LUFT
Alan Newcombe saxophones
James O’Sullivan electric guitar
Chris Hill clarinet, amplified electronics
Released March 31, 2024
Recorded 13 February 2023 by Jon Clayton at OneCat Studios, Crystal Palace, London
Mixed by James O’Sullivan
Mastered by Mark Beazley
Cover by Alexandra Hobson
CHORD
NO Moore electric guitar
James O’Sullivan electric guitar
Ross Lambert electric guitar
Credits
Released June 8, 2023
Recorded by Jon Clayton at OneCat Studio, Crystal Palace, June 2022
Mixed by James O’Sullivan
Mastered by Jeff Ardron of St Austral Sound
Sleeve artwork by John Trice
James O'Sullivan/ Nathan Moore: REPETITION DISGUISES
Recorded By Jon Clayton at OneCat Studios, Crystal Palace, London, 2023
Mixed by James O’Sullivan
Mastered by Mark Beazley
Artwork: @sito_press
Repetition Disguises; the second document of our guitar explorations. Rhythmically cyclonic; timbrally fluent; tonally obstinate; structurally fortuitous; harmonically manifold; texturally adhesive; dynamically volatile; secretly melodic.The tracks appear in the same order in which they emerged through playing. Nathan and I played 5 long pieces, which were edited into the resultant 8 tracks. The sound world created represents us at our most open to each-others’ guitar playing so far; markedly distinct in physical approach, forged into one through a shared ear for the musical potential of electromagnetism, a joyfully undermining interplay and a will to cohere.
JAMES O'SULLIVAN: LOVELY ERROR
Recording: Jon Clayton
Mastering Mark Beazley
Cover Art: sito_press
Label Scatter (DL)
Available here (physical)
I hope that, beyond being an interesting sonic experience, these recordings capture some of what is exciting and life-affirming about improvisation - the heightened awareness of one’s surroundings; the blurring of the boundaries between the player, their materials and their environment; the resultant anticipation of renegotiating one’s relationship with the world from moment to moment.
PAUL MAY/ JAMES O'SULLIVAN: PRISON ANALOGIES
James O'Sullivan: electric guitar
Recording: Jon Clayton
Mastering: Mark Beazley
Artwork: sito_press
Label: MRM
Prison Analogies is the debut album from May/O’Sullivan as a duo, recorded over 2021 and 2022. It presents a musical interplay that is timbrally adept, texturally rich, rhythmically fluid and surprisingly poetic.
May/O’Sullivan bring a purposeful exploration of the intricacies of their deep musical connection, integrating a joyful interplay of sonic extremes with nuanced treatment of their materials. They are reaching for sensitive, provocative sounds that provoke evolving responses in body and mind.
N.O. Moore/ James O'Sullivan: Time Parts
Available as download only here:
https://earshots.bandcamp.com/album/time-parts
Artwork: sito_press
Mastering: Mark Beazley
Label: Earshots
Muster: _am_
Muster: _am_
James O'Sullivan/ electric guitar
Dan Powell/ electronics
Sleeve design and artwork: Alexandra Hobson
Mastering: Mark Beazley
Label: The Slightly Off Kilter Label
Released: Jan 2021
Found Drowned: Clownslave
Found Drowned: Clownslave
Released September 6, 2020
Recorded by Jon Clayton at One Cat Studio
Mixed by Andrea Rocca, Baby Microbe Studio
Mastering by Mark Beazley
Cover Art by Alexandra Hobson
Pete Marsh: electric bass
James O’Sullivan: electric guitar
Paul May: Percussion
Muster: Find a City to Live In
James O'Sullivan: IL Y A
James O'Sullivan: IL Y A
Solo Electric Guitar
Recorded in Pardaillan, France
Released October 2017
Label: Linear Obsessional
Audio CD available from this site.
Download available via Linear Obsessional
Iridescent Strand
Iridescent Strand
Thanos Chrysakis- laptop computer, synthesizers
Sue Lynch- tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
James O'Sullivan- electric guitar
Joe Wright-tenor saxophone & dynamic feedback system
Recorded at OneCat Studio in London
on the 29th of November 2017 by Jon Clayton.
Released: November 2018
Label: Aural Terrains
James O'Sullivan: feed back couple
James O'Sullivan: feed back couple
Debut Solo Album:
Label: Forwind
feed back couple review (John Eyles)
feed back couple review (Pete Marsh)
Found Drowned
Found Drowned
Released 2012
James O'Sullivan -Electric Guitar
Pete Marsh- Double Bass
Paul May- Percussion
Recorded by Jon Clayton at One Cat studios
Mastered by Mark Beazley
Artwork by Alexandra Hobson
Asphodel's Abide
Zafiros en el Barro
Four Seasons Television: Skip All
Four Seasons Television- 'Skip All'
Audio CD
Released 2013
Label:- Skip All Recordings
Four Seasons Television is David Hurn and James O'Sullivan, in collaboration with other (experimental) musicians/improvisors
Contributors to the recording project include Mexican percussionist Dario Bernal Villegas and New Zealand- based violinist Chris Prosser.
The albums are hand-made, hand-numbered, designed and screen printed by London-based artist Alexandra Hobson
Syneuma
Syneuma
Released 2012
Thanos Chrysakis
James O"Sullivan
Jerry Wigens
Label: Aural Terrains
Syneuma and Magnetic River review
Magnetic River
Magnetic River
Released 2012
Sébastien Branche
Thanos Chysyakis
Tom Soloveitzik
James O'Sullivan
Artur Vidal
Jerry Wigens
Label: Aural terrains
Magnetic River review