Something a bit different from me – a DJ mix for my favorite new thing: ‘ecstatic dance’! Did you know, people are dancing their hearts out all over the world, sober, no drugs?! And it’s awesome.
Mix features Jon Hopkins, Bonobo, some crazy samba, and your favorite dancing bear. Hope you enjoy!
Some highlights from Antenna Radio gig on 30th Dec 2022. Billy Pleasant and Bill Tribble sampling from random radio stations on the fly, and smashing up a few video clips. Shout out to Sculpture, Leslie, and everyone who joined us at Apiary Studios!
Fresh electronic music, percussive jams, and ancient sounds from across Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Uganda, and the UK. A random guest, Devo, Robert Rental, and improv cuts from me too. Recorded live on Antenna radio at Apiary Studios, Hackney.
In other news – looks like I hit the bigtime with this mix!
French artist Jean Giraud aka Moebius has been a huge influence on me for as long as I can remember. Copies of Metal Hurlant that I came across as a kid visiting France blew my mind, and I bought and consumed everything I could find by him as soon as I learnt the name. His masterwork Le Garage Hermétique remains my favorite of his comics. It’s tremendously inventive – an improvised tour-de-force written over a few years, constantly transforming and exploring every genre Moebius ever worked in.
For the past few years I’ve been working on an album of music that is a tribute to the artist and this incredible comic. This is my attempt at a visual tribute, and a cover for the album!
Hi-res wallpaper download:
https://billtribble.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/garage-hermetique-cover.jpg
Had a real blast playing this free show in the middle of Hackney and broadcast live on Antenna / https://repeater-radio.com
More live improvised music. A clarinet, vocals and some moods.
It was a real blast to play with friends Rebecca Whitbread (Lovelace) and Jago Thornton yesterday.