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Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS...

Life is fleeting as a spring dream...

About Me


Composer, poet, multi instrumentalist, artist, performer, dj, sound technician, cocktail waiter...
Justin Ashworth's new music to fall asleep to, is an audio/visual, electro-acoustic live music exploration of the surreallist dream state of mind, and the potential for lullabies to invoke more than just sleep, but influence your dreams... and possibly control them... Combining ambient soundscapes, odd rhythms, and a poetic imagination to create emotionally provoking sound environments, and surrealistic songs.
In 2005 Justin self published his first book of poetry and cd of spoken word called "fleeting poetry". It's available in places around Melbourne...
As a guest musician, Justin has been Involved in aclaimed Fringe Festival shows "Kunst Ist Scheisse" (2006), "Extreme Spoken Word" (2005) and Conan the Bubbleman's "Ephemera" (2003). Released 2 cds .. Records with Melbourne contemporary music ensemble "re-sound" (In C, Hard Chamber) playing electric bass. He has performed original music at countless Melbourne venues and festivals including Nextwave (2002), Wangaratta Jazz Festival (2003), scored for 1 short animation (screened at ACMI), and collaborated on several contemporary dance pieces.
Justin's future endeavours include composing for film, an exhibition of paintings, and much, much, much more original music...
You can be sure to bump into Justin around fitzroy.
new music to fall asleep to is out now!!!
vote for me at triple j unearthed
beauty will be CONVULSIVE or will not be at all
(breton)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/24/2005
Band Website: fleetingpoetry.blogspot.com
Band Members:

Sometimes solo,
Sometimes duo or trio,
the new music to fall asleep to live band is:
Justin Ashworth: guitar/ keyboards/ sampler/ synth/ fx/ voice/ theremin
Adam Rudegeair: piano/ melodica
Roni Shewan: backing vocals/ keyboards/ glockenspiel
Natalie Grant: tuned and untuned percussion

live visuals by RiverRiver

some other usual suspects: matt bush (electronics/drums), ryan mcrobb (guitar/electronics), susan van den ham (dance), karen heath (clarinets), crazy elf & esteban david do santos (extreem spoken word), girish makwana (tabla), adam rudegeair (piano), scott hay (drums), francesca mountfort (cello), sean M whelan (spoken word), the caravan of love (KUNST IST SCHEISSE KABARETT)...
Influences: absinthe, adrian belew, alice (i love u)... andre breton, angelo badalamenti, benoit mandlebrot, bill hicks, bjork, boredoms, brazil, chaos, danny elfman, david firth, david lynch, david shea, david tolley, derek bailey, douglas adams, edgar allen poe, edward lorenz, e.e.cummings, ennio morricone, frank zappa, frederico garcia lorca, girish macwanna, green tea smoothies, hunter s thompson, ian mcbryde, jean-michel basquait, john cage, john zorn, kermit the frog, lustmord, lychees & ice cream, maldoror, man ray, marcel duchamp, marguerite duras, mark rothko, max ernst, meg dunn, mike patton, mod_piece, monty python, naked lunch, nathan jurevicus, NIN, nonsense, nusrat fateh ali khan, ornette coleman, peter gabriel, praxis, red birkinstocks, ren & stimpy, rene magritte, re-sound, residents, salvador dali, samuel beckett, saskia pandji sakti, serge gainsbourg, seu jorge, sigur ros, sleepytime gorilla museum, strawberries as a replacement for cigarettes, sun ra, surrealism, susan van den ham, teach yourself atomic physics by philip norton, terry gilliam, the grand silent system, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the letter v, thelonious monk, the make it up club, tim burton, tool, trogdor , victoria stanton, waiting for godot, winter in melbourne, yoshitomo nara, zen.
Sounds Like: a lullaby... with mysterious intentions...

new music to fall asleep to... is an album of lullabies composed and performed by Justin Ashworth. Independantly released October 7th '07. Album artwork by Alice Palermo, recorded at Complex Studios by Roman Koester.
available at the following awesome record stores in the Melbourne area
I Dream A Highway (259 High Street, Northcote)
Polyester records (387 Brunswick St, Fitzroy)
Metropolis books and music (Level 3 Curtin House 252 Swanston Street)
Collectors Corner (240 Swanston St)
Missing Link (405 Bourke Street)
or buy it online...

fleeting poetry my first book of poems, with cd accompaniment of spoken word and music (performed and improvised by of, or pertaining to... ie: matt bush: synths/electric kazzoo/ shortwave radio/Jr Pro 1/4 size guitar), ryan mcrobb: electric and acoustic guitars, and me: voice/ some field recordings). independant release only.
available at
I Dream A Highway (259 High Street, Northcote)
STICKY : (flinders st station underpass, entry from degraves st),
Brunswick street Bookstore : (brunswick st fitzroy),
Collected Works : ( nicholas building, level 1, cnr swanston st and flinders lane melbourne).
or you can buy online.

also available

re-sound: in c contemporary minimalist piece by terry reily performed by one of melbourne's diversest ensembles featuring me on bass... available through move records

thomas reiner: hard chamber melbounre based composer (and artistic director of re-sound) presents his first collection of original compositions, mixing contemporary classical ideas with modern dance musics... features me on bass for one track available through move records

I am also sound engineer and composer/dj for The Caravan Of Love Cabaret. The fringe and comedy festival shows titled "KUNST IST SCHEISSE" were critically acclaimed, the new show "This Is Not A Shoe", will be even bigger. check em out here!!! or on myspace
Type of Label: None

My Blog

requiem

Taken from poems by haiku poets on their death beds, a tradition in Japan called jinsei (a farewell poem to life/death poem). In dedication to comrades lost, i have set to music, in this repetative ma...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:50:00 PST

Tour Diary

go to my blogspot to read all the updates about the first east coast tour of 2008.
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:12:00 PST

Cast Anchor/360 Degrees/the death of Jim Henson/fuck John Howard

Cast Anchor is a new contemporary dance piece by Susan van den Ham. It's about life, pulling up you anchor and going on the journey, rocking the boat, and having your boat rocked. It's about finding n...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:15:00 PST

new drummer needed, new guitarist found

Matt Bush has finished up playing in the new music to fall asleep to... line up. Stripping back his commitment with 4 bands to just one (which i feel i might have encouraged), that being the fantastic...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:37:00 PST

cd launch folklore

What an amazing night.I looked up at the end of the first bracket, to a full house and thunderous applause. It was an incredible feeling. The show was more or less without trouble... until, the very p...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:03:00 PST

stores that stock new music to fall asleep to... and fleeting poetry

new music to fall asleep to... is available at the following awesome record stores in the Melbourne areaI Dream A Highway (259 High Street, Northcote)Polyester records (387 Brunswick St, Fitzroy)Metro...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:07:00 PST

Buy my stuff online!!!

click the button below to buy fleeting poetry from the comfort of you home!!!">click this button to buy new music to fall asleep to...">...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:29:00 PST

new music to fall asleep toUR

How big is your bedroom?November's new music to fall asleep to tour will turn your small private space into an audio-visual dreamland.Minimum 10 people, $20 per head (or $25 with a cd included).Gather...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:11:00 PST

new music to fall asleep to... album credits and track list

new music to fall asleep to... (lullabies by Justin Ashworth)track listi)... (prelude) daydream/nightmareii)... a little breezeiii)... like sunriseiv)...
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:55:00 PST

the caravan online

the caravan of love have a website now. check it out. www.caravanoflove.net
Posted by Justin Ashworth: checkout review in INPRESS... on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:01:00 PST