surrender... using track 6 of 'In This World' CD as password.
here or elsewhere...

Wednesday March 10th 2010 11:00:42 PM
Stewart: I willfully surrender also.. :c)
Sunday March 07th 2010 09:29:34 AM
Lane: I willfully, surrender...
Thursday February 18th 2010 05:32:47 AM
cinder: stewart, that was indeed a very special night in edinburgh.the venue was perfect for us, we'd love to come back and play again.possibly later in the year, if it can be arranged.we like to play in glasgow too!
Thursday February 18th 2010 03:58:18 AM
Cinder: mike, the set list for "a distant hand lifted" : vertical invasion.cloud symphony #3.one hundred years tomorrow.maglev.if we meet,we meet in silence.signalling through the flames.ghost echoes.a distant hand lifted.dream ritual.
Tuesday February 16th 2010 10:36:13 PM
Mike: I keep meaning to ask but forget that quickly....what is the "setlist" for the "A Distant Hand Lifted" download? Thanks Cinder!
Tuesday February 16th 2010 08:25:17 PM
Mike: So when is a laptop set ever really "live" live Cinder? :-) I'm just messing with you, I know what you mean. I can't wait until the day when we can hear them properly. Maybe a "Benefit for the Box" is in order to help you financially get everything re- issued (and so you actually get some royalties from them!). I'd help in any way I could!!!
Saturday February 13th 2010 11:32:26 PM
Stewart : Just heard the DJ sets parts 1 & 2 From The Voodoo Rooms gig In Edinburgh, and was reminded of such a fantastic evening on 24th October 2009. So looking forward to the next Scottish Dates, If and when there are any. Thank You. :c)
Wednesday February 10th 2010 06:24:09 AM
cinder: *learning process* ;-/
Wednesday February 10th 2010 03:29:36 AM
cinder: stewart, i would think that it's quite likely that "silver shoals" will turn up on cd at some point. it was originally a part of the "in a world without hope" album along with "for the benefit of all" but that project has been put on ice for the time being.new band line-up et al.glad you finally tracked down the earlier works.we're hoping to put out a boxset of re-issues as soon as we're able (financially) and "the wind is strong..." will definately be a part of that. we'll try to make it one of those boxsets where you can also buy the albums individually as well.fingers crossed.
Wednesday February 10th 2010 03:21:35 AM
cinder: teehee (mike) those tracks were recorded properly. they were my first laptop experiments (from 2001- 2003) so it was a leaning process but i'm hoping at some point they'll get a release,yes.i hadn't ever based a laptop set on them before which was why i did that with "broken blossom" - and as it's not "live" live, the recordings are the originals.
Saturday February 06th 2010 01:45:24 AM
Stewart: I Finally got my copies of Camofage Heart and In This World after searching for these LP's for years. Excellent Stuff. I long to find The Wind Is Strong also. Will Silver Shoals of Light be avaliable on CD and is it on Itunes?
Thursday February 04th 2010 04:05:25 PM
Mike M: Cinder - Were any of those early tracks from the Broken Blossom set ever properly recorded? Might we get those in an eventual release (hint hint)? Cheers MM
Tuesday February 02nd 2010 03:57:11 PM
stackkers: chocolat urb nurb ! :) (just a little reminder of France for you).
Friday January 29th 2010 03:57:40 PM
MM: It's already there Black Square......Spaewaif wastes no time! ;-)
Friday January 29th 2010 10:59:36 AM
black_square: Will the set still be available in the Of Ghosts and Buildings blog?
Friday January 29th 2010 09:45:49 AM
Mike Mitchell: UGH! I'm crushed! I'll just have to play it a few times a day until it is no more...PLEASE keep it up for a few more weeks?! Moving on...who the hell would call you "ambient"? Not that there is anything wrong with that but c'mon, have they listened? Just keep doing what you do. We understand it , we love it and you! Ambient...seriously??? Cheers Mike
Friday January 29th 2010 09:03:01 AM
cinder: sorry mike, "broken blossom" will not be available to download.i think out of 12 tracks,only 3 & 1/2 have been released so far, so i'll leave it up for a short time then take it down.in case you're interested, most of the tracks are early ones that predate the "crackle" & "clouds" sessions.the last two tracks are newer ones though.i felt the need to do a harder set as i was being slandered with accusations of being "ambient".arghhhhh ;-)
Friday January 29th 2010 06:06:01 AM
Mike Mitchell: I did a little more checking on the Net and found that out, so I did not buy them. No big deal since I've had the Midnight releases for years but wanted the reissues for the booklets. Thanks for replying back though. I can't imagine what you went through with that whole ordeal. I'm sure it does still hurt. That's YOUR blood and guts..... I posted another question on your Facebook (I think it was there) as to whether or not the Broken Blossom set will be available to download like "A Distant Hand Lifted"? I know you didn't host that one but I didn't know if SoundCloud gave you that ability. Contact me off list if you want to about this.... Cheers Mike
Friday January 29th 2010 05:46:10 AM
cinder: michael, sadly the wheesht re-issues were effectively stolen from us, so we receive nothing at all.i find it difficult though to tell people not to buy them because at least they're being listened to! and ultimately that's what it's all about.still fucking hurts though.
Thursday January 28th 2010 06:03:19 AM | [ link ]
spaewaif: New eMego release,Cindytalk / Robert Hampson: Five Mountains Of Fire / Antarctica Ends Here 10": "Cindytalk’s Gordon Sharp and Robert Hampson (Loop. Main...) are 2 characters of legend circulating on the periphery of London (and beyond) underground music over the last 2 plus decades. It may come as s surprise then that this stunning split 10" is the first meeting of these two singular minds.'Five Mountains Of Fire' by Cindytalk is a cracking track taking their recent brittle electronic experiments and charging them with firecracker like percussion to create a pleasantly disorienting soundscape. Flip it over and Hampson delivers the practical polar opposite with Antarctica Ends Here. An exceptionally beautiful piece utilizing piano and carefully placed electronics so as not to break the ice, a tribute to John Cale's 'Antarctica Starts Here' (from 'Paris, 1919' album)". Limited to 500 copies. "Two 9min 40s pieces. Although recorded separately at different times and in different environments, these pieces complement each other in many ways.A continuity that threads its path through the more visceral textures of Cindytalk's "Five Mountains Of Fire", its 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."
Sunday January 24th 2010 04:10:11 AM
Mike Mitchell: So Gordon...are you or are you not getting royalties from the Weesht reissues of CH and ITW? I was going to pick them up when I got Silver Shoals but couldn't remember if those were the ones where the people were ripping you off. Please let me know. Thanks!
Saturday January 23rd 2010 08:53:05 AM
Mike Mitchell: I trust ya G! I'm more excited for this years releases anyway. I finally got my copy of "Silver Shoals" today! Better late than never.... MM
Friday January 22nd 2010 02:41:21 AM
cinder: *correction* tymothi loving doesn't appear on "fieryplaneteyes".
Thursday January 21st 2010 01:53:54 PM
cinder: don't get me wrong, i have a huge soft spot for "fieryplaneteyes" and it does work on many levels AND i worked with good people on it (richie young, dale lloyd, stuart arentzen and tymothi loving) but somehow, artistically, it doesn't feel finished to me.and i can't go back to it.so it sort of hangs in the air, undernourished.there are other technical and administrative reasons why it would be tricky to give it a "proper" release but it will see the light of day at some point, somehow, i promise.
Thursday January 21st 2010 09:27:42 AM
Mike Mitchell: I'm dying to know what software you use to make your music..... Also, I listened to FPE (that used to be up on TouchedRadio) last night. It's fuckin brilliant! But, yeah, I don't want to argue with the artist either! :-) MM
Sunday January 17th 2010 07:45:35 AM
Another girl with another whip: not to say I am not looking forward to the other releases.. I am!
Sunday January 17th 2010 07:44:34 AM
Girl with the whip: hmm... no FPE. darn. not even download- 1-track-every-month kinda subscription service? I'd do that. Trying not to argue with the artist, just gentle persuasion :)
Sunday January 17th 2010 03:40:48 AM
cinder: *ouch* no, fieryplaneteyes will not be released.it might be "made available" as part of a box-set (idea) but it was never finished and never really good enough to get a proper release.
Sunday January 17th 2010 02:55:48 AM
Mike Mitchell: Just make Hold Everything Dear in June and Fiery Planet Eyes in July...I'm sure you have vault stuff to have a release every month and make 2010 the year of the Cinder!!! LOL!
Saturday January 16th 2010 07:29:25 AM
fieryplaneteyes: please don't forget about FPE...it's worth releasing in some way or other
Friday January 15th 2010 01:28:21 AM
Cinder: Beginning of March for the "Five Mountains Of Fire"/"Antarctica Ends Here" vinyl split.Early May for "Up Here In The Clouds" and not sure about "Hold Everything Dear" yet... Cheers Cx
Thursday January 14th 2010 09:34:33 PM
Mike Mitchell: Have dates been set for the next 2 albums and the split single with RH?
Friday January 08th 2010 03:40:03 AM
cinder: there will be an impromptu cindytalk computer noise set on monday 11th january at urbanguild in kyoto.playing alongside editions mego labelmates sister iodine.................starts 18.00.2200/2500yen
Thursday January 07th 2010 05:25:05 AM
shrill: salut fabrice! well... i'm in the us at the moment so he's better off than me! happy new year to you...
Saturday January 02nd 2010 12:34:22 PM
carnavaldesanimeaux: Shrill, has "Le Bob" acclimated himself to London Life ? ;-)
Wednesday December 30th 2009 07:54:32 AM
cndr: mutiny in heaven - the birthday party.one of the greatest rock'n'roll songs ever!!! rest in peace roland s howard.
Saturday December 12th 2009 11:34:11 AM
cinder: iwan, you shouldn't need to be apologising for using the word "nice".thank you for the kind words.it is appreciated...
Saturday December 12th 2009 10:43:52 AM
correction: of course I didn't mean 'nice', Spaewaif doesn't approve me using this word... what I meant was beautiful (and being sincere)!
Friday December 11th 2009 01:56:52 PM | [ link ]
Iwan: Crackle is very, very nice indeed. Funny thing... I paid 2009 Yen on Amazon.jp, you think they did that on purpose?? Anyways, congrats with Crackle.
Thursday December 10th 2009 03:08:59 PM | [ link ]
spaewaif: Extremely interesting Cindytalk interview for French magazine D-Side.
Thursday December 10th 2009 04:00:46 AM
Mike Mitchell: Long time fan of Cinder..........I surrender.......
Tuesday December 08th 2009 10:40:07 AM | [ link ]
cinder: "Crackle" has been reviewed by Resonance FM's Jonny Mugwump.It's available along with a downloadable laptop live set from Club Otoya,Kobe, Japan in April 2006 "Cindytalk have been in existence as a band since 1982 with transgendered Gordon Sharp as its one constant. Beginning with a heavily European- influenced post-punk sound, Sharp appeared on some of the early records by the 4AD ethereal umbrella project This Mortal Coil. They moved quickly and quietly towards a more fractured ‘ambi-dustrial’ feeling and over the last two decades have released sound sporadically as well as becoming involved in sound-system culture. To be honest, I had lost track of their movements until The Crackle of My Soul landed on my doorstep last month, so I had no idea what to expect barring the unlikelihood of this being a commercial endeavour giving the album’s release on Editions Mego. And what an astoundingly shocking and beautiful band they have become. Crackle sounds like pop music at the absolute extremes of the sonic margins. ‘Signalling Through the Flames’ encroaches slowly around you - something like a glitching bell hovers for a minute before fragmented static eerily creeps into view. Further unidentifiable layers of sound slowly join this ritualistic loop until it dawns that somehow this is still pop music. As you adjust to the strangeness of its unfolding, every layer becomes a refrain, becomes a hook. For all its abstractness though the record is never less than... human. Cindytalk are a band though and repeated listens give an indication of this although it’s impossible to discern the physicality of the sound sources - it feels both played AND sculpted. Closing track ‘Debris of a Smile’ reveals the most: just rain and cracked piano for several minutes before things take a turn for the strange with whispered tweaked voices, shards of ungraspable sound, and digital detritus. The absolute highlight though is ‘Our Shadow, Remembered’ which is one of the most downright eerie things I’ve heard in a long long time. What feels like an internal exotica - abrasive with strange electricity, Sharp’s genderless voice begins to materialise out of nowhere seductively (and destructively) serenading “come here” over and over. The Crackle of My Soul is just that - the inner landscape of the soul breathing through weird electricity." http://thequietus.com/articles/03372-the-exotic- pylon-cindytalk-the-gatekeeper-subeena-daniel- menche http://exoticpylon.wordpress.com/
Thursday December 03rd 2009 06:32:36 PM
cinder: merci stanislas ;-)
Thursday December 03rd 2009 05:02:25 PM | [ link ]
deadivo: "The Crackle of my soul" Chronique en ligne sur Trinity, online review on Trinity: http://www.asso-trinity.org/Trinity-Chroniques.php?page=affiche&chronique=389&retour=
Wednesday December 02nd 2009 11:12:53 PM
gwoosh: @Cinder - I did right away ;) -- hope you'll play Berlin ...
Wednesday December 02nd 2009 04:43:50 PM
cinder: i think it unlikely.i'd LOVE it to be on vinyl though. ask editions mego ;-)
Wednesday December 02nd 2009 12:53:20 PM
gwoosh: any plans for a vinyl release of "crackle" ? soon ??
Sunday November 29th 2009 08:29:46 AM | [ link ]
spaewaif: Interview for French radio uploaded in "Of Ghosts and Buildings". Absolutely fantastic.
Sunday November 22nd 2009 06:44:43 AM
spaewaif: Gary,thanks for the gigography page,nice thought.
Sunday November 22nd 2009 06:44:02 AM | [ link ]
spaewaif: Radio interview with Cindytalk tomorrow Nov 23rd at Canal Sud,Midi-Pyrenees 31.
Monday November 16th 2009 06:02:36 PM
garypulse: Been trying to rack my brains for a full list of gigs I've been to - can only think of these so far (and probably need to correct the name to Lucinder for a couple of them) - http://www.songkick.com/artists/157685- cindytalk/gigography Will call soon - been busy x
Monday November 16th 2009 05:56:20 PM
garypulse: Been trying to rack my brains for a full list of gigs I've been to - can only think of these so far (and probably need to correct the name to Lucinder for a couple of them) - http://www.songkick.com/artists/157685- cindytalk/gigography Will call soon - been busy x
Sunday November 15th 2009 06:36:34 PM
Stewart Cochrane: The Crackle Of My Soul is an Excellent return from Cindytalk. I was at the Voodoo rooms gig in Edinburgh and was impressed with the Live set. Cindytalk were true to form. I came over from Glasgow to see the show. I have been trying to find the Cindytalk back catalogue for years and Have only got as far as the Wappinscaw Cd. I have heard some of the older stuff but would love to add In This World, Camoflage Heart & The Wind is Strong to my Cd collection.
Sunday November 15th 2009 07:52:58 AM | [ link ]
spaewaif: Excellent bunch of reviews! Much-deserved recognition.
Friday November 13th 2009 07:49:45 PM | [ link ]
cinder: "Practitioners in the field of noise since the early eighties, Cindytalk have since ported over to computer-oriented compositions, and The Crackle Of My Soul marks their first long-player using this approach. Perhaps uncommonly for a noise record, this one took around eight years to complete from start to finish, suggesting that there's less of an emphasis placed on spontaneity here than there so often is in the predominantly improvised world of noise music. While many of the hallmarks of industrial music and modern power electronics are present and embedded in the harshness of this sonic tapestry, there's a strong sense of organisation at work here too, meaning that there are various twists and turns to be digested. Wholly unexpected ruptures in the album's nagging, vicious tonality crop up during the intro to 'Debris Of A Smile', which brings a deluge of rainfall recordings together with ambient, ambling piano, while on 'Our Shadow Remembered', muted vocal echoes haunt strands of squalling feedback. Ace." (Boomkat Nov 2009)
Friday November 13th 2009 07:48:32 PM
cinder: and yet another... "Cindytalk is one of many recent Editions Mego releases that persuades me this maverick label is being very pro-active in the area of expanding its own conceptual envelopes in surprising ways. This project is one man, Gordon Sharp, who has been active since 1982 but only recently pushed his musical thoughts down a digital computer-based avenue, not that you'd really know it from listening to the perplexing inhuman surfaces available on The Crackle Of My Soul (EDITIONS MEGO 097). It's such slippery, flat and icy stuff that your ears are just baffled by its inscrutable countenance, yet we still face an abstract fourth-dimensional wall of incredible solidity, always ominous in its intent and slightly malicious too. These assured and stern cuts use their titles to allude to such knowns and unknowns as ghosts, buildings, shadows, the future, silence, and various forms of human desperation. 'Debris of a Smile' is one example of the latter, and 'Signalling through the flames' another; in its quietly determined way, this strange record will gradually push your brain out to the very limits of the ice floes." Ed Pinsent Sound Projector 2009
Friday November 13th 2009 02:07:17 PM
cinder: another nice review...... (from other music)....Best known for their groundbreaking work during the '80s and early '90s, it's actually quite an accomplishment for Cindytalk to have found a new home on Editions Mego, where they can rub shoulders with a newer generation of pioneering electronic experimentalists like Fennesz, Pita, Pan Sonic and Kevin Drumm, all the while remaining true to themselves. Where some of the aforementioned artists can sound like they are creating cold soundtracks for lifeless spaces, Cindytalk invariably displays a sense of life and the power of emotion -- though solitary in feeling, hope still shines through this music. Their first record in years, Crackle of My Soul is an ambient, ethereal, industrial sound piece that ranges from inhabiting the most intimate, warm space to vast icy landscapes. There are elements of previous releases like their score for the film The Wind Is Strong, with delicate piano and the recurring hum of what doubles as a life force and high-voltage area. The sound seems familiar, like a generator on a cold night in the countryside; incidental factory basement atmosphere creeps in and is suddenly interrupted by an ear-splitting, high-pitched blast. The trademark wail of frontman Gordon Sharp finally appears at the tail end of track five, "Our Shadow Remembered," only to be re-enveloped by the sound surrounding it. Yes, almost 30 years since their inception, Cindytalk come through again to make music that is at once harsh and beautiful, and still pushing boundaries. Recommended!
Thursday November 12th 2009 12:15:13 PM
cinder: Funny - Wire magazine has reviewed "Crackle" a second time and this time a much smarter review. Cindytalk. The Crackle Of My Soul. Editions Mego CD.......... Cindytalk’s moniker has always been deceptively winsome. Founded in Scotland in 198č by Gordon Sharp, their one constant member, they began life on the fractious periphery of post-punk and have extended outwards since. The Crackle Of My Soul comprises tracks recorded between č001 and č009. Opener “Signalling Through The Flames” impacts like laser treatment on the sinuses, while “Of Ghosts And Buildings” is similarly searing, as if monogramming precious metals with cryptic graffiti. As the album progresses, the camera pulls back to reveal a broader spatial context. “Maglev” hints at the acoustics of a giant hangar; “One Hundred Years Tomorrow” takes place against a cosmic tableau, proceeding like a giant obelisk burning up in space. Genres like Industrial, Ambient and Noise work as distant reference points for Cindytalk, like planets departed from long ago.
Thursday November 05th 2009 01:43:34 PM
cinder: the crackle of my soul now available on iTunes.
Monday November 02nd 2009 07:21:55 AM | [ link ]
spaewaif: "The Crackle Of My Soul" is officially released today on Mego Records!!! Described by Cinder as "poésie noise minimale" in a recent interview for Elegy Magazine,this is Cindytalk's first album since the 1995 release of `Wappinschaw". Join this journey of memories and premonitions,of shadows for possible futures...
Wednesday October 28th 2009 01:19:54 PM
cinder: cheers andy, ah wisnae feeling too chipper myself but i think it was a very good night all round.we appreciated you and sarah coming all the way up from bridlington to see us. sorry we didn't get a proper chance to talk.i spent about 30 minutes trying to get from the dressing room to the ballroom without any success.we are still hopeful that we might get a good quality recording from the tour, maybe even coupled with a visual. we do intend to record the live set in a studio though, fingers crossed.
Wednesday October 28th 2009 11:09:34 AM | [ link ]
spaewaif: Since the early ‘80s, Cindytalk has transformed from post-punk band to experimental electronic improvisation ensemble. Eight years in the making, The Crackle of My Soul marks a new transformation of Cindytalk's sound, a new step in the abstraction of the group's music. The sheer fact that it is released by Editions Mego (synonymous with glitch electronica and experimental noise) is a sign one shouldn't ignore. For this outing, Gordon Sharp has worked alone, in three different studios, to concoct a gorgeous set of shimmering high frequencies, delicate rumblings, and obliterating white noise. Forget the song-based approach of the early days: this is sound-sculpting, the transmogrification of raw thoughts into sounds without harnessing them to melodies or beats. The music on The Crackle of My Soul has the depth of Fennesz's best work but some of the harshness found in the works of Kevin Drumm and Pita. It's a subtle blend, a heady one too, as the album takes you on a continuous journey, all tracks sounding like variations on a single theme (except for a quiet piano-based piece). "Signalling Through the Flames" and "Transgender Warrior" (the latter previously released on a 7" EP) are the highlights, but the overall quality of this album is very high, and it is clear that a lot of thought and care have been put into its composition. An impressive comeback. (Allmusic review by François Couture)
Sunday October 25th 2009 05:37:09 PM
Andy: Careful management of spaces around infrequent bursts of energy is undoubtedly (imho) the driver for cindytalks longevity and unceasing relevance. They say be careful what you wish for but having risen from my sick bed to get to Edinburgh last night, more than ever I wish unashamedly for a live album.
Saturday October 17th 2009 07:19:51 PM
stevee: crackle of my soul is gorgeous, however i hoping to hear some more vocals on the next new batch of music ,, cant wait till edinburgh
Monday October 12th 2009 08:42:55 PM | [ link ]
deadivo: will we touch the ground after the Epicentre earth is still moving, coeur comme en balançoire explosants-fixes
Saturday October 10th 2009 02:06:35 PM | [ link ]
akabdzib: I do blissfully surrender to the unknown delights that the future holds. With love. agnès akabdzib
Thursday October 08th 2009 05:34:25 AM | [ link ]
spaewaif: Photos and live footage of the current tour in Of Ghosts and Buildings!
Tuesday September 29th 2009 05:15:32 PM
dub wright: hey... I got in. does this mean I can be in yer gang cinders? really looking forward to the edinburgh gig...make some noise x
Tuesday September 22nd 2009 11:10:22 AM | [ link ]
Cindytalk: The Tenebrous Liar + CINDYTALK + Passiondale at the Latest Music Bar , Manchester Street, Brighton, BN2 1TW - 8pm £5/£4 Concessions. Come and join us if you can... We're warming up for our upcoming tour of France,Switzerland AND Scotland...
Saturday September 19th 2009 11:01:18 PM
David: when I listen to Touched I get goosebumps.
Wednesday September 16th 2009 11:12:38 AM | [ link ]
not quite voight-kampff: how 'bout... http://www.captcha.net/ free............
Wednesday September 16th 2009 01:48:01 AM | [ link ]
Rouen : I surrender to Your holiness and Your love; I surrender. For You are an awesome God Who is Mighty; You deserve my deepest praise . With all of my heart and all of life, I surrender. For You are an awesome God who is Mighty; You deserve my deepest praise. With all of my heart and all of my life, I surrender. I surrender! I surrender!
Tuesday September 15th 2009 02:45:13 PM
cndr: hmmm, i wonder if anybody will even bother to go through the rigmarole of signing in to leave a message?
Thursday September 10th 2009 09:59:49 PM | [ link ]
hijiki: after europe can we play hubble?
Thursday September 10th 2009 08:38:03 PM
andy: Are friends eclectic by their nature, and enemies by their desire to be enemies.
Wednesday September 09th 2009 06:07:23 PM | [ link ]
cinder: are friends eclectic?