Paul J. Abbott

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NEW Paul J. Abbott's new catwalk collection, 26 November 2011. Check out his sounds for an ethical fashion show in Salford, 2011 which featured recycled and upcycled fashions. Listen on soundcloud. Departure Lounge Arts Collective is ten years old on 30 November 2011. To celebrate Paul J. Abbott, James Stephenson and Rob Clark put on a performance of improvised experimentalism at the Black Lion, Chapel Street, Salford. Photo courtesy John Stephenson, 2011 Points of Arrival had another outing in September 2011, to support Musicians Without Borders featuring Chiasmus Ensemble, Carrie Penty-Mason and Aidan Jolly, with a guest performance by Paul J. Abbott. Another Revolution a two channel fixed media installation appeared for the first time at Creative Hive Exhibition Part I, Allerton Studios, University of Salford, 25 - 28 July 2011. Find out more for Voice and Art Gallery gets second perfoamance at Kraak Gallery, July 2011 Watch the clip: New release 31 May 2011: Paul J. Abbott 'Cruel Mother' Remix out on Nonclassical label The fabulous new album by Juice Vocal Ensemble is being released on Nonclassical label. Juice are unlike any other classically trained vocal group: with repertoire spanning from avant garde modernism to Eastern European traditional music, and a fresh and wildly experimental approach, it’s unsurprising that their performances have won such acclaim. Sonsgpin is, in effect, a distilled version of everything Juice are about, a collection of songs that’s both elegant and startling, soothing and bracing. The album combines eleven original tracks with seven remixes (contributors include Bjork collaborator Mikhail Karikis and producer Majiker, who has also remixed Nico Muhly and Fever Ray). Buy your Songspin now September 2010 - Points of Arrival: A World Premiere at Didsbury Arts Festival, September 2010 Chiasmus Ensemble gave the first performance of Points of Arrival, a piece created using geographical data from new students at the University of Salford in September 2010. This is going to be the first in a series of new works around the theme of international travel and global citizenship. Watch the film from YouTube: February 2010 - For Voice and Art Gallery receives World Premiere at Walker Art Gallery Liverpool. Read the programme note here. March 2009 - Paul J. Abbott remixes Mikhail Morphica is the follow up to Mikhail's highly acclaimed debut album, Orphica (2007). Released on Sub Rosa in March 2009, this album demolishes boundaries of genre and recontextualises the remix as a cutting edge experimental art form. The album is available on international release. For more information check out Mikhail's website: http://www.mikhailmusic.com/morphica/index.html 17 November 2008 - Paul J. Abbott live at GOBSMACK 3 The Luminaire, London Flyer: click to download Paul J. Abbott opened Gobsmack 3 with a live voice and electronics set featuring dark electronic materials and sweet, sometimes operatic vocals. Raw, immediate and deeply personal this set was a departure from the fixed media work which has dominated Paul's back catalogue. Also on the programme: Roshi, E:laine and Kin. A brilliant night. Following the run-away success of previous Gobsmack events, the night featured an eclectic mix of vocal performers who fuse the voice with multi-media, offering something for everyone with open minds and ears. Composer and performer with experimental trio Juice, Kerry Andrew, curates the night. Gobsmack has previously had successful events at the Spitz and Bush Hall, featuring Jamie Woon’s folk-inflected loops, the Nordic Curious Voice Duo, avant-garde pop from ‘cellist/vocalist Laura Moody and Mikhail’s adventurous electronica. Gobsmack is presented by Music Orbit, the forward-thinking network for forward-thinking contemporary musicians. 12 July 2008 - DEBUT ALBUM THREE LEFT LEGACIES- RELEASED Raw and immediate, this high impact electronica album shatters the boundaries of sonic expectation. 'In Three Left Legacies I have adopted a 'music is music' approach to composition, drawing on the eclectic influences which have helped form my musical language. The heavy metal guitar playing of my teenage years collides with classical and jazz clarinet. Synthetic latin rhythms sizzle amid chaotic noise-art structures, while real-world sounds convulse in a bath of electronica.' PJA HEAR SAMPLES and ORDER NOW at www.idiam.co.uk A launch party at Contact Theatre, Manchester opened with a special performance from Three Left Legacies. Special guest DJ Lawrence Clark set the mood for the evening which also featured the debut performance from Cabaret Electronica. Download poster	Portrait above by Edward Lui

News and events

NEW Paul J. Abbott's new catwalk collection, 26 November 2011. Check out his sounds for an ethical fashion show in Salford, 2011 which featured recycled and upcycled fashions. Listen on soundcloud.

Departure Lounge Arts Collective is ten years old on 30 November 2011. To celebrate Paul J. Abbott, James Stephenson and Rob Clark put on a performance of improvised experimentalism at the Black Lion, Chapel Street, Salford.

Departure Lounge tenth anniversary performance

Photo courtesy John Stephenson, 2011

Points of Arrival had another outing in September 2011, to support Musicians Without Borders featuring Chiasmus Ensemble, Carrie Penty-Mason and Aidan Jolly, with a guest performance by Paul J. Abbott.

Another Revolution a two channel fixed media installation appeared for the first time at Creative Hive Exhibition Part I, Allerton Studios, University of Salford, 25 - 28 July 2011.

Find out more

for Voice and Art Gallery gets second perfoamance at Kraak Gallery, July 2011 Watch the clip:

New release 31 May 2011: Paul J. Abbott 'Cruel Mother' Remix out on Nonclassical label

The fabulous new album by Juice Vocal Ensemble is being released on Nonclassical label.

Juice Vocal Ensemble Songspin Album Cover

Juice are unlike any other classically trained vocal group: with repertoire spanning from avant garde modernism to Eastern European traditional music, and a fresh and wildly experimental approach, it’s unsurprising that their performances have won such acclaim. Sonsgpin is, in effect, a distilled version of everything Juice are about, a collection of songs that’s both elegant and startling, soothing and bracing.

The album combines eleven original tracks with seven remixes (contributors include Bjork collaborator Mikhail Karikis and producer Majiker, who has also remixed Nico Muhly and Fever Ray).

Buy your Songspin now

September 2010 - Points of Arrival: A World Premiere at Didsbury Arts Festival, September 2010

Chiasmus Ensemble gave the first performance of Points of Arrival, a piece created using geographical data from new students at the University of Salford in September 2010. This is going to be the first in a series of new works around the theme of international travel and global citizenship. Watch the film from YouTube:

February 2010 - For Voice and Art Gallery receives World Premiere at Walker Art Gallery Liverpool. Read the programme note here.

March 2009 - Paul J. Abbott remixes Mikhail

Morphica

Morphica is the follow up to Mikhail's highly acclaimed debut album, Orphica (2007). Released on Sub Rosa in March 2009, this album demolishes boundaries of genre and recontextualises the remix as a cutting edge experimental art form.

The album is available on international release. For more information check out Mikhail's website: http://www.mikhailmusic.com/morphica/index.html

17 November 2008 - Paul J. Abbott live at GOBSMACK 3

The Luminaire, London

Flyer: click to download

Paul at Gobsmack 3

Paul J. Abbott opened Gobsmack 3 with a live voice and electronics set featuring dark electronic materials and sweet, sometimes operatic vocals. Raw, immediate and deeply personal this set was a departure from the fixed media work which has dominated Paul's back catalogue. Also on the programme: Roshi, E:laine and Kin. A brilliant night.

Following the run-away success of previous Gobsmack events, the night featured an eclectic mix of vocal performers who fuse the voice with multi-media, offering something for everyone with open minds and ears.

Composer and performer with experimental trio Juice, Kerry Andrew, curates the night. Gobsmack has previously had successful events at the Spitz and Bush Hall, featuring Jamie Woon’s folk-inflected loops, the Nordic Curious Voice Duo, avant-garde pop from ‘cellist/vocalist Laura Moody and Mikhail’s adventurous electronica.

Gobsmack is presented by Music Orbit, the forward-thinking network for forward-thinking contemporary musicians.

12 July 2008 - DEBUT ALBUM THREE LEFT LEGACIES- RELEASED

Raw and immediate, this high impact electronica album shatters the boundaries of sonic expectation.

'In Three Left Legacies I have adopted a 'music is music' approach to composition, drawing on the eclectic influences which have helped form my musical language. The heavy metal guitar playing of my teenage years collides with classical and jazz clarinet. Synthetic latin rhythms sizzle amid chaotic noise-art structures, while real-world sounds convulse in a bath of electronica.' PJA

HEAR SAMPLES and ORDER NOW at www.idiam.co.uk

A launch party at Contact Theatre, Manchester opened with a special performance from Three Left Legacies. Special guest DJ Lawrence Clark set the mood for the evening which also featured the debut performance from Cabaret Electronica.

Download poster

Three Left Legacies Album Cover

Paul J. Abbott

Portrait above by Edward Lui