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little boat

I am little boat

About Me

Littleboat is a performance/recording project. A half improvised, half composed music made with live samples, sourced mostly from electric guitar. Littleboat pieces are assembled layers of sound that slowly grow and change, making references and suggestions as they go. Pops, scrapes and thuds become rhythms, while other sounds assemble themselves into harmony and fragments of melody.
Littleboat can also be seen and heard playing guitar in Betika and Sancho

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/22/2005
Band Website: THIS IS IT!
Influences: John Zorn, Matmos, Morton Feldman, Marc Ducret, Derek Bailey, Merzbow, Nels Cline, Deerhoof, The Boredoms, Alvin Straight, J.S. Bach, Bill Frisell, Melt Banana, Shellac, Max Tundra, Pavement, Bjork, Bearsuit, Dave Purse, David Shrigley, True Swamp Neglect, Steve Reich, Stereolab, Tom Curren, Nic Beard, Oska Wright, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Dutch Husband, Bill Evans, Marc Ribot, Portishead, Wes Montgomery, The Velvet Underground, John Fahey, Kurt Vonnegut, Squarepusher, Rob Machado, Aphex Twin, Leo Brower, Julie Doiron plus many more...... but you get the picture
Record Label: www.dirtydemos.co.uk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hello from Japan

Konnichiwa, I’m in Tokyo waiting for a bus to Kyoto, so have a bit of time to write something here. The tour in Nov/Dec was great, thanks to everyone who came and to the bands who made me feel s...
Posted by little boat on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:46:00 PST

Japan Tour and other news

As you might have noticed from my gig listings I have some shows coming up in Japan. I really have to thank Kim from the Uhnellys for setting up these gigs. Some of the shows will be me and Kim in a d...
Posted by little boat on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:08:00 PST

New CD available online

I've made a CD, and you can buy it from Square RecordsIt's the same one I was selling on tour. The artwork is by Nic Beard of the paper cinema fame. You can also buy the betika album from Square Recor...
Posted by little boat on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:03:00 PST

tour

Just got back from our little tour, which went really well. Thanks to everyone who came to see us. Particularly enjoyed playing Newcastle's Star and Shadow Cinema, and both gigs in Edinburgh were fant...
Posted by little boat on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:15:00 PST

Hit the North

Short tour coming up with the paper cinema, very excited to be returning to Newcastle - my home from 96 - 2000, and to be playing in Edinburgh during the fringe (not once but twice!). Many thanks to N...
Posted by little boat on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:07:00 PST

gigs gigs gigs

HiWow, busy week. Five gigs (played 2, attended 3). The Hoof ruled on Monday, I had a great time supporting Brenda on Wednesday with Blackpepper and Scarlett Letter Union - You need the Brenda e.p. it...
Posted by little boat on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:44:00 PST

Hoof hooof hoooooffff

HelloI'm alot happier this week - sorry about that rant last week, all I can say is that it's Dave's fault for leaving his vodka in the kitchen. Me and some of the other kids went to the scala on mond...
Posted by little boat on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:39:00 PST

drunk and angry grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Dear DiaryJust got back from soton with lovely betikans supporting Misty's and Flipron. Have decided to give up music completely in favour of as yet undisclosed activity or career. Trying to get as dr...
Posted by little boat on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:03:00 PST

amazing things

hello,This is more of a reminder to myself than anything - but I have seen some amazing things recently, which include; Brad Mehldau, The Mighty Boosh, The Sunburned Hand of Man and Broken Social Sce...
Posted by little boat on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:12:00 PST

hellooooooooooooooooooooo out there

Hello myspace types, This is my page for activities as littleboat - my alter ego while not being in betika and sancho. Things have been very busy lately for littleboat, lots of gigs booked so come a...
Posted by little boat on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:08:00 PST