a drummer, went on to play in a couple of ‘scene’ bands after moving to London in 1988, while Duncan started to amass synthesizers, and recorded the first solo projects. When he finally found a space for him and Steve - who got disillusioned with the music business at that time - to work in, they recorded a first session in 1993, which was later released as “Startide”. Gary re-joined in 1994 with his guitar, and the band as we know it today was born. Their first official release was the double CD “Frozen North” on Centaur in 1995. They also debuted Radio Massacre International as a live act at the Emma festival in Sheffield in the same year. In 1996, they were invited to perform on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV - MTVs "Party Zone", making them probably the first and only band to play a live piece on the dance-orientated show that did not contain a single discernible beat. The same month they were the first electronic artists to play at the famous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodrell_Bank - Jodrell Bank observatory, in the shadow of the radio dish. This was later released as the humorously titled live CD `Knutsford In May'. 1997 saw them play at the famous (but now defunct) KLEMdag festival in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nijmegen - Nijmegen , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands - Netherlands , in front of the band's largest ever live audience.The year 2000 brought appearances at the Alfa Centauri festival in Holland, and another visit to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodrell_Bank - Jodrell Bank . The band's music was also featured in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC - BBC -TV programme “Don’t Look Down” about the 300 ft radio telescope. The first http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire - Hampshire Jam festival of electronic music in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liphook - Liphook in 2001 saw them appear together with other artists of the genre like Air Sculpture, Paul Nagle and Free System Project. In November 2002, they played their fist ever dates in the United States, at the Progwest Festival in LA and at The Gatherings Concert Series in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia - Philadelphia . Furthermore, they appeared twice live on radio, on Alien Air Music on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KXLU - KXLU in LA, and on Star's End on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXPN - WXPN in Philadelphia. True to form, the band released a 2CD collection documenting this tour (Solid States). Further live events included the E-Live festival in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eindhoven - Eindhoven , Holland in late 2003 and the Virtaa Arts Festival in Tapiola (nr Helsinki), Finland in early 2004. Manchester's http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Night_and_Day_Cafe&action=edit&redlink=1 - Night and Day Cafe witnessed a 2004 collaborative performance which saw RMI and Can luminary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damo_Suzuki - Damo Suzuki perform together for the first time. A return visit to Philadelphia in 2004 at the invitiation of http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chuck_Van_Zyl&action=edit&redlink=1 - Chuck Van Zyl resulted in a recording contract with USA label http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform_Records - Cuneiform Records for which the debut release was 2005's 'Emissaries',a double CD which also featured a full colour comic strip story by artist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Howarth - Matt Howarth Since 2003, they have given annual performances at the UK National Space Centre in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester - Leicester , performing with fellow artist Ian Boddy as a guest of the band on the last of these occasions in March 2006. RMI then released the `Septentrional' CD on Boddy's DiN label which was again characterised by a collaborative spirit, with Boddy treating and remixing the material. In December 2006, they finally released the long awaited 6 CD compilation "Lost in Space", a career retrospective but containing entirely unreleased material from 1987 to 2003. In September 2007 they released two CDs. The first, "Rain Falls in Grey" is a release which the band describe in the sleevenotes as "a way of saying goodbye and thanks to a genuine one off", referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Barrett - Syd Barrett . The cover art for this release was drawn by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daevid_Allen - Daevid Allen , famous as a member of the group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong_%28band%29 - Gong (band) . The second release, "Blacker" was on their own Northern Echo record label. The albums were launched with a rare UK show featuring album guest http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_Archer&action=edit&redlink=1 - Martin Archer Once again they visited the East Coast of the USA in November 2007, and played a well-received series of radio sessions and live shows in a variety of contexts, augmented on occasions by http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Premik_Russell_Tubbs&action=edit&redlink=1 - Premik Russell Tubbs and http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyndee_Lee_Rule&action=edit&redlink=1 - Cyndee Lee Rule . In February 2008 they completed recording of their first film soundtrack, entitled `City 21' due for release in September 2008 by the Knossus Project. In June 2008 they played http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEARfest - NEARfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, their most high profile appearance to date. The band has been incredibly prolific, largely due to the improvised and lengthy nature of their musical explorations, releasing over 30 albums over the past decade or so.
[ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Radio_Massacre_International&action=edit§ion=4 - edit ] RMI on Various Artists Compilations
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 10:38
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hmm.... sounds interesting... and right up the alley my tastes have been treading lately.
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Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 11:22
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http://www.musiczeit.com/directory.php?artist=82&title=radio+massacre+international Samples available at the above link. ------------- Open the gates of the city wide.... Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/ |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 12:18
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Noted, thanks for the suggestion. RMI sounds familiar, I just wonder if it's on our " modern rejected" or " modern approvable" list...
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Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: July 13 2009 at 14:42
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Been a while since this one was suggested. To me, very reminiscent of Tangerine Dream. Any update on possibility of inclusion?
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Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: August 17 2009 at 07:58
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Reminder
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 25 2009 at 06:13
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Right...Sorry about forgetting this.
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Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 14:57
Another reminder 
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 18:15
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I saw them at NEARfest, and had to leave the show before I was put into a permanent coma by the monotony. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: October 08 2009 at 14:27
That's that sorted then! ------------- Open the gates of the city wide.... Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/ |
bhikkhu wrote:Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: January 04 2010 at 16:05
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Ricochet - any further progress with this one?
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