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Philip Samartzis & Lawrence English

Philip Samartzis is a Melbourne based composer with a long history in experimental sound production and performance. He formed Gum in 1986 with Andrew Curtis releasing several albums and singles independently and through Korm Plastics (NL) and RRR Records (USA). Since 1995 he has primarily worked solo, releasing Residue (1998) & Windmills Bordered By Nothingness (1999) through Dorobo (Aust), both of which highlight his explorations in recording and processing acoustic and spatial environments through digital technologies.

More recently Samartzis has extended his studio based techniques to incorporate live performance working both solo and in collaboration. Over the last two years he has performed with Kozo Inada, Gunter Muller, KK Null, Sachiko M, Voice Crack & Seiichi Yamamoto. An upcoming release in the Mort Aux Vaches series released by Staalplaat (NL) contains elements of these collaborative and solo performances.



Lawrence English is writer, composer and artist based in Brisbane, Australia. Currently involved in a number of music and art projects, he's previously recorded with the likes of Brisbane author Nick Earls, improvised film scores for the Brisbane International Film Festival, composed works for Backbone's Pulse theatre troupe and worked alongside Didgeridoo players from the Gubbi Gubbi people. His experimental sound work 'Composition For Solo Voice' was featured in Frankfurt as part of the Medi@ Terra exhibition in 2001, he designed the cover artwork for the new William S. Burroughs' book Unforgettable Characters and he has also presented installations at numerous festivals and galleries.

In 2002 Lawrence English is, amongst other projects, developing a net streaming studio EMIT at QUT, is composing a vinyl score for the New York based Phonomena label and is curating fabrique at Brisbane Powerhouse. He has completed a masters in music, currently runs the mutli-arts organisation and imprint ::room40:: and performs with a number of musical groups including I/O3, Ubique Trio, Warm and EP.