A Little Orchestra in The Quietus

"A Little Orchestra is a classical ensemble formed by Pipettes creator 'Monster' Bobby Barry. The repertoire of the 10-piece group includes compositions by Terry Riley, Michael Nyman and Angelo Badalamenti, although they're most active live and as an orchestra for hire within the UK indie-pop scene. 

The group's concerts have seen them joined by singers including MJ Hibbett, Shirley Lee of Spearmint and Elizabeth Morris of Allo Darlin', or swelling the ranks of bands such as Pocketbooks and Haiku Salut. Guests on A Little Orchestra's debut album Clocks, set for release on June 10th, include Darren Hayman, Gordon McIntyre (Ballboy), Simon Love (The Loves) and Lisa Bouvier (The Proctors)."

Read the full article by Stuart Huggett here.

A Spector is Haunting Europe

A Spector is Haunting Europe: Female-Fronted Pop From The EEC by Monster Bobby on Mixcloud

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Mechanics of the Dance Machine Kickstarter

Earlier this year, my remix (along with other remixes by Richard Lannoy, Kreepa, Medasyn, Cerebral Productions, Parsley Sounds, G. Prokofiev, and Heavy Deviance) of Gabriel Prokofiev's Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra was used by renowned choreographer, Karole Armitage for her Mechanics of the Dance Machine at New York Live Arts. 

A former member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Armitage became known as the "punk ballerina" in the 80s as she forged a distinctive career, creating original works for Baryshnikov's American Ballet Theatre, the Paris Opera Ballet, and the video for Madonna's ‘Vogue’. 

Rehearsals for Mechanics of the Dance Machine – which the Huffington Post called "red hot" – were filmed by Eli Schmidt who is currently seeking funding via Kickstarter to complete the short documentary about the process. You can pledge your support at their fundraising page here. Meanwhile, a short extract (which does not, incidentally, feature my remix) can be viewed below.

and here's my remix …