barry joseph cullen

DIY EMI / A / V / Noise

Category: Toneburst

  • Tying Up Loose Ends #1 – Culport

  • 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…

  • The latest TONEBURST release is available. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ <kat no.21> Follow Suit Part 3 of 4 – Ruter The starting point for this album was the suit of Diamonds. In Norway we call this suit “ruter”. Ruter refers to the geometric shape found on the cards, but the word can also mean windows. This led to…

  • The latest TONEBURST release is available. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ Follow Suit Part 2 of 4 – Spades Digging through almost 20 years of previously unheard documents.A Barry Joseph Cullen Retrospective. The title is inspired by Seamus Heaney’s poem Digging.What we do, how we make.The value of an archive, the power of reflection.History is never truly past, its…

  • The first of a 4 part series entitled ‘Follow Suit’ will be released tomorrow. Themed around a deck of cards, each part will be released on cassette and will come with one suit of cards, all housed in a playing cards style box. So for any completists among you, you’ll have a full deck if…

  • A second pressing (10 copies) of ‘Úath’ by Dulcidrone is now available through toneburst. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ 2nd press black cassette. Die cut cover with 2 inserts ( 1x print / 1x black) & 2 vinyl stickers. Comes with a cloth bound, hand stitched mini book all housed in a custom made matchbox. Includes 10 matches. Each…

  • The latest TONEBURST release is now available. https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ <kat no.16> Robert Demidziuk – t.sax, d.bass, wavedrum, electronicsMaciek Jaciuk – serge, tetrax, electronics Recorded Kolberg 20/21 released April 2, 2021

  • The latest TONEBURST release is now available. N.B.: Toneburst back catalogue has reduced prices for bandcamp friday (24 hours). https://toneburst.bandcamp.com/ <kat no.15> The ambience in the groove and the groove in ambience. Use of rhythm and sound; acoustic, synthesised, natural, found, lost, open and closed. A collection of tracks written, performed and recorded in Belfast…

  • The latest TONEBURST release is now available. N.B.: Toneburst back catalogue has reduced prices for bandcamp friday (24 hours). Each item is assembled by hand.The mark of the maker can be found on the surface of the items, showing the efforts to manipulate materials and minimising waste.For us, an imperfect artefact for sale is preferable…