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:: Friday, January 22, 2010 ::

MP3 Friday

There's a live video collection from Alt Vault experimental improvised noise/electronica nights here on Vimeo. Including yours truly at Mr Wolfs/The Junction last November. The visuals are all mine too btw.

Gusset from non verbal on Vimeo.

Labels: Gusset, MP3, Video, Visual

:: Dan 22.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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It's closed again. So this Saturday's gig is cancelled. =[

I may have posted this already but I've created a Save the Black Swan flickr group, to run alongside the facebook group.

Labels: Bristol, Gigs, Gusset, News

:: Dan 20.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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The legendary Black Swan has been temporarily closed down over Christmas and New Year but it has won the second licensing appeal!

This also means that the next Gusset gig IS BACK ON! Opening hours will be reduced to 3am as of 21 days from the hearing (14.01.10) but that will not affect this gig.

Labels: Bristol, Gigs, Gusset

:: Dan 15.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Gusset VJ set for Alt.Vault back room @ the Black Swan, 23.01.10

Labels: Bristol, Flyer, Gigs, Gusset, Visuals, VJ

:: Dan 14.12.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Video release. This is a quick 10 min version of the 45min Databent UrbEx live set I played at Bash Out at the Black Swan, Bristol on 20th June 2009.

All photographs and image & audio manipulation by Dan Gusset.
Cover image courtesy of Lisa Furness

Source audio: Field recording of metal roof in the sun by Nick Adamson, MC Prof C and MC Doc G from Radio 4, Floreo De Lamas by Guamary, The Collier's Rant by Bob Davenport, Rubik's Cube: 10.56 seconds, Grow Grow Grow by PJ Harvey @ 33RPM, The Training of O, Mothers Talk by Tears For Fears @ 17RPM, White Chalk by PJ Harvey @ 33RPM.

Labels: BashOut, Databent, Film, Gigs, Gusset, Photography, Urban Exploring, Video, WEFT

:: Dan 4.7.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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main room: jungle & multi core

the outside agency
[aka dj hidden and eye-d - live bristol debut]

twinhooker & paulie walnuts
[mad dem sound usa: soldiers in the streets tour]

duranduranduran
[cock rock disco, planet mu - live birthday set!]

ely muff
[headfuk/deathchant - live]

boep
[aka schemeboy vs randomoidz - adverse camber]

bashout allstars
[resident badmen]

upstairs: staggering bass abuse

rogue state ft. mc deadman
[r8 recordings - bristol debut]

lief ryan
[growth recordings - bristol debut]

noyeahno
[rag’n’bone]

big d’s dancehall clearout

diode
[aka el kano vs magimix - adverse camber]

davey t
[dissident]

back room: the bashout lectures

dan gusset and friends

dubboy vs beavis inna rootstyle

& more tbc...

sat 20 june 2009
black swan, bristol
10 til 5,
£8 b4 11, £9 after...
tickets: £6 [plus booking fee]




The Bash Out Lectures with Dan Gusset and Friends

Dan Pope (aka Gusset) will be presenting an A/V performance of data bent versions of his urban exploring photos alongside a live drone/glitch soundtrack in room three of Bash Out at the Black Swan, Bristol on Sat 20th June (10pm – 6am).

Data bent images are intentionally corrupted digital images where the files have bits altered, cut around, have channels moved or filtered, and are otherwise bastardised to cause all forms of distortions and bizarre effects. Often the results are disappointing fields of black or images that refuse to open at all but persistence and luck can lead to intriguing results.

Like it's close relative circuit bending, where any electronic sound making device, usually a cheap children's toy, is dismantled and its circuitry randomly rewired, it's something that anyone can try. It may just be noise with occasional recognisable hints of what it once was, but there is a beauty to be found in there either by close study or by allowing it to wash over you.

Among the friends Dan has filled the rest of the line-up with will be a Dub Boy & Beavis - Inna Rootstyle, films from public space hijacker and Occasional Cinema organiser Badoni, and beatless soundscapes from Freq.

Labels: BashOut, Bristol, Databent, Electronica, Film, Flyer, Gigs, Gusset, Photography, Urban Exploring

:: Dan 3.6.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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This shot of mine will be among the Second Look group shots on display at Southbank on Dean Lane as part of the South Bristol Arts Trail 2009. 11am - 6pm Sat 9th and Sun 10th May. Framed 12"x16" prints are £45.

Labels: Art, Gusset, Photography

:: Dan 7.5.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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I'll be DJing at in Mina Park at sunset before the next Occasional Cinema event on Tuesday 21st April.



Map

Labels: Cinema, Film, Gigs, Gusset

:: Dan 3.4.09 [Arc] [4 comments] ::
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"Alan Titmash at work"

Thanks to everyone who came along to the Boomshank Redemption gig on Saturday. It was my first London gig and I really enjoyed it. It went well and the crowd were great. Thanks too to everyone I caught up with and chatted to, especially Johnny for putting me on the bill (happy birthday btw), Phil and Sigrid for putting me up, Rory, Ameet and Sarah for their great sets, James, it was good to meet you finally, and the dude I met previously at the Wrong gig in Brighton, sorry I've forgotten your name again.

I'm still playing Mixxx DJ sets at the moment since my move to Ubuntu but it's given me a lot of freedom to match the set to the crowd, so this one was heavy on the gabba and breakcore as that's what people were asking for.

When I'm having a good gig I do like to chat a bit over it and this was the first time I used a Mark E. Smith style rant I'd written after some friends lost their jobs recently. I used it over the final tune and ended it abruptly to see what the reaction was. In the sudden silence that followed me pulling the cables I heard two lone voices from the front of the crowd. One said, "thank fuck for that," the other, "that was intense." I take the second one as a compliment, just, but the first tells me I over did it a bit. Useful feedback.


"Sunday morning in a cafe near Paddington Station. The wobby reflection in the bar was a nice analogy of how I was feeling."

Labels: Gigs, Gusset, London

:: Dan 10.3.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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London gig this Saturday.





The Boomshank Redemption

Saturday 7th March
8pm-5am

Visions Video Bar
588 Kingsland Rd, London, E8 4AH

£3 before 11pm. £5 after.
No admission after 3am.

Randomoidz – DJ/Live
Winner of both the Bristol and London 2008 Laptop Battles.
His sets merge many different styles and are likely to raise a smile or two, but there are no gimmicks. Randomoidz is on fire! Wicked music to move your feet to.
(Adverse Camber / Ninja Columbo)

El Kano – DJ
Another AdCam boy, El Kano promises bass ragga and noise. He has devastated many soundsystems throughout the country for several years now with a blinding selection of heavy tracks from death metal to jungle via bhangra and dark techno.
(Adverse Camber)

Gusset – Live
The one man Gusset live experience courtesy of Dan P. He's a fundamental part of the Bristol breakcore collective, co-presenting the Goatlab Radio podcast, promoting shows, producing, playing live and has just started a netlabel. Expect oddness!
(Death$ucker)

Wombcorps – DJ
Sarah has been DJing all over the shop lately. Expect only the finest cuts of Jungle-shank and Hardcore-rump.
(Bad Sekta)

Alan Titmash – DJ/Live
The puerile breakcore influence refuses to fade, but Titmash's DJ sets inject a lot more funk and groove into the proceedings.
(Blunt Force Trauma / Structural Damage)

Shredexx – DJ
Fresh dubstep from the past, present and future (white labels!).
(DehdBeatz)

SVO – DJ
Jacking crowdpleasers.

+ MORE (hopefully!)

––Links
Google Map
MySpace Page
MySpace Event
Facebook Event
Randomoidz
El Kano
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http://www.myspace.com/boomshankredemption

Labels: Gigs, Gusset, London

:: Dan 2.3.09 [Arc] [1 comments] ::
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My netlabel is now live. Head over to WEFT to see what's on offer. To kick things off the sold out Gusset CDr releases from 2003 and 2004 are both now available as ZIP downloads of the MP3s and artwork.

WEFT001 - Gusset - Silencio EP ver 3.001a9k [35MB ZIP]


WEFT002 - Gusset - Skidmark EP [58MB ZIP]



A new Jilk EP will follow shortly as well as a few other project ideas that I'm cooking up.

In non-Gussety news, check out the stream of Animal Collective live in concert over on NPR.

More psychedelic fun on Toykult's Eyes on Vin Diesel EP. Email the address on this link to be sent a download link.

Labels: Gusset, MP3, WEFT

:: Dan 2.1.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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I have had to cancel my appearance at the Oxjam gig tonight due to the technical failure of my laptop. I will be reinstalling my OS when I should be parting for charity, unfortunately.

This is the first time I've ever cancelled a gig and I feel terrible about it.

If you do still go along I'm sorry I'm not there. I have left a box of free CDs at the venue for people who turn up. Please donate to Oxfam if you take one.

Labels: Gigs, Gusset, News

:: Dan 15.11.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Katy Perry's Gusset
Originally uploaded by gusset.


I was reading someone else's Metro over their shoulder on the bus last night when this photo caught my eye. I love the way the pedals at the front make it look like some dancer is in the middle of some extreme noise improvisation performance. In fact, it's just Katy Perry having a wardrobe malfunction near a guitarist, but I prefer the noise idea. Maybe she consider it as a back up career.

Labels: Fashion, Gusset

:: Dan 12.11.08 [Arc] [2 comments] ::
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Goatlab & Freq present:



Dev/Null (Cock Rock Disco / Violent Turd)
Ladyscraper (Wrong Music / Deathchant)
Defazed (1manarmy)
Gusset (Death$ucker / Disco_r.dance)
Phlegm

The Attic, Stokes Croft
Thurs 20th Nov
9 - 2
£5

Thanks to doppelganger for the flyer

Labels: Flyer, Gigs, Gusset

:: Dan 2.11.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Gig tonight at the Attic Bar, Stokes Croft. 9pm 'til 1am, only £3!
The running isn't completely fixed yet but it'll probably be something like:

9 – 9:30	Gusset
9:30 – 10	Demon Cabbage
10 – 10:30	Raxyor
10:30 – 11	Tripledot
11 – 11:30	Hardoff
11:30 – 12:30	Shitmat
12:30 - 1	Parasite

I'll be kicking things off with a zombie music set.

Labels: Freq, Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset, Wrong

:: Dan 9.10.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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I've teamed up with Freq and Wrong Music to pull together this fairly last minute gig so Hardoff would have a Bristol gig while he's in the UK in a couple of weeks.


[Flyer by doppelganger]

Freq + Wrong Music + Goatlab presents:

Shitmat (Planet Mu / Wrong Music)
Hardoff (V/Vm Test / Digital Vomit)
Gusset (Death$ucker / Disco_r.dance)
Parasite (Peace Off / Clash)
Demon Cabbage (Wrong Music)
& Tripledot

The Attic, Stokes Croft, Thursday 9th Oct
Time: 9 - 1
£3

Other Gusset gigs coming up include at Oxfam benefit at The Farm in St Werburghs on Sat 15th Nov, Wrong Music at the Black Swan ("Wrong at the Swan"?) on Sat 29th Nov and maybe another Freq colab with Dev/Null at the Attic on Thurs 20th Nov (TBC). More news as I get it.

Labels: Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset

:: Dan 27.9.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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	Make your own at MoreCowbell.dj

[via grom]

P.S. Happy Birthday Mrs P!

Labels: Gusset

:: Dan 11.9.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Congratulations to Sean and Ref!

Gusset, as a project, has taken a bit of a back seat recently. To Sean to a massive extent because he’s been arranging his wedding - he left for his honeymoon yesterday - and to a lesser extent for me because I was his best man. It was because of this public speaking engagement I volunteered for the stand-up set at Bash Out, I knew it would all be good practice. Anyway, as I spent a fair amount of time on this I may as well post it here. Aside from a few adlibs on the day this is how I rehearsed and (mostly) memorised it. It won’t all make sense but I’m sure you can work it out. Thanks to Amanda and Slim for there help and guidance with it.

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Dan's Best Man's Speech for Sean and Ref's Wedding

Well, it was here but here's a little message from Sean instead:-

Thanks Dan, you did a lovely job on the speech and my friends and family enjoyed it. The rest of the world will have to wonder what you said sorry.

Labels: Gusset, Humour

:: Dan 14.7.08 [Arc] [1 comments] ::
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goatlab venue review
Originally uploaded by gusset.

Thank you Venue for this lovely review!

“Gusset, with Parasite, at one point puts Lily Allen’s ‘Smile’ through a rapid wash cycle and his faders-to-10 set closer is a thrilling jack hammering explosion of drum & bass and a highlight of the evening that sets the room properly dancing. “

This was actually a Gusset back-to-back with Parasite set so full credit to Armin too. I think that final track referred to was one of his selections. As I remember, it went something like this:
Exillon – Acid Panda Laptop Death
Parasite selection
Alan Titmash – Ditch Pig
Parasite selection
The Teknoist & Scheme Boy - Leppers on Garys …
vs Microphist – I Love Lily Allan (cranked up a bit)…
vs Julie Andrews – The Lonely Goat Herd (cranked up a lot)
Parasite selection
Gusset – Gussetbusters (Ghost Busters theme mash-up)
Parasite selection

So thanks to Jay, Jon, Mike, Ash, Dunc, Julie, Spokesy and Armin for their input there!

Labels: Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset, Review

:: Dan 1.7.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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SG1L2230
Originally uploaded by emclaireb.

Em's shots from last weeks Goatlab gig, including my moustache.

Labels: Facial Hair, Flickr, Gigs, GoatLab, Gusset, Photography

:: Dan 24.6.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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