We kick off the editions for 2012 with two new CDs and one digital release. ANDREA BELFI’S Wege, is something of a masterwork from this esoteric percussionist and composer. Easily his most considered release to date, it pulses with a subtle Reich-like motion. By contrast, eRikm’s Transfall sees our favourite French turntablist and  composer deliver a collection of his stunning works for theatre and dance – a visceral and dynamic journey that charts his continued development as one of the key voices in contemporary concréte. And to celebrate the 70th anniversary of MIKE COOPER, we’re very pleased to launch a year long celebration with a free edition titled Distant Songs Of Madmen - an incredible live recording from Palermo and a reminder of his unflinching willingness to let fly with the unexpected.

To live events and we start back in February with our ongoing SYNCRETISM series which this month presents one of our favourite US based artists Mark McGuire alongside one of Brisbane’s finest avant-rock acts Blank Realm. More to come from there!

Looking forward into the early parts of 2012, LPE and Scott Morrison team up for a very special presentation in honour of John Cage at the most excellent MONOFONA. Celebrating his 100th and the 20th anniversary of his only film work, One11 (refocused) is a homage to Cage’s varied influence and legacy. Hope you’re planning a top one Mr Cage! In Feb, we’re welcoming Spencer Clark and Mark McGuire to Oz…2012 is looking tops!

First off, we’re very pleased to announce our latest editions – head to the Room40 Store and you can find new audio works from Pimmon, Minamo and Reinhold Friedl, and our first dvd edition from Scott Morrison! Four very fine new additions to our archive, we couldn’t be more pleased about them!

This month we’re also celebrating some launches for these editions. Pimmon, Tim Coster and Lloyd Barrett team up for microMONO.13 at the IMA Thursday Nov 10. Then Friday Nov 11, Room40 hits Sydney with Gail Priest, Adrian Klumpes, Scott Morrison and Lawrence English at the Glebe Cafe Church (37 St Johns Rd, Glebe). Following this Lawrence English launches The Peregrine in Brisbane along with the Australian debut of Lonely Women’s Club at the Judith Wright Centre, Thursday Nov 17.

We’ve got a few more things up the sleeve before the year is out…but that ought to do for now!

Chihei Hatakeyama’s Mirror and Steinbruchel’s Narrow are our two latest editions – both handsomely packaged in our unique diecut gatefold with insert cards. For those who remember the very early editions, this design will no doubt ring a few bells. The editions are now available worldwide through our distributors and here at the Room40 Store in both physical and digital (MP3/FLAC) formats.

We also have a swag of events on the cards for this month in both Australia and the UK. Frankly! is set to be huge this year at Brisbane Powerhouse, check out the free sampler HERE. There’s also a swag of other shows happening including a national tour from LA Vampires. In the UK, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Paul Clipson deliver some A/V magic at Cafe Oto and late this September Open Frame hits Brisbane with Marina Rosenfeld, Minamo, Fourcolor, Scott Morrison, Our Love Will Destroy The World and more!

Please note also both our recent artist editions are now sold out at the Room40 store.

The first is from UK based artist Janek Schaefer, whose 24 hour piece National Portrait is issued in a handsome appropriated universal remote control. A video about the National Portrait installation can be viewed HERE.

The second artist edition is from Lawrence English and is based on the Site Listening Queensland project recently commissioned by the Queensland Music Festival. You can see more at the site listening website.

Two new CD editions are due shortly from Steinbrüchel and Chihei Hatakeyama.

And we scored ourselves a fairly darned exciting line up which will be hitting the Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday Sept 10 as part of the Brisbane Festival.

For the first announce we’re pleased to host a very special showcase from the Not Not Fun label. We love these guys and we’re very pleased to be hosting them…on the bill is label honcho’s LA Vampires as well as Wet Hair.

From Japan we welcome Someone Good artist Miko and one of our favourite Osakan underground icons Ytamo! And from Oz our friends on the Chapter label The Twerps are headed to Brisbane.

You can score VERY limited 2 4 1 tix HERE. But be quick!!

June marks a return to actions in the UK and Oz with three events across the month!

In London our very dear friends Tenniscoats are headed to CAFE OTO for a special show on June 17! We’re very excited to see them back in the UK!

On June 23rd, we welcome Douglas Quin – field recordist and sound artist to speak and present a variety of recordings he’s made at the Poles as part of the first monoTALK event at the IMA in Brisbane. Some more information can be found HERE.

Also the following week, July 1 at Brisbane Powerhouse we launch into the much anticipated LIQUID ARCHITECTURE -with performances from Marc Behrens, Pascal Battus, Tralala Blip, Lukas Simonis and more! Tickets are on sale now.

There’s also a swag of new editions coming very soon…more on that before long…

On top of this, we’re also celebrating with a mega sale in the store – HERE – so check that out too. It’s happening for the whole month of May!

New releases boiling away now, so expect some new sounds from us before too long…

‘The Luminous Ground’ is just that – luminous. A pulsing and glimmering collision of oscillated tone, filtered texture and syncopated rhythm. It’s a record of densely joyous, hazily psychedelic, modular synthesis. A playful yet throughly composed exploration into the possibilities of patching.

Pressed in a strictly limited edition of 320 copies, mastered and cut by LUPO at D&M and housed in silk-screen sleeves…

Pre-order now

“[He's] one of the most awe-inspiring musicians I’ve known … This is solo music that sounds like an ensemble … it is nearly impossible to believe he’s picking those strings with one hand”

Praise doesn’t come much higher than that and we’ve scored his only Queensland solo event as part of Syncretism this Saturday (yep, a special night for this concert!).

Also on the bill is Mike Cooper, who’ll be debuting a swag of new songs from his latest LP and from Perth the magical Stina who arrives in Brisbane for the first time to launch her new Summers In Mariana album!

Three musical strings thread together ever so nicely.

For more info and cheap pre-sale tix.