5th May 2025: Boat Ting

LUFT (Hill/ Newcombe/ O'Sullivan)

22nd February 2025: ​KONSZTRUKTING SOUNDZ

LUFT (Hill/ Newcombe/ O'Sullivan)
The Fishermen’s Chapel, Leigh-on-Sea

29th January 2025: Flim Flam

LUFT (Hill/ Newcombe/ O'Sullivan)
 Ryan's Bar, London N16

17th November 2024: Hundred Years Gallery

LUFT (Hill/ Newcombe/ O'Sullivan)

27th October 2024: Sound Hunt

Acoustic duo with Nathan Moore
Thrive Café
​Norfolk Street
Cambridge, CB12LD
​3-5 pm

20th October 2024: Hundred Years Gallery

LUFT (Hill/ Newcombe/ O'Sullivan)
Hundred Years Gallery, 13 Pearson Street, London E2; 3.30-6.30pm

13th October 2024: Hundred Years Gallery

LUFT (Hill/ Newcombe/ O'Sullivan)
Hundred Years Gallery, 13 Pearson Street, London E2; 3.30-6.30pm

5th October 2024: Ad Lib Ealing

LUFT (Hill/ Newcombe/ O'Sullivan)

29th September 2024: Tin Tabernacle

Quartet with Steve Beresford, Chris Hill and Dave Fowler
All day event: 2-8pm

15th September 2024: MOPOMOSO (Vortex)

LUFT; Trio with  Alan Newcombe (Saxophone), Chris Hill (Clarinet+) 

2nd September 2024: Boat-Ting

Duo with Chris Prosser (Violin)

21st July 2024: Hundred Years Gallery: Ensemble 50:50

Group Chess Clock improvisations

1st June  2024: Ad Lib Ealing

Duo with Jordan Muscatello (Double Bass)

19th May 2024: Hundred Years Gallery

Quintet with  Alan Newcombe (Saxophone), Chris Hill (Clarinet+) , Jordan Muscatello (Double Bass), Dave Fowler (Drums)

21st April 2024: Hundred Years Gallery

Quartet with Alan Newcombe (Saxophone), Chris Hill (Clarinet+) ​, Dave Fowler (Drums)

28th January 2024: Hard Work

Duo with Stephan Barrett
181 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 OUL. Doors: 4pm

17th December 2023: MOPOMOSO Christmas Party

Quartet: with Alan Newcombe (Saxophone), Chris Hill (Clarinet+) and Dave Dowler (Drums)

10th December 2023: Music for guitars, bass clarinets and contrabasses

Cafe Oto
Programme

8th December 2023: Hundred Years Gallery

Trio with
Chris Hill (amplified ukelele+ objects) and Douglas Benford (harmonium/ objects)

15th October: Hundred Years Gallery

Quartet with Chris Hill (clarinet +), Alan Newcombe (saxophones)and Regan Bowering (percussion)

1st October 2023: Avant Garden

Muster (James O'Sullivan/ Dan Powell) with Regan Bowering
Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses
Brockwell Hall, Brockwell Park, London SE24 9BJ

24th September 2023: Sound Hunt

Duo with Nathan Moore
Thrive Café
​Norfolk Street
Cambridge, CB12LD
​3-5 pm

1st September 2023: Twenty Four Improvisations

With
Douglas Benford; harmonium/ objects
Ariséma Tekle: Voice
​Robert Finegan: Saxophone
​Finch Cafe
​Event page

29th July 2023: Hundred Years Gallery

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11th June 2023: Ensemble 50:50

Group Chess Clock improvisations
Hundred Years Gallery
13 Pearson Street, London E2
3.30-6.30pm

8th June 2023: New Release

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More information in RELEASES

5th June 2023: New release

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More information in RELEASES

7th May 2023: Babble and Squeak

100 Years Gallery
13 Pearson Street, London E2
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23rd April 2023: 50:50 (with Phil Morton)

Hosted by Babble and Squeak.
100 Years Gallery
13 Pearson Street, London E2
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18th December 2022: MOPOMOSO Christmas party

Duo with Kostas Chondros (alto saxophone)
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6th November, 2022: Babble and Squeak and Phil Morton: 50:50

An afternoon of small ensemble free improvisation exploring Phil Morton's clock-based performance practice.
Hosted by Babble and Squeak.
100 Years Gallery
13 Pearson Street, London E2
3.30-6.30pm


​15th October 2022- Album Launch

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This concert will also see the launch of the new album by myself and Paul May: Out soon on MRM.


​11th September 2022- Hundred Years Gallery

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23rd July 2022: Bright Nowhere- Café Oto

Workshop concert marking Eddie Prévost’s 80th Birthday
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7th May: Cosy Nook

Phil Durrant/ Martin Vishnik: duo
James O’Sullivan/ N.O. Moore: duo
Mired Yazawa: solo

15th April: Found Drowned- AMP studios

New lineup:
Atsuko Kamura- voice/electronics
James O’Sullivan- electric guitar
Paul May- percussion
Featuring Mai Nguyen Tri- Butoh dance

7th April 2022: Muster- Spirit of Gravity

Dan Powell - electronics
James O'Sullivan - electric guitar

27th March 2022: Hundred Years Gallery
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Mutterings-Utterings

Slate Pipe Banjo Draggers/ Egg & Crisp/ James O’Sullivan
Andrew Ciccone/ Dave Fowler/ Matt Atkins/ Tony James Morton

5th March 2022: Hundred Years Gallery

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15th January 2022: Hundred Years Gallery

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13th November: Hundred Years Gallery

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Upcoming

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16th October: Hundred Years Gallery

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12th September 2021: BABBLE

John Eyles/Chris Hill/ Phil Durrant/ Sam Enthoven/Matt Atkins/ Dave Fowler/ James O'Sullivan/ Emmanuelle Waeckerle/
​Adam Kinsey + more tbc

6th September 2021: BOAT-TING

Alex Ward - guitar / Benedict Taylor - viola
N.O. Moore - guitar / James O'Sullivan - guitar
Adrian Northover - saxes plus friends tbc
The Poet Rogue Alien - poetry
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£8/£5 concessions, 8pm doors/8.30 start 

2nd April 2021: New Release

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Out now on Earshots: Electric guitar duo  of James O'Sullivan and N.O.Moore

Available here as a preorder- the full album will be available from Sunday 11th April but one track, 'ERROR' is available in advance.

https://earshots.bandcamp.com/album/time-parts
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20th January 2021: New release: muster.  _am_

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The Slightly Off Kilter Label // sok097

https://slightlyoffkilter.bandcamp.com/album/am (digital release)
https://www.jamesosullivan.co.uk/releases.html (physical release)

The first Muster album is here and reviewed here

16th September 2021: New release:

Found Drowned- Clownslave
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Our second album is out now on Linear Obsessional as an extended download or cassette.
Also available from this site.

Thursday 7th June 2020
Spirit Of Gravity

MUSTER: James O'Sullivan/ Dan Powell (electronics)

Tuesday 7th April 2020
3X3: An evening of improvised music in trios

Phil Durrant/ Martin Clarke/ Lara Jones/ Andrew Rowe/ Iris Garrelfs/
​James O'Sullivan/ Hannah Marshall/ Peter Marsh/ Matt Atkins
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Monday 6th April 2020
​Boat Ting

Duo with Nathan Moore (electric guitar)

Wednesday 1st April 2020
here.here

With Nathan Moore and Phil Durrant
IKLEKTIK

Saturday 14th March 2020
​Cosy Nook

Duo with Nathan Moore (electric guitar)
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Tuesday 10th March 2020
​SKRONK

Guitar duo: James O'Sullivan/ Ross Lambert
​New River Studios

Sunday 9th February 2020
An Occasional Afternoon #1

The Horse Hospital 
15:30-19:00
Event

Sunday 8th December 2019
Babble and Squeak #4

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3pm-7pm
The Horse Hospital
Colonnade
WC1N1JD

Sunday 15th September, 2019
​Here, There, Elsewhere

Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Ed Shipsey, Yifeat Ziv, Matt Atkins, James O'Sullivan
Hundred Years Gallery
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Friday 30th August 2019

Chris Prosser
​(violin)
Found Drowned
(James O'Sullivan/Pete Marsh/ Paul May)

Hundred Years Gallery
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Tuesday 27th August, 2019

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Chris Prosser
(violin)
James O'Sullivan
(guitar)
​Nathan Moore (guitar)
​ARCH 1

Sunday, 4th August 2019
Splitting the Atom

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MUSTER: Dan Powell; electronics/ James O'Sullivan; electric guitar
Green Door Store, Brighton

Tuesday 11th June 2019
​The Horse Improvised Music Club

MUSTER: Dan Powell; electronics/ James O'Sullivan; electric guitar
IKLECTIK

Thursday 6th June 2019
The Spirit of Gravity

MUSTER: Dan Powell; electronics/ James O'Sullivan; electric guitar

Sunday, 21st April 2019

Esha Jotwe Teka
(Jerry Wigens, Thomas Kumlehn, Sylvia Halllet)
James O'Sullivan 
(solo)
Hundred Years Gallery

Tuesday 9th April 2019
SKRONK

Electric guitar duo: James O'Sullivan/ Nathan Moore
​New River Studios

Wednesday 20th March 2019

Duo: Ed Lucas, trombone/ James O'Sullivan, guitar
Catford Constitutional Club

Sunday 10th February 2019
Linear Obsessional Live

Found Drowned (Pete Marsh/ James O'Sullivan/ Paul May)
The Arts Cafe
Manor Park, Hither Green SE13

Sunday 27th January 2019
Marking the release of Iridescent Strand

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Sunday 16th December 2018
MOPOMOSO Christmas party

Ross Lambert/ James O'Sullivan: Duo

Sunday 10th June 2018
Linear Obsessional Live
MUSTER (James O'Sullivan/ Dan Powell)

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​Monday April 30th 2018
Linear Obsessional Compilation Release

The opening track from IL Y A, ‘First and Last Breath’ is featured on the Linear Obsessional compilation, Limited Options Remain: Tangible Qualities.
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​Tuesday 20th March 2018
Skronk

MUSTER (James O'Sullivan/ Dan Powell)
Riverside Studios
London W6 8LH
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Thursday March 8th 2018
Small Sounds and Movements

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​Thursday 8th February 2018
Club Integral Resonance Benefit Gala
​(solo)
​IKLECTIK


​Friday 10th December 2017
Aural Terrains 10-Year Anniversary

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Sunday 3rd December 2017
Splitting The Atom XL

Muster (James O'Sullivan and Dan Powell)

Experimental/ Free/Noise all dayer
Green Door Store
3pm- 11pm
3 Trafalgar Street
Brighton BN14FQ
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Sunday 19th November 2017
Hundred Years Gallery
IL Y A Album launch

James O' Sullivan & Dan Powell (Muster)
James O' Sullivan & Richard Sanderson (Wheatstone Bridge)
Tim Yates
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Saturday 14th October 2017
Hundred Years Gallery

James O'Sullivan- Solo electric guitar
​NIL (Dan Powell/ Chris Parfitt)
Found Drowned- (O'Sullivan/Marsh/May)
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Thursday 12th October 2017
Small Sounds and Movements

with Tim Yates
at the Coach House
22 Walpole Road, Brighton

Saturday 1st September 2017
GATES

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See the FB event page for more information on Bill Thompson's piece.
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Monday 17th July 2017
HUIS CLOS

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Ed Lucas: trombone
Antonio Acunzo: piano
Joe Wright: saxophone
Jordan Muscatello: double bass 
Richard Sanderson: melodeon
Dan Powell: electronics
James O'Sullivan: electric guitar
Chris Prosser: violin

Click here for more information on the musicians

Sunday 16th July 2017
MOPOMOSO

-Chris Prosser (violin)/ James O'Sullivan (electric guitar 
-Terry Day (percussion)/ Dominic Lash (double bass)
-Tania Chen (piano)/ John Russell (guitar)

The Vortex
11 Gillett Square
N16 8JH
2pm
Chris Prosser/ James O'Sullivan (duo)
Vinyl Deptford
4 Tanners Hill
Deptford
SE84PJ

Saturday 15th July 2017
Linear Obsessional Live

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Monday, 19th June 2017

Muster
(Duo of Dan Powell and James O"Sullivan)
Cowley club
12 London Road
Brighton
​BN1 4JA

Friday 24th February 2017
Club Integral
Duo with Dan Powell
6-8 Manor Road
Stoke Newington
N165SA

Saturday 11th February 2017
Sue Lynch/Richard Sanderson/ James O'Sullivan
I'Klectik
Old Paradise Yard
20 Carlisle Lane
SE1 7LG

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Sunday 22nd January 2017
Splitting The Atom
With Dan Powell
​Club Zygotic
Green Door Store
From 3pm

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Photos by Agatha Urbaniak
Video by Agatha Urbaniak

Friday, 9th December 2016
Utterances: Linear Obsessional Release
A piece for guitar and voice (all parts performed by Otis O'Sullivan, 15 months) sits among 112 pieces compiled by Richard Sanderson that explore the potential of the human voice.
Available as a free download here.
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Saturday, 19nd November 2016
Linear Obsessional Live at Vinyl Deptford
​-Unnamable Trio 
Oli Barrett (Petrels) - Cello/Electronics/etc
Richard Sanderson - Amplified Melodeon/etc
 .....................(TBC) - Percussion etc
-Roddart
Daniel James Ross- Live Electronics
Jake Stoddart - Trumpet
-Plastiglomerate
Thomas Tyler - Tape Loops and Electronics
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-James O'Sullivan - Electric Guitar - solo

Facebook Event
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Wednesday, 2nd November 2016
Convivium III at the Catford Constitutional

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UPCOMING RELEASE:
Constellations
A film by Massimo Magee
This is one part of Massimo's 'Triptych' project, due for release in the near future. I contribute improvised guitar to the film.

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Wednesday, 19th October 2016
small sounds and movements at the Coach House

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Monday, 19th September 2016
​Exploratorio

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Saturday, 10th September 2016
​Earshots concert series

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Eddie Prevost- percussion (solo)

Pablo Sanz- field recordings

Nathan Moore & James O"Sullivan- electric guitar (duo)

More information


Monday, 8th August 2016
TRIO & SOLO

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Solo
Ute Kanngiesser (cello)

Trio
James O'Sullivan
Ed Lucas (trombone)
Tom Wheatley (double bass)

More information

IKLECTIK
Old Paradise Yard,
20 Carlisle Lane
SE1 7LG

Wednesday, 20th July 2016
Convivium 2 at the Catford Constitutional

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Monday, 27th June 2016
Mae Lyps Edition 3: UNFUN [] DE[A]D FEST

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Sunday, May 15th, 2016
Linear Obsessional Live 7th edition

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Wednesday 27th April, 2016
Convivium at the Catford Constitutional Club

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A new night for improvised music in South London.

Organised by Tim Yates, Adam Bohman, Richard Sanderson and James O'Sullivan

Saturday March 12th 2016
The Long Half Day

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10am- 10pm
12 hours of continuous improvisation

Dan Powell
Diana Policarpo
Benedict Taylor
Kev Nickells
Adam Bushell
James O'Sullivan
Chris Parfitt

Video Document:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIppSFP7h8Q

Agata Urbaniak's photos:
https://www.facebook.com/agata.urbaniak.90/media_set?set=a.10154620309177678.1073742037.695632677&type=3&pnref=story

Streamed in its entirety on Resonance Extra:
https://extra.resonance.fm/episodes/residencies-the-long-half-day-2016-03-20

Sunday, 24th January 2016

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Ed Lucas
Ken Ikeda
Massimo Magee
Joshua Weitzel
Chie Nagai
James O'Sullivan

i'klectik
Old Paradise Yard' 20 Carlisle Lane, SE1 7LG

Tickets: £7/ £5
Wednesday, 20th January 2016
Prepared Guitar Interview
​
Click here to read the '13 questions' interview with Miguel Copon for his  extensive 'Prepared Guitar' blog

http://preparedguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/james-osullivan-13-questions.html
​​Sunday 6th December 2015
Exploratorio Weekend- Celebrating 50 years of AMM

​Workshop concert:
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Jennifer Allum / violin
Marjolaine Charbin / piano
Ute Kangngiesser / cello
Daniel Kordik / vostok synthesizer, electronics
Visa Kuoppala / electronics
Massimo Magee / alto and sopranino saxophones
N.O. Moore / guitarism
David O’Connor / baritone saxophone
James O’Sullivan / electric guitar
David W. Stockard / drum

Cafe Oto
8pm
​Tickets
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Thursday 26 November 2015

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Jennifer Allum violin
Marjolaine Charbin piano
Ute Kanngiesser cello
Daniel Kordik Vostok synthesiser / electronics
Massimo Magee alto / sopranino saxophones (electro-acoustic)
N O Moore Guitarism
David O’ Connor baritone saxophone
James O’Sullivan electric guitar
David W Stockard drum

Bates Mill Blending Shed, 4PM 
Tickets £12 (£9 concession)

Tuesday 10th November 2015

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​Tom Fox/ new instruments
Tony Hardie-Bick/ Chapman stick
Tom Mudd/ electronics
 James O'Sullivan/ electric guitar
 Tim Yates/ objects

 Arch 1, Cranberry Lane, E16 4BJ

​ 8pm
                                                                                                           
£7 entry/ £5 concessions                                                           

Tuesday 8th September 2015

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Tim Yates/ Objects
Benedict Taylor/ Viola
Daniel Thompson/ Guitar
Ed Lucas/ Trombone
Jordan Muscatello/ Electric Bass
James O' Sullivan/ Electric Guitar

Arch 1, Cranberry Lane, E16 4BJ

8pm
£7 entry/ £5 concessions

Monday 7th September 2016
Exploratorio
Workshop extension concert

Iris Ederer
Tom Wheatley
Grundik Kasyansky
Massimo Magee, 
Richard Hames, 
James O'Sullivan 
Mi Yazawa.
Daniel Kordik 

i'klectik
Old Paradise Yard' 20 Carlisle Lane, SE1 7LG

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​Saturday 6th June 2015

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Solo
Tom Jackson

 Trio
 Joshua R. Weitzel/ Keisuke Matsui/ James O'Sullivan

Quartet

8pm
Hundred Years Gallery

13 Pearson Street
E2 8JD

  http://www.hundredyearsgallery.com/weitzel-matsui-osullivan-jackson/


Saturday 1st November
@ The Rag Factory 8

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Three solos
Atsuko Kamura (voice)
James O'Sullivan
Eddie Prevost (percussion)

Trio
Kamura/Prevost/O'Sullivan


Excerpt of performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfSfLEEyz44

Friday 31st October 2014
@ The Rag Factory 7

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Paul May (Percussion Solo)

Sound of The Sun 

Found drowned 
James O'Sullivan
Pete Marsh (double bass)
Paul May (percussion)

Monday 13th October 2014 

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Wednesday, 24th September 2014
​Burning Harpsichord

The Burning Harpsichord 
(event organised by Bill Thompson)
Performing a piece for Diddley bows and electric guitar, by Tim Yates

Tim Yates (Diddley bow)
James O'Sullivan
Charlie Sdraulig (Diddley bow)with Bill Thompson performed with Mira Benjamin, Jan Hendrickse, Tom Mudd, John Lely, Claire Singer andIan Stonehouse. 

The Hill Station, Kitto Road, London
7pm
£3-£5

Tuesday, 23rd September 2014

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Friday 19th September 2014
@The Rag Factory 6

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Duo
Tony Hardie-Bick (Chapman Stick) 
Tom Fox (new instruments from reclaimed materials)

Trio
James O'Sullivan
Ed Lucas (trombone)
Tom Wheatley (double bass)

The Sewing Room;
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
7:30- 10pm

Clang Sayne/James O'Sullivan Tour
Cork/Dublin 2014


Weds 23rd July | 8.30pm 
Gulpd Cafe, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork 
triskelartscentre.ie/gulpd-cafe

Thursday 24th July | 8pm 
The Avant 2014 | The Guesthouse, 10 Chapel St, Shandon, Cork 
with special guest, Karen Power
theavant.wordpress.com

Friday 25th July | 8pm 
The Joinery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 
with special guests, David Lacey & Ailbhe Ni Oireachtaighere 

thejoinery.org

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Friday 6th June 2014
@The Rag Factory 5



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The Sewing Room;
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
7:30- 10pm

Esha Jotwe Teka
​(Thomas Kumlehn (fl/voc))/Sylvia Hallett (vn)/Jerry Wigens (cl)) 

James O'Sullivan (guitar)/Tom Wheatley (bass)


Saturday, 31st May 2014

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Sextet:
Thanos Chrysakis / electronics
Chris Cundy/  bass clarinet
Jerry Wigens/ bass clarinet
Artur Vidal/ alto saxophone
Julie Kjaer/ alto saxophone
James O'Sullivan/ guitar

Cafe Oto Project Space

Doors: 6:30
Tickets £5 (door only)

Click here for details
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Tuesday 15th April 2014

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​Tuesday 15th April 2014

Jakub Cywinski
Tom Mudd
James O' Sullivan
Tasos Stamou
Artur Vidal
Mirei Yazawa
Tim Yates

Arch 1,
Cranberry Lane
E16 4BJ

NEW RELEASE
ZAFIROS EN EL BARRO

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THANOS CHRYSAKIS
KEN SLAVEN
JAMES O'SULLIVAN
JERRY WIGENS

Recorded at Smiling Cow Studios, Madrid, by WADE MATTHEWS
Editing and Mastering by THANOS CHRYSAKIS
Design by OPORA

You can order a copy from the ALBUMS section of this site.

You can listen to two excerpts by clicking on the links below

EXCERPT 1

EXCERPT 2


You can also read 2 reviews on the links below. The second is in French.
ALL ABOUT JAZZ
IMPROV-SPHERE (French)




Friday, 29th November 2013
Organic Sounds and Free Improvisation

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Molino de Otono
Clive Bell
Gabriella Swallow
John Garcia Rueda
Visa Kuoppala

with
Tim Yates
Charlie Sdraulig
James O' Sullivan

Saturday, 19th October 2013

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Concert II
Jerry Wigens
Celia Lu
James O' Sullivan

Contemporary Music Research Unit
Goldsmiths, University of London
Deptford Town Hall

Sunday October 13th 2013

As Alike As Trees Festival

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​Workshop performance
Cafe Oto Project Space,
18- 22 Ashwin Street,
E83DL
Time: 3pm

Sunday October 6th 2013
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Workshop Concert Series

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Iris Iderer- voice
Ed Lucas- trombone
Jennifer Allum- violin
Eddie Prevost- percussion
Gerry Gold- trumpet
Daniel Kordik
James O' Sullivan- electric guitar

​3pm

Cafe Oto Project Space,
18- 22 Ashwin Street,
E83DL

Tuesday 24th September 2013
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Tim Yates/ Artur Vidal/ James O'Sullivan/ Tom Mudd/ Tom Mills/ Andy Slaven/ Hutch Demouilpied
Arch 1,
Cranberry Lane
E16 4BJ

Tuesday 20th August 2013

Concert number 3 in a series of concerts with the New Zealand- based violinist Chris Prosser:

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Seymour Wright (saxophone)
Chris Prosser (violin)
Ross Lambert (guitar)
James O'Sullivan (electric guitar)

Arch 1,
Cranberry Lane
E16 4BJ

Friday, 16th August 2013
@the Rag Factory 4

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Launch evening for the upcoming 'Four Seasons Television' debut album, 'Skip All' , featuring improvisations from James O'Sullivan and David Hurn, plus a number of international improvisors, including New Zealand- based violinist Chris Prosser.
Solo:
Mark Beazley
Trio:
FOUND DROWNED
James O'Sullivan (electric guitar)
Pete Marsh (double bass)
Quartet:
FOUND DROWNED+ Chris Prosser
Sextet
David Hurn
FOUND DROWNED
Chris Prosser

The Rag Factory,
The Sewing Room;
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
7:30- 10pm
Found Drowned/ Chris Prosser sets available here:

https://soundcloud.com/skipallrecordings/fdbounce-mp3-16-8-13

https://soundcloud.com/skipallrecordings/fdcpbounce-mp3-16-8-13
Four Seasons Television

Skip All


David Hurn/James O'Sullivan
Plus
Dario Bernal Villegas
Chris Prosser
Claire Brock

Sunday, 11th August 2013
Supernormal Festival

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3 days of experimental arts and music
Braziers Park
Oxfordshire


Quartet:
James O'Sullivan
Tim Yates
Artur Vidal
Tom Mudd


http://www.supernormalfestival.co.uk
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Skip All/ Four Seasons Television: Taster track


The Album, Skip All, by the semi mythical improvising/ composing project Four Seasons Television is now finished and will be given to all attendees of the Rag Factory concert on 16/8/13, as part of the album launch.

Four Seasons Television is James O'Sullivan and David Hurn, plus a host of improvising musicians from around the world, including Chris Prosser (violin) and Dario Bernal Villegas (drums/ percussion). The album was recorded between 2006 and 2007, and has finally seen the light, with beautiful artwork from Alexandra Hobson. The concert on 16/8/13 is part of the @ The Rag Factory concert series, and will feature performances from David Hurn, James O'Sullivan and New Zealand- based violinist Chris Prosser, who feature on the record, as well as Found Drowned  and the magnificent Mark Beazley. 

You can hear a taster track, 'Milk Teeth' on the Skip All recordings SoundCloud page.

https://soundcloud.com/skipallrecordings/milk-teeth
Rag Factory Recordings: @ The Rag Factory 2/8/13


Recordings of the three sets at the Rag Factory, 2/8/13 can be heard here:

https://soundcloud.com/james-osullivan/prosser-allum-mpeg-2-8-13

https://soundcloud.com/james-osullivan/osullivan-wigens-mpeg-2-8-13

https://soundcloud.com/james-osullivan/osullivan-yates-mudd-vidal

Friday, 2nd August 2013
@the Rag Factory 3

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The first in a series of three concerts I am organising in August, featuring the violinist Chris Prosser, who is briefly back in the UK from his Native New Zealand.
Duo:
Jennifer Allum (violin)
Chris Prosser (violin)
Duo:
James O'Sullivan (electric guitar)
Jerry Wigens (acoustic guitar)
Quartet:
Tim Yates (objects)
Tom Mudd (feedback)
Artur Vidal (saxophone)
James O'Sullivan (electric guitar)


The Rag Factory,
The Sewing Room;
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
7:30- 10pm

Thursday, 20th June 2013

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David Hurn
Alex Monk
Mark Beazley
(I am playing with David Hurn)

The Islington
1, Tolpuddle Street
London
N1OXT

8:30pm
Tickets £5 online http://www.wegottickets.com/event/224804
£6 on door

Saturday, 15th June 2013

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​Room 167
Goldsmiths College
Lewisham Way
New Cross
 
Found Drowned
(Paul May, Pete Marsh, James O'Sullivan)
+ octet
for Jerry Wigens' piece-  'Guests'
and
James O'Sullivan & Jerry Wigens
for Jerry Wigens' piece- 'The Bags of Time'

Tuesday 11th June 2013

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Duo: 
Noel Taylor/ Daniel Kordik
Trio: 
Ed Lucas/ Tom Wheatley/ James O'Sullivan
Arch 1,
Cranberry Lane
E16 4BJ

8:00pm

Saturday 8th June  2013

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Improvised performances from:

Klaus Filip (electronics)
Noid (cello & electronics)
Johanes Kretz (electronics/ processing)
Wei-Ya Lin (viola)
Martin Siewert (guitars)
James O'Sullivan (electric guitar)

The Rag Factory,
The Sewing Room;
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
7:30- 10pm
A showcase of Austrian talent
(plus James O'Sullivan!)


Tuesday 21st May 2013
mae lyps presents:
An evening of improvised music.

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With:
Matthias Kispert
Tom Mudd
Adam Parkinson
James O'Sullivan
Tasos Stamou
Artur Vidal
Tim Yates
Ypsmael

Arch 1,
Cranberry Lane
E16 4BJ


http://maelyps.com

Friday 11th May 2013

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with David Hurn
At The Fallen Angel, Islington
N19PF
7:30pm

 Friday, 10th May 2013
@ The Rag Factory 2

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SOLO
Ross Lambert- acoustic guitar

TRIO
Jerry Wigens- clarinets 
Julie Kjaer- saxophone
Thomas Kumlehn- flute

SOLO 

James O'Sullivan- electric guitar

Door 7:30 pm
£5
Artwork by Alexandra Hobson

Friday 19th April 2013
Improvised Combinations 2

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Duo:
Jenny Allum (violin) and Artur Vidal (saxophone)

Trio:
Ed Lucas (trombone), Tom Wheatley (double bass) and 
James O'Sullivan (electric guitar)

Quartet:
Tim Yates (objects), Tom Mudd (feedback), Artur Vidal (saxophone) and James O'Sullivan (electric guitar)

The Sewing Room at the Rag Factory,
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
7:30- 10pm

£5

Saturday 30th March 2013
Aural Terrains Showcase

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Thanos Chrysakis
Chris Cundy
James O'Sullivan

Plus
Eventless Plot trio

In: Les Yper Yper,

Thessaloniki

Greece
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Saturday 2nd March 2013
Improvised Combinations 

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Jennifer Allum (violin)
Ypsmael (elctronics)
Tim Yates (objects)
Tom Mudd (feedback)
Artur Vidal (saxophone)
James O'Sullivan (guitar)

Great Hall, Goldsmiths, SE14 6NW 7:30pm
£donations 


Friday, 1st March 2013

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With David Hurn at the Roundhouse Studio Theatre

Playing with David Hurn as support for Some Velvet Morning

The Roundhouse Studio Theatre
Chalk Farm Road
London NW1 8EH

Doors: 7:30 pm
 You can buy tickets here.

Friday, 1st February 2013
@the Rag Factory 1

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An evening of improvised music in:

The Sewing Room at the Rag Factory,
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
With:
Found Drowned
Pete Marsh- Double Bass
Paul May- Percussion
James O'Sullivan- Electric Guitar

And also a trio of:
Jerry Wigens- Clarinets
Julie Kjaer- Saxphone
Ian Mclachan- Trombone

7:30- 10pm

November 2012
Found Drowned physical release

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The new Found Drowned album is out now
(Artwork by Alexandra Hobson)

Found Drowned are:
James O'Sullivan -Electric Guitar
Pete Marsh- Double Bass
Paul May- Percussion

You can buy it in CD format from the Album section of this site. Click here.

You can also listen to tracks here:


We describe our music as 'a mix of good old fashioned noise, free jazz skronk and introspective rumbling'. We all have beards.

November 2012
2 new releases from the AURAL TERRAINS label:

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​Syneuma (Chrysakis, Wigens, O'Sullivan)

Syneuma (pronounced si-nev-ma) was recorded between 2010 and 2011 and represents the activity of Thanos Chrysakis (inside piano, chimes and vibraphone), Jerry Wigens(clarinets) and myself (electric guitar). It has just been released by the Aural Terrains label. Physical copies can be bought from the ALBUMS section of this site


You can hear an extract from the album here
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Magnetic River 
(Branche, Chrysakis, Soloveitzic, O'Sullivan, Vidal, Wigens)

Sébastien Branche
Thanos Chysyakis
Tom Soloveitzik
James O'Sullivan
Artur Vidal
Jerry Wigens

Magnetic river was recorded in one session at Meridian Studio in South London. It features the 3 saxophones of Branche and Soloveitzic (tenor) and Vidal (Alto) with the longer-standing trio of Chrysakis/ O'Sullivan/ Wigens. This disc is also released on the Aural Terrains label and can be purchased from the ALBUMS section of this site.


Please click here to listen to an extract.

Saturday 13th October 2012
Murmuration at Cafe Oto

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Playing as part of the 40-plus Murmuration ensemble, playing pieces by Cage, Pisaro, Werder, Sfirri and Saunders.

September 2012
Found Drowned release

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The first Found Drowned album is now available on digital format, from our band camp page:
http://founddrowned.bandcamp.com/

Physical copies will also be available soon.

 Performances from Paul May (Percussion, Pete Marsh (Double Bass) and James O'Sullivan (Electric Guitar)

Artwork by Alexandra Hobson
Monday 30th July 2012
Cafe Oto

Monthly Workshop concert:

Marjolaine Charbin / piano
Ute Kanngiesser / cello
Ross Lambert / guitar
Ed Lucas / trombone
Sue Lynch / saxophone
James O'Sullivan / guitar

Sunday 29th July 2012
V22 Summer Club- The Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey

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Event-closing sextet:

Thanos Chysakis- Laptop and Electronics
Artur Vidal- Saxophone
Jerry Wigens- Clarinets
Chris Cundy- Bass Clarinet
James O'Suliivan- Electric Guitar
Jamie Coleman- Trumpet
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Thursday 12th July 2012
V22 Summer Club- The Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey

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Quartet in Sound//Space - pop-up record store and community hub
Thanos Chrysakis- Laptop and Electronics
Artur Vidal- Saxophone
Jerry Wigens- Clarinets
James O'Sullivan- Electric Guitar
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Friday 20th April 2012

Found Drowned vs Sound of the Sun
Club Integral

Found Drowned:
James O'Sullivan- Electric Guitar
Pete Marsh- Double Bass
Paul May- Percussion

Sound of the Sun:
Simon King- Electric Guitar
Chris Cornetto- Trumpet
Click here for an excerpt of the live performance

Wednesday 11th April 2012
The Rag Factory

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Jamie Coleman- Trumpet
Thomas Kumlehn- Flute
Artur Vidal- Saxophone

&

syneuma
Thanos Chrysakis- Laptop and Electronics
James O'Sullivan- Electric Guitar
Jerry Wigens- Clarinets

​Thursday 23rd February 2012
ABA Series- Goldsmiths

Room 167 RBH main building- 6:00

Part of a series of evenings that follow the format Performance/ Discussion/ Performance.
 First playing solo, and then in a duo with Tom Mudd

Sunday, 12th February
Madrid 2012, Cruce Gallery

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Playing in the Cruce Gallery, Madrid, with Thanos Chysakis and Jerry Wigens

20:00
Cruce Gallery
C/Dr Fourquet 5
Madrid
Metro- Atocha


​An afternoon in Bermondsey

Thanks to Dario Bernal Villegas for posting these three excerpts from this session with Dario (percussion), myself and Seymour Wright (Alto Saxophone) in 2008


​All About Jazz review- 1st January 2012

feed back couple received an encouraging review from John Eyles- please follow the link to read it and share with your friends. Copies are still available from the buy section of this site.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=41080

Saturday 19th November
FORWINDINGS 

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Performing solo, and as part of the trio Found Drowned (Marsh/ May/ O'Sullivan)

The solo performance can be heard on the 'Listen' page.

Solo Album release- feed back couple

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James O'Sullivan's debut solo album, 'feed back couple'  can now be ordered from the 'buy' section of this site. It is also available as a download from ITunes, Amazon, Boomkat and Emusic, should you prefer a non physical copy (go via the forwind site )

All About Jazz review 01/02/12
feed back couple review

Sunday 25th September 2011
UNCHARTED SOUNDSCAPES 

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Including:
James O'Sullivan with Tom Mudd
 at 9pm LUMIERE,
 88 CHATSWORTH RD E5 0LS

Wednesday, 28th September 2011

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​Thanos Chrysakis (Laptop and Electronics)

Jerry Wigens (Clarinet)

James O'Sullivan (Guitar)
and

Acte Vide (Athens)- Laptop and Electronics
The Rag Factory

16-18 Heneage Street

London E1 5LJ


​Friday 9th September 2011

Found Drowned live at Club Integral 

Found Drowned  (Pete Marsh,Paul May, James O'Sullivan) play at:
Club integral,
The Grosvenor, Stockwell SW9
19:30
Click on the link below to hear a recording of the first Found Drowned live set, in Club Integral on September 9th!
You can also hear other music featured on the Forwind roster. Go there!
http://soundcloud.com/forwind/tracks


Monday 25th July 2011-Cafe Oto

Workshop series at Cafe Oto

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James O'Sullivan - guitar
Phil Somervell - piano

Mark Browne - saxophone
Romuald Wadych - guitar
John Wollaston - electronics

Geri McEwan - violin
Tom Mills - violin
Matt Olczak - guitar
Daniele Sergio - percussion

Saturday 16th April 2011
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Jerry Wigens, Thanos Chrysakis and James O'Sullivan 
The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London, E1 5LJ
entrance £5
www.ragfactory.org.uk

​Thursday 7th April 2011

David Hurn, Paul May, Mark Beazley & James O'Sullivan perform as part of a Trace Recordings showcase
Wilmington Arms, 9 Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 4RL
[email protected]

Friday 4th March 2011

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Clang Sayne (Laura Hyland, Pete Marsh, Paul May & James O'Sullivan)
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
[email protected]
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Skip All

Four Seasons Television is David Hurn and James O'Sullivan plus one other improvising musician. Recording of the first album, 'Skip All' has now been completed and features contributions from Dario Bernal-Villegas (percussion), Chris Prosser (Violin) and Claire Brock (Percussion). The album is now out the mastering and artwork stage. More details will follow on this site and also you will be able to listen to new pieces on our soundcloud page when they have been mastered.

Found Drowned

Found Drowned is the provisional (but we like it) moniker for James O'Sullivan, Pete Marsh (double bass) and Paul May (percussion). Our first album was recorded in One Cat Studio with the excellent engineer Jon Clayton and tracks are almost ready to be mastered and released, possibly on forwind - more information to follow. We will also be playing a set as part of a forwind showcase at St Leonard's church in Shoreditch, probably in September.

Hurn O'Sullivan- 'Encasement'

An album of guitar duets with my longtime friend and collaborator David Hurn are in the process of being recorded. News on release dates and any upcoming shows will follow.

Clang Sayne

Physical copies and downloads of the debut album 'Winterlands' are still available via the forwind site. In addition, material has been recorded and is beginning to be edited of a second album of pieces featuring Laura Hyland, Pete Marsh, Paul May and James O'Sullivan. Release information will follow!

Chrysakis/Wigens/O'Sullivan

The trio of Thanos Chysakis, Jerry Wigens And James O'Sullivan are intending to do a short tour in Madrid in February 2012. In addition, copies of the 2009 release, instant-cascade-distant are available from the buy section of this site and also from the AURAL TERRAINS site

David Hurn solo album

The last touches are being given to David's new album of solo material (featuring contributions from James O'Sullivan, Dario Bernal Villegas, Tom Springbett, Chris Prosser and Jane Wild to name a few) and the album will be released, hopefully this year) by Mark Beazley's excellent label, Trace recordings . David's first instrumental album, Black Flowers, is also released by Trace recordings and available from this site.

Chavez, Hurn, O'Sullivan

For a couple of years now, Ingrid Chavez, David Hurn and James O'Sullivan have been exchanging sound files over the Atlantic with a view to releasing an album of songs. Some of the results so far can be heard here. More news will follow on the release.