It's All Gone Weird

Quick update on some recent album appearances. James Bailey and I have a collaborative track on the "Bandcamp 200" various artists album published by Neal Retke , a.k.a. {AN} EeL , to mark his 200th album on Bandcamp. https://panpanpanaviandistresscall.bandcamp.com/album/bandcamp-200 I have a solo track as Songs of the New Erotics on the recent "Participatory Universe" compilation from Shaun Robert's Institute For Alien Research label. https://ifarmusiqueconcretecompilation.bandcamp.com/album/participatory-universe And I'm very happy to see the reissue of irr. app. (ext.) 's 2008 album "Aspiring To An Empty Gesture, Volume 1" which is a collection of irr. app. (ext.) live performances from the mid-2000s. The Recordists (myself and S.Higgins ) appear on all of the Toronto-recorded tracks (along with a certain Mr. Stapleton from a band you are likely familiar with). https://irrappext.bandcamp.com/album/aspiring-to-an-empty-gesture-...

Glitchy, lo-fi video document of a performance featuring Etude Records founder Pau Torres (a.k.a. Pau Torres Murillo, a.k.a. Lngtché) on laptop and William Davison on prepared guitar and electronics, shot at Somewhere There in Toronto, 2010. Part 1 - https://youtu.be/jCIV4DR9_dQ?si=cncqBjyBSAIAHxdx Part 2 - https://youtu.be/bhMOAK7lDCk?si=9xhD16r8Yoa5Tr31 Part 3 - https://youtu.be/7W1-lb3wKJE?si=whNOwwNaqh51hKqu Part 4 - https://youtu.be/EMPWp4keOUM?si=Tt0YQW4r7baskLJB - W.A.Davison

Pleased to announce that my ongoing collaboration with Halifax-based sound artist Brandon Auger will be reaching a milestone this coming Wed., Aug. 6th. After several years of composing together via file sharing, we will be performing live as a duo for the first time! Details follow: Mechanical Forest Sound presents The Davison Auger Wenderly Park Murmur Wed., Aug. 6th at The Sun Room 918 Bathurst St., Toronto Doors at 7pm PWYC - W.A.Davison

Very sad to report that Nihilist Spasm Band vocalist and front-person, Bill Exley , has died. https://museumlondon.ca/news/2025/museum-london-remembers-bill-exley https://theorgangrindersgazette.blogspot.com/2025/07/rip-bill-exley.html Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore had this to say (posted to Instagram three days ago): "Bill Exley the greatest lead vocalist in the history of music has passed away. So grateful to have seen him perform with his legendary group Nihilist Spasm Band in their home base of London Ontario as well as NYC and have actually had the honor of jamming with them. Bill was astonishing. Johnny Rotten was Bobby Goldsboro compared to this guy. We will miss him." - William A. Davison

I have an article on the three cassette labels I've run over the past four decades ( Rembrandt X-Ray , Anathema , and Disembraining Songs ) appearing in issue #10 of Chris Gibson's "Untitled" zine! This is, hopefully, the start of a series of articles on Canadian tape labels from the 80s/90s. You may purchase copies of Untitled #10 at  https://buriedinslaganddebris.bigcartel.com/ - W.A.Davison

My early 90s experimental film "Origami Meat Play" is being screened as a video installation at this year's Hradby Samoty festival in Slovakia! https://www.hradbysamoty.org/ - W.A.Davison