“Dusk” Installation at Underbelly Arts Festival

I haven’t put up any posts over the last few weeks as my life had been consumed with creating a interactive installation work with fellow angrypixel friends Scott and Lukasz.

The installation was created on site at the Fraser Studios in Chippendale over two weeks. Once created, it was shown as part of the Underbelly Arts Festival to a curious but playful crowd. Now I could attempt to write about the whole process but Scott has done a fine job of it over on his blog from this post onwards. What I can show you though is the results that were documented and put together by Scott too…

Dusk from kodamapixel on Vimeo.

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Cyclic Defrost Magazine cover design

I was asked by the good folk at Cyclic Defrost to design the up’n'coming issue (no. 26) and here is the results…

The image is a pen drawing which was then assembled in Photoshop with layers of textures and photos. I’m really happy with the outcome! The design will wrap around the entire cover from front to back. The issue will also include a article which was based on a interview I did with Peter Hollo. I will post up details of release date when finalised.

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Underlapper’s vinyl design complete

After completing the sleeve design for Underlapper’s new album “Softly Harboured” earlier this year, Sopp Collective have taken some lovely pictures of the results!

Front and Back cover with scratchie overprint


Close up of back cover without scratchie overprint

To view more of the designs by Sopp Collective, go here. I will put up details with where and when the album will be released soon.

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The Finders Keepers – Making It Happen

The Finders Keepers – Making It Happen from kodamapixel on Vimeo.

AngryPixel were approached by The Finders Keepers to create a video production that was presented last week at Creative Sydney. It was a really fun process making the production with Scott and Lukasz and I’m really happy with the results.

Video Capture: Lukasz Karluk
Post Production: Scott Brown
Music Composition: Eli Murray (Track: Gentleforce – “Learning To Forgive”)

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Sydney Morning Herald’s “Metro” review

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Some lovely reviews…

“Quietly, unimposingly fucking gorgeous”.
UK music/art blog I Am Not The Real Kid Shirt – full review here.

“I’ve been digging this album so much lately that I’d actually forgotten that I’d not posted about it yet.Gentleforce’s Sacred Space is the latest edition in Feral Media’s excellent POWWOW series. It’s also one of my favourite albums of the year, pulling together all sorts of ambient-leaning electronics into a dense, glacial listening experience.”
Australian music blog “Who The Hell” – full review here.

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A Gentleforce Mixtape

I have just completed a new mix for my mate Nic! His blog is called “Speared You” and the idea was to make a mix using some of my tracks as well as artists that have inspired me over the years. The mix takes in 20 tracks blended and edited over 40mins using Ableton Live. It is called “Walking Into Sunset” and is part 1 of 2 . Here is the tracklisting as well as the link below:

1. Gentleforce – Gunning Field Recording (part 5)
2. Gentleforce – Drifting By (0.40min)
3. Oren Ambarchi – Highway Of Diamonds (1.30min)
4. The Sight Below – Dour (3.15min)
5. Rotor+ – End (Mapping The World) (5.45min)
6. Cloudland Canyon – Dambala (8.00min)
7. Oneohtrix Point Never – Laser To Laser (12.20min)
8. Chris Clark – Farewell Track (14.30min)
9. Boris – White Warmth (16.20min)
10. Roy Montgomery – The Soul Quietens (18.30min)
11. Gentleforce – Learning To Forgive (Intro) (20.40min)
12. Gentleforce – Learning To Forgive (21.30min)
13. Atlas Sound – Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (26.05min)
14. Grouper – Heavy Water, I’d Rather Be Sleeping (27.50min)
15. Burial – Endorphin (30.05min)
16. Gregg Kowalsky – VIII (31.15min)
17. Papa M – Crowd Of One (31.55min)
18. Aphex Twin – Rhubarb (34.35min)
19. Gentleforce – Majestic (We Will Never End) (36.35min)
20. Gentleforce – Gunning Field Recording (Part 2) (39.22min)

Link to write up and download over here.

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Original Artwork for “Sacred Spaces”

I have (with the help of Kodama) created a alternative album cover for “Sacred Spaces”! Although the artwork for my album (on the POWWOW series) had already been pre-designed by the wonderfully talented Sopp Collective I thought id still provide people a chance to download the intended original cover art. I took the photos down in Gunning back in 2008 whilst Lauren and I were looking after her folks farm. Download a pdf of it here. Now print it out, cut and fold!

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Gentleforce Interview on Triple J’s Sound Lab

Last week I was invited in to Triple J to have a chat about my album with Fenella Kernebone. Fenella is a wonderful person with great taste in music and has been running her Sound Lab show on Triple J for several years now. Here is the results:

Gentleforce interview live on triple j’s soundlab by gentleforce

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My album “Sacred Spaces” out now!

So finally it has happened, my album came out last weekend through Feral Media.

Check out Feral’s new site as well as being able to purchase my album here. It only costs $12 AUS dollars for a digital download (in flac, mp3 or wavs) as well as a physical copy sent to your door! Bargain! Also you you can stream or download my track “Learning to Forgive” here.

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