SEA MONSTERS 2 - ARTIST PROFILE #7

ROBERT STILLMAN

American born composer and multi-instrumentalist ROBERT STILLMAN, has long been an OIB favourite for his unique, esoteric melding of performance and medium We like his music so much, in 2011 we proudly released 'Machine's Song'; a full length album and concept piece. A repertoire of music for the one man band, realised in solo performance and recording, the music of ‘Machine’s Song’ focused on the notion of Uncanny in musical automata, one-man-band performance, and multi-track tape composition. Like Robert Stillman’s past compositional work, Machine’s Song combined pre-jazz American folk-form, surreal sound-collage, and evocative, unfolding melodies... it's baffling, and obscure, and wonderful in a hundred different ways.

Utilising a mix of archaic or ‘dead’ technology, consumer-line equipment, and modern studio tools, much of Stillman's compositional work is done in a mobile, field-recording style of instruments over long periods of time, resulting in final products that are a hypothetical time-space. Live, the one-man-band comes together with visuals and quiet contemplation. Step inside the musical time-machine, and drift... and dream...

Catch ROBERT STILLMAN, as well as 22 other fantastic Brighton bands at SEA MONSTERS, six straight nights of the most exciting Brighton bands, as well as on a internationally distributed CD compilation featuring tracks from all of the bands involved.

It’s a real love-letter to the Brighton music-scene, showcasing the shear wealth of raw talent available on our doorstep…

Sea Monsters 2 features:

Monday 23rd January 2012
SONS OF NOEL & ADRIAN
ROBERT STILLMAN
HELIOPAUSE

Tuesday 24th January 2012
FEAR OF MEN
CINEMASCOPES
SOFT ARROWS
TYRANNOSAURUS DEAD

Wednesday 25th January 2012
I'M BEING GOOD
NEGATIVE PEGASUS
PLAGUE SERMON
SEA BASTARD

Thursday 26th January 2012
RESTLESSLIST
NULLIFIER
SPEAK GALACTIC
DA-10

Friday 27th January 2012
MUNICH
BLACK BLACK HILLS
JUMPING SHIPS
TWIN BROTHER

Saturday 28th January 2012
TALL SHIPS
US BABY BEAR BONES
SQUADRON LEADERS
PHYSICS HOUSE BAND

£4.00 advance // all shows open at 7:45pm // 18+

*** Also available: £20.00 6 DAY PASS for all shows, including a free copy of "Sea Monsters 2" Compilation CD ***

TICKETS: www.seetickets.com/Tour/SEA-MONSTERS-2 // http://www.wegottickets.com // www.ticketweb.co.uk // www.gigantic.com

Resident Music (01273 606312) // Rounder Records (01273 325440)