James / BALF

It’s incredible seeing photographers make better art out of me doing my art (noise).

Photos of my performance at HARI last week in Hull by James Cooper.

Happy birthday Stu!

Those Elgato 12”s are still like nothing else!

I’m rushing from teaching all day using that T-shirt as a roadmap to play noise in an old tyre factory then back again for work the next day. Madness. I’m sure Steve will have you in a heartbeat. Can’t wait to hear more and finally say I’ve got keshed.

COME TO HULL AND GET KESHED!

Totally endorse this, @industrialcoast.bsky.social are brilliant. Steve and the label get namechecked in the acknowledgements of Keshed 💯💯💯✊️✊️✊️Check the vibe at these gigs 🔥

Richie Culver along with Steve from IC are the reason why I’ve been making music (noise) the last year. Underground king! New album on the way, spoken word voidcore with trap beats from Rainy Miller. Born by the Sea, Nerve Grid and Everything on Zero by Quiet Husband are some all timers for me.

Rachel Deakin is an incredible photographer who’s showing a film on the night. She photographed early IC shows. Recent work of landscapes are so good. They’ve done a lot of the scaffolding sessions with Mary Anne Hobbs. Quality stuff.

www.instagram.com/racheldeakin...

DJ DEATHDEFY - A Hopeful Monster

Is a future cult classic. He’s an incredible performer. Outsider pop that sounds like Talking Heads produced by artists on Dance Mania. Catch him while you can in tyre factories and basements.

industrialcoast.bandcamp.com/album/a-hope...

BAD REVUE #2

Is on the way on 18th October with

Wren Adobe
Succulent Chinese Meal
DJ Deathdefy

Somewhere in South Manchester.

Support the crew building something new. Wish I could go back! But I play old tyre factories now. Big time.

www.instagram.com/p/DPgSBF3CG3...

If you’re coming down to Hull, I have a few tapes left of my debut SEA DEFENCE ULTRA (you won’t find them anywhere else now) and my collaboration with Wren Adobe, Hiding From The Birds (you can still grab the last few online through IC).

INDUSTRIAL COAST

RICHIE CULVER
DJ DEATHDEFY
BALF
RACHEL DEAKIN

HULL UNTHINKABLE FESTIVAL
9 OCTOBER 7PM
HARI, HULL

This is an incredible tape by @collap-sing.bsky.social check it out. The satisfying crackle that emerges on the first track is pure bliss like a bath of noise. The second track is intense industrial noise of the best kind.

As it’s bandcamp friday please check out, if you haven’t already, this top release by @balfnoise.bsky.social

Grab the tape and donate to Mermaids UK for trans youth and their families!

constantexistentialcrisis.bandcamp.com/album/dinosa...

SAVING DISGRACELAND

RAINY MILLER
DUELLIST
LENACHA

MORE TBA

FRIDAY 7TH NOVEMBER
7PM-2AM
DISGRACELAND, BORO

SAVE ONE OF THE BEST VENUES IN THE COUNTRY!

READ MORE BELLOW

IF YOU CAN’T COME BUT WANT TO SUPPORT THERE IS A GO FUND ME.

industrialcoast.bandcamp.com/merch/rainy-...

gofund.me/54a4264e8

A white walk under a caged window with a no parking sign and graffiti under it saying, “scars will be bestowed”.

Incredible gig on Saturday with Industrial Coast at The Auxiliary. 6jjacob played a set of broken dubby techno, pulling out old Hessle Audio classics. Burning Pyre heady dubby trippy sounds. Tactical Pagan hard dubby industrial steppers. Demdike Stare construct a DJ set like I’ve never heard before.

INDUSTRIAL COAST

RICHIE CULVER
DJ DEATHDEFY
BALF
RACHEL DEAKIN

HULL UNTHINKABLE FESTIVAL
9 OCTOBER 7PM
HARI, HULL

I HAD THE HONOUR OF BEING INVITED TO JOIN A KRU OF ROBOTS TO MAKE A TRACK TO RAISE MONEY FOR MERMAIDS UK. BY THE INCREDIBLE @collap-sing.bsky.social

mermaidsuk.org.uk

YouTube video by badrevuenoise BAD REVUE #1 - BALF

BAD REVUE #1

youtu.be/Inf_w7bCOi4?...

I HAD THE HONOUR OF BEING INVITED TO JOIN A KRU OF ROBOTS TO MAKE A TRACK TO RAISE MONEY FOR MERMAIDS UK. BY THE INCREDIBLE @collap-sing.bsky.social

mermaidsuk.org.uk

constantexistentialcrisis.bandcamp.com/album/dinosa...

I love this stuff and the bits under the 2562 name.

A mix of artists who inspired me to start making noise from meeting them at gigs and hearing them play for Industrial Coast. Pale World, Iceman Junglist Kru, Mouth Wound, Bride, Quiet Husband. There is an unreleased track at the end of the mix from myself. It’s still the only place you can hear it.

🧵 This year I added a series of mixes to my In Strict Tempo Substack. They're a really nice addition to the newsletter, and a great mix of tunes and times.
So far I've had mixes from myself, @balfnoise.bsky.social, Caspar Clark aka Volte-Face and @a-new-unity.bsky.social
LISTEN ⬇️

BALF IN A BASEMENT

BAD REVUE #1

MESERY CELL
ADELAIDE MARSHALL
BALF

20/9
15:00-17:00
SOUTH MANCHESTER
CONTACT BAD REVUE FOR ADDRESS
FREE

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#Noise

Televised Death, by AUTOPSY EXPERIMENT 4 track album

Being a noise artist is weird because you ease the anxiety before an appointment at the hospital by listening to something called Autopsy Experiment

deathbedtapes.bandcamp.com/album/televi...

A Hopeful Monster, by DJ Deathdefy 11 track album

DJ Deathdefy - A Hopeful Monster

Cult classic in the making. Insanely powerful performer. Outsider pop like the Talking Heads being produced by Dance Mania. Crooning, singing, rapping. Killer beats.

industrialcoast.bandcamp.com/album/a-hope...