Departure Lounge @ the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool - This Saturday!

This Saturday, 27th February, in a world premiere, Paul J. Abbott and Departure Lounge will perform at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool as part of their Musician's Gallery series. Departure Lounge will invite the Gallery itself to perform, weaving a promenade programmme of the sounds of the Gallery, of its visitors and staff, together with songs and instrumental music through 400 years of imagery.

Visitors can pass through, stop or join in, contributing to the evolving composition with noises, comments, jottings and doodles, leading to a performance that's both fresh and responsive to the vibes and echoes of the building.

The performance includes a new take on the heritage of Northern English traditional song, and also music for King Henry VIII, to be performed in front of Holbein's famous picture of him. This week the performance will be in short segments from 12 noon until 4 pm: come when and for as long as you wish!

Along with some familiar faces, we'll be welcoming our newest Lounger, Helen Temperley, performing on vocals, viola and percussion.

More details on line at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/events/musiciansgallery_events.aspx... Hope to see you all there!

Its been a while...

Well... we've had a busy few months, to say the least. The Cabaret Electronica project has produced several demo tracks - after hooking up with singer (and new honorary lounger) Sarah Glayzer (www.myspace.com/missscarletandthecandlesticks - we'll share them soon, for sure.
In the meantime, James has been composing in the Orkney islands and rebuilding his website at www.jamesstephenson.org.uk (final version coming soon) - Paul is working on an enormous project based around the history and culture of Salford, and Gina's been working on a radio play, not to mention having a piece staged at the Contact theatre (http://www.contact-theatre.org/) a couple of months back.
So no news is good news, as they say... but the latest lounge offerings are progressing well, and we'll be sharing a few sneak previews with you all before too long.
Happy lounging.

Sunday Music...

Well... we've been doing a little writing today... we put down three tracks and put out our first podcast at www.departurelounge.mypodcast.com... enjoy!

Three Left Legacies

Idiam Records is delighted to announce the release of Paul J. Abbott’s exciting new album, Three Left Legacies. Raw and immediate, this high impact electronica collection shatters the limits of sonic expectation.
Paul J. Abbott, has performed and recorded throughout the UK. His work as a composer, singer and producer has been broadcast on Radio 3 and Canada Radio, along with a number of performances on the internet. Influenced by both academic and club culture, his recent work strikes a balance between artistic relevance and the inevitable commercialism of the music industry.

To hear sample tracks and purchase a copy of Legacies, go along to www.idiam.co.uk

Introducing...

...the 'loungers'...

Current Projects:

(1) Folk-Storytelling-Improv

• Paul J. Abbott - voice, clarinet, guitar, composition
• James Stephenson - oboes, composition
• Gina Perry - storytelling, writing, voice, historical research

(2) Cabaret Electronica

• Paul J. Abbott - voice, guitars, keyboards, programming
• James Stephenson - oboes, keyboards, programming
• Rob Clark - guitars, mandolin