Great news. We've got the new DJ Olive ready to roll out. Triage is pt III in DJ Olive's Sleeping Pill series. Its another gorgeous slice of electronic ambience that we just can't get enough of. This will be an exclusive from us for a little while and then hitting shops and distros in November.

We've also got a new edition from Taylor Deupree, this time together with Kenneth Kirschner. May is taken from a live performance in Lisbon in 2007.

We've also got some releases slipping out of print in their physical form. Rod Cooper's Friction is now all gone, and the recent Audible Geography compilation is all out too! Digital versions of both (Audible Geography in the next few weeks) are available from all good digital music retailers. Try Other Music, Boomkat or eMusic...

05.09.2008 - Tujiko Noriko interview online

Great interview with Tujiko Noriko on SBS/Alchemy radio available to listen online via the SBS website. Noriko talks about 'U', memory and J-pop.

02.09.2008 - Special UK Sale...



OK folks. So I know we haven't had a 'real' summer - but whatever it was its come to an end... and it just so happened we've got a bunch of stock back from some of our uk/eu distributors and rather that ship it back across the ocean it seems to makes sense to celebrate the end of the season with a bit of a sale!!

We've got a list of select titles that we're offering in a nifty 3 for £20 deal - INCLUDING POSTAGE! - Titles include: Lloyd Barrett, Rod Cooper, Greg Davis & Jeph Jerman, Lawrence English & Philip Samartzis, Erikm (Luc Ferrari) & Thomas Lehn, For Barry Ray, Philip Samartzis & Kozo Inada, Steinbrüchel, Tenniscoats, Zane Trow, Incidental Amplifications and Christopher Willits... visit the UK SALE page and grab yourself some bargains.

02.09.2008 - Low stocks at ROOM40 HQ

A quick heads up. There are only 14 copies of Audible Geography left here and then its ALL GONE! We also have less than 50 copies of the early edition of Tujiko Noriko's 'U' before we switch to the new gatefold design...

01.09.2008 - September intensity!

Wow. what a month we've got ahead of us. Check the Events page for details of The Month of Mono, DJ Olive, our night curating Audiopollen and then Open Frame at the beginning of October to top it all off! Exciting stuff.

Robbie Avenaim's exceptional 'Rhythmic Movement Disorder' will go to press in the next week. Its available to pre-order from us now. It'll hit shops in the next month or two.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Tujiko Noriko tour. Hope you had as great a time as we did and that you're enjoying the sounds of 'U'. Get your order in now if you'd like one of the early editions as we'll be switching to our new gatefold design after the first 500 copies...

30.08. 2008 - Change of Address

Update your address books! We're now at:

ROOM40
PO Box 191
Red Hill
QLD Australia 4059

If you've sent something off recently - don't fear! - we'll be getting stuff from the old box for the next couple of months...

15.08.2008 - U / radio / artforum

Tujiko Noriko's AU/NZ tour is just a few days away. We're chuffed to announce that work on 'U' the follow-up to Blurred in My Mirror is done! Fingers crossed that it will be back from the plant in time for the tour... the first 500 copies will come in the 'old-style' deluxe triple gatefold...

Check out the 2nd edition of our Radio podcast for a sneak preview of "I can hear the heart" alongside more new stuff from DJ Olive, Greg Davis and Buck/Nakamura/Strobl.

Lawrence has done an interview with ARTFORUM. 500 words on his new disc 'KIRI NO OTO'...

24.07.2008 - New Lawrence English CD

Kiri No Oto is out now on Touch. The Brisbane launch will be at the Hangar in Red Hill on the 8th of August... Come along!

Plus a big thanks to everyone who came out to the shows around Australia!

28.06.2008 - Audible Geography now available

We've got super-limited copies of the new Audible Geography compilation in stock. Its predecessor, 'On Isolation', sold out in a snap, so please get your paypal rocking to avoid disappointment.

more info | BUY DISC ($30 ppd)

08.06.2008 - New shows... New editions...
Hi Folks. Take a quick scan of the events page. Liquid Architecture in Brisbane with Rafael Toral, Marcus Schmickler, Andrew Pekler and much much more,.. Lawrence English hits the road in July to promote his new record on the Touch label. Plus a Tujiko Noriko tour is in the works for August! Exciting times.

A couple of new releases will also be on the way in July:
Audible Geography - a new edition released in conjunction with the Institute Of Australian Geographers featuring new and exclusive works from Lee Patterson, James Webb, Stephen Vitiello, Jeph Jerman, Francisco Lopez and many more. A set of essential listening reflecting on the notions of environment, place, society and space.

Luc Ferrari - Tuchan Chantal - next digital only release from ROOM40 sees us dipping into the archives of the late great Luc Ferrari. Tuchan Chantal is a delicate and personal reading of regional french social change in the 1970s...

Speaking of things digital, The ROOM40 catalogue is now available in high quality MP3 from New York's OTHER MUSIC.

05.05.2008 - New Releases!

Folks... New discs are now available from us here at RM40 HQ.

Ueno - Sui-Gin: 12 String Acoustic Guitar & Moog Ring Modulator jams from Japanese guitarist Takashi Ueno - member of Tokyo's flourishing Tenniscoats.

Leighton Craig - 11 Easy Pieces: A warm collection of distorted hymnals for Casio Keyboard from Brisbane resident Leighton Craig (recently featured in the WIRE's Global Ear).

Also, for those of you who haven't seen em otherwise, we've released two digital only beauties into the world over the last few weeks: 'Radio Flirt' by Brandon Labelle and James Webb and Tomasz Bednarczyk's gorgeous 'Summer Feelings'.

25.04.2008 - Time:Date:Space Gallery Editions



As far as room40 editions go they're not more limited than this!

Lawrence English has published a highly limited edition of five works to accompany the recent Kim DeMuth sculpture exhibition Time:Date:Space held at the Jan Manton Gallery.The exhibition featured amazing lightbox sculptures exploring blank public thoroughfares and each of these editions features a commissioned sound work installed during the exhibition and a monochromatic polaroid image collected a points where the sounds were sourced.

Each one is signed and numbered and comes housed in a handsome tin box including an additional archival version of the audio work. There are just two of these available - please email lawrence@room40.org if you're interested in one. The price is $150aud including postage...

09.04.2008 - ROOM40 Radio



Hey Folks! The first episode of what will be an ongoing Radio series from us here at ROOM40 is now available. You can subscribe via our RSS feed using iTunes (go to 'Advanced' > 'Subscribe to Podcast...' and paste the RSS feed address in the box that comes up) or whatever other methods you are accustomed.

Also! Steinbrüchel's 'Opaque' is now TOTALLY SOLD OUT from us. But if you are quick you can probably pick up a copy from one of our retailing friends such as posteverything...