Yer moonthly update from highpoint lowlife!

Most energy this month has been in preparation for our London gig this weekend:

Highpoint Lowlife presents
TOWARDS THE SINGULARITY
sunday 31st august, 7pm
Cafe Oto, Dalston, London

A very special show at Dalston's new art/venue space, Cafe Oto, with four acts
playing throughout the evening:

live:
THE VILLAGE ORCHESTRA utilizing a specially prepared Max/MSP patch and joined by
fellow Marcian Bryan/Beaker doing visuals with Jitter, perform a unique
audio/visual psychogeography themed performance based around the neighbourhood
of Dalston.

MANDELBROT SET moving from slow-motion tranquillity, swelling into a barely
restrained chaotic noise opus.

ERSTLAUB Debut London show for scotland’s master of dark miserabilism. Working
extensively with micromodular synthesis, creating immersive brooding drones and
dense atmospheric soundscapes.

FIGHTING KITES instrumental three piece from London, utilizing various
combinations of two guitars, two basses, two loop pedals, a drum kit and
anything else at hand to make noise.

pre-show DJing and between band performances from Chris Dooks' Bovine Life
Support System.

More details at:
http://www.last.fm/event/696206

should be ace!

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[HPLL028] STRAY GHOST - LOSTHILDE

Last month's new release, Stray Ghost - Losthilde, has been receiving some
lovely praise from a couple of sources:

"It is essential, though, that you get your jaws around the latest offering from
the London stable. A simply colossal offering from Stray Ghost, in the shape of
'Losthilde'." Angry Ape

"With the four epic tracks of Losthilde, Stray Ghost, aka Ant Saggers, has
crafted an engrossing and emotion-rich essay on (a) loss." Mapsadaisical

"one of the most successful hybrids of quiet reflection and fierce noise that
I’ve heard for a while, but never gets stuck in that quiet-build-loud-end
cliché."
Music Musings and Miscellany

Theres still about 50 CD copies left, and also high quality mp3s downloads:
http://highpointlowlife.com/releaseinfo.php?id=28

[HPLL029] ERSTLAUB - I AM THE LINE DRAWN IN THE SAND BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE
DEAD

Dave Fyans' second full length album for Highpoint Lowlife - *might* well be
ready for this sunday's gig - we're currently hard at work finishing off the art
and assembly for it, but will definitely be on the site by next week.
Its epic!!

and finally a wee free web release for you all too:

[HPW031] KIRBY DITKO - SNOT EP

Kirby Ditko is the project of 23 year old California native, Steven Kirby,
taking his name from an amalgamation of the original and best Marvel Comics
artists - Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby.

He started making his beats originally for use in soundtracking the skateboard
videos he and his friends were making, but after encouragement from friends, he
started sending out some demo versions of his own brand of bass heavy electronic
hip hop. One of those demos reached us here at HPLL and plans are in the works
for a full release.

The SNOT EP is made up of two of his most recent tracks to give you a taster of
whats to come. Grab it from:

http://highpointlowlife.com/webrelease.php?id=32

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thanks, and if yer london, hope to see you on sunday!

thor