Susan Matthews

Susan is currently working on music for the soundtrack of independent film GRASP due for release in 2009

When The Ghosts Are Within These Walls A second collaboration with Rainier Lericolais will be released soon by Siren Wire Recordings

Susan has contributed guest vocals to the forthcoming solo album Not All Of Me Will Die by Tony Wakeford which will be released by The Eastern Front

She is also recording vocals for The Gild a new project from Tony Wakeford and Reeve Malka

Also underway is 'Motion.Silence.Echo' featuring a number of artists (Tony Wakeford, Rainier Lericolais, Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo, M, Clutter, Alistair Crosbie, Nick Grey, Damon Shulman, Daniel Park, 1000 Aeroplanes Crashing In The Night, George Rogers) who've been invited to remix tracks from Susan's CD releases. Expect a CD release by Tursa in 2009.

2008 will also see the start of a collaboration with Nick Grey (Monaco)

Matthews’ use and combination of subtle textures and pronounced dynamics makes you drift into a warm and inviting abyss from which you don’t want to leave.

Read the full review here at sirenwire.com or visit www.experimusic.com

Japanese video artist Yokna Patofa has created a promo video for Splinters the opening track from Susan's latest solo album Axis Vein

Here's a still from the video:

View the video at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w-fXIqzS4Q

You can find Yokna at: http://www.myspace.com/yoknapatofa

HOPE-BOUND REVIEW

A new review of Hope-Bound has been added to the reviews section.

SLOW CORROSION VITAL WEEKLY REVIEW

Vital Weekly (http://www.vitalweekly.net/642.html) have reviewed Slow Corrosion this week:

'Slow corrosion...belongs to the darkest territories of trip hop with dragging beats slowly moving in creepy electronic atmosphere...mixed up with the excellent voices of Susan Matthews'

Follow the 'reviews' link on the left to read in full

Ok, we've had a bit of time off here at sirenwire.com so it's time for a round up of this summer's news:

SLOW CORROSION REVIEW

The lovely Ian Holloway has reviewed the Clutter vs Susan Matthews ep for his Wonderful Wooden Reasons webzine.

'...a very interesting diversion and a bold and welcome sideways step into the unknown...'

Read it in full on our reviews page and please visit Wondeful Wooden Reasons here: http://www.wonderfulwoodenreasons.co.uk

RADIO PLAY FOR SLOW CORROSION

The Clutter vs Susan Matthews ep has also been receiving notable airplay here in the UK. It's been played recently on The Sound Projector (on Resonance FM), The Download Show (on Oldham Community Radio) and Dandelion Radio (on the Internet)

AMALGAM, TIME AND TIDE RELEASE featuring SUSAN MATTHEWS

Dutch trio Time & Tide have just released Amalgam an album created from sound samples and music donated by fellow experimental sound artists including Susan Matthews

Amalgam comes with an unique hand painted cover and is strictly limited to 50 copies! The album is priced at 18euro which includes world wide shipping and can be purchased via Paypal from http://www.myspace.com/timeandtideproject

60x60 US RADIO PLAY

Susan has once again contributed to the Vox Novus annual 60x60 event. The project has received airplay in the States on a number of occasions over the past few weeks:

- On the Afternoon New Music show hosted by Justin Goncalves and Anne Cammon on WKCR 89.9FM, Wednesday June 25th, 2008, 3:00-6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (USA), http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/

- On Kalvos and Damian, Saturday July 19th, 2008 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time , WGDR 91.1 FM, http://wgdr.org/ http://www.kalvos.org/

- On Martian Gardens, Sunday July 20th at 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, WMUA 91.1 FM, http://www.wmua.org/ http://martiangardens.blogspot.com/

60x60 also gets routinely played on with Anne Cammon on Arts and Answers on WKCR. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/arts/load.html

Susan's fifth solo album Axis Vein will be released by Siren Wire Recordings on July 16th 2008.

Track Listing:
Splinters, Breech Wretch, Moon Tremors, The Blood Harvest, Bound, The Empty Auditorium, Flex, (Moon Bound), The Cartography Of Fear, The Architect's Demise

Ten tracks designed to carry you

'...through various stages of terrifying emotional vivisection and inquietude'
Dan Schaffer 2008

Check out our 'reviews' page to read Dan's thoughts on Axis Vein

THE CARTOGRAPHY OF FEAR - NEW SOLO EP

In conjunction with the release of Axis Vein Siren Wire Recordings will be releasing a related ep The Cartography Of Fear

This release will be limited to 30 hand numbered copies

Track Listing
The Cartography Of Fear #2, The Middle Child Has No Discernible Role, The Cartography Of Fear #3

Both releases are available for pre-order via the 'BUY CDS' page on the left

The new limited edition 3" CDr EP Slow Corrosion is now available from Earth Monkey Productions

Slow Corrosion is part of the new Earth Monkey Productions Collectors Series which includes a limited edition 3" ep by Good Noise Bad Noise and an exclusive numbered Clutter badge package.

More information about all the Collecters Series releases can be found Here

MOON TREMORS on EARTH MONKEY COMPILATION

A new piano based recording by Susan Moon Tremors is now available on the recently released 50:50 compilation on Earth Monkey.

The compilation features a diverse array of Earth Monkey artists and is available to download for free HERE

CLUTTER vs SUSAN MATTHEWS EP

Here's the sleeve for the forthcoming EP. No release date yet but should be available within a couple of weeks or so

The EP will feature four tracks with source material by Susan mixed by Shaun Blezard of Clutter

EARTH MONKEY PODCAST

A special hour and a bit mix by Clutter of past Earth Monkey Productions releases has been released by INQ Mag and can be heard, downloaded, i-pod subscribed etc

here

The Earth Monkey is 50 mix includes Susan's On A Theme Of Falling from ::FALLING:: An Earth Monkey Productions Compilation - emp025

This one has happened rather quickly so apologies for the short notice!

Earth Monkey Productions are beginning a run of limited edition 3" cd releases with 'Clutter vs Susan Matthews' in June 2008. Limited to 80 copies the EP will be available via Earthmp

More news soon

DARK MATTER on FORTHCOMING COMPILATION

The phenomenally talented Rainier Lericolais is curating a compilation cdr Paste Modelling Silence which will include Dark Matter a new composition by Susan. More information soon. Visit Rainier here

MATTHEWS/LERICOLAIS AT MYSPACE

Susan and Rainier Lericolais have set up a new Myspace page in support of their ongoing collaboration. The pair recently released Homothetique Ricochet on Siren Wire Recordings and are currently working on new material.

Visit their Myspace here

50/50 COMPILATION RELEASE

Earth Monkey Productions are celebrating reaching 50 releases with the new download only compilation 50/50 The release pulls together tracks from many Earth Monkey regulars and includes Susan's piano based composition Moon Tremors No release date yet but it will be available some time in June 2008

Visit Earth Monkey here

AXIS VEIN FIRST REVIEW

Dan Schaffer has posted his thoughts on Susan's upcoming solo album Axis Vein on his LiveJournal. It's worth a look, if only because it's one of the most beautifully written reviews we've ever read.

Dan Scaffer

'Susan's soundscapes touch on something close to a common nightmare. They begin beneath the surface of domestic ordinariness and descend into sorrow, distrust, madness, and abstraction. It's at the bottom of this pit, where she scrapes her fingertips seductively against the edges of the unknown, that her style becomes stunningly unique'

Dan's Live Journal is here

Issue 18 of Wonderful Wooden Reasons includes a short but very sweet review of The Silent Architect.

Visit Wonderful Wooden Reasons here: http://wonderfulwoodenreasons.homestead.com/

Ian's review has also been added to our own reviews page.

NEW 'HOPE-BOUND' REVIEW

'... a collection of out-there explorations in which ambience and narrative, found sounds and lost noises are somehow hauled together to make something that will stir the thoughts inside your head even as it flicks you round the ear'

A new review of Hope-Bound from Nemesis-To-Go issue 5, has just been added to the reviews page.

PRE-ORDER 'DREAMSCAPES' and 'HOMOTHETIQUE RICOCHET'

The two new cds are available for pre-order. 'Homothetique Ricochet' is already dispatching (as of 4th April) and 'DreamScapes' should be ready after the weekend.

!!! TWO NEW RELEASES !!!

'DreamScapes' BROADCAST DATE & CDR RELEASE

Details of the DreamScapes radio debut have been confirmed. It will be broadcast on Friday 11th April 2008 during the Garden Of Earthly Delights radio show.

The show can be heard over the internet via www.gardenofearthlydelights.com or on CRMK 89.8FM in the Milton Keynes (UK) area.

Track listing:
A Pig Shaped Hole In The Universe*
My Name Is Safe In Your Mouth* (new version with Nick Grey)
Lifelore
Splinters*
On A Theme Of Falling
Prague Soundtrack 2
Broken*/Are You In My Comfort Zone?*
Keel (Combined) (new mix)
Sanctuary
Breech Wretch*
Grieving Naid

The mix features a lot of new material (marked *) including a number of tracks from Susan's forthcoming solo album Axis Vein

DreamScapes will be available on CDR from 11th April. Purchase details on the BUY CDs page.

HOMOTHETIQUE RICOCHET CDR RELEASE

(UK Sleeve)

Susan's collaboration with Rainier Lericolais will (finally!) see the light of day on the 11th April 2008. Purchase details on the BUY CDs page.

There will also be a limited edition (same music, alternative packaging) which will only be available in France

(French Sleeve)

Dan Schaffer was the first to mention Homothetique Ricochet in his LiveJournal way back in September. This is what he had to say:

I heard the Rainier collaboration last week and it's fantastic. Rainier coerces Susan's music and vocal samples towards a more European, sometimes jazzier sound, but without losing the intense personal nature of her work. While some of these mixes embellish her sound with a more extravagant style, others are sparse and get even closer to the bone, the different angle tapping a new vein and taking us deeper into Susan's intimate psychological soundscape, and closer to Susan herself (or the projected idea of what she represents within the music). For any collaboration, you've got to admit that's pretty remarkable.

Track Listing:
Introduction de la Performance
Un Silence Dysfonctionnel
Pas Encore la Verite
Passionee de Vous (edit)
Un Silence Dysfonctionnel (a/capella)
Passionee de Vous
Un Silence Dysfonctionnel (Instrumental)
Une Performance de Leurre
Un Long Silence Dysfonctionnel
Verite

Susan's 40 minute exclusive radio mix is scheduled for broadcast on April 11th 2008. Created in March 2008 DreamScapes will feature new material, rare tracks, an unreleased remix and one or two selections from Susan's back catalogue. The mix will be aired during the Garden Of Earthly Delights radio show and will also be released on CDR soon after the broadcast. More details soon.

SUSAN'S SANCTUARY

Earth Monkey Productions have announced the release of The Resting Bench Remix Project Vol.1 The project involved encouraging an eclectic mix of artists to remix music from Clutter and Ann Wilson's The Resting Bench.

Susan's contribution is Sanctuary (aka 'Susan's Sanctuary')
Download the entire album for FREE from http://www.earthmp.com/

NEW REVIEWS

Check the REVIEWS page for Igloo Magazine's thoughts on The Silent Architect and Silent Variations

FLEX at the ZEPPELIN FESTIVAL

FLEX a composition constructed around recordings of domestic appliances will be featured in this years Zeppelin Festival. The event takes place on 13, 14 and 15 of March at the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Spain. FLEX is programmed for 5pm on the 15th March. More info from www.sonoscop.net

The live mix by Head Gardener Shane Quentin. Originally broadcast during his 'Garden Of Earthly Delights' radio show on CRMK 89.8fm, 30th November 2007 will be available on CDR from Monday 25th February.

The mix features over 40 minutes of music culled from four of Susan's cd releases and was originally only available via download (it proved to be popular, receiving close to 100 downloads in 24 hours!)

Purchase details on the BUY CDS page.

The programme for this years SOUND CAFE event in Jedburgh has been announced. The event will take place on 9 February at Jedburgh Community and Arts Centre, The Friars, Jedburgh, Scotland and will feature a number of listening posts and an evening concert.

Station 4 will feature a new work by Susan 'The Cartography Of Fear' - a noise composition for strings, piano and voice.

Venue: http://www.jcac.org.uk/index.html

THE GARDENING MIX AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

On November 30th Shane Quentin undertook a live mix of Susan's work as part of his weekly 'Garden Of Earthly Delights' radio show. Following a little bit of tweaking the mix is now available for download here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?5dwamwtxmme

If we can get the OK from Shane, a cdr release of the mix will follow soon.

WONDERFUL WOODEN REASONS

Swansea based webzine Wonderful Wooden Reasons have just published the first 'Hope-Bound' review of 2008. Read it in the reviews section here at sirenwire.com

Please visit www.wonderfulwoodenreasons.co.uk
www.myspace.com/wonderfulwoodenreasons

THE SILENT ARCHITECT - REVIEWED?

Check out the reviews section for a rather unusual 'review' of The Silent Architect by Fatea

Although there are arguably folk elements to Susan's work, Fatea generally concerns itself with the more traditional proponents of the genre. It was something of a surprise then, when just prior to Christmas they contacted Siren Wire requesting a review copy of '...Architect'

We weren't sure what they'd make of it and well.... judging by the 'review', they still aren't sure themselves...

www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/releases.html

LISTS

Susan's work has fared well in a number of end of year lists:

Noise Is A Friend (www.myspace.com/noiseisafriend) voted 'Hope-Bound' and 'The Silent Architect' 8th and 9th respectively in his top 30 albums of 2007.

He writes:
More dazzling abstractions of grace and beauty, these songs just floor me. Susan has the incredible gift of being able to convey very private emotions through song-forms that shouldn't work at first glance. Yet she pulls this trick time and again. Think early-His Name Is Alive, but further adrift, and way better than any description I can muster. If 4AD ever got good again, Susan would be perfect for them.

'Lost Sorrows' and 'Silent Variations' are placed at a very encouraging 3rd and 4th in his top 30 singles of 2007.

Paul Lloyd contributing editor to Igloo Magazine recently voted 'Hope-Bound' and 'The Silent Architect' right at the top of his top ten of 2007 list for the mag (www.igloomag.com)

Finally Hydragenic (www.hydragenic.com) included 'Hope-Bound' in his recent Favourite Music Of 2007 - Sounds Of Silver Blog.

He writes:
...with every listen I realise that I've barely scratched the surface of these fractured, mesmerising, enigmatic and fascinating pieces of music....Hope-Bound is one of the most sophisticated expositions of her compelling musical world-view to date.

READER'S DIGEST VOL.2

This compilation cdr by Rainier Lericolais is now available. Track six is an otherwise unavailable mix of A Dysfunctional Hush (retitled 'Un Silence Dysfonctionnel') The CDR was compiled for last Autumns joint exhibition by Arturas Bumsteinas and Rainier Lericolais at Ecole Regioale des Beaux-Arts de Rouen. The release is limited to 100 numbered copies. Please contact Rainier for more details and/or to listen to his wonderful music.

www.myspace.com/lericolaisrainier

The mix provides an ideal introduction to Susan and Rainier's forthcoming collaborative project Homotetique Ricochet which will be released shortly by Siren Wire Recordings

Two new links connected with Susan's music:

A Blog which Susan will update on a very regular basis. Feel free to add your comments:

http://susanmatthews.blogspot.com/

and a new music profile at VIRB. Listen to music and add to friends:

http://www.virb.com/susanmatthews

LOST SORROWS - JUDAS KISS REVIEW

'This is beautiful sad and pained music that has real feeling and depth to it...a startling emotional and beautiful audio ride'

Roger Batty has reviewed 'Lost Sorrows' for Judas Kiss Magazine. Check our reviews section for a larger extract.

THE SILENT ARCHITECT and SILENT VARIATIONS RELEASE DATE

Susan's brand new solo album 'The Silent Architect' and it's companion EP 'Silent Variations' is set for release on 6th December 2007. Both releases are available for order from this website (please visit the BUY CDs link on the left)

The Silent Architect

Silent Variations

The Silent Architect sees Susan once again moving into new sonic territory with an emphasis on field recordings and sparser arrangements. A number of tracks feature vocals by French multi-media artist Hoel Le Quenven and the album will include two songs based on poems written by Alexander Booth.

'HOPE-BOUND' REVIEW AT HEATHEN HARVEST

Part story teller and part confessional her music reaches into you and tugs at the heartstrings… Each piece of music drags you into her realms of fantasy and reality in ways that my words can’t do full or adequate justice to...Susan is undoubtedly without equal currently within her musical sphere... Alan Milne

Read the full review here

GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS LIVE RADIO MIX IN RETROSPECT

Many thanks to Shane Quentin (aka Head Gardener) for the wonderful 40 minute live mix of Susan's work on last nights (Nov 30th) show.

The full track listing for the mix was as follows:

mbox, Spiegelkabinett, Summer's Over, Samhain Lullaby, Veiled, Keel, My Name Is Safe In Your Mouth, A Dysfunctional Hush, Missing, The Passing

For those who tuned in it was a lovely surprise to hear four tracks from 'The Silent Architect'

After the show Susan spoke with Shane about the possibility of making the Mix available to those who missed the broadcast. The pair are hopeful that, after a little ironing out of one or two technical glitches, the recording will be available in MP3 format in the near future.

Also discussed was the possibilty of Susan creating a unique themed mix for the show sometime next year.

A CINDYTALK REMIX

Gordon Sharp of Cindytalk has created a stunning remix of 'Veiled' for Susan's upcoming remix project MOTION.SILENCE.ECHO. The mix was premiered last night (Nov 30th) in London during a LapTop set by the man himself and will also be featured in a second LapTop set later this month (23rd December) in Shanghai.

November 30th 2007: Susan Matthews ~ mix

'The Head Gardener' will be broadcasting a live mix of his favourite tracks by Susan at 10pm GMT. Listen via the internet.

More information here: The Garden Of Earthly Delights

'THE SILENT ARCHITECT' TRACK LISTING

Here is the track listing for the new album:

Dawn, Spring Dancing, The Mariner's Lament, Spiegelkabinett, Through Form, Weals, Almost February, Samhain Lullaby, Keel, The Passing

Four tracks feature vocals by Hoel le Quenven. 'Almost February' and 'Spiegelkabinett' feature poetry by Alexander Booth.

'THE SILENT ARCHITECT' SLEEVE

Here's a sneaky peek at the sleeve for Susan's soon to be released new album The Silent Architect

FIRST MENTION FOR 'HOMOTHETIQUE RICOCHET'

Dan Schaffer was the first to mention Susan's upcoming collaboration with Rainier Lericolais, on his LiveJournal way back in September. This is what he had to say:

I heard the Rainier collaboration last week and it's fantastic. Rainier coerces Susan's music and vocal samples towards a more European, sometimes jazzier sound, but without losing the intense personal nature of her work. While some of these mixes embellish her sound with a more extravagant style, others are sparse and get even closer to the bone, the different angle tapping a new vein and taking us deeper into Susan's intimate psychological soundscape, and closer to Susan herself (or the projected idea of what she represents within the music). For any collaboration, you've got to admit that's pretty remarkable.

The collaboration will be released on CD early in 2008.

Click Here to read a recent interview with Susan by Paul Lloyd of Connexion Bizarre.

The article touches on Susan's early musical life, influences and working practice.

'HOPE-BOUND'CONNEXION BIZARRE REVIEW

Visit the 'reviews' page to read Paul Lloyds thoughts on 'Hope-Bound'

HEAR '2.09' ON 209RADIO

Tune into 209 Radio for the next fortnight (30/9/07 - 13/10/07) to hear Susan’s contribution to the 209shorts project.

Susan’s work ‘2.09’ was originally created early in 2007 specifically for the 209shorts event and was later released on the ‘You Are Listening...’ Compilation CD curated by Kirsten Lavers and Simon Keep.

209Radio broadcasts over the internet from Cambridge and can be found at http://www.209radio.co.uk

Susan's third studio album is now available. Please see the 'BUY CDs' page for more info.

The following tracks can be heard online: 'A Dysfunctional Hush' here at sirenwire.com
'Veiled' and 'Joy's Farewell' at www.myspace.com/susanmatthews

NEW ALBUM 'HOPE-BOUND' RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED

Susan's new album 'Hope-Bound' will be released on 16th July 2007

Track listing is confirmed as: Passionate About You, A Decoy Performance, Joy's Farewell, Veiled, Seven Tears, Missing, A Dysfunctional Hush, Suffusion

The first preview track from the album will be posted on Myspace very soon and the album will be available to buy direct from this website and Susan's Myspace page (www.myspace.com/susanmatthews)

Read Dan Schaffer's thoughts on 'Hope-Bound' by clicking the 'reviews' button on the left

TO PRE-ORDER 'HOPE-BOUND' PLEASE VISIT THE 'BUY CDS' PAGE

'SUFFUSION' INCLUDED IN ARTRADIO

'Suffusion' the closing track from Susan's upcoming album 'Hope-Bound' (released July 16th) is featured in the ARTRADIO summer programme broadcasting in FM and online through late June-August 2007

The project has been developed by Cornerhouse (Manchester's international Centre for Contemporary Arts and Film)

'ARTRADIO will broadcast from Cornerhouse galleries, and will form the base for a dynamic array of live residency broadcasts, events, pre-recorded and archive programmes, as well as invited feeds, guest slots and submitted content. The public is invited to listen, observe and get involved'

More info at www.artradio.fm and www.cornerhouse.org

'BOTANICAL RITE NO.1' ON NEW COMPILATION RELEASE

'Botanical Rite No.1' is included on the recently released '50bpm or Less' CD on Canned Beef Records. The compilation has been reviewed by Mark Meloche who had this to say about Susan's contribution...

'The closing track is something to marvel at, done by Susan Matthews' it's a beautiful piano piece that soon has soft scratching sounds fading into the background. Ever listen to Eno's "Music For Airports"? It's right up there. An excellent closing track and one of my favourite I've heard in a while, from anyone'

Read the full review and purchase the CD for 7USD from www.cannedbeef.com

'ONPS4' AT THE DMRN CONFERENCE

7-8 July 2007 'ONPS4' will be performed at the Digital Music Research Network Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

'CAGED DREAM' receives it's first radio play courtesy of 'Afternoon New Music' on WKCR 89.9 in Manhattan. Hosted by Marlow Davis the show airs between 3pm-6pm Eastern Standard Time and features recordings from this years Vox Novus 60x60 project. Live internet broadcast at:www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/netcastload.html

'Caged Dream'performance in Munich

'Caged Dream' a work for zither and voice, will be performed at this years A•Devantgarde festival on Friday 15th June 21:00, at the Königsplatz München und Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich, Germany

The piece was created for New York based Vox Novus as part of their '60x60' project, featuring works on the theme of oppression and totalitarianism.

Here's a little info about the location and A-Devantgarde courtesy of Rob Voisey from Vox Novus:

Thematically and spatially, the ninth A•Devantgarde Festival
tackles the Munich landmark Königsplatz. As so many in Germany, the place has
an ambivalent history. Planned by Louis I. as a representative square
revitalizing antiquity, Königsplatz was exploited by the national-socialists
as an impressive backdrop for their ostentatious staging of the
dictatorship.

Artistic director: Moritz Eggert
Artistic team: Helga Pogatscher, Markus Muench, Markus Schmitt, Bernhard
Weidner

What is A•Devantgarde

In June 2007, the A•Devantgarde Festival for New Music returns for the ninth
time, inviting audiences to explore the Munich landmark Königsplatz and its
surroundings. The festival calls for the discovery of the new, the unheard
and the unusual.

Call for Curiosity

In the late 1980s, a group of young composers founded the music festival
A•Devantgardeto break up the entrenched music business and to provide
emerging composers with a platform for their work. Since the beginning, the
festival did not see itself as a school endorsing or even demanding a
certain style, but as an open forum for young composers. A•Devantgarde has
always been characterized by its quest to cross borders, by its curiosity
and its aesthetic diversity: it has become the place to hear new works by
young composers from around the world, and to experience experimental
concerts that incorporate other art forms such as painting, video and
performance art. The festival questions long-established practices to find
and establish a new audience for contemporary music.


Perspectives

Regardless of limited public funding, A•Devantgarde has continuously grown
over the last years. The festival has welcomed many international composers
and ensembles. In 2003, it has added to its program a big opera production
as well as a music theatre piece for children. Guest performances and
co-productions made the festival known beyond city limits. All this would
not have been possible without the generous support from our sponsors and
partners. This year, the ninth A•Devantgarde Festival enters new territory
conquering the public space and concentrating more than ever on
theatricality.

A new 'Lost Sorrows' review by Amadeo has been posted at his In_tensioN Webzine (http://www.topsite.com/iN_tensioN/article.php3?id_article=247) - an English translation can be found at the sirenwire.com reviews page on the left.

'Lost Sorrows'

A brand new 5 track ep released through Siren Wire Recordings.

Tracks are:
Blistered Sunlight
On A Theme Of Falling
A Passionate Hush
My Name Is Safe In Your Mouth
Blistered Moonlight

'Susan continues to dig through the rabbit hole, picking scabs and crawling in and out of our head machinery. Beautiful, desolate and intoxicating work' Dan Schaffer

Purchase direct via the 'Buy CDs page'

A brand new 5 track ep, clocking in at over 18 minutes will be released on Monday, April 2nd 2007, through Siren Wire Recordings.

Tracks are:
Blistered Sunlight
On A Theme Of Falling
A Passionate Hush
My Name Is Safe In Your Mouth
Blistered Moonlight

'Where Birds Come To Die'

French WebLabel Le Colibri Necrophile have completed 'Tribute To Necktar, Necktar VII' a compilation featuring 171 tracks on the themes of birth, transformation and death. All downloadable free of charge here

Susan's contribution is track 92 'Where Birds Come To Die'

'Three years in a northern city. A bleakness, an industrial desolation, an undercurrent of intense sadness. The vandalism, the factories, the chimneys, the rain and wind. I hear no birds, nature is receeding, forced to the periphery. A destructiveness that builds in tension but is ultimately unresolved - not a sudden death - it is fast but faltering, hesitant and impotent.'

Listen to the track at MySpace

Connexion Bizarre webzine have just posted a great review of 'bruiser' by Paul Lloyd. The complete review can be read at www.connexionbizarre.net

We'll also be adding it to our new reviews archive page.

'Like the blurred reality of dreams...' Bruiser reviewed
'Let it entice you in' - SirenWire69' reviewed

Read the full 'bruiser' and 'SirenWire69' reviews by Lee Powell of Judas Kiss Magazine by clicking the 'reviews' page. I'm very greatful to Lee for taking the time to really listen to my work. Two wonderfully considered and written reviews. Thank you.

Please check out the Judas Kiss Magazine website here

Video created by Shaun Blezard for Earth Monkey Productions.
'On A Theme Of Falling' Composed and Performed by Susan Matthews for the Earth Monkey compilation 'Falling' (emp 025)

Curated by Danny McCarthy as part of this years Beckett Centenary celebrations, the CD is available to buy from Aphasia Recordings

The compilation also features tracks from David Whitaker, Adrian Carter, 4th Alternative, The Cardboard Lung, 1000 Aeroplanes Crashing In The Night, The Weedhaven Laughing Academy, Dawn Salvia, Clutter, Des Slow And The Stop Pills, Species 8472, Andy Kirk and Cousin Silas

Download, free of charge here
For more information on Earth Monkey releases click here

..TINY GRIEF.. is finally here

A new 4-track ep which effectively bridges the gap between Susan's two full length CDs 'SirenWire69' and 'bruiser'

Track Listing:
'hello...', 'Mbox', Grieving Naid (Alt Ver), 'Mbox2'

..Tiny Grief is available for free download from da73 or to purchase on CD from Siren Wire Recordings

Many thanks to Mark for another stunning CD sleeve and Wright at da73 for his kindness and support (and patience!)

...listen to his band 1000 Aeroplanes Crashing In The Night here

The follow up to 2005s intense and haunting SirenWire69 sees Matthews further develop her unusual musical sensibilities. The equally effective and engaging Bruiser is in some ways a more startling accomplishment than its predeccessor with new instruments and musical styles added to the experimental mix.

From the out and out industrial barrage of Hushed Corrosive, to the sinister undertow of Lifelore, this cd winds its way through the medieval-esque folk recorders of Fortune, insistent rhythmic guitars of Flinch, hypnotic piano of Ellipse-Dream and the gentle beauty of Summers Over, all bookended by the fragile sadness of Mbox and Mbox 2

Bruiser is an impressively diverse collection of musical experimentations. A starkly personal exploration that challenges you to uncover its secrets over multiple listens.

Its hardly surprising then that 2006 has proven to be a hugely significant year for Matthews. Her work has been showcased in galleries and festivals throughout Europe, America and Asia. She has received radio airplay in over 70 countries, has collaborated with poets and film-makers and contributed to a variety of compilations.

Bruiser promises to not just build on these considerable acheivements but leave its own indellible mark...

Click here to read a recent review of SirenWire69 by Dan MacIntosh at Indie-Music.com

Assistant editor Jennifer Layton has written a feature for the August issue of their web magazine. 'Think Outside The Borders' takes an overview of independent music around the world and includes quotes from Susan on Experimental/Sonic Arts in the UK

More tracks on Nocturne Radio

Click here to listen to NOCTURNE online experimental radio.

They play a wide variety of established and up and coming artists so are well worth supporting. August's playlist includes Nurse With Wound, Coil, Current 93, Kraftwerk, Sol Invictus - and sees the another four of Susan's tracks added:

- Botanical Rite No.2 'Aural Effigy'
- Botanical Rite No.3 'Shift 8vb' (both from 'SirenWire69')
- A Rhythmic Brutality (A.K.A 'Cieidd-dra')
- Mbox 2 (from the forthcoming cd 'Bruiser' - available 1st September, 2006)

'Sanctuary' - A Resting Bench Remix

Susan has created a piece for The Resting Bench Remix Project curated by Earth Monkey Productions.
The track is archived here and follow the 'trb remix project' link

Back in february Susan created a piece for the 209 Radio FM project, Cambridge, UK

The project was curated by artists Kirsten Lavers and Simon Keep and 'included the curation of a sound art thread throughout the week-long broadcast and a live weekend of radio exploring the themes of NOISE and SILENCE.

The accompanying CD 'You Are Listening: 209 Radio 02.09 RSL Artists' Residency, Silence (audio) & 209 Shorts (mp3)' is now available featuring Matthews' contribution '2.09'

More info here

'mbox' is part of the 'International Women's Electroacoustic Listening Room Project On The Road'

Next stop: Amsterdam 29th June 2006, 10.00 - 18.00

Studio 1, BIMhuis in the Muziekgebouw (behind Central Station on the Piet Heinkade)

'The International Women's Electroacoustic Listening Room Project (WEALR) features day long non-stop playback of works by women composers throughout the globe in electroacoustic music. The Listening Room strives to present a diverse sampling of different approaches to electronic music, with examples from classical computer music, environmental music, and meditative music to works that expand acoustic virtuosity and improvisation with virtual instruments to sonic documentaries that capture the inner workings of the mind: horror, humour and the unfolding of human dramas'

Thursdays itinerary includes works by a multitude of women composers including: Diamanda Galas, Sofia Kamayianni, Meredith Monk, Pamela Z...

'mbox' can be heard between 15.00 - 16.00 local time

2006 venues for the project include: San Francisco, Minneapolis, Miami, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai

Heartfelt thanks to project organizer Dr Pamela Madsen for including 'mbox' and for her encouragement and support

'New Artist Of The Month' at Nocturne Radio

Click here to visit Nocturne Experimental Radio Station who are featuring Susan as their current 'New Artist of the Month'
'Hegemony' 'Bruised Letter' 'Black Plug' and 'Dysphoria' (all from 'SirenWire69') are playlisted.
It's also worth mentioning Nocturne are in the middle of a whopping 3 month homage to the impressive musical history of Tony Wakeford.

'ONPS 4' on WKCR 89.9 New York

Vox Novus are once again including Matthews' 60 second experimental piano composition 'ONPS 4' in their latest 60x60 Radio Extravaganza.

This time round it can be heard on Afternoon New Music Tuesday on WKCR 89.9 in Manhattan. Tuesday June 13th between 3 - 6pm Eastern Standard Time

Live internet broadcasts here

Tommy V will playing 'Hegemony' during his "Mind The Gap' show on Saturday (10th June) Live stream here: KDVS 90.3 fm

Visit Tommy here.

ERA 3

'mbox' will be broadcast on Greek National Radio 3 (ERA 3), Wednesday 25th May

'21st: Trends and Experimentations' is presented by Sofia Kamayianni and Dora Panagopoulou and focuses on contemporary music composed since 2000. The show aims to 'present a broad overview of music being written today and to show what is happening in different countries and centres of musical life'

The show is also available via the internet at www.ert.gr (choose 'radio' and then the third option)

RE:SOUND

If you're in the Lancashire area next week please check out the Re:Sound exhibition at the Mid Pennine Gallery. Susan will be contributing hand written scores of experimental piano compositions based on Atonalism and Serialism.

Full exhibition itinerary below:

RE:SOUND

18th-22nd May 2006 A special 4-day exhibition at Mid Pennine Gallery
What is Sound Art? Who creates Sound Art? What does it look like?

Mid Pennine Gallery is hosting an exciting exhibition by artists Helmut Lemke, Lee Patterson and Ben Gwilliam, Max Eastley, Claus van Bebber, Steve Rhoden, Susan Matthews, the Automated Noise Ensemble and others.. This 4-day intensive programme of live performances, visual arts, concerts and film will introduce you to some interesting, experimental art work and hopes to answer some of the questions put forward.

Thursday 18th
6pm: Exhibition opening with live performances by Espen Jensen and the Automated Noise Ensemble, free admission and refreshments

Friday 19th
10am-4pm: Artists performing, producing new site-specific artworks

Saturday 20th
10am-4pm: Gallery open to the public
10.30am-12pm: Workshops for young people £2
6pm: Film Screening and Live Sound performance £4 and £2, refreshments provided
Performing Artists are: John jasnoch, Neil Carver, JEZ, Ben Gwilliam and Lee Patterson.
The Documentation about the life of Cornelius Cardew and the Scratch Orchestra "Pilgrimage from Scattered Points" by Luke Fowler will be shown.

Sunday 21st
10am-1pm: Gallery open to the public a chance to meet the artists
2-4pm: Closing event final live performance, free admission

For more detailed information on the exhibition programme and the artists, please go to www.midpenninearts.org.uk or contact Claire Joyce on 01282 421986

'ONPS 4'

'ONPS 4' a 60 second experimental piano piece will be aired for the first time on Monday 8th May (1-2pm EST) during Tom Lopez's 'Foldover' radio show on WOBC 91.5fm in Ohio, USA

Matthews' created the piece for the Vox Novus 4th Annual 60x60 Project.

For more information on Vox Novus: http://www.VoxNovus.com
and Foldover: http://www.timara.oberlin.edu/~tlopez/foldover/index.html

Live internet broadcast of the show can be heard at: http://www.wobc.org

804Noise in Virginia have added Dysphoria to their Noise Solution Radio Show playlist.

Earth Monkey Productions have added a page dedicated to Susan Matthews in it's 'friends and family' section. This is a new net label offering quality music for free download. Please check it out at www.earthmp.com

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'Voices From The Edge Festival'

A re-recorded version of mbox will be included in 'Voices From The Edge: 5th Annual Women In New Music Festival' California State University, Fullerton - March 9-12th

'2.09' an experimental vocal piece is due to be broadcast on 209 radio between 12-18th Feb. FM to Cambridge or online.

Mick Mercer has reviewed SirenWire69 for his LiveJournal. www.mickmercer.com

Botanical Rites review

Botanical Rites has received a glowing review in the current issue of Sound Nation Magazine

'The Joy Device 2' at Jedburgh

Experimental piano track ‘The Joy Device 2’ is to be featured in The Sound Cafe programme of ‘works of phonography’ at Jedburgh Community and Arts Centre, Scotland this month.

MySpace and Soundclick pages dedicated to Susan’s work have been established

www.myspace.com/susanmatthews

www.soundclick.com/susanmatthews

The three Botanical Rites from SirenWire69 have been released as a limited edition promotional cdr. A handful of copies will be available for retail.

The 10 track cd SirenWire69 is released on Siren Wire Recordings on September 1st. This startlingly creative and accomplished album will initially be available direct from this website.

Track Listing:
Hegemony
Botanical Rite No.1
Bruised Letter
Dysphoria
Blister Lip Mutation
Botanical Rite No.2 'Aural Effigy'
Black Plug
A Perfect Happiness
Grieving Naid
Botanical Rite No.3 'Shift 8vb'

'Lustre' a track based around piano notes played in clusters is to be included in Test Bed 3 exhibition at Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery. The work was composed specifically to accompany the visual work of Multi-Medai artist Karen Heald.

Listen to music at: myspace or soundclick