(apologies if you are offended by this cross posting)
News
APRIL 2001
New single
the meat and bread variations (leohtan 10)
ADVANCE ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN (price is £5 plus p+p, See
www.jowonio.force9.co.uk for more info) we will dispatch as soon as artwork
comes back from the printers which should be next week
Available in the shops third week of May 2001
3" cd single featuring, collaborations with merzbow, chris robinson,
big block 454, a new solo track, and a cover of current 93's classic
imperium II
one of our finest moments, period, a fantastic follow up to the hands/birds
ep, meat and bread sees jowonio productions back at full power. These tunes
are town shanties; they are musics for the foot and the mouth
01 - seekh kebab and nan - jowonio productions/merzbow
02 - panicos chicken kebab - jowonio productions/chris robinson
03 - variation 3 - jowonio productions/big block 454
04 - sausage & brown sauce - jowonio productions
05 - apocalypse with dill pickle (imperium II) - jowonio productions
reviews
there is a wonderful review of hand/birds in the albums section of the new
issue of FLUX magazine, available in any good newsagent, and check out FREQ
at
http://www.freq.org.uk/
writing news
we have had poems accepted by 4 magazines in the last couple of months; we
will let you know more details as soon as dates and info is available on
their publication.
John starts a short residency on the Irwell Sculpture Trail this month, his
own writings will explore the art and the landscape, and he will also lead
a few workshops
John has just received a commission to write a piece based on his
experiences as writer in residence at Wetherby Prison, where he is
currently working, and has just completed making a film about life at the
prison.
hands/birds
still going out well, we have had a fab response to this release, which
pleases us greatly as it is a record which is very close to our hearts and
one we thought might never see the light of day, but it is here. Keep
spreading the word
beautifulnoiseskin 40
our happy mad mix show is now up on the news page of our website, there are
some strong current 93 leanings this month, as we were blessed by seeing
them live in London recently, and they were incredible, if you have never
heard them, and you like music that is powerful and has real integrity, do
yourself a favour and check them out
mp3.com
we have taken down all but one track from mp3.com, as the company who run
this service is no longer willing to pay musicians for their work, unless a
subscription fee is coughed up first, you have to pay to get paid, other
wise you are treated to 2nd class service and no payment no matter how many
people download yr tunes. We have left the one track up so we can have a
presence and explain why all the other tracks have gone.
music for the spring equinox
we have recorded a track called then shall for the webcompilation of
equinox muisc, the musick is great. all the tracks are in mp3 format, ready
to download @
http://springequinox.cjb.net
publicity appeal
we need more exposure, please help us by asking your local record shop to
stock our material, and by getting radio playing us by sending in requests,
people like John Peel, Jo Whiley, and Giles Peterson on Radio 1, or mixing
it/late junction on radio 3 are likely candidates. there are a few more
local stations that play weird shit. If you know of anywhere that will play
us..please write to them (but don't ask us to send them a free copy first,
we can't do that). If you a DJ please play us!!
You could bug magazines like NME, The Wire, Id, dazed and confused, City
Life, Jockey Slut, SKY, Terroriser, The Face, Seven, Record Collector etc.
To do a feature on us, or even play dumb and just write to them asking for
information about Jowonio Productions
if you come across any reviews of john's or jowonio productions work can
you email us to let us know where you found it and if we have not got a
copy already we will ask you to scan it and send it to us...thanks
COIL Tribute - At the Threshold Moment
we have two new tracks coil Vs elvis Vs jowonio productions, and tea with p
and j on the forthcoming tribute album to those lovely psychonaughts and
gentlemen COIL . Other artists on this album include COH, Amenti Suncrown,
The Feigenbaum Point, and loads more. We have no release dates to give you
yet but will update here as soon as we know anything. this project has been
brought together by locidot@ix.netcom.com
wants list
I have put up a list of things I am searching for and a few things I would
like to see have a better home than they have here, check out wants/trades
page for more info.
Holiday Closure
The office will be closed all week from 30th April reopening 7th May please
note that no orders will be dispatched during this week
Shoutouts
Thanks, love and sushi to Russ, Tanya, David, JP, Amber, Charles, Gary for
being so kind to us, in London for the current 93 show, it was great to
meet all you guys. Love to David Tibet, for accidentally meeting us at the
station and being so gracious, and our eternal thanks for the wonderfulness
you presented us with live, thanks to Antony and the Johnsons for the sheer
delight of their fragility, and love + thanks to Chris and Stephen always
That's all for now
Peace
John
The address for ordering or correspondence is as always
John Siddique
jowonio productions
po box 43
hebden bridge
hx7 8yl
uk
please make cheques payable to John Siddique
home page
www.jowonio.force9.co.uk
new mini-LP hands/birds out now