http://www.brianlavelle.org Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:45:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's a positive little review of The Petrified Forest in this week's edition of Vital (issue 631), which had this to say: Brian Lavelle recently surprised us [with] 'Supernaturalist', and the two pieces here were recorded just before that and show the best side of his: manipulating field recordings and very ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2008/06/17/an-organ-dissected/ I'm pleased to say that Supernaturalist has now been released by wonderful Belgian label, EE Tapes. I have some copies for sale, if you're interested, and have also put a fairly rudimentary order page on the site for this and other releases. I'm very happy with how this CD has ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2008/05/19/supernaturalist/ Released today on French label taâlem is my latest disc, The Petrified Forest. This is comprised of a couple of pieces recorded in February 2007. As with the other releases on Jean-Marc Boucher-Ancelle's wonderful imprint, this is a 3" disc with beautiful colour artwork from Cyril Herry based ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2008/03/25/the-petrified-forest/ I'm delighted to report that I've just released today (on Dust, Unsettled) a long field recording of mine recorded in Italy last year. This is the fourth release on the label, after two very limited private discs: The Extraordinary Silence of Winter and Alessandri's Dream. This single recording is entitled ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2008/03/03/torrente-resco/ I'm delighted to report that my album, Supernaturalist, will be released on CD by EE Tapes in March 2008. This is a four part work which took me some time to finish but I'm very pleased with the results. There's a 5 minute excerpt from one of the ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2008/01/25/supernaturalist-ustrina/ A happy new year to all my friends and my best wishes to those who've supported my music over the last year: you all know who you are! Thank you. There should be lots of exciting projects happening this year, including full length albums on Afe Records and EE Tapes, ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2008/01/01/mmviii/ I'm delighted to say that the Table For Six: All Quiet? #2 compilation CD has been released in the last week by wonderful Belgian label EE Tapes. My fifteen minute piece, Crucible of Sky, appears on this excellent disc, which also features some beautiful work from Objekt4, Andrea Marutti, ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2007/10/31/table-for-six-all-quiet-2/ I'm delighted to say that the first available recording for some considerable time by Alistair Crosbie and me, a set entitled Disused, will be available on Alistair's excellent Lefthand Pressings imprint on Friday 5 October 2007. The material for this hour-long disc of dual monochromatic, time-slurring pieces was originally recorded ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2007/09/23/disused/ I thought it was about time I did something for those who've supported my music over the last few years.  The Extraordinary Silence of Winter is a very limited, 15-copy only private release for friends and is a single 27 minute composition.  The disc comes in a white card wallet, with ... http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2007/08/05/the-extraordinary-silence-of-winter/ With thanks to Eriek Van Havere, I'm delighted to say I will have a new fifteen minute composition, Crucible of Sky, appearing on the second volume of Table For Six from Belgian label EE Tapes.  More details of this soon. http://www.brianlavelle.org/index.php/2007/07/29/crucible-of-skye/