GAGARIN

Gagarin has been making music on the edges of the musical galaxy for many years in many guises. Currently he works alone crafting atmospheric digital soundscapes, sculpting future grooves and polishing aching melodies. He plays out live - an exciting mix of software precision and human frailty/spontaneity thats never the same twice. Early adventures in cult Manchester band Ludus were followed by a sustained period playing and co-writing with the legendary Nico of the Velvet Underground. He's since recorded and collaborated with John Cale, Suns of Arqa, Eric Random, David Thomas & Pere Ubu, Bill Pritchard,Cabaret Voltaire as well as many others and played at the Tabyck shamanist festival in Siberia,in castles in Scotland and France, festivals and clubs across the globe. A regular on the London electronica scene in recent times he's played at Moonpalace, Rehab, Slack Sabbath, Fade In, Multivitamins, London Headphone Festival, Netlabel festival, Ginglik etc. He's member of glitch/pop combo Raf & O who are making waves on the live scene, part of an exciting new band with Welsh-Iranian songstress Roshi and also an active and experienced Community Musician running workshops for many community groups, specialising in facilitating creativity with technology and he teaches at Goldsmiths College. Gagarin's lat full album ARD NEV was released on limited edition by U-Cover and then full V2 was released on Geo in Nov 06 through Cargo distribution. It gained loads of excellent reviews in the UK and across Europe ( The Wire, Future Music, deBug, Rockarilla etc) ." Skittering electronic rhythms and melodies, refracted through an abstract, chilly sensibility that both entices and unsettles " The Wire"Simply beautiful music " - de BugIn late 2006 he completed an extensive and hugely succesful European tour supporting the legendary Pere Ubu for whom he also contributes two remixes to their latest album. Gagarin is also featured on the compilation from Discordance and is constantly busy with a bunch of collaborations . Spring 07 took him round Europe with Ubu again - this time as temporary synthesist as well as lots of interesting live events as Gagarin and with other projects.Gagarin has a new 3" EP - AGRICHEM out in October through the legendary Smallfish and further releases are planned imminently including the follow up EP - BIOCHEM. Initial reactions to AGRICHEM - " Beautiful & sinister " - " Soothes the raging beast " !I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4