The quite simply brilliant Nisennenmondai

The Antlers and Dry The River

Link to Timelapse Drawing of The Antlers Inspiring gig. Overwhelming amount of equipment - and that was without the amount which their airline lost. It's been a tough week for The Antlers (US), but great gig tonight with Dry The River from the UK. Two great bands that I look forward to following.

THE MIGHTY 'CIRCLE' + CHICKEN EL DIABLO

Half an hour of Chicken El Diablo



An hour and 15 minutes of CIRCLE.

Today's Inspiration - in Sounds, Visuals and Combos

It's 15.54 and it's dark.  But my afternoon has been significantly warmed by listening to Emma Swift on her show In the Pines - listen here http://ondemand.fbiradio.com/index.php?show=in-the-pines

Having just drawn and experienced the intense and dreamy voice, music and presence of Bill Callahan I was looking up twitter to see what was the current lowdown and found this amazing festival in Brussels happening all this week - http://autumnfalls.toutpartout.be/ - oh boy - it looks Great!

I've also been checking out another blog which has a very nice mix of artwork, listening recommendations, interviews and more.  The artwork is big and bold and the site is easy to navigate, fun and inspiring. I hope I can tweak my own sites to be as simply enjoyable.  Three girls are behind it and they have a few different places online that you can follow and be similarly inspired by.
http://theleftoversessions.co.uk/

I really must limit my investigations online.  One inspiring article can branch out to two or more interesting links and it goes on from there.  I was looking up a video this morning on the band Isosceles and it actually had this very theme running through the whole documentary - ie random inspirations leading onto even more inspirations and even collaborations.  The art of random, and being able to follow the chase.  Anyway, check it out on Central Station http://vimeo.com/29034684 and make sure to see the other 2 parts to it.

Central Station is itself worth checking out and is currently going through a major revamp.  If you are an artist of any kind I would thoroughly recommend signing up and boosting your online presence via their suggestions and be in the running to win some promotion and/or cash prizes. See this link for more - http://community.thisiscentralstation.com/_Central-Station-v2-Latest-News/blog/5449958/126249.html

Finally, some audio visual stimulus.  If you're in Glasgow on the 9th of December I would recommend going to see the one night launch of animator, director, audio-visual chap - Konx-om-Pax.
Details here - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=317994184893560 including a good few links to his myspace, website and Vimeo - very much worth a watch. His Hudson Mohawk video did remind me of a video from a while back and which I prefer by inimitable and rather brilliant Rachel Maclean for the awesome Phantom Band which you can see here.  It is EPIC!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH1qxYG78eQ

Meanwhile on the 9th of December in Edinburgh there is a rather special book launch of the Roughcut Nation project from 2009 which was basically the best Scottish street artists taking over and restyling a part of the esteemed National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. It was a fantastic happening, of which the resulting beautiful artwork/installation was divided up and auctioned off after a series of live music sessions involving the great and good in the Scottish music scene.  So now there is a book. And I want one.  (Oh, I suppose I should mention I was actually involved in some live projected drawing work when the marvellous John Knox Sex Club were strutting their stuff there - Magic :).  JKSC will also be there to create music mayhem at the launch.  I would thoroughly recommend the above. It's a free public event but you need to sign up for the free tickets.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240242586038219

Finally, a very inspiring audio-visual project by sound artist John Keston where he manipulates the sound and film merely by touching the screen.
http://www.creativeapplications.net/maxmsp/voice-lessons-maxmsp/ 

So after that dry load of information, I really should stick up a drawing to break it up. Words and Pictures and all that. Ah, I'll leave it. I've been inside all day. I'm going out for a jog before drawing at a gig tonight. Walrus (SWE) and Mongst (CAN). It's a 'Mother' gig and I'd highly recommend it if you happen to be in Stockholm this evening.
Details - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=263291350388197

I'll stick up some pictures of that.

Animations, Videos, Timelapses - Drawings

Lucky Dragons make experimental music, but they are also facilitators for the collective music experience, making music and visuals tactile, celebratory, enjoyable, intriguing, interactive and fun. 

No music created in one evening is ever the same as the next. You will likely walk away from one of these events feeling a wholesome sense of elation, tingling energy and more than just a feeling that you have connected physically and creatively (and perhaps also rather joyously) with other people, music and art.


This is a time-lapse of the iPad drawing I did of their live performance, stroke by digital brushstroke. This may be a sign of things to come.

Rufus, Who Else?

Rufus Wainwright, Visuals by Douglas Gordon

The slow exit...

The Slow Exit, before 'black' was added.

The Lighter Half, with candles.

The Walking Song by Kate McGarrigle, 'Because we all want our parents to be happy right?'

The Lighter Half.

The Walking Song by Kate McGarrigle, 'If it's Summer...we'll sleep under the moon'

The Lighter Half.

The Flames Surrounding.

Peenko's Interview and Big News!! Findo Gask splitting up!

Great little Big Up for yours truly on the tip-top blogspot by the effable Monsieur Peenko himself - http://peenko.blogspot.com/2010/03/community-service-6-jenny-soep.html

Read it Up!

And sad news! Findo Gask are splitting up! Apparently they're going to finish their album first, play a gig in Glasgow then go on holiday. They also happen to be playing a Brilliant gig next Thursday 01 April at the Flying Duck, Glasgow - Way of the Womb.

'Fallopian tunes and uteral howls in a live tribute to girl-fronted bands from the 60s to the present day.

Featuring contributions from members of: Remember Remember, Divorce, Findo Gask, Guanoman, The Royal We, Bad Bad Men, Phat Trophies, Prayer Rug, The Paraffins, Splashy The Blame Shifter and more!

Live music from 9pm sharp and dancing after to womb rock classics till 3am. £3.00 entry, please invite your pals.'

Click here - 'Way Of The Womb' - for more information

Expo Opening - Live Music from Found, Live Words from poet Ryan Van Winkle, Veejaying from Garry Whitton, Live Drawings from Me!

Sketching The Scene - Multimedia Expo Event - Wed14th October - 6pm onwards

Live MUSIC by one of my favourite bands, the fantastic Edinburgh based artists FOUND,

Live WORDS by Edinburgh City Library Reader in Residence Ryan Van Winkle

Live DRAWINGS by THE Jenny Soep - artist in residence

Live PROJECTIONS and animatory magic by Garry Whitton.

Drawings by the audience are ALSO actively encouraged!

Basic materials supplied. Free but ticketed - Email your details to: garry.gale@edinburgh.gov.uk. (Alternatively, just turn up!)

To coincide with exhibition of music drawings by Jenny Soep which runs until November - www.jennysoep.blogspot.com

Expo Launch this Thursday 5th Feb 7.30pm onwards!

Union of Knives, one of the best.

http://www.byretheatre.com/whatson/detail.php?autoProd=499

PICTURES OF:

BJORK-LCD SOUNDSYSTEM-THE BEASTIE BOYS-UNION OF KNIVES-JAMES YORKSTON-ALASDAIR ROBERTS-DE ROSA-FOXFACE-THE HORRORS-THE PROCLAIMERS-POPUP-THE PIPETTES-M.I.A.-THE LAW-BAT FOR LASHES-THE PARSONAGE-CAMERA OBSCURA-PAMA INTERNATIONAL-THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND-THE HOLLOWAYS-SHINY TOY GUNS-MY LATEST NOVEL-THE RUMBLE STRIPS-HOW TO SWIM-THE LEVELLERS-SEASICK STEVE-PLAN B-JOHN HEGLEY-JANICE FORSYTH-THE LOCHGILPHEAD LANTERN FESTIVAL


Watch Garry Whitton's animated version of my drawings from DMF 2006 - Click Here

To Hear Our Music...Lighting Celtic Connections and the Second Hand Marching Band

Lighting the Torches, Procession for the Opening of Celtic Connections
George Square, Glasgow


The Procession reaches it's destination.



Second Hand Marching Band - Happy Birthday!
(Also sax player's birthday)
Supported by Seventeenth Century and Burnt Island
Is This Music?, 13th Note, King Street, Glasgow.
(First time I've ever been there - criminal isn't it)

The Beat Goes On! De Rosa and Found - Can I have some more please Sir?!

Tonight was a guid night. Two of my favourite bands ever, in one wee hot room, in the dark with loads of appreciative folks.

Pictures to come.

Jenny and the Journalist

Incidently this drawing took just over two hours to draw. About the same time it took for me bombard Mr. Journalist with my verbal detritus. Check it out in the Scotsman 'Critique' magazine next Saturday 23rd August under 'Up and Coming'.

Jenny Soep, Martin Hay, and The Sorren MacLean Band - Live Music Drawings

Jenny (Moi) Thanking the esteemed Mr Hay. Great set, but where's the trumpets?

A wee bit of Martin...

Martin and the different members of his band...

The Fabulous Sorren MacLean Band got the place jumpin' and jivin'.

Open Mic/Open Draw and Exciting Solo Show in Scotland!

Start tuning up folks and getting your paints and pencils out of their untouched packaging - it's time to be inspired to play/sing, draw and enjoy. Any original musicians in the vicinity please do get in touch - info@jennysoep.com.

Finally, I'm catching Up! Dunstaffnage Music Festival Phase 1

I guess it might have been an idea to only list Saturday's line up for Phase 1, but I've had so many encounters with Technical Constipation, that I'm just banging them up.
Dunstaffnage was a really stunning festival; the local paper The Oban Times, really didn't do it justice. There was GREAT Music, and such a choice - Organic Beats (with unfortunate power cut rendering most bands impotent, but Western Alliance taking full advantage of the only band left still standing to headline!), The Roots, The Open Mic/Stick It On tent, and ultimately the Main Stage - though not all the best acts were featured there. More later.

There were the live mobile bands like Samba Ya Bamba that you must have been a block of stone not to dance to, amazing light projections on giant bits of rock, great stalls - haggis and neeps, the Free From stall, and fresh, oh yes Fresh Oysters.

And then there was the art, and I have to say, on Saturday my animator Garry and I were unstoppable. The combinations of the animated logos before each band (especially when we got the RIGHT band!), plus the animated drawings from last years festival, plus the animated timelapse played right as the Bands were finishing, plus the actual original drawing all contributed to a visual extravaganza.

Pity Sunday was peppered with problems - trust me, MAJOR technical difficulties - Garry went through 5 different laptops (I have no idea where he found them all!!) eventually packing it in in a most dramatic fashion in the evening and calling it a 'day'. We're going to have to work through these minor details...But suffice to say, it was a great dress rehearsal for things to come. Just waiting for the organisers to show me the money...Always get your money up front boys and girls!!!

Suffice to say, Limited Edition Signed prints and originals up for grabs if you're quick enough - info@jennysoep.com or 01866 833207 if you want to place you're order!

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