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TSC at Seeing Sound
On October 29, 2011 Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern performed at the second annual Seeing Sound Symposium, held at Bath Spa University (organized by Dr. Joseph Hyde). Here’s a video of our performance.
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TSC performs at a Tubers Music Event
There were the faint sounds of fireworks exploding in the background, and walls hundreds of years old are great places to see shadows moving. Dave Birchall invited us [Takahashi's Shellfish Concern] to perform at a Tubers Music event held on November 5th, 2011 at St. Margaret’s Church in Withington. TSC, was just Rod and I ...
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TSC in Liverpool
On November 24, 2011. We played an event hosted by the Liverpool-based improv group, Frakture.
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ICMC
August 2, 2011 – We performed at the ICMC (International Computer Music Conference) held this year at Huddersfield University. Because our sound check was at 1pm and the concert didn’t begin until 10:30pm we had a lot of time to kill. This was a good place to kill it. We attend the Unconference where the ...
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Cara B = Side B
This July we were invited to be a part of an exhibition event put together by the Blank Media Collective. (Fun Fact: Blank Media put on the first Takahashi show ever back in 2007!) The way this event came together was a really great experience. From the beginning, Mark Devereux (blank media’s director) really drove ...
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UR: Black
UR: Black, (121 x 163cm) Created on June 30, 2011 at Islington Mill. UR: Black is a first in an on-going series, coordinated by Helmut Lemke and the Ursonate group.
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University of Sheffield
Performed at Sheffield University as part of an event coordinated by Small Ideas. I lost a black hoodie there.
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The Noise Upstairs – Sheffield
At The Noise Upstairs in Sheffield, on January 12, 2011.
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NUStival
The Innie and the Outie I was performed at NUStival in Manchester on Nov. 14, 2010. It was the first time I strung a wire onto the canvas as part of the performance.
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Lancaster University
We were invited to perform at Lancaster University’s Experimentality Conference, on July 8th, 2010.
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Radio Black Forrest
and part 2: This performance took place in Birmingham. We played right before Goodiepal, or Gæoudjiparl van den Dobbelsteen, whose real name is Parl Kristian Bjørn Vester. His is one of the most inspirational performances I’ve ever seen.
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Week of Speakers 2010
Performed May 2010, as part of the The Week of Speakers at Huddersfield University. Angie also lead a workshop which included the Crim Collective (and others), where the audience/participants explored ways in which live drawing and painting can interact with improvised music and sound.
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The Noise Upstairs Presents
This performance we premiered a new palette of sounds. Two piezo microphones were attached to the back of the canvas. The only sounds heard were the processed sounds of the painting being made. This, in combination with the stripped down, only black “color” palette, made for a very simple, focused, and much more singular expression. ...
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UK Tour – MANTIS Festival – Nexus Cafe
This gig was well attended and awesome. It was our first gig with Mauricio Pauly. ANTON’S FOOD TOUR DIARY Manchester (2) – All three of us had nice home-cooked meals by ourselves (I forget exactly what I had but I’m sure it was delicious), and as anyone knows, Christians make good cakes, so before we ...
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UK Tour – Huddersfield – Sleeper’s Bar
This was the 2nd date of the tour that was booked (the first one being Dry Bar), and it was also the only date of the tour that wasn’t an existing night/event. Scott agreed to put us on in Huddersfield, then found the venue, then some opening acts etc… It was a great venue, and ...
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UK Tour – London – The Klinker
We arrived in London hours early, as we expected heavy traffic that was, in the end, non-existent. We set up and then headed to a Turkish restaurant that ended up serving some of the best food we’ve had in the UK. We even got a dessert on the house, surely because were were taking photos ...
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UK Tour – Manchester – Dry Bar
To say we were dubious about this gig is an understatement, having spent a few weeks trying to get hold of the promoter, he eventually says two days before the gig “if you can find another band that’d be good” (in fairness to him, we had arrogantly asked to pick the other bands so we ...
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UK Tour – Glasgow – Pivo Pivo
This performance was rushed and uninspired, and it reflected both the in music and in the painting. Going into it we knew we were playing on an acoustic singer-song writer night, but we hoped that as long as we gave a good performance, the audience would remain open-minded, and perhaps found themselves enjoying the set ...
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UK Tour – Edinburgh – Alison House
First and foremost, Edinburgh is a beautiful city, and it was great having it as the first stop on our tour. We were shown around by locals and I discovered how great Ellen Gallagher’s work is at the Edinburgh Museum of Modern Art. Additionally, Promotor Lin Zhang’s (of Diva Abrasiva) hospitality was unparalleled and very ...
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Blank Media Presents
Unfortunately, this performance was pulled off on rocky footing. The act preceding ours decided to extend their set by my conservative estimate of 20 mins. (time lost all meaning as we stewed at their audacity and endless repetitions.). To add insult to injury, only one of their band members stayed behind to clear their equipment ...