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Electronic music collective offered recording deal
Four members of Lismore based electronic music collective Tra La La Blip toured to Brisbane at the end of November, to perform their original avant pop electronica at a Disembraining Machine event.
Performing at the monthly showcase of experimental and improvised music was a first for collective members Leanne Butt and Lydian Johnson. Mat Daymond joined founder Randolf Reimann on a tour to Sydney earlier in the year, to present a Tra La La Blip music making workshop at the Powerhouse Museum.
On 28 November a live improvised performance constructed from field recordings captured in environments around Lismore and Bangalow was performed. Tra La La Blip shared the bill with glitched beats, rhythms and noise maker, Muttboy.
“We used a variety of midi controllers, microphones and unique hardware instruments to reshape our found sounds into something alive and in the moment,” Randolf said.
“Tra La La Blip have been developing their broad range of sonic activities since the beginning of 2008. So there really is much to share with people who may not be aware of what the collective have been up to.”
At the end of the night they were approached by Joel Stern of DM and Other Films and asked if they would be interested in recording a limited edition 7 inch at the studio in February 2011.
“We all said yes!”
On returning to the Northern Rivers the collective will present their music making techniques at a Sound Crucible workshop to a local audience in Byron Bay. Lawrence English, John Chantler and Japan’s Tujiko Noriko will also demonstrate methods of making Avant Pop music.
“This is very exciting for the Tra La La Blip crew as we not only get to share our “always developing” and open methods of making music but we get to watch and learn from some great international sound artists/musicians.”
The collective will continue breaking new ground in 2011 in partnership with Multi Task Human Resource Foundation, having successfully received a $20,000 Regional Arts Fund grant to support and grow the delivery of Tra La La Blip’s socially inclusive electronic music program for people with disabilities.