Bloxham Tapes

BLOXHAM TAPES PÅ ØSTRE MO’ONG & BILAWA - Javanese Post Gamelan Gamelan COLLECTIVE SOUND-MAKING COLLECTIVE - Collective Sonic Happening Friday 12. june Østre Skostredet 3, 5017 Bergen Doors at 19.00 First act at 19.30 Entry: 200 kr / 150 kr studenter (+ no-one turned away for lack of funds!) ................. Bloxham Tapes is back with more experimental sounds for an unsound world this time at Bergen’s home for electronic music and experimental sounds, ØSTRE! We are pleased to welcome Javanese Post Gamelan duo Mo’ong & Bilawa, alongside a sonic happening from Collective Sound-Making Collective. MO’ONG & BILAWA Brilliantly described as Post Gamelan Gamelan, Mo’ong & Bilawa are Indonesian musicians Bilawa Ade Respati – a multi-disciplinary artist drawing influences from everything from engineering to the performing arts; from European music tradition to the art of Javanese Karawitan – and Mo’ong Pribadi, best known for his experimental music and instrument building in the bands Raja Kirik and Takkak Takkak. COLLECTIVE SOUND-MAKING COLLECTIVE Collective Sound-Making Collective will be a sonic happening as part of ‘Shared Resonance’, a collective sonic practice run by Mo’ong & Bilawa using everyday items as sound-objects, unfolding over 3 days in Bergen at Lydgalleriet and Østre. Through the workshop, participants are facilitated to express themselves through a sound-object of their choice, and participate in this collective sound-making experience. For more information and to sign up, visit @lydgalleriet or link in my bio. Made possible with the kind support of Lydgalleriet, Østre and Bergen Kommune.

Looking forward to the next @bloxhamtapes at @bergen_kjott which rolls in April. Should be another great evening. BLOXHAM TAPES @ BERGEN KJØTT: Subespai (ES) & August Ramstad (NO) Bergen Kjøtt Bar (1. etasje) Lørdag 25. April 20.00 - doors open 20:30 - concerts start Tickets on the door: 150 kr / 100kr studenter (+ no-one turned away for lack of funds!) —— Bloxham Tapes is back with more experimental sounds for an unsound world in the Bergen Kjøtt Bar! This time we are pleased to welcome Menorca-based sound artist Mauri Edo into the throng, alongside local saxophonist August Ramstad doing a rare solo outing. Subespai Subespai is the project of Menorca-based sound artist Mauri Edo. Drawing on found sound, repetition and the manipulation of volume, his work explores memory, identity and place. His latest release “Saints” (Oxtail Recordings, 2025) was composed using field recordings of traditional melodies from the patron saint festivals of Alaior, stretched and layered into two long-form pieces of drone and ambient textures. The record has received critical support and is currently being presented live across Europe. August Ramstad Ramstad grew up in Bergen and is active in the cultural and music scene through the band project Superføkk, as well as through his connection to Østre – Hus for eksperimentell og elektronisk lyd. He is a saxophonist with a penchant for unexpected, perverse expressions on the instrument. “The performance is an attempt to understand oneself through staging and will consist of improvisation using extended techniques on the saxophone and various tools run through electronics.” —<3– ACCESS Bergen Kjøtt Bar (1. floor) has access from street level, welcomes service dogs and has toilet facilities available for all genders which are wheelchair accessible. All doors and corridors have a width of min. 110 cm). Companions have free admission, and can register in advance of the event. Age limit: 18+ More information: /kontakt

Lovely review in @thewiremagazine by Derek Walmsley for our most recent release by @moongsoul and @sastraswara It’s a wonderful and life-affirming listen. Still copies on cassette available from us, and also available to DL and stream via our bandcamp.

Following on from a great gig in London, we are happy to announce Misery Bacon is playing at @bergen_kjott alongside two more amazing local artists as part of our ‘Bloxham På…’ series. BLOXHAM TAPES @ BERGEN KJØTT: Misery Bacon / Jakob Bakkevoll / a m I l u n e & chimera Bergen Kjøtt Bar (1. etasje) Tuesday 17. march 19.30- doors open 20:00 - concerts start Tickets on the door: 150 kr / 100kr student (+ no-one turned away for lack of funds!) —— Bloxham Tapes present another night of experimental sounds in the Bergen Kjøtt Bar! This time it’s a full bill of local artists trying out new ideas and seeing where things lead. MISERY BACON Luke Drozd’s found sounds, field recordings, objects and electronics audio collaging. JAKOB BAKKEVOLL An ambient project revolving around a constant consonant nucleus using synthesis A M I L U N E & CHIMERA Musical waffles; exploring the soundscape of food with voices —<3– ACCESS Bergen Kjøtt Bar (1. floor) has access from street level, welcomes service dogs and has toilet facilities available for all genders which are wheelchair accessible. All doors and corridors have a width of min. 110 cm). Companions have free admission, and can register in advance of the event. Age limit: 18+ More information: /kontakt Bergen Kjøtt actively supports an anti-racist, inclusive environment free from harassment and discrimination. All genders, backgrounds, needs and abilities of our artists, employees and audiences are valued and respected here. Welcome!

It’s Bandcamp Friday and Max is ready to process your orders of my various musical bits and bobs. Still got some ADRA Music for Psychiatric Wards LPs and Andrew DR Abbott Erewyrehve LPs available and the other stuff (including digi stuff of sold out records/tapes on @cardinalfuzz @bloxhamtapes @sensoryleakage @reverbworship @sonidopolifonico ) can be downloaded for cheap or PAYF and today thanks to the generosity of @bandcamp I get all the money!

London gig alert 🪩 Very excited to say that as part of the Thingness of Stuff exhibition I’m hosting at @rubycruel in Feb (more on that soon), I will also be organising this gig at @multistorypeckham Beyond thrilled to have @k8_carr_ doing a live set alongside my solo collage / concrète thing Misery Bacon (plus one more special guest tbc). Thanks to Robyn and Matt for all their help with this. I lived in Peckham for around a decade and I’m so happy to be heading back there for this.

That’s right, @bloxhamtapes på Bergen Kjøtt is back with a January hit of experimental audio joy! Bergen Kjøtt Bar (1. etasje) Thursday 29. Jan Håkon Lie / Mia Zabelka / Tellef Øgrim + Vidden 19.30 - doors open 20.00 - concerts start CC: 150 kr / 200kr / 100kr (studentpris) + no-one turned away for lack of funds! Bloxham Tapes present another night of experimental sounds in the Bergen Kjøtt Bar! Håkon Lie / Mia Zabelka / Tellef Øgrim A new improvisation ensemble working with electroacoustic violin, guitar, sampled sound and analog noise. Aural explorations of sonic landscapes and texture. New instant music for a new year! Vidden Vidden is Bergen-based artist, dj, and event curator Said Warya. Employing handmade tape loops and live processed synth to create a richly textured soundscape, Vidden creates long-form compositions that blur the genres of ambient, drone and electronic music. Not to be missed!

Bloxham Tapes BT40 Is OUT NOW on cassette and download via our bandcamp (link in bio) Presenting 'Mo'ong & Bilawa' by MO'ONG & BILAWA. Bloxham Tapes is delighted to illuminate the winter gloom with the life-affirming debut full-length release from Mo'ong & Bilawa. 'Mo'ong & Bilawa' is the work of Indonesian musicians Bilawa Ade Respati – a multi-disciplinary artist drawing influences from everything from engineering to the performing arts; from European music tradition to the art of Javanese Karawitan – and Mo’ong Pribadi, best known for his experimental music and instrument building in the bands Raja Kirik and Takkak Takkak. This cassette draws on traditional music from Java, pulling and pushing it into new sonic areas via what they refer to as a "playful encounter"– a sort of musical game, but wherein neither party should win or lose, and so one that demands cooperation and negotiation, acknowledging the different interests of both the players. Numerous contemplations and conversations accompanied Pribadi and Respati in the creation of this exhilarating collaborative work. Putting aside their individual practices, they engage in dialogues to create a playful and syncretic musical output: all the cacophonies of life audible and to be embraced from this game for two. Chance and intentionality. Resonance and serenity. It is an album of twos. A playful encounter, perhaps, but undeniably one played with a soaring determination and sonic clarity – an epic duo exchange for repeated listening.  /album/moong-bilawa Mastered by @joe_osborne_audio Artwork by @lukedrozd

Bloxham Tapes is excited to annoucne we have a new release coming out this Friday 28th Dec. BT40 - 'Mo'ong & Bilawa' is the work of Indonesian musicians Bilawa Ade Respati – a multi-disciplinary artist drawing influences from everything from engineering to the performing arts; from European music tradition to the art of Javanese Karawitan – and Mo’ong Pribadi, best known for his experimental music and instrument building in the bands Raja Kirik and Takkak Takkak. Available via our bandcamp. More info on Friday.

Next @bloxhamtapes på @bergen_kjott will be this brilliant gig in October. Bergen will welcome the UK's premier neo-jazz wrecking crew Sly and the @familydrone . One of the finest live acts around, this is one not to be missed. Joining them will be local improv noiseniks @softnoiseensemble (me, @elinebsr and @emanueljohnsen ). Field recordings, processed noise, double bass, modular synth...You know the score by now. Spread the word and help make this a banger.8

👀 ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL 8AM SATURDAY 2 AUGUST… There’s a time-sensitive limited release over on associated label @sensoryleakage from Andrew DR Abbott @zadanzig (BT11 ‘Live on Daisy Hill) wearing his ADRA 🎩… Presenting ADRA ‘Music For Psychiatric Wards and DIY Spaces (Live in Spain 2025)’... c62… plays same both sides... no digital... /merch/adra Cassette edition of ‘name your price’ digital album, originally released June 2025. “In June 2025 I played a handful of gigs in Spain and Catalonia with a set based on my Music for Psychiatric Wards album. The events were hosted by DIY collectives in social centres and independently run bars and venues. Prior to the tour I had been unsure about how music that I had created in such a specific context and for a particular audience would translate. As the tour unfolded I realised that these self-organised cultural spaces were ideal settings to share the project. “Those of us lucky enough to have access to them will know how valuable DIY spaces are in forging communities in which we can simultaneously find refuge from the alienating and displacing effects of late capitalism, and develop tools and strategies for building more inclusive, diverse and sustainable worlds. They are created and maintained by collective enthusiasm, dedication and belief that ‘Another (non-capitalist) World is Possible’. As such they provide preventative care for the stresses and crises of everyday life. “Support your local community space and help ease the load for psychiatric hospitals.” – ADRA This is a Remote Viewing cassette and is only available for a 24-hour period. Orders close at 08:00 Saturday 2 August 2025. #adra #andrewdrabbott #psychedelic #englishprimitive #electricguitar #remoteviewing #cassetteculture #thisisaremoteviewingcassette

I’m delighted to be playing in Norway in Bergen on Saturday April 12 at @bergen_kjott at this @bloxhamtapes night along with @hara_alonso , @ellensoderhult & Espen Lund. Bloxham Tapes released my very first solo album on cassette back in 2018 (& my 2nd album too). Thanks to @lukedrozd for inviting me!