Tickets to Camp 2012 are now sold out! BUT there are still chances to get tickets.

A)      There will no doubt be some people who can’t make camp and need to sell their ticket for whatever reason. I will start a waiting list and if a current ticket holder emails me looking to onsell their ticket, you may be able to get a ticket this way. Obviously no guarantees that you’ll get a ticket, but you may as well be on the list. Email: alowhum@gmail.com and put “waiting list” in the subject line.

B)      A current ticket holder may look to do a private sale.  People may be selling their tickets on the Facebook event page http://www.facebook.com/events/224972704180484/

For information about ticket transfers, read below before purchasing or selling a ticket.

Info on buying/selling tickets

First off: No tickets may be sold, traded, exchanged etc after 9pm Monday Feb 6th. The gate list will be locked in at this point. I must be informed before then

If you buy another persons ticket to Camp, that is totally cool, however there is a simple procedure. Once you have purchased you need to ask the current holder of the ticket to email: campusalh@gmail.com with their name and ticket number, they need to also email me your  name and email address. I will then email confirmation to you, the new ticket holder.

Tickets may not be sold for more than face value ($228 if they paid by credit card). If tickets are sold on trademe, they must have a “buynow” of $228 or less. If somebody tries to sell you a ticket for more, please let me know and I’ll get in touch with them to refund at standard amount and sell their ticket to you. I won’t tolerate people trying to profit from selling their ticket.

JAn 26th: Camp will sell out ANY day. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow..

Please don’t miss out. http://alowhum.com/camp-a-low-hum/enrol/

When they are sold out, I will make annoucement right here.

A LOW HUM presents
From Brooklyn, NYC

Aa (Big A little a)

Feb 16 – Arc Theatre, Whanganui
Feb 17 – Mighty Mighty, Wellington
Feb 18 – Whammy Bar, Auckland

http://www.facebook.com/events/127388980706195/

Aa (”Big A little a”) has been one of the most restlessly innovative bands in Brooklyn over the past 10 years, steadily evolving their unique, intensely stylized brand of DIY maximalism through frequently-changing lineups and instrumentation. Like an ADD-afflicted Boredoms or Aphex Twin re-imagined as a self-taught marching band, the group’s polyrhythmic sound evokes elements of global dance, hardcore, electro, psych, and other influences with a sensibility that transcends pastiche to create something bracingly new. Now featuring multiple hybrid acoustic/electronic drummers, dense, laptop-generated soundscapes, heavily processed vocals, and a distinctive, starkly minimal light show, Aa’s live performances are atmospheric, frenetic, and constantly surprising.

“Not just noise, not just drums, but something that reaches ecstatic, bombastic heights.” – Pitchfork

ALL SHOWS ARE (cheap as) DOORSALES ONLY

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A LOW HUM presents

Dan Deacon and Ensemble

(Five-piece live band from the US of A)
+ Golden Axe

http://www.facebook.com/events/266351360073828

Dan Deacon loved New Zealand so much last time he was here he asked to come back, this time, bringing a bunch of his friends.

No amount of text can describe how amazing this will be.

AUCKLAND: Whammy, Feb 3rd
WELLINGTON: San Fran Bath House, Feb 4th
NELSON: Playhouse Cafe, Feb 5th
CHRISTCHURCH: Dux Live, Feb 6th
DUNEDIN: Chicks Hotel, Feb 7th

Special super-cheap pre-sales for all shows only $15+ booking fee!, on sale RIGHT NOW, click on “tickets” above, or buy from Undertheradar. http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/tour/id/1804/title/Dan-Deacon-and-Ensemble.utr

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A Low Hum is helping friends from accross the Tasman CONSUME present a show in Wellington.

REGURGITATOR w/ Disasteradio

JAN 18 Wellington – SAN FRAN BATH HOUSE

http://www.facebook.com/events/245943258798925/

Word is now out that REGURGITATOR have patched themselves onto the 2012 BIG DAY OUT… given they are finally making the trek to the sorely missed New Zealand for the Auckland Big Day Out… their travel consultant accidentally ticketed them into Wellington so they are taking advantage of this blunder and have added in a superhappyfuntimes set at the SFBH with erstwhile compatriot DISASTERADIO onboard for a serious whacking.

This will be a extensive set covering everything from the new album SuperHappyFuntimesFriends back across the great wide catalogue with an always healthy dose of UNIT to hopefully leave the room sweating with happiness.

Tickets from “tickets” abvoe, RPM on Vivian Street, Slowboat Records and from Under The Radar: http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/tickets/ID/1882/Regurgitator.utr

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And of course…..CAMP!!!!!

Click on CALH above

Dan Deacon loved New Zealand so much last time he was here he asked to come back, but this time, bringing a bunch of his friends.

No amount of text can describe how amazing this will be.

A Low Hum presents
Dan Deacon and Ensemble (Five-piece live band from the US of A)
+ Golden Axe

AUCKLAND: Whammy, Feb 3rd
WELLINGTON: San Fran Bath House, Feb 4th
NELSON: Playhouse Cafe, Feb 5th
CHRISTCHURCH: Dux Live, Feb 6th
DUNEDIN: Chicks Hotel, Feb 7th

Special super-cheap pre-sales for all shows only $15+ booking fee!, on sale RIGHT NOW, here: http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/tour/id/1804/title/Dan-Deacon-and-Ensemble.utr

Facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=266351360073828&

Tickets for CALH2012 are on sale now. Click on CALH above.

Typically cheesy highlights of CALH 2011 below:

Class Photos from 2011 here

CAMP A LOW HUM 2012

Tickets for Camp A Low Hum 2012 go on sale ($220 NZD) on the afternoon of Aug 5th, right here.

You should add yourself to the facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=224972704180484 (remember, there are less tickets avail then there were in 2011)

OPEN CALL FOR CAMP POSTER ART

As most who attend Camp A Low Hum are aware, each year I like to get several artists to contribute poster art for various uses; online before the event, in the camp booklet, on the cover of the booklet, screen-printed and sold at the event and on the official t-shirt. I normally find artists by stumbling around the internet, but this year I’d love them to find me.

I’d like to find more illustrators keen on doing poster art so am doing something I’ve never done and offering a handful of free camp tickets, before tickets go on sale on August 5th.

This is an open call for Camp A Low Hum 2012 artwork submissions. Any submission I end up using for the event will receive one free ticket in return, value $220 NZD or $100 cash. Up to five submissions might be chosen. Even if I don’t end up using your work for Camp, I might commission something else – I have some exciting projects coming up before and after Camp that require artwork too.

Brief:

-Poster art must be an illustration. Everything on poster must be 100% created by you including type. The only text allowed is: Camp A Low Hum 2012 – it can be as clear or as ambiguous as you wish.

-A maximum of three colours are to be used, in order for it to be suitable for screen-printing. You may use less colours, I have used one colour (black) art in the past.  Don’t worry if you are not sure how to prepare work for screen-printing.

-Please create artwork at A3 size.

-The choice of imagery and style is totally open – a giant cock and balls, frolicking baby deer, a portrait of Prince Harry – whatever.

-Poster must not be full bleed (contained in a box), ie: click below to see samples of what is acceptable.

http://alowhum.com/camp-a-low-hum/calh2012/poster-brief/

To be eligible, you must email me ( alowhum@gmail.com ) a screen resolution jpg (72pdi – maximum file size 1mb) by 6pm on August 3rd. I will inform those whose art I will use by midday on August 5th before tickets go on sale. I know the notice is short, but that is the point – I want to find artists who can produce awesome work to a deadline. If you don’t complete in time, you are welcome to send me the art still, and I’ll keep you in mind for future projects, but you won’t be eligible to receive a ticket.

NB.

Submissions will be kept private. Apologies to those artists whose work I am not able to use. If the idea of spending ages producing something that may not be used scares you, maybe work on a piece that could be adapted easily for a different usage.

There will be no other free tickets offered to Camp A Low Hum 2012 – this is a one-off. Tickets go on sale August 5th.

The class photos from Campus 2011 will be online from August 5th too, and I’m currently working on the edited video highlights from 2011, so you can expect to see that in the next month or so. If you have some video footage from Campus, please email me asap: alowhum@gmail.com

INFO FOR BANDS/ARTISTS WISHING TO BE INVOLVED WITH CALH2012

Any bands or artists wanting to be involved should click here to find out info: http://alowhum.com/camp-a-low-hum/performingexhibiting/

DISASTERADIO – Charisma on 12” Vinyl and CD digi-pak – PAY AS YOU LIKE (NZ release)

So me and Disasteradio are in the middle of an 80 show world tour, about to leave Europe to the US in a few days. We’re back in NZ later in the year and doing a little tour to celebrate coming back and also the first vinyl release on my label.

‘Cause I’m kind of a dick and don’t like doing things the normal way and because doing pay-as-you-like for the digital release of Charisma worked really well, we’ve decided to do something pretty ridiculous and (in New Zealand) offer pay-as-you-like for the physical release of Charisma as well, on either vinyl or CD digi-pak.

You can pay whatever you wish. No judgements at all. If you want a copy and don’t have much cash, please don’t think we’ll be offended at a small amount offered. It’s an experiment to see what people are still prepared/able to pay for physical stuff and if we can do this in the future. No big deal if it backfires, It’s not like I’m a stranger to losing money on ridiculous schemes anyway.

PS. If you already bought physical stuff full price on the nets, we will do something special for you.

NZ TOUR DATES

7 Oct, Kings Arms, Auckland
14 Oct, The Archive, Christchurch
15 Oct, TBA, Dunedin
21 Oct, Arc Theatre, Wanganui
28 Oct, San Fran Bath House, Wellington

Facebook event and more info will appear here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=238599742825279

Still a bunch of US and Australian tour dates to come, to check them out goto: http://www.facebook.com/disasteradio?sk=app_308540029359

VIDEOS!

I’ve just uploaded a li’l highlight video of the Disasteradio tour so far featuring footage I shot from almost all of the 38 shows played so far. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBtmPxLRfbM. Shows in squats, house parties, bars, DIY venues, outdoor festivals, city festivals, student parties, cellars, in a kindergarten and even in a boat on Lake Geneva.

If you want to see an unedited clip with actual live audio from a festival appearance in France, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5nEkbDDUg

Gravy Rainbows success on the internets (now upto 400k+ views) was highlighted by this US TV show a wee while ago who screened this on US and Aussie cable TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWJV0s7dZfQ it’s real good.

TOUR DATES

EUROPE
22 April Electric Feel Festival, Dqliq, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
23 April Lila Eule, Bremen, Germany
28 April Charlies, Kristiansand, Norway
29 April Sting, Stavanger, Norway
30 April Bergenfest, Bergen, Norway
11 May Bla, Oslo, Norway
14 May Modulated Grand Prix, Kristiansand, Norway
19 May TBA Rennes, France
20 May Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
21 May L’Mono, Bilbao, Spain
26 May Nintendisco @ 93 Feet East London, England, ( Special show. Disasteradio onstage at 9:45pm. Free Entry!!! 11pm close.)
27 May Bad Uncle Presents @ Fuel, Manchester, England
28 May British Wildlife Presents, Leeds, England
1 June Café Video, Ghent, Belgium
2 June Green Vibrations Festival, Enschede, Netherlands
3 June Local Des Jeunes, Bievre, Belgium
4 June Kraftfeld, Winterthur, Switzerland
14 June Cafe Gloksee, Hanover, Germany
16 June Private Party, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17 June Mad Café, Liege, Belgium
18 June De Onderbroek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
22 June Dqliq, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
23 June TAC, Eindhoven, Netherlands
24 June Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats, Evreux, France
25 June Emmeloord, De Klos, Netherlands
30 June Festival de la Cité, Lausanne, Switzerland
1 July Clandestino, Faenza, Italy
2 July TBA, Geneve, Switzerland
5 July Hafenkneipe, Zurich, Switzerland
6 July Feierwerk, (w/ Trans Am) Munich, Germany
7 July La Buena Onda, St. Gallen, Switzerland
8 July TBA, Linz, Austria
9 July Cafe Hostel, Budejovice, Czech Republic
14 July 330Live, Den Haag, Netherlands
15 July AMAZING FESTIVAL, TBA Somewhere, Norway
16 July Wetterleuchten Festival, Innsbruck, Austria

USA
July 20 TBA, Boston, MA
July 21 TBA, NYC, NY
July 22 The Soft House, Baltimore, MD
July 23 Concrete, Virginia Beach, VA
July 24 Hunter-Gatherer, Columbia, SC
July 25 Burro Bar, Jacksonville, FL
July 26 Engine Room, Tallahassee, FL
July 28 The Litter Box, Carbondale, IL
July 29 TBA, Chicago, IL
July 30 Nebraska Pop Festival, Omaha, NE
July 31 Rhinoceropolis, Denver, CO
Aug 4 Half off Books, Whittier, CA
Aug 5 The Smell, Los Angeles, CA

AUSTRALIA (all shows with Regurgitator)
10 Aug Armidale Uni, Armidale, Aus
11 Aug CBD Hotel, Newcastle, Aus
12 Aug Uni Bar, Wollongong, Aus
13 Aug Manning Bar, Sydney, Aus
14 Aug Anu Bar, Canberra, Aus
18 Aug Great Northern, Byron Bay, Aus
19 Aug Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast, Aus
20 Aug The Hi-fi, Brisbane, Aus
21 Aug Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra, Aus
25 Aug Bended Elbow, Ballarat, Aus
26 Aug The Hi-fi, Melbourne, Aus
27 Aug Bended Elbow, Geelong, Aus
28 Aug Brisbane Hotel, Hobart, Aus
31 Aug The Gov, Adelaide, Aus
1 Sept The Prince, Bunbury, Aus
2 Sept Studio 146, Albany, Aus
3 Sept Amplifier Bar, Perth, Aus
4 Sept Newport Hotel, Fremantle, Aus

THAT WAS AWESOME!

Check out all the reviews and stuff below.

If you know of some photos, videos, blog reports or reviews you reckon I should link to, email me: alowhum@gmail.com

Radio

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/music101/camp_a_low_hum/camp_a_low_hum_2011 – Radio New Zealand’s interviews and coverage.

http://www.95bfm.com/default,198573,gig-review-camp-a-low-hum.sm – 95bfm podcast

Blogs and Reviews

http://antheawhittle.com/ – “Life on Campus”

http://willowships.blogspot.com/2011/03/backlogcampus-2011.html – scroll down for photos

http://nzvanette.blogspot.com/2011/02/low-hum.html

http://ouicherry.blogspot.com/2011/02/campus-low-hum.html

http://foxhoundmusic.blogspot.com/2011/02/campus-low-hum-2011.html

http://blog.joannaeaton.com/post/3289558997/calh2011

http://www.last.fm/user/jdub_dub/journal/2011/02/17/482x9d_campus_a_low_hum_2011

http://blog.flyingnun.co.nz/2011/02/18/a-campus-a-low-hum/ Blog from Roger Shepherd (Flying Nun)

http://thecolourofmyloveforyou.blogspot.com/2011/02/campus-low-hum-2011.html

http://www.salient.org.nz/features/campus-a-low-hum-2011

http://entirelyrelevant.blogspot.com/2011/02/too-hot-for-pants-tonight.html CALH shots from halfway down

http://becausegoodbye.tumblr.com/post/3201216454/sory-kandia-kouyate-chants-de-rejouissance-im

http://ripitup.co.nz/contentitem/review-campus-a-low-hum-2011/1742 – RIU online

http://harrowkimchi.blogspot.com/2011/02/camp-low-hum-round-3.html

http://fayelists.tumblr.com/post/3356078552/campus-a-low-hum-2011

http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2011/02/19/campus-a-low-hum-2011/

http://thebigcity.co.nz/tag/campus – day by day breakdowns including photos, click on each heading.

http://anchortongue.tumblr.com/post/3398481449/sooooooo-lately-i-went-to-calh-and-it-was

http://thecorner.co.nz/2011/02/15/campus-a-low-hum-2011/

http://escapexboard.blogspot.com/2011/02/campus-low-hum-2011.html

Blogs/Photos by members of Toro Y Moi

http://damnkidtrails.blogspot.com/2011/02/calh-2011.html

http://fuckitparty.tumblr.com/page/8

Photos

http://www.threethousand.com.au/gallery/campus-a-low-hum-2011/1/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/caribouband/5494922444/in/set-72157626064050111/#/photos/caribouband/5494345039/in/set-72157626064050111/lightbox/ – Caribou’s photos of CALH

Camp A Low Hum on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=camp+a+low+hum&s=rec

Campus A Low Hum on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=rec&w=all&q=campus+a+low+hum&m=text

http://vehementoolbox.blogspot.com/2011/03/calh-2011-1.html

Neon Sleep / Rachel Brandon

http://www.neonsleep.com/calh2011thursday/ – DAY 1

http://www.neonsleep.com/calh2011friday/ – DAY 2

http://www.neonsleep.com/calh2011saturday/ – DAY 3

http://www.neonsleep.com/calh2011sunday/ – DAY 4

http://falsehorizons.blogspot.com/2011/02/schools-in-bulls.html - Small Selection of Rachel Brandons photos

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/music101/camp_a_low_hum/gallery11 – Radio NZ Gallery

Video

http://www.youtube.com/user/villagevideoco?feature=chclk#p/c/EB98E623FF253E35 A HEAP of videos. Select on the right had side. Too many bands to list. More prob added too, so subscribe.

For some others, try this: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=videos&search_query=campus+a+low+hum+-villagevideoco&search_sort=video_date_uploaded&suggested_categories=10&uni=3

http://iheart-magazine.tumblr.com/post/3378925258/the-opposite-of-coachella-please-dont-go – from IHEART (FR)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aem1TNyf2Cs&feature=player_embedded – Arch Hill Recordings’ trip to camp

http://vimeo.com/20425498 – By Nick Robinson

BTW. Class Photos and highlights from CALHTV will be online before the end of April. Check back on www.alowhum.com from mid April.

Big update coming soon. Come back.

For the past few years I’ve been a a huge fan of the tracks Leno Lovecraft has been sending me over email, and I’m so stoked that it’s finally time to share them with everybody! On feb 4th, that’s NOW, I’ll be releasing the debut 6-track EP from Leno Lovecraft, called #1

Download it now! Pay as you like or free!

http://lenolovecraft.bandcamp.com/

Everybody who is hearing this EP is losing their mind.

If you’re in Auckland, you can catch Leno Lovecraft playing a live set at Cassette 9 TONIGHT. Details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139050106157752

He’ll be playing a special release party in Christchurch on Feb 26th at Goodbye Blue Monday, and stay tuned for details of a killer Wellington release party, though you should go see him play after High Places at Happy tomorrow night!