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On Tour: Radioland – Kraftwerk’s ‘Radio-Activity’ Revisited
February 16th, 2015Touring this March, a new project with fellow musician Franck Vigroux, and installation artist Antoine Schmitt; honouring the 40th anniversary of Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity album, by reworking the material, bringing our own sensibilities to bear on Kraftwerk’s aktivität. So, if you’d like to see/hear some classic tunes reworked, old-school analogue synthesisers, powerful sub-bass and stunning generative video, then do come READ MORE
Performing live to projection of F.W. Murnau’s, ‘Last Laugh’
October 23rd, 2014It’s always a challenge and pleasure to perform live to projection – and I’m particularly looking forward to this one. I’ve been concentrating on recording a solo synthesizer album for The Leaf Label so, some of those ideas are bound to pop up, where appropriate… Have a look at the complete LIFF28 Film Calendar for READ MORE
Everything Everything: Chaos to Order at Central Library, Manchester
October 23rd, 2014Myself and Christophe de Bézenac will be installing ourselves in Manchester’s newly-refurbished Central Library on November 10 – as part of Everything Everything‘s Chaos to Order residency. We’ll be combining analogue synthesizers, saxhophone and sound processing via Pure Data – along with visual elements that will be screened and processed (also by Pure Data). We’ll READ MORE
One Way to Osaka – latest film music with Dan Berridge
October 8th, 2014This is a lovely short film by Ben & Joe Dempsey (and takes me back to my own visit to Japan some years ago). Lots of piano/cello (and violin – from Tom Sidebottom) and vocals from David Harks. You can view the audio playlist at Dan Berridge’s Soundcloud page.
//Bourne/Berridge/Bourne// – Mini-Album now Available!
September 15th, 2014At long last, this collaborative endeavour between myself and long-term musical friend, Dan Berridge – is available for download. You can also listen to the tracks here. Recorded in a few different locations over a period of months, this collection of tracks is just another stepping stone on a musical path that will hopefully stretch READ MORE
‘One Way to Osaka’ – latest film score work with Dan Berridge
August 29th, 2014Thought I’d share this – it’s from the soundtrack to Ben & Joe Dempsey’s forthcoming short film, One Way to Osaka. Apart from being some of the first cello and piano recorded at home in the cowshed, this cue also features the excellent and mellifluous vocal of David Harks. You can listen to this and two READ MORE
Sneak preview of new synthesizer track(s): #8, live at Lamplight Social
August 29th, 2014Here’s a little preview of a new synthesizer track done on the wonderful LAMM Memorymoog, #8, in development for the forthcoming Bourne Synthesizer Show record for The Leaf Label – captured on film at the very first Lamplight Social night in Leeds. It’s a great night of creative music – with free curry, bring your READ MORE
Berridge/Bourne – Adidas Football Advert
July 24th, 2014Very pleased to see that some piano/synth work done a while back has made it here. The opening texture is taken from a remix of Dan Berridge‘s, Better Left Unsaid. Nice when things come round full circle… And, just for good measure, here’s a longer version of the track:
Newsletters
July 10th, 2014Just a little note about the quasi-occasional newsletters I write from time to time. They’re a summary of things I’m doing/have done/am going to do/other news that might be of interest. You can subscribe to receive these by joining the mailing list HERE, or via the HOME page. Click on the image above to have a peek at Newsletter READ MORE
Bourne Davis Kane – full concert available on Vimeo
July 9th, 2014Recently added to Vimeo is a BDK concert from SARC (Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast), and was part of a colloquium at Queens University Belfast entitled, Translating Improvisation: Beyond Disciplines, Beyond Borders. It’s a slight departure from our normal performances – being under the auspices of an academic setting but, at last, a fuller picture READ MORE