Visual Radio Arts

ENTROPY ZERO - LIVE

ENTROPY ZERO Live at Soundcheck Devizes Recorded on Saturday 31st August 2024 Entropy Zero is a collaboration between Andy Roid, Bob Hedger and Brian Abbott, formed for this performance at Visual Radio Arts. All 3 of the musicians have years of experience in creating and performing - Andy Roid was twice a member of Planet Gong/Here and Now as well as creating his own solo synth work and Bob Hedger has played within the Glissando Orchestra, the Mandala Orchestra, the Dark Zen Collektiv and regularly produces solo synth works - performing as Jah Buddha. Brian Abbott was, alongside Daevid Allen, one of the founders of The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet and also plays with Global and The Glissando Orchestra. ENTROPY ZERO Andy Roid (Synthesisers) Bob Hedger (Synthesisers) Brian Abbott (Guitar, Glissando and FX) ENTROPY ZERO PERFORMED ABSOLUTE ZERO - comprising ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS ANOTHER SIDE OF THE SKY THROUGH THE CRACK IN TIME BUDDHA CLOUDS LIVE SOUND Phil Moakes CAMERAS Maggie Gregory POST PRODUCTION Phil Moakes CREDITS MUSIC 'Deserts 3' by Playing In Tongues available from www.freemusicarchive.com www.facebook.com/visualradioarts - www.visualradioarts.co.uk Soundcheck is a Visual Radio Arts production Copyright Visual Radio Arts Ltd 2024 Filmed in Gig-a-Vision #MADEWITHSWITCHER

Don't miss Entropy Zero live on Visual Radio Arts Soundcheck on Mon 23rd Sept at 8pm, recorded at our Devizes studio at the end of August. Entropy Zero is a collaboration between Andy Roid Music, Bob Hedger and Brian Abbott featuring synth and gliss and other noises, wee and not so wee. An hour of music plus a 30 minute interview - and it's all free to view on FB and Bandcamp. Meanwhile here's a taster ...

Don't miss our Soundcheck show with Kavus Torabi, bursting out of your screens on both Facebook and Bandcamp at 8pm on Weds 6th March. Here's a trailer .... it's gonna be great. Also a heads-up for some of the shows in the pipeline. Look out for Māsa, Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman, Pandamoanium, Custard Flux, Andy Roid Music with Bob Hedger , The Utopia Strong. Lots of wonky music stretching out to August. But before we get there .... it's Kavus Torabi. Don't miss it!!

Kavus Torabi - Live

SOUNDCHECK featuring KAVUS TORABI Live at Soundcheck Devizes Recorded on Saturday 17th February 2024 Kavus Torabi is a musician, composer, record label owner and radio broadcaster. A multi-instrumentalist, he is known for his work in the psychedelic, avant-garde rock field (primarily as a guitarist). Torabi was one of the founding members of Monsoon Bassoon, was a member of cult group Cardiacs and fronts and plays guitar for the current lineup of legendary psychedelic band Gong. In 2023 he was invited by Steve Hillage, along with the other current members of Gong, to tour as The Steve Hillage Band. Kavus is also a third of The Utopia Strong and sometimes tours and records with The Holy Family, Mediaeval Babes and Miranda Sex Garden in addition to collaborations with other notable artists working in left-field music. Kavus Torabi's songs dwell on mortality, love and loss. He uses disquieting themes as a way of establishing a context for transcendent bliss. This Soundcheck performance showcases Kavus's solo work - a voice, a harmonium and a guitar, augmented by effects and loops. KAVUS TORABI Kavus (Vocals, Harmonium, Guitar, Loops and FX) KAVUS TORABI PERFORMED THE SENTINEL A BODY OF WORK HEART THE SAME WHERE THE EYELESS WALK RADIO TO THEIR WORLD THE SKULLS WE BURIED HAVE REGROWN THEIR EYES SLOW MOVEMENTS LUNAR INVOCATION YOU BROKE MY FALL INTERVIEW Phil Moakes LIVE SOUND Phil Moakes CAMERAS Maggie Gregory POST PRODUCTION Phil Moakes CREDITS MUSIC 'Deserts 3' by Playing In Tongues available from www.freemusicarchive.com www.facebook.com/visualradioarts - www.visualradioarts.co.uk Soundcheck is a Visual Radio Arts production Copyright Visual Radio Arts Ltd 2024 Filmed in Gig-a-Vision #MADEWITHSWITCHER

Look out for Kavus Torabi performing live at The King Arthur, Glastonbury (Sat Feb 24th) and in Camden (March 1st) with The Witching Tale. If you can't get to those shows then you can catch Kavus performing live on Visual Radio Arts Soundcheck at 8pm on Weds March 6th. Here's a teaser/trailer ...

Courting Ghosts - Live

SOUNDCHECK featuring COURTING GHOSTS Live at Soundcheck Devizes� Recorded on Saturday 11th November 2023 Fusing elements of acoustic, Americana, and folk music with occasional touches of rock and jazz, Courting Ghosts position melody at the heart of their compositions. This melody-centric approach is evident in their expansive acoustic ballads as well as their high-energy, rhythm-driven songs. Emerging from the South West of England, Courting Ghosts is the evolved form of the acoustic duo Lodestone. Longtime friends and songwriting collaborators, Chris Hoar (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) and Marcel Rose (lead guitar), teamed up with singer-songwriter Dave Turner on keyboards, Andy Maggs on bass, and Tim Watts on drums. courtingghosts.co.uk COURTING GHOSTS Chris Hoar (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)� Marcel Rose (Acoustic Guitar) �Dave Turner (Backing Vocals, Keys)� Andy Maggs (Bass) �Tim Watts (Drums, Backing Vocals) COURTING GHOSTS PERFORMED EVERYTIME� SOMETHING LIKE� TONIGHT� A DAY IN THE RAIN� THEY DON'T CARE� THROUGH THIS NIGHT �BURN IT DOWN� YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE IT �CLOSING� SHE'S ALRIGHT� WASTE SOME TIME� FALLING MY FRIEND INTERVIEW� Phil Moakes LIVE SOUND �Phil Moakes CAMERAS� Maggie Gregory POST PRODUCTION �Phil Moakes CREDITS MUSIC �'Deserts 3' by Playing In Tongues�available from www.freemusicarchive.com www.facebook.com/visualradioarts - www.visualradioarts.co.uk Soundcheck is a Visual Radio Arts production� Copyright Visual Radio Arts Ltd 2023 Filmed in Gig-a-Vision #MADEWITHSWITCHER

Look out for our next live performance on Monday 29th Jan at 8pm (UK time) here on FB and on Bandcamp with the fabulous Courting Ghosts . Here's a trailer ...

Thee Jolly Rotter - Live

SOUNDCHECK featuring THEE JOLLY ROTTER Live at Soundcheck Devizes Recorded on Saturday 9th September 2023 Thee Jolly Rotter, the undead spirit of brat pack punk brings you stripped back classic punk songs played on the uke - punkelele if you like. Imagine a zombie zoot suited Sinatra armed with a ukulele decomposing the Pistols, Clash and the Ramones - that's Thee Jolly Rotter!! THEE JOLLY ROTTER Carl Sutterby (Vocals, Ukulele) THEE JOLLY ROTTER PERFORMED PRETTY VACANT (Sex Pistols - Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock) COMPLETE CONTROL (The Clash - Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) HANGING AROUND (The Stranglers - Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black) SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER BEAT ON THE BRAT BLITZKRIEG BOP (Ramones - Douglas Colvin, Jeff Hyman, John Cummings, Thomas Erdelyi) LONDON CALLING (The Clash - Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) TEENAGE KICKS (The Undertones - J. J. O'Neill) TOPLESS TWINS OF ALLHALLOWS-ON-SEA (The Singing Loins - Chris Broderick) ACE OF SPADES (Motorhead - Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) BREAKDOWN (Buzzcocks - Howard Devoto,Pete Shelley) CAREER OPPORTUNITIES (The Clash - Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) ANARCHY IN THE U.K. (Sex Pistols - Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock) LIVE SOUND Phil Moakes CAMERAS Maggie Gregory POST PRODUCTION Phil Moakes CREDITS MUSIC 'Deserts 3' by Playing In Tongues available from www.freemusicarchive.com www.facebook.com/visualradioarts - www.visualradioarts.co.uk Soundcheck is a Visual Radio Arts production Copyright Visual Radio Arts Ltd 2023 Filmed in Gig-a-Vision #MadeWithSwitcher

Tune in to Visual Radio Arts on both FB and Bandcamp at 8pm on Monday 15th Jan 2024 for an evening of punkelele - classic punk played on a uke - with Thee Jolly Rotter, the undead spirit of brat pack punk. Here's the trailer ...

Welcome to 2024. We kick off the new year with a performance from Charlton LANE all the way from Radstock City on the Mendip Delta. Tune in at 8pm on Mon 8th Jan 2024 - here on FB or on Bandcamp. Here's the trailer ...