Poly Styrene, Marianne Joan Elliott, 3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011

Avebury April 2011

I recently decided to go on a little journey to Avebury. So myself Mrs Seatman and the small female junior Seatman jumped in the car and of we went.

Despite the horror of the roadworks and delay on the A303 it was a fantastic day out. 

I will not get all mystical about the stones. But Avebury is quite an amazing place. 

If you have never been there I really do recommend you visit. For more pics goto my Flickr page.

Archive Reel 3 Now on Mixcloud

At last Archive Reel 3 is now up and on Mixcloud. On Archive Reel 3 we have Wire, Roj, Jez Stevens, Ivor Cutler, Cilla Black, Popul Vuh, Cybertron, The Soulless Party.......and much much more.

Out in June

Available as a download from iTunes

in June (if all goes to plan)

For all you Freaks Shndg 6

Into The Music Library. Saturday Radio 4

Jonny Trunk of Trunk Records has just presented a program on Radio 4 about Library Music.

If you missed it, this program will be repeated on Saturday 16th April at 15.30. Here is a little bit of text lifted from the Radio 4 site. It should wet your whistle.

It's the music which has surrounded us our whole lives, but which most of us have never quite heard let alone listened to... and nearly all of it made in the UK.

Sometimes called 'Source music', 'Mood Music' or as it's best known, 'Library music': a hugely important part of British sonic history. Its use and purpose is simple: it's well produced, economic music for film, TV, advertising and radio. Never commercially available to the general public, this music was pressed onto vinyl from the 1950s onwards in short, limited quantities and then sent directly to TV production houses and radio stations for use when necessary. From the mid 1960s onwards, as TV and radio productions expanded, so did library music usage. As a result the golden age of TV (and our memories of it) is not only punctuated but dominated by classic library music.

Def worth a listen.

1000 Plateaus Jan 2009

Now here is something I forgot about. A couple of years ago, just before I went of on my travels, and then returned. I was asked to contribute a piece of music for the 1000 Plateaus Digital Potlatch at Havant Arts Centre. 

I still have the piece of music I composed which was called Time to go Mr ?. But I could not locate the film that went with it. But good old Mr Heartfield came to the rescue and had put together a compilation of the visuals/videos used on the night by Myself, Polter, Black Powder Engine and Simon Heartfield. The visuals for Time to go Mr ? were all movies and images from one of my stays in Canada. Time to go Mr ? is the 3rd video on this compilation starting at 4.43. 

Seatman Separator Covers

For over 10 years I have been one third of Electronic bods Seatman Separator with Simon Heartfield and Jack Packer. To be honest Seatman Separator is an on going project that the 3 of us work on as and when we get the time. At the moment though none of us have a lot of time as we all seem to be working on personal projects. 

But there is talk of us all getting together in Autumn 2011.

Working from the top the 1st 6 designs were produced by myself. The bottom row were designed by myself and Simon Heartfield.

The Science Faction from Mercury Trax 3

Music Seatman Separator.

Video Produced by Simon Heartfield & Keith Seatman 

Soon. But not Yet.

Sarah Angliss/SpaceDog

Heard Sarah Angliss/SpaceDog on a recent Phantom Circuit. I have lifted a some of Sarahs Biog from her site. But I really do recommend that you pay it a visit to find out more.
Sarah Angliss Trained in electroacoustics, music and robotics, I specialise in creating 
original sound installations, exhibits and live performances that mix cutting-edge technology with curious or vintage sound equipment and little known stories from the history of science. I’m particularly interested in creating sonic art that enables people to generate or manipulate sound using novel physical elements (e.g. robots; motion sensors). Whenever possible,  I try to avoid compositions that generate music entirely through software – I find algorithmic music is richer and more delightful when it’s coupled to the real world in some meaningful way.

The Dunwich Horror 1940s Radio

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Forbidden Planet Reissue

I was very pleased to find out that the Louis and Bebe Barron Electronic Soundtrack to the Film Forbidden Planet has been reissued by Poppy Disc on vinyl. If you have never heard this wonderful soundtrack, you really are missing out.

Husband and Wife team Louis & Bebe Barron have the distinction of composing the 1st all electronic soundtrack for this 1956 film.  

I recently used Krell Shuttle from the films soundtrack, on my Test Transmision Archive Reel 2

Something from my Past. Psylons

Something from my past.  A couple of promo vids for Psylons

The Emperor of Songs Video was made by Simon Heartfield and remixed by Jim Shaw of The Cranes.

The Bug Video was made by myself and Carl Edwards and produced by J Packer.

From 1986 to 1995 we released 5 singles, 1 Cassette EP,  1 Album.

1 Peel and 1 Kershaw Session and appeared on a few compilation albums

But more on all of this at a later date

I Like This

My Sister gave this to me and I just like it.

consistently mediocre and daydreams

Finally after a very very long time there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The Keith Seatman album Consistently Mediocre and  Daydreams should 

(and I say should) be available on iTunes and Amazon, in May or June. All the post production stuff is done and as you will see, the artwork is done. So best I get a move on.

Return of The Mac

Now I am very happy today. Having just recently had my loft boarded out I can now
get a lot of my old junk out of storage and back from people's houses.
Got my very old Mac SE30 back the other day. I was very keen to start it
up and see what old stuff is on there from my past. 
But forgot that many years ago it went a bit odd and I needed an old Mac floppy start up disc. So if anyone out there has an old OS 7/7.5 Mac Disc I would love a copy. Thank you.
Now back up to the loft for me, and time to start drilling holes through the floor.

Never got to Grips with This

My Sister and I kept getting bought Spirograph for Christmas. 

Spirograph and Super Spirograph. I never really got to grips with Spirograph. 

Finally I got Flight Deck and Super Flight Deck. 20 mins of Airfix Flight Deck fun.

Then of down the Park.........again.

Found Objects: More Thomas Leer

Found Objects: More Thomas Leer: "Following on from Phantom Circuit's Thomas Leer & Robert Rental post. I have decided that a bit more Thomas Leer would not go amiss.Alon..."

A Twister Valley Birthday

Well what a weekend it has been. I was invited to DJ at Mr Douglas E Powell's Birthday Doo at Twister Valley in North Devon. And what a great evening it was. 
Also playing tunes on the night were Mr Jim Jupp (Ghost Box) who played a truly marvelous set that included all sorts of goodies, from the likes of Ennio Morricone to The New Vaudeville Band's Winchester Cathedrel (this made me very happy) Before Mr Jupp, The ever wonderful Linda Spence got things moving with some Soul Funk and Reggae grooves which included a Reggae version of the Theme to Coronation Street. Finally Matt Brown and Shaun Winfield who played a great set between them starting with some old Country and Western Classics running through to some very choice 60s tunes. ( (my fav was Jackie Lee's On White Horses)
Visual oddness on the night was supplied by Mr Jez Stevens who entertained every one with some superb projections and slides.
I do believe Mr Powell was very happy with Night, and to show his appreciation he told me a very silly but funny joke about 3 balloons.
I should take this opportunity to mention that myself and Mr Powell have agreed to collaborate on yet another re-working of  the old folk song The Bells of Paradise.  This we hope to make available as a download at a later date.
Please check out the Alva version on Songs of Witchcraft and Magic.
Keith Seatman's set on the night
Public Information intro
The Fall                     Glam Racket
The Flashing Blade Theme
Blue Bambinos            A Sharpe B Flat
Buff Medways             Troubled Mind
Sandi Shelton              Your'e Gonna Need Me
Pink Floyd                   Three Four
Louis & Babe Baron      Krell Shuttle
XTC                             The Man who Sailed around his soul
Chicha Libra                  Popcorn Andino
Benny Spellman             Fortune Teller
David Cain                     Radio  Stoke on Trent 
Dave & Ansal Collins      Double Barrel
Twisted Tongue             Got a Really Good Thing     
Bernard Cribbins            Gossip Calypso
The Monks                    Lift Off
Tony Christie                 Season of The Witch
Ivor Cutler                     Barabadabada
Patti Seymour               The Silencer

The Last Days of Man on Earth??? The Final Program

The Final Program was called The Last Days of Man on Earth when it was released in America. Not sure why that was????? The film starred Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling Hayden, Harry Andrews and Patrick Magee.

Not to keen on what they did to the ending of the film. Not sure why they

did not stick to the original ending from the book. All that said, I did like the film.