A LOW HUM

To view the gallerys of photos, click here: http://alowhum.picturepush.com/

Click on the thumbnails to view larger version, to then download a high resolution copy, click on the larger version.

Photos taken by Abby Cattermole.

Photo by Ben Butcher
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=43641971929 The official CALH facebook group

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=43641971929   The official CALH facebook group

REVIEWS
http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/1865Review in NZMusician Magazine
http://www.capitaltimes.co.nz/article/2733/Camptimes.html Review in Wellingtons Capital Times
http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/3858787  Review by Andy Hazel for Mess and Noise
http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/liveReview/CID/53/N/Campus-A-Low-Hum-2010.utr Review on Under The Radar
http://thekitchensink.co.nz/totems-flare/campus-report-card/ – Review on The Kitchen Sink
http://morphmagazine.co.nz/component/content/article/40-articles/94-too-cool-for-school-campus-a-low-hum-2010.html – Review by Morph Magazine
BLOGS
http://pissingonthemainframe.blogspot.com/2010/01/camp-low-hum-2010.html
http://thecolourofmyloveforyou.blogspot.com/2010/01/calh.html
http://harrowkimchi.blogspot.com/2010/02/campus-low-hum.html 
http://myjewelsgoldandgems.blogspot.com/
http://crackhouse5.blogspot.com/2010/01/campus-killed-us-dead-i-aint-got-no.html
http://www.sonorouscircle.com/tag/a-low-hum/
FORUMS
http://www.messandnoise.com/discussions/3784970
http://www.smallnightin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3516&start=0
http://cheeseontoast.co.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5
http://toohotforpants.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=652
http://www.outofkilter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2886
http://www.what-the-funk.com/showthread.php?t=4433
PHOTOS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachel_brandon/collections/72157623169102015/ – Photos by Rachel Brandon
http://longexposurephotos.blogspot.com/search/label/campus%20a%20low%20hum Photos by Ben Butcher
http://longexposurephotos.blogspot.com/2010/02/campus-low-hum-2010-deluxe-edition.html More Photos by Ben Butcher
http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/campus-a-low-hum-2010-photos/ – Photos on EMJ
http://fknhell.tumblr.com/
VIDEOS
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=campus+low+hum&search_type=&aq=f A bunch of stuff on Youtube
http://vimeo.com/9286171 – Dan Deacons ENTIRE pool set.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvY9gPwUhJc – So So Modern

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs160.snc3/18780_449215940499_595000499_10707098_7474022_n.jpg  

Overall, THANK YOU. It was for me everything I imagined. SO Stoked.

Campus A Low Hum 2010

SOLD OUT. Though to go on waiting list incase I get any returns, email: alowhum@gmail.com

Check out www.campusalh.com for details on the location, and the announcement of the Roller Disco! The Campus map will be online very soon.

Fields  of Dreams

100% Sold Out! So sorry to those who missed out on tix.  Please don’t ask me for some, its completely sold out.

http://alowhum.com/nye/

The Dodos and Daedelus – Jan 29th, Bodega

Two absolutely amazing acts from the US are going to be playing some shows in NZ late January, I’m putting together awesome all night long double bill show in Wellington on Jan 29th.

$30 will get you the early show of The Dodos + Orchestra of Spheres and free entry into the late show of Daedelus and Signer. Tickets from www.undertheradar.co.nz or Real Groovy Wellington.

THE DODOS (Live) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McA1dM_FtEg

DAEDELUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYElsvpB8RA&feature=fvwe1

DAEDELUS (Live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G65TXujhYxQ

THE DODOS (MYSPACE) http://www.myspace.com/thedodos

DAEDELUS (MYSPACE) http://www.myspace.com/daedelusdarling

• Just Daedelus and Signer show is $15
• Daedelus is also playing shows in Christchurch and Auckland, Dodos are also playing in Auckland and Leigh.

FACEBOOK EVENT

Signer

Signer’s “Next we bring you the Fire” is in shops now!!

NZ Herald Review here

You can download two free mp3s from the album “Languidly Toot” and “+Kicks and Kicks” from here

GAYWYRE

I don’t normally do this, infact, i pretty much never do this, but there is this band in Wellington who are seriously a good time live, and they are doing an EP release show this Friday at Bodega. I didn’t think it was possible to have this much fun at a metal show, but please, if you like it heavy and if you like a goodtime (and slightly erotic), don’t miss this show! Only $5 too.

FACEBOOK EVENT

GAYWYRE MYSPACE

Campus A Low Hum 2010
I’m gonna try not to talk too much about Campus right here, as soon as I start even thinking about it I get all choked up at how incredible it’s going to be and I can’t say anything. Thought I’d just try to calm down, and lay out some facts.

Two of the parties happening at Campus 2010 have been announced. CALH’s very own Orientation party and Leavers Formal. Details above, click on CALH

Tickets are still available, but selling hell fast

The Christchurch Travel Special is all sold out. Sorry to those who missed out.

There are details on the site now about the bus I have organised from Wellington to Campus and back, this will likely also sell out real soon, so please book fast!

The D.I.C.K Mixtape swap is back for 2010, though with a twist. Details on the website soon!

Dorm Rooms are selling quickly. Book one ASAP if you want one.

Camp A Low Hum 2009
Blair Young from Glasgow made a real sweet little edit of highlights of his time at Camp ’09, currently only on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=178502233053

Fields of Dreams
Tickets are going swell for the inaugural Fields of Dreams at Camp Wainui this NYE. They’ll all be sold out pretty soon, don’t be a typical kiwi and slack around buying tickets and be stuck at some boring pub gig on NYE, while we’re out under the stars.

Tickets are only $30 for 2 days of relaxed beauty and 2 nights of chaotic party.

http://alowhum.com/nye/

It’s been a very quiet 2009 for A Low Hum, the label. The one and only CD I’ll be releasing in 2009 is coming out November 23rd and I am so proud that it’s the third album from the one and only SIGNER! His new album “Next we Bring you the Fire” I guess is best described as “pop infused lush shoegaze ambient techno”, though…just have a listen, cause that description sounds absolutely terrible. The NZ release of the album features two tracks not on the US Carpark Records release.

You can download an mp3 of the new single +kicks and kicks here: http://www.alowhum.com/free/Signer_kicksandkicks.zip

And, click on “Free MP3s” above to download another track from the album called “Languidly Toot”.

Disasteradio
D-rad is heading off in one week for his third totally self funded European tour and is having a HUGE fundraising show this Saturday at Bodega in Wellington. Two floors of party with friends Gaywyre, Reptilian Future Cops, The Postures, Cartoon, Body 125, Cult of the Cobra, Tengu and KazaamBLAM!

Bodega, Sat Nov 7th. 9pm. $10
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176981508627&index=1

Campus A Low Hum 2010
*^#*! Tickets have only been on sale for three weeks, and Campus is already just under HALF sold out!! It’s gonna sell out soon. Real soon. All you need to do to secure a place is put down a $50 deposit. Easy. Please don’t miss out, trust me, you’ll be hearing about how awesome Campus was for the rest of your life.
http://alowhum.com/camp-a-low-hum/enrolments/

I’ll be announcing details of some of the things you need to know in advance over the next couple of weeks, details about some of the sweet parties and some homework you can start doing over summer in preparation for term 1. Keep checking back at www.campusalh.com every week. First additional announcements this weekend.

Fields of Dreams
Fields of Dreams is happening at Camp Wainui this New Years Eve, people may recognise Camp Wainui from such events as Camp A Low Hum 2009, except this time, there are tons less people, heaps less bands and you can tent wherever you want over the huge space.

This is NOT Camp(us).This isn’t the kind of party you can come to by yourself and have heaps of fun, there aren’t tons of bands and crazy amounts of stuff to do, Fields of Dreams is created for groups of friends who want to get together out of the city and hang out in a beautiful stress free environment not packed full of idiots and maybe watch some bands, or not.

Fields of Dreams runs over two days and nights. Just roll up anytime from midday on Dec 31st. Bands won’t be on till around 9pm or so, but please come and hang out, or arrive later…whatever.

Because I imagine people will want to crash out most of Jan 1st and I’d need to pay for an extra days rental so as not to kick people out early…i figured I may as well keep the party going, so if you want to hang around for a new years day party, please do. Again, bands kicking in around 8pm, but there will be people to hang out with all day.

Basically… just bring some friends, some drinks and either entertain yourselves in this stunningly beautiful location, or hang out and watch some bands. Pretty simple.

Dec 31/Jan 1, 2010. 2 days/nights.
VERY LIMITED Tickets just $30. Click on NYE above to sort tickets.
Bunk rooms available.

Other interesting tidbits – Friends of A Low Hum

SOSO & D-RAD TOUR
So So Modern have finally come out of the debut album recording hiatus to play some shows around the country, several with Disasteradio
Oct 9th – Eye of Night, Wanganui
Oct 10th – The Stomach, Palmerston North
Oct 15th – Wunderbar, Lyttelton with Disasteradio
Oct 16th – Refuel, Dunedin with Disasteradio
Oct 17th – Media Club, Christchurch (AA) with Disasteradio
Oct 17th – GBBM, Christchurch (R18)
Oct 31st – SFBH, Wellington

OTA and LHAWKE
Long-time friends and coincidentally, both members of my old “band” – The Fantastical Blink Band, Nik (Over the Atlantic) and Pip (Ladyhawke) will be touring NZ together real soon, Pip has just dropped her new single (which name checks OTA) “Magic” and I think OTA are releasing a special digital only release to coincide with the tour as well. After the tour Nik will be going to LA to record a Psychic Powers record for US label Geographic North. (A video me and Nik made for a PP song: “Wellington”, will be on youtube soon)

Nik has also made a video for one of my fav ever Over the Atlantic songs – Jen, only avail so far on the compilation I released at Camp in ’09, but I think the track might be on the digital release EP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j7cS5MOMx0

Was school the best time of your life?

Was it the worst time of your life?

What if school was the most inspiring, revelatory, exciting and dreamlike period of your entire life, where amazing shit was constantly happening everywhere and your teachers were your friends and your friends were the sound of a thousand high fives.

It’s happening.

Campus A Low Hum is taking place at a historical agricultural college just outside of Bulls. Sitting unused since 1989, this incredible site features a Gymnasium, Library, Classrooms, Dorms and heaps more on a large landscaped property. The first term of Campus A Low Hum will begin soon. Will you enrol?

I have retained everything that was special about the Camp A Low Hum philosophy: intimate performances, small crowds, multiple environments, renegade performances, no band announcements, multiple performances by bands, spontaneous party action – and taken it bak 2 skool and added a whole bunch of new concepts to make it a brand new experience.

Campus A Low Hum will feature just as many amazing live music performances as you’ve come to expect (in 2009 over 100 acts played, including renegades). But Campus A Low Hum is not just about music, it’s about bringing together a whole bunch of creative ideas and interactive experiences. Anything awesome that is happening anywhere could make its way onto Campus.

And don’t worry, wagging and studying is encouraged at CALH, particularly with some sweet sand dunes and a beach only 5 minutes down the road. And you don’t need mum’s permission for the field trips.

There’s even the possibility of hooking up one of the (very limited) dorm rooms at the Campus for those who don’t want to tent it. Frat party.

CAMPUS A LOW HUM 2010
BULLS
TERM 1 – JAN 23/24/25
$200
Enrol by clicking on CALH above

As usual, if you can’t pay the full tuition now, you can just make a deposit. Also, I have a very special travel offer for those from the South Island…but you need to be QUICK!

Camp A Low Hum 2009 sold out very early and I am not increasing the allotted tickets for CALH2010 by much at all, so don’t let the dog eat your homework and miss out on the first ever term of Campus A Low Hum.

PS. If you were expecting some sort of band announcement obviously you don’t know me yet.

CALH 2010 is announced this Wednesday when tickets go on sale!
The vision I have been working on is realised. It’s happening!!

New location!
New dates!
New name!

Ticket price will remain $200, and will go on sale on Wednesday, so get that money together and get ready!
Check back here on Wednesday!

If you want to check out highlights from Camp 2009, just made live this morning! Check the video above

Other cool stuff in A Low Hum land. I am very excited to be releasing the new album from SIGNER! His first in 5 years. To download a single, click on artists above and choose SIGNER

I am planning an awesome NYE party in Wellington. Stay tuned to alowhum.com. Announcement – Oct 1.

Over the Atlantic are playing a warm up show before their upcoming tour with Ladyhawke this Saturday night at Mighty Mighty in Wellington.
Facebook Event

May2009

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A Low Hum Party in London!

After the awesome A Low Hum party in Melbourne last year, this time I’m throwing a sweet party in London at the awesome Vibe Bar on Brick Lane. Helped by Spacific, I’ve programmed the top floor and they have programmed the bottom floor of a two level all awesome party on Sat May 23rd.

TWO FLOORS OF AWESOME
Sat May 23rd, Vibe Bar, Brick Lane, 8pm
Upstairs – Disasteradio, Batrider, Bang Bang Eche
Downstairs – Ajax, Tim Squier, DJericho, Regan

Disasteradio vs Europe Summer 2009

Disasteradio from Wellington has just completed a three week tour of the US playing killer shows all over the country, but he is on the eve of the main reason for this summer tour, the attack on Europe!

Playing shows in twelve different countries including eight summer festivals with some of the most awesome names in music including La Terra Trema in France with Deerhoof, Synch in Greece with Tortoise and Squarepusher, Off Festival in Poland with The National and Spiritualized, Standon Festival in the UK with Ladytron, Wilsonic Festival in Slovakia with Junior Boys and Hot Chip. As well as all that, Disasteradio is headlining Weirdofest in Brussels, Belgium – an event headlined last year by Dan Deacon.

With shows already booked in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Belgium, The Czech Republic and Luxembourg and many more shows to be confirmed, Disasteradio’s 2009 World tour is turning out to be one of the most comprehensive completed by an underground NZ act.

Along on the tour with Disasteradio is friend and awesome local video maker Simon Ward who is filming a day by day video diary of the tour. You can keep up with the diaries at: http://alowhum.com/blinks-blog/

16 May UK London – Blow Up Club / Bar Rumba
18 May UK Hull – The Adelphi
19 May UK Leeds – British Wildlife Night / Brudenell Social Club
20 May UK Edinburgh – Henrys Cellar Bar
21 May UK Aberdeen – Dirty Hearts Club / Snafu
22 May UK Glasgow – Bloc
23 May UK London – Be Presents / Proud Galleries
23 May UK London – A Low Hum in London / Vibe Bar
27 May UK Stamford – Mama Liz’s
28 May UK Brighton – Artrocker Club
29 May FRANCE Nantes – Sputnik
30 May FRANCE Cherbourg – La Terra Trema Festival / Kaluma
05 June UK London – Pearl Flash / Old Blue Last
07 June FRANCE Grenoble – Oui
09 June SLOVENIA Ljubljana – Rog
12 June GREECE Athens – Synch Festival
13 June SLOVAKIA Bratislava – Wilsonic Festival
17 June CZECH REPUBLIC Budejovice – Pinkout / Club Velbloud
19 June GERMANY Berlin – Circus / Bar 25
20 June THE NETHERLANDS Middleburg – De Spot
23 June BELGIUM Brussells -Weirdofest #3 Festival / Belle Vue
24 June FRANCE Metz – L’eMile Vache
25 June FRANCE Dijon – Bistrot Quentin
26 June SPAIN Barcelona – BeCool
01 July ITALY Faenza – Clandestino
04 July LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg – D:Qliq
05 July THE NETHERLANDS Eindhoven – Via Ventosa Festival
08 July GERMANY Munster – Amp
09 July THE NETHERLANDS Den Haag – De Vinger
10 July THE NETHERLANDS Amsterdam – De Nieuwe Anita
11 July GERMANY Bremen – Lila Eule
16 July GERMANY Berlin – Bang Bang Club
19 July THE NETHERLANDS Nijmegen – De Onderbroek
22 July GERMANY Hamburg – Golden Pudel Club
26 July UK Derbyshire – Indietracks Festival
29 July UK London – Goonite / Buffalo Bar
31 July UK Peterborough – Deaf By Stereo /Met Lounge
01 Aug UK Standon – Standon Calling festival
07 Aug POLAND Myslowice – OFF Festival

More shows TBA, keep an eye on http://www.myspace.com/disasteradio for more announcements.

The Enright House

The Enright House have just finished their US tour and about to start hitting up Europe soon. You can read about it and check out the photos on the blog on www.theenrighthouse.com, they have also just released a limited 100 run split EP with US based Pushmi-Pullyu.

The video for We Might as well have Stayed Young is online now, check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFh4_F9J3Tk

Camp A Low Hum

The dates for next “camp”, and the opportunity to pre-register for tickets to CALH2010 will be in the next newsletter (July sometime), so keep an eye out!

Camp A Low Hum 2009

Well, that was awesome! Dang. So much went wrong that so much went right. Such a perfect way to end a shambolic trilogy of events. Everyone was so well behaved, no damages, just lots of smiles. There are lots of things popping up around the net mentioning it, I’ve listed reviews and stuff on http://www.campalowhum.com It’s updated regularly, so check back.

Seriously, thanks to everyone for making the last three years of Camp A Low Hum such an amazing experience!!

Radio New Zealand National have even dedicated a page on their website to CALH and have recordings and their radio docos from the past three years on:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/music101/camp_a_low_hum
When you get a chance, please take a listen.

Camp 2010

Still not 100% sure what, where or when this will be…but this vision I have in my head is insane! I am so excited about planning something fresh I can barely sleep, and it’s almost a year away still! If you are getting this newsletter though, you will be the first to know. Start putting a little bit of money away now so you can buy tix as soon as they go on sale later this year, cause I will promise you one thing, whatever it is, Camp 2010 will be amazing!!

Camp A Low Hum ’07-’09 – The Movie

So, now has begun the epic slog that is piecing together the documentary of the three years of Camp A Low Hum. Please, if you have ANYTHING that we might be able to use – photos, video, cellphone video, shitty digital camera video, mementos, drawings, audio – whatever!! Please can you send me a copy. If you would like your copy back, let me know and I will send back.

Please send anything and everything to:

Blink
44 Halladale Road
Papakowhai 5042
Wellington

If you have photos or video in files under 100MB in total, you can upload and send me a link to download, to this address: alowhum@gmail.com

New A Low Hum Compilation

Released at Camp ’09, this is the first A Low Hum release to come as a download code with a hand-screened poster on 300gsm card. Something I aim to do more of in the future. This is kind of testing the water, for those who still appreciate album artwork, but don’t really play CDs or Vinyl anymore. It’s also the first compilation I’ve released since late ’06, so I’m very excited.

If you would like to get a copy, you can buy a single poster/code for $20NZD or get two posters/code for $30NZD. This price includes postage anywhere within NZ or Australia. This is a crazy special price, you would normally expect to pay much more then this just for the amazing artwork.

The compilation includes unreleased and exclusive new tracks from Over the Atlantic ‘Jen’, Secret Knives ‘The Garden’, Nikky Brinkman ‘Wrong House’, Ropes ‘Brasilia’ and new tracks ‘She Sends Me’ from Mount Pleasant and ‘Beyond 2000’ by Disasteradio. To buy it (with credit card or paypal), click here: http://alowhum.com/shop/label/

If you’d like to pay with a bank transfer, email me back for details.

A Low Hum all over the World

First…New Zealand
Over the Atlantic are slowing down from shows for a while, but doing two awesome shows in March.

Guest band at SOHOMO, March 6th, Wellington, SFBH
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=50649398029

Mammoth 1st anniversary party in Hamilton on March 28th
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=78971948592

Disasteradio is about to head out on tour with Die! Die! Die! & Sets around NZ. Check out the dates on http://www.myspace.com/disasteradio There will also be two last NZ shows coming soon for April before he leaves (with me) for 5 months overseas! Thurs April 16th in AKL at Cassette #9, and a Wellington show announced soon.

Me and Disasteradio will be touring around the US, UK, Europe and Australia for the bulk of this year (April-August). Going to have some awesome times, and maybe I’ll blog about it on http://www.alowhum.com, maybe… Please keep an eye on dates on http://www.myspace.com/disasteradio, they are being added daily!

The Enright House has up and relocated to the US! He kicks off his first US tour soon with a couple of shows at SXSW. He is going all over the place, so make sure you check out http://www.myspace.com/theenrighthouse or http://www.theenrighthouse.com