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11.08.10. New Main Compilation
'Adrifting' by MAIN. This will compile now obscure and rare material from the post Beggar's Banquet activities of Main (Robert Hampson), collecting full length cds, eps and compilation tracks. A 3 CD set, remastered and re-packaged in a deluxe slip-case on the At The Surface label. Further news related to this will follow in due time.. I'm assuming At The Surface is Robert's new label, he doesn't keep me in the loop(!)
Robert on Facebook
Robert is now on facebook. I guess he has an internet stalker, so if you request him as a friend, you must expalin who you are. You can also keep up with his activites with At The Surface.
Split 10" release
Here are the details of Robert's split relase with Cindytalk
Cindytalk / Robert Hampson
A Side: Cindytalk " Five Mountains Of Fire"
B Side: Robert Hampson "Antarctica Ends Here"
Label: Editions Mego
10" Vinyl
Two 9min 40s pieces. Although recorded separately at different times and in different environments, these piece complement each other in many ways. A continuity that threads it's path through the more visceral textures of Cindytalk's "Five Mountains Of Fire", it's influence taken from the Kyoto fire festivals, where huge Japanese Kanji symbols are literally burned on the mountains surrounding Kyoto, to Robert Hampson's "Antarctica Ends Here", where frozen minimalist piano notes, are timestretched to become sinuous multi-layered drones against a backdrop of field recordings of wind and large Bamboo plants rustling in the breeze.
Vectors release on Touch records
Robert's most recent album is Vectors on Touch records
10.03.08. Loop reissues
Visit Heaven's End, sister site to this site.
13.09.08. New release
Robert has a new release coming out on Touch in November
22.10.06. Forthcoming attractions
I have a new short piece "Nebulae (for Christian Zanesi)" on the next issue of Vibro Audio Magazine, more details go to the Vibefiles website
A sound remix of the "Brilliant Noise" film by the very wonderful Semiconductor, will feature amongst other artists, on a DVD that is released by FAT CAT. I don't have exact release date details on this and Vibro as yet, but will keep you posted.
Lastly, I'm appearing at one of the Sprawl Advent Series of concerts on Sunday December 10th. It's in the afternoon 2pm-7pm, for more details, look at the link in my events section at the top of the page. They've managed to persuade me to come out of hibernation and give my first UK performance in many, many years. It's also FREE, which is always a bonus, so please come down if you can.
08.05.06. Main's Last Statement
Robert Hampson is ending his Main guise. He will now record under his own name, Robert Hampson. The lat Main statement is and album on the N-REC label called 'Surcease.' Robert also has a track on one of their compilations and right now they have a special offer going on, buy 'Surcease' and the label comp for a special price.
First solo/collaberation
Robert recently collaberated with Steven Hess on an untitled CD ep on the Croutonlabel. He is going to release free downloadable mp3 series named MAPS on his MySpace.com site, beginning August 7th.
02.02.04. Main's Exosphere
There is a new Main release. It's called Exosphere and is on the Mort Aux Vaches label. I think it was released just this year. Here's a description from the record company.
Exosphere:
The sound sources for this piece are derived from field recordings made in transit on a short series of Main concerts around Europe.
Most of Main's composition has a sense of movement and descriptive tone of space/ expanse which are often derived or inspired from field recordings that are site specific in a larger context. To change tact, I had the idea of documenting the almost forgotten part of a journey : The relatively short or connecting trips made between hotels and stations/ airports etc., which are often considered uninteresting, as we are mentally preparing for the bigger part of the journey.
