Category: BJC

  • Video by Barry Cullen with use of live visuals by Conan McIvor Adjunct Ensemble – How Dare You Be Free! Taken from the album ‘Habits Of Assembly – Live At Cafe OTO‘ Order: https://li.sten.to/adjunctensemble Taking 2023’s critically-acclaimed collagist anti-opera Sovereign Bodies / Ritual Taxonomy (Diatribe Records) as its starting point, composer Jamie Thompson invited three…

  • Design and build your very own sound experiences in this unique collaborative event run in conjunction with Belfast-based sound art collective, Tone Burst. Using the very latest technology, you’ll be free to explore your creative ideas, with help from the team as required. All materials and equipment will be provided and no technical experience is…

  • BARRY CULLEN / QUBE / SON ZEPT & AGA OLEK THU 2 FEB – ACCIDENTAL THEATRE – 8PM, £5BOOK HEREHandmade Music is a brand-new experimental music night in Belfast specially curated by Moving on Music and The Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC).Taking place on the first Thursday of the month at Accidental Theatre, the evenings…

  • The latest TONEBURST release is available. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ Private press, edition of 30. 7″ vinyl with die cut sleeve, insert, postcard & 3 vinyl stickers. Includes a unique collage by Barry Cullen (brown papers, various coloured cardstock and hand marbled paper). (Sleeve – Gmund Matt 23 – 300gsm / Insert – Gmund Bier Lager – 300gsm…

  • Northern Ireland Mental Health Arts Festival 2022 (GATHERING) A how-to for making your own custom acoustic-tech ‘monochord’. Viewers are show how to select, combine and play materials. All tools are shown and techniques demonstrated. Various options to suit your very own build. Barry’s approach is a akin to a recipe where he suggests potential ingredients,…

  • ‘Roonivoolin Unnamed Road’The Strand Arts Centre, BelfastSunday 15th May 12pm45 minsFREE

  • The latest TONEBURST release is available. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ An edition of the DIY version is also available. The DIY details can be found on Github and Hackaday. A serving suggestion involves a couple soldering the PCBsand performing with them together. Spending time making. Together.

  • The latest TONEBURST release is available. There are a limited number of built instruments and PCBs for DIY. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ The UM66 chip was designed to play popular monophonicmelodies: The chip used in this circuit plays several melodies.The UM66 is used two times. They are not synchronised.This DIY EMI has potentiometers to control voltage starve &…

  • Recently the Drone & Drama was noticed by others online: Colin Drake made a version for Norns and shared it on lines. A release of his work is scheduled for Toneburst. DIY synths also added a link. I hope to get another version made, but until then, thanks for the interest.

  • The latest TONEBURST release is available. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ The sailors make fast the loose ends to ensure the boat is shipshape. “Tying Up Loose Ends” is a nautically themed project split into 2 segments. The first, titled “Noise Forecast”, is heavily inspired by BBC shipping forecasts, the rhythm of their delivery and the alien yet comprehensible language used within them. The compositional…