

April 2010 Caught that train back home and landed safely from the KRAAK Belgium show, the best there's been. Lots of action at Doozer HQ over the past few weeks. Late July will see US label SILTBREEZE release Great Explorers on LP. I've been waiting for the wax on that, so it's time to close the book and work on another. Lets not tell the future. Having played secret shows in the Plain of Bah early 2009, its time for me to hit East Asia with a show at D22 in Beijing, China on 11th May. Gotta fix the camera for that one. EMSIV is ready for download, it's a special one. This recording represents the morning 'adhan' or call to prayer as recorded at 5.20am on Wednesday 17th December 2008 in the medina of Marrakech. The recording is included in its entirety Got around to working the collage video for 'Misfortune or Disease'. Its a stolen idea.

March 2010 Retured from the UK tour with MV&EE always with the TOA. The full story is here: GREAT EXPLORERS seems to be getting reviewed every which way excluding UK, good to know about the homebase, but the tour was righteous and so are the UK people. The people VS the masses. Surprise, out of the blue invitation to play the KRAAK Festival in Belgium, so Duozer will be rocking those shores 6th March. Also, we've now got stock of the ultra limited silkscreened Doozer T-Shirts. Get them in the shop only. Oh yes and there's an early show at The Others in London on 28th February. Information is here.
February 2010 I've already been mentioning this, but i'll do it again. GREAT EXPLORERS hits the shops on Monday. If you need convincing then you should read this review by a fine gent. Shit, it makes me want to buy the record. You can also obtain direct from me, here. Also got delivery of ERROR ENGERUMONG , a tape I made for Sloow Tapes. 'Error Engerumong' is a workshop weekend in October with dog in mind. Instruments limited to gong, tape, chord organ & vox. Wide eyed gong experiments and the wrongness of the mighty forces. Got a few copies to sell. I'm working on a video for the song 'Misfortune or Disease' to reflect its sentiments. That'll be VHS style courtesy of Brother Ben. You can listen to that track and others from GE here. That's 2 more records than 2009 already. On videos, I also made a One Man Gamelan for 'God Does Not Need Light'. You know, you cannot get light bulbs like that one anymore, and it blew it out anyway, so the Wayang won't look so good as this video ever again. Look out for the invasion. Confirmed final tour schedule, all dates are with MV & EE and I'm excited to share it with them and Brother Ben in Duo Doozer. 4th February - The Blue Room, Ipswich 5th February - CB2 Basement, Cambridge 7th February - The Borderline, London (onstage 8pm) 8th February - Freebutt, Brighton 9th February - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 10th February - Star and Shadow, Newcastle 11th February - Tolbooth, Stirling 12th February - Islington Mill, Manchester 13th February - The Tin Angel, Coventry 14th February - The Cube Cinema, Bristol
January 2010 Alrighty, its time to let out the Hornbill. You see it fly over head? After an intensive period of working just over a year ago, GREAT EXPLORERS has arrived straight from the Plain of Bah. This is my second full length record on Pickled Egg Records and I'm pleased that it's here, in the physical sense at last. You can acquire it direct from this website (7 on the calculator) NOW but it's not out in shops until 1st February 2010, so catch it quick and follow the map. Songs uploaded to the music area (2 on the calculator). Sample all you like. Within GREAT EXPLORERS you'll find global sounds for homeland pleasures, touching upon our savage civilisation, streetwalkers and wavers, and the oldest carvers.
November 2009 So the winter is settlin' in and your hands are aching and cold. Warm 'em with the latest installment of the Exploratory Music Service. Exploratory Grounding Service might be more accurate, a grounding on the island of Borneo that is, complete with clipped BBC accent. Hard to find this one, like that rare record of pygmies from the Ituri rainforest, you know, the one where they sing about the Molimo and later they tell your future. Hit Number 5 EMS on the calculator. Solo show at CB2, Cambridge this Wednesday opening for Steffen Basho Junghans. Dream-escape. Finished the record for Sloow Tapes so hopefully that will see the light of day someday soon. Circular EE and don't claim that shore. Analogue all the way on that one. With the theme, am trying to find a 1" analog tape machine, 8 tracks ideally. Holler if you know of one. The first cassette from Rock with Eletronics is available, the trio with myself, Man From Uranus and Cladius Odeley. I'm also happy to say, Claudius will be playing in Duo Doozer for the February tour. Marrakech EMSIV coming shortly. EMSIII The Borneo Story

August 2009 That's right brothers and sisters, the 2nd installment of The Doozer's Exploratory Music Service is ready for delivery. Food for your stomach, eyes and ears. Three short films on the Kelabit people from Bario located in the interior of Malaysian Borneo. Select number 5 EMS on the calculator. Make the sums for your mind and times. New Doozer music will be heading out via the cassette medium by the end of the year hopefully, with Great Explorers album early in 2010. Live shows in Cambridge soon, think different. Live shows across the UK 2010. Been waiting on some tiles and tape. ONE MAN GAMELAN? Nah, wrong place. Try for it next time. I'm working on transferring 'The Borneo Story' a documentary series written by Tom Harrisson and broadcast on the BBC in the 1950s. It'll be on the site soon enough. It was a devil tracking it down and I had to lie on several occasions to obtain my copy, but I'll share it with you. I'd share it all you know. Who's carrying your bags then? EMSII
June 2009 Got around to working the first Exploratory Music Service release. It's a cassette which is in the process of being given to friends. I keep on forgetting though, so there's a few still around (only 14 from the outset like). If I don't know you, but you have an interest in this, send me an email. Otherwise it's available for free download from this site via button number 5 EMS on the calculator. You can download the recordings, full liner notes and a DIY cassette cover. The recordings were made on location in Isaan, Thailand and feature the quintessential Molam instrument, the Khaen. There's also a YouTube video available via button number 6 Film Folks. Happy to answer any questions you may have. They'll be more EMS recordings on the way. I'm glad to say Pickled Egg Records will drop the 2nd full length album from myself later on. EMSI Doueh - Doozer - Souleyman - Um - Ben King - Poet - 30/05/09 - Cambridge, UK
April 2009 I'm back home. This website will be updated with various musings over the next few weeks. Get in the swing before we get the sting. In order to persuade the reader to purchase 'Conversations / Stone Houses' (7" DI04) you can check out January's Wire and the Size Matters section. There's also a show as part of 'A Music Club' on 14th May at 'The Others', London.
December 2008 - March 2009 Going through December going through January going through February going through March I will be away. Away from the UK and away from the web mostly. If you want to order, this is being looked after by a trusted one. 'Great Explorers' is complete. I'll be doing that for a while so not much will go on here. I'll be seeing and hearing lots of things, just like you.
November 2008 The show with other humans felt like a storm ship, the light being guided by the bodies. Looking to play the same setup at the Colchester show at the far end of November. The time is changing and I'm moving across the houses and cars. 'Great Explorers' the 2nd full length album is getting close to completion. I'm waiting on a certain spring. 'Conversations/Stone Houses' double A-side 7" vinyl single on Doozer Industries is here. Out in shops late November. Available now from me at the shop. Mixed and mastered by KRAMER. Built to suit the 7" format, old style. Hear 'Stone Houses' on the music page. October 2008 The show on the 8th October at the Portland will feature other human beings. I've led the rope and caught them out. Big Ben on drums, Man From Uranus on keys, Brother Samuel on percussion and gongs. We've yet to hear the sound but we'll apply the rules. September 2008 The Hornbill has taken to the sky. We've landed and made all the ends meet. A whole new website for a whole new time. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Incident: I'm driving in my car, listening to Hugh Tracey's field recordings from the Belgian Congo. I tend to play the Mbira tracks whilst driving. It's a warm evening, so its on loud and i'm cruising with my arm out the window, as you do. I stop at traffic lights. "Hey, is that Aphex Twin" says a passer by pushing a buggy, presumably containing his offspring. 'Nope, its a thumb piano' I say, 'Oh yep, Aphex uses them' he say.