Christopher Gladwin :CV and Biography / / /

About Christopher Gladwin:

 

Christopher Gladwin is an experimental musician, noise maker and sound artist from the Lincolnshire Wolds. The spawn of early computer games, 80's video nasties and his parent's Prog Rock collection, he began making electronic music from his bedroom studio in the late 90's. He went on to study at the Hull School of Art & Design exploring the interface between music and contemporary art, and became involved in the city's vibrant avant-garde underground. Chris is mainly known for his electronica output under the name of Team Doyobi with long time collaborator Alex Peverett. The Team are considered by some to be the godfathers of the UK Chip Tune scene and their discography features labels such as Skam, Staalpaat, Tiger Beat and Fatcat records. Together with this project Chris also works under a number of aliases (The Wyrding Module, Dr Derek F. Livet Er Smerte) and when the opportunity arises will get involved in improvised performances with whoever and whatever (at one gig he played an amplified bowl of couscous).His creations can embrace pop musicality or the absurdist noise of his more outré sonic research. He has recorded the screams of frogs, performed 340 songs in one set and been the man behind Hull 's only electro-psych-folk night, Auto.Barn . Highlights of his activities so far have included touring with Autechre, jamming with Damo Suzuki, improvising with a parrot, building a mash-potato synthesiser, making to Oslo and back in a jeep with no headlights towing a Kebab machine (during the Safe as Milk festival) and performing at an Art festival in Kurdish Iraq .

Performances / Exhibitons :

* Apologies to those who I have worked with or organised events that I have not listed (my memory can be a little fuzzy...).

/ AUSTRALIAN EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014 ( Perth/Melbourne, May '14)
Screening of colalborative video work with Iain Goodyear
/ STUFF TO BLOW YOUR MIND - THE SCIENCE OF UNCANNY MUSIC ( Web based, Oct '13)
Contributions as the Wyrding Module to podcast featuring interview materail and music
/ THE OUTER CHURCH - COMPILATION LAUNCH ( Kraak, Manchester , Aug '13)
The Wyrding Module AV performance (other acts: Kemper Norton, Harem, VHS Head)
/ LAZY MODEM MICRO FESTIVAL 1 ( Kings Place, London , Jun '13 )
Team Doyobi AV performance
/ RHYTHM AND BLOOD QUARTET( Islington Mill, Salford , Mar'13 )
Improvised sound performance with Helmut Lemke, Epsen Jensen and Paul Hurley
/ UPITIUP 10th BIRTHDAY WEEKENDER ( Mello Mello, Liverpool , Mar '13 )
The Wyrding Module AV performance
/ WHY AREN'T YOU DANCING ( Meter Room, Coventry , Oct '12 )
The Wyrding Module AV performance
/ Tweet Me Up! Undercurrent: Young Peoples Festival ( Tanks, Tate Modern, London , Aug '12 )
Screening Team Doyobi video works LINK ///
/ KONX-OM-PAX + TEAM DOYOBI + ALEKS JURCZ ( Ivy Bar, Glasgow, Jul '12 )
Team Doyobi DJ set
/ A Psychocinematic Ritual ( Glasgow Music and Film Festival, The Arches, Feb '12 )
The Wyrding Module, AV performance (other acts: OV & Psychogeographical Commission ) LINK ///
/ I'd Rather Go Blind ( Modern Art Oxford, Nov '11 )
Sound work for a performance by Ann Bean LINK ///
/ Empty Orchestra ( Eastside Projects, Birmingham , Oct '11 )
AV performance "Yperdimensional Taikyokuken" as ICASEA collective
LINK ///
/ The Outer Church ( Komedia, Brighton, Aug '11 )
The Wyrding Module AV performance ( other acts: Ensemble Economique & High Wolf )
LINK ///
/ MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DRAM : IMPROVISATIONS WITH PAUL BURWELL ( Cafe OTO, London, Jun '11 )
AV performance of "House of Dreams" from TAPS: Improvisations with Paul Burwell LINK ///
/ Cabaret Futura - New Moves International ( Glasgow, Mar '11 )
"Dark Haloes Spooky Drums" - AV performance with Richard Wilson & Anne Bean, curated by Richard Strange
LINK ///
/ InCounter ( London, Mar '11 )
"Dark Haloes Spooky Drums" - AV performance with Richard Wilson & Anne Bean LINK ///
/ Kinetica Artfair- Make It Yourself ( London, Feb '11 )
Exhibtion/demonstration of "Potato Synthesis" and sound performance LINK ///
/ InProcess:ing ( Manchester, Dec '10 )
Electronic sound performance
/ Counting Backwards #4 ( Manchester, Dec '10 )
Wyrding Module performance LINK ///
/ Make It Yourself ( Manchester Art Galley, Oct -Dec '10 )
Exhibit and performance of "Potato Synthesis (raw and mashed) and workshops. Curated by Cybersonica & OpenLabs Workshop LINK ///
/ TAPS: Improvisations with Paul Burwell ( Sept '10 )
Video "House of Dreams" contribution to collective film LINK ///
/ Enjoy ( Leeds, July '10 )
A weekend of electronic audio and music. Live performance as the Wyrding Module LINK ///
/ "Bigger than Words, Wider than Pictures": Noise, Affect, Politics ( Salford, July '10 )
Three day conference exploring noise-music organised by Dr Michael Goddard, Dr Benjamin Halligan and Professor David Sanjek. "Paramusical sound studies with Video_PM23EDIT" shown at live event LINK ///
/ Incredible 10 ( Dresden - Geramny, July '10 )
Screening of work in video Sonic Visual programme. LINK ///
/ ...menu for murmur ( Chapman Gallery, Salford, June '10 )
Sound work contribution to a group installation curated by Helmut Lemke & Ben Gwilliam. LINK ///
/ Contemporary Art Iraq - Tales of Iraq : Live Artist Presenations ( Manchester - Cornerhouse, April '10 )
Performance with Anne Bean, Richard Wilson & Adalet Garmainy
/ Upitup 8 ( Liverpool - Kazamir, March '10 )
as The Wyrding Module ( with Lego Welt + Cursor Minor + Isocore )
/ "Sound, Sound on Film" - Salon Bruit (Lichtblick Kino, Berlin, Febuary '10 )
Screening of two video works in programme, "3" FLOPPY & TAPE-HEAD TURNTABLE" & "E.M. PICK-UPS & ASSORTED CONSUMER ELECTRICALS"
/ Freshmess ( Manchester January '10 )
Improvised collaboration between North Mancs Bed & the Wyrding Module (featuring a dream-machine).
/ Post War Festival of Art and Culture in Iraq ( Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan , Iraq - November '09 )
Performance/Installation piece "Memory Game" with Richard Wilson, Ann Bean, Miyako Narita and Adalet Garmainy at the "Red Jail", ex-Ba'athist security compound.
/ ICASEA / SKAM showcase ( Liverpool - Kazamir, London - Ginglik July '09 )
as Team Doyobi and The Wyrding Module
/ Graham Massey's Moon-Landing Party ( Salford July '09 )
Performed as The Wyrding Module
/ Breath "Sufi Sound and Experimental Music" ( St Ethelburga's Centre London March '09 )
Live performance with Adalet Garmiany
/ Start Running ( Manchester, March '09 )
Live performance of Potato Snythesis
/ Team Doyobi Micro Tour of Japan ! ( Tokyo - Super Delux, Kyoto - Metro, Sendai - ADD, Chiba - Uptown 125, October/November '08 )
/ "The Body Without Oragans Who's Ears are Filled with Noise" ( Salford, Islington Mill, September '08 )
Live performance
/ MA SHOW "Paramusical Sound Studies with Video" ( Chapman Gallery, Salford, September '08 )
Video Installation + performance work
/ Annexinema 4 ( Nottingham August '08 )
Screening of Video work "radio + meat"
/ IMPROV' SESSION ( Salford, Islington Mill, August '08 )
featuring Helmut Lemke, Ben Gwilliam, Lee Paterson, Matt Wand, + others
/ ALL FM 96.9 ( manchester August 2008 )
Live performance on Radio
/ The 2 mile Quadruplex ( Kingston upon Hull Rowing Club, June 2008 )
Radios and Meat Quartet.
/ ArtRole ( Yorkshire Sculpture Park, May 2008 )
Live performance with Ann Bean, Richard Wilson and Adalet Garmainy
/ Blank Media Electronica Special ( Manchester April 2008 )
Performed as The Wyrding Module
/ Rhythm n Blood Quartet, performance at the Islington Mill ( Salford , Feb 2008 )
with Helmut Lemke, Espen Jensen, Paddy Steer. Also playing "The Gated Community" ( Sheffield )
/ String Oscillators , Installation/performance with noise machines Salford University (Jan, 2008 )
/ ArtRadio - Longnight , Cornerhouse ( Machester 2007 )
Performance and live broadcast of untitled piece featuring glass on polystyrene and air compressor, reeds and balloons. Also performed later as Dr Derek F
/ Arvstock 777 ( a farm some where in Wales 2007 )
Performed as Dr Derek F
/ ...Then the silence Increased Champan Gallery ( Salford 2007 )
Show curated by Helmut Lemke and Ben Giwilliam. Performace of untitled piece featuring, steam machines, rubbed metal, shriekers and grinders
/ Subterfuge ( Manchester , 2007 )
Performed as "Christopher Gladwin", improvised electronics
/ ArtRole / Yorkshire Kurd (Yorkshire sculpture park 2007 )
Improvised performance with Kurdish musicians as part of an exposition of art from Iraq
/ Steam Machines ( Borland Gallery , Salford 2007 )
Installation / performance using steam powered noise machines
/ Team Doyobi - mircotour ( Athens , Shefflied, London , Nottingham 2006 )
Performed as Team Doyobi promoting new album
/ BBC Radio 1, The Mary Anne Hobbs Show ( 2006 )
30min mix by Team Doyobi
/ Subterfuge ( Manchester UK , 2006)
Performed as "Livet Er Smerte", industrial noise core unit with Espen Jensen
/ Sonic Arts Nework, Expo 2006 - Zooamorphic Electronic Ether Field. ( Manchester UK 2006)
Installation / Performance as "The Cyrpto Audiological Society" - Zooamorphic Electronic Ether Field. Electronic, FM transmitters and radios. Feat. Pete McPartlan, George Rogers and Jame Brouwer.
/ Loom {Electronic Music Festival} ( Nottingham UK 2006 )
Performed as Dr. Derek F.
/ Supported Lighting Bolt, Arabrot and Ultralyd ( Hull 2006/5 )
Performed as "Livet Er Smerte", industrial noise core unit with Espen Jensen
/ Hull Arts Lab - The Cyrpto Audiological Society presents Radio Zero ( Hull UK 2006 )
Curated and performed. An event of improvised sound works using radios and transmitters. Feat. Ben Gwilliam, Lee Paterson, Jez Riley, Bob Levine, Stefani Wyke, Elecktro Diesel, Dave Corbett, Martin Dodds, Pete McPartlan. Slippeddisco.
/ Festival organised by Mooste - Gibberish( Tartu Estonia 2006 )
Audio-visual performance using voice and electronics with Stefani Wyke ( Also performed as Dr. Derek F.)
/ AUTO.BARN ( Hull UK 2005 - 2006 )
9 Events of experimental music and spoken work + DJ's. curated and performed.
/ Wire magazine ( 2005 )
Contributions to the Global Ear article on Hull by Jez Riley (featured MP3s on website)
/ The Red Gallery, Stuft ( 2004 )
Exhibition of digital images in a very large group show
/ Performed with Damo Suzuki ( Hull 2004 )
/ Slack Video ( Hull 2004 - )
Screenings of the my short film "the act of observing something changes it" and films featuring soundtracks produced by me. Also various live improvised sound to image projects. Feat. Salad Fingers, Andrew Spinks, Jez Riley, Eye Sound, Ed Hunter, Stef Wyke.
/ All Tomorrows Parties ( 2004 curated by Chapman Brothers 2003 curated by Autechre , UK )
Performed as Team Doyobi
/ Resonance FM ( 2003 )
interview as part of "hull on earth" by Ashleigh Marsh
/ Gage ( 2004 ) ,The LAW ( 2003 ), ROOTX ( 2002 ) , DEEProot ( 2001 ), TOOT ( 1999 ) festivals Hull Time Based Arts ( Hull UK )
Various performances, including "The Speed of Sound" (340 songs in 30 mins). Improvised soundtrack to silent film - "Sunrise" F.W. Murnau - with Eye Sound. Live audio visual project "liquid architecture" using MAX/Jitter with James Brower and Pete McPartlan. Co-curation, design and production of CD compilation "toot-pack#1".
/ Bios festival ( Athens Greece 2002 )
Performed as Team Doyobi
/ 7th International Computer Arts Festival ( Maribor , Slovenia 2001 )
Dj set
/ Autechre Tour ( UK , Europe2001)
Performed as Team Doyobi (20 dates)
/ Safe as Milk festival ( Norway 2000 )
Performed as Team Doyobi
/ Future Sonic festival ( Manchester UK 2000 )
Performed as Team Doyobi
/ The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party ( London UK 2000 )
Performed as Team Doyobi
 

Discography :

 

/ Team Doyboi ( with Alex Peverett )

Releases:
Split Series #7 (12") FatCat Records 1999
Push Chairs For Grown Ups (12") Skam 2000
Cryptoburners (2xLP) Skam 2001
Demons To Diamonds (7", Whi) Skam 2001
Empire (CDr, Mini, Ltd) Alku 2001
Gosub 'Cryptoburn' (Cass) Skam 2001
DF0:BAD (12") Skam 2002
Mod Truckin' (7") Skam 2003
Push Chairs For Grown Ups (Remixes) (CD) Skam 2004
Antiquity (12") Skam 2004
Choose Your Own Adventure (2xLP) Skam 2004
The Kphanapic Fragments (CD, Album) Skam 2006
Wheels Of Anterion (7") Skam 2006
Orch.V (12", Digital) Skam 2009
Digital Music Vol.1 (12", Digital) Skam 2012
Digital Music Vol.2 (12", Digital) Skam 2013

Remixes:
2000
E5 (7")
2000
Seven E:Rmx (CDr, Comp, Promo)
2000
2001
2001
2002
2003
My Favorite Things Dereconstrucovered (CD, Comp) Active Suspension 2003
One More Story EP (12", EP) Tigerbeat6 2003
SM Compilation 03 (2xLP, Ltd) Spezialmaterial Records 2003
Sketches & Notations (CD, Album) Daisyworld Discs 2004
The Cornerstone Player 055 (CD, Promo + CD, Promo + DVD) Cornerstone Promotion 2004
Mergerz & Acquisitionz (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Merck 2006
Velo-city: Remixed (CD, Album) Lemongrassmusic 2009
Structure Decay - Material From FatCat's Past, Present & Future (CD, Comp, Promo) FatCat Records 1998

Tracks Appear On:
Structure Decay - Material From FatCat's Past, Present & Future (CD, Comp, Promo) FatCat Records 1998
Split Series 1 - 8 (CD) FatCat Records 1999
Attitude (CD, Mini) Tigerbeat6 2000
Chihuahuas And Chinese Noodles (CD, Car) 555 Recordings 2000
Digital Space (CD, Album) Lovebytes 2000
Sampler #2 - Safe As Milk Festival 2000 (CDr, Promo) Safe As Milk 2000
Let's I Love You (CD) ROMZ 2002
Simian Mobile Disco (CD, Mixed, Comp, Promo) Source UK 2002
X + Y = XY (CDr, Comp) Alku 2002
Alienation Presents: International Compilation CDr_4 (CDr, Comp) Alienation 2003
Branches And Routes - A FatCat Records Compilation (2xCD, Promo) FatCat Records 2003
O Superman (CD) Staalplaat , ERS 2003
Warpmart Issue 1 (CD, Smplr, Ltd) Warp Records 2003
ALKUjiggerypokeryMIX (File, MP3) Alku 2005
Rolax Snax 1 (2xCD, Comp) Rolax Records 2007
Poke 20 (21xFile, MP3, Comp, 320 + CDr, Ltd, Emp) esc.rec. 2009
Audio Data Bank (CD, Comp) Icasea 2010
/ Dr Derek F.

Releases:
D.F.1 (12") 33 2002
D.F.2 (4xFile, MP3, 320) 33 2009
 
/ The Wyrding Module

Releases:
The Hadronic Seeress And Other Wyrd Tales: Parts 1 / 2 (Digital) self release /ICASEA 2010
Mellifluous Ichor From Sunless Regions (Digital) Upitup Records 2012
MIFSR: Wyrding Subtemple Sessions (Digital) self release 2012
Subtemple Session II (CDR, Tape, Digital) ICASEA 2013

Tracks Appear On:
   
Can't Cut Hair for Laughing - Head in a bonette Freetownway... 2002
Audio Data Bank (CD Comp) - Vortex Pilgrim ICASEA 2009
The Outer Church Front & Follow 2013