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Impermanence Trio Album Launch
January 6th, 2013Happy New Year! Just a brief announcement to say that Impermanence Trio (Bourne, Riaan Vosloo (bass) & Tim Giles (drums)) will be launching their debut album at The Vortex on Tuesady, 8th January. The vinyl only release (download code included) is shared with Tricko (Tareco), featuring Kit Downes (piano), Lucy Railton (cello) and Alex Killpatrick (sound artist). Impermanence Trio & Tricko (Tareco) READ MORE
Montauk Variations heads the list of Stewart Lee’s records of 2012 in The Sunday Times!
December 10th, 2012It is a great honour for me to have had Montauk Variations selected as one of Stewart Lee‘s records of the year in yesterday’s (09/12/12) Sunday Times Culture supplement. Lee has already reviewed Montauk in The Times earlier this year: “Matthew Bourne is found in typically excitable mode on the newly released Everybody Else READ MORE
Concerts in YORKSHIRE
November 13th, 2012November 15th – Leaf Label Night at 26th Leeds International Film Festival So, it’s not often I get the chance to play near to where I live but the last month or so has been the exception rather than the rule! So, TONIGHT I’ll be playing live to projection of the Luis Bunuel/Salvador Dali classic, READ MORE
BOURNE DAVIS KANE – 10th Anniversary Tour!
October 31st, 2012Bourne Davis Kane, is celebrating ten years of companionship and music making with an intimate 10th Anniversary Tour in November. It’s been a while since the last outing but it is a band that continues to evolve and change along with the shape of our lives – it is not a band that is driven by READ MORE
WIN WORLD TOUR OF LONDON TICKETS AND A CD!
October 4th, 2012In advance of next week’s World Tour of London, The Leaf Label are giving you the chance to win tickets to all four shows AND a copy of Montauk Variations. Click on the picture for details of how to enter!!
Into THE VORTEX and out into SCOTLAND via Yorkshire
October 4th, 2012Alongside the exciting World Tour of London, Bourne will also be performing in Yorkshire, Scotland and… London. October begins with two lovely gigs – firstly, Golden Age of Steam have invited Bourne to support them as part of their album launch at The Vortex in London on Oct 4. Head down to hear this incredible material live! Followed READ MORE
World Tour of London announced!!
September 18th, 2012It’s been a long time since the last news bulletin BUT we have great pleasure in announcing Matthew Bourne presents Matthew Bourne’s World Tour of London. There will be four shows around the capital between October 9 and 14. So, the idea behind these shows was to do something slightly different for each performance – kicking READ MORE
ACQUIRE is now LIVE, at last!!!
March 23rd, 2012At last, a place where all of Bourne’s available recorded output can be purchased. The PUBLICLY AVAILABLE page features all published albums that feature Bourne’s work as a solo artist, collaborator and sideman (listed in reverse chronological order), available at the bargain price of £9.99 each! The PRIVATE ARCHIVE page will feature previously unissued works from READ MORE
Bourne & Hobbs to feature on Amon Tobin limited edition boxed set
March 15th, 2012Bourne, along with long-time collaborator and friend, Sam Hobbs, were commissioned by Ninja Tune (via The Leaf Label) to create reinterpretations of tracks from Tobin’s latest album ISAM. The re-workings of tracks Lost & Found and Piece of Paper will feature alongside other artists’ work, (including Julia Kent, Pete Wareham, Lorn Reel et al.) in Tobin’s eponymous, limited edition boxed READ MORE
China Blog
March 15th, 2012As some of you may already be aware, Bourne’s blog is now being updated regularly with news, thoughts and also video footage capturing ongoing glimpses of his six-week residency in Xiamen in the Fujian Province of China (more information about the residency scheme can be found on the websites of The British Council and the PRSF Foundation). Do READ MORE