William (Bill) Direen
NEWS
Video of Bilders 2024 Lately Rain
using film material from NZ 1980s, by David Mackenzie.
NICTATE tape and DUSTBIN OF EMPATHY vinyl 33rpm
went live this morning.
NZ sales (free postage): Dustbin, Nictate
USA/World: Dustbin
USA/World: Nictate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkBdQ-AP5vg
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First taste of the 2024 vinyl release!
Fourth track in:
Bilders: Custody of Love
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139866
The cassette part of 2024 Bilders project
has now been test-approved. Half of it draws words from
100 Years. During master-check
"... a kid buying an Acid Mother’s Temple lp
asked what was playing and really loved it!"
We're teetering on tests of the vinyl part of this limited release,
it's another thing again, for sure, as ever.
We're grateful for all yr belief in us.
Aiming for something extra-special this year.
Labels: Grapefruit and Sophomore Lounge.
Mindful
Expanded
is out now on Thokei Tapes.
It has 99% of the material recorded
during a sweaty breath-taking week in a Berlin
Gallery. Available for purchase from
THOKEI
TAPES.
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Garage
Magazine complete is out on Hozac
with interviews with Peter Jefferies, David Kilgour
and others including Bill Direen!
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This official Split Seconds video
was actually shot in 1984, but never edited.
Here it is at long last:
https://youtu.be/qDkOorCFFis
Split Seconds can now be ordered.
Ltd edition of 100 on red vinyl is sold out.
For the edition of 200 on black vinyl
check
https://bilders.bandcamp.com
plus
(with purchase of LP)
100 Years of Darkness
poems about film/s and film music.
A beautiful edition
printed in the U.S.A.
100 Years of Darkness
(for purchase w/o LP)
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Re: the 2022/3 volumes of wordwork
Seasons
William Direen
ISBN 978-19911671-0-1
Stream Light
with
illustrations by Scott Flanagan
ISBN:
1-9911671-3-X
Both
books are 72pp., soft cover, RRP $22
For research or review copies
& retail orders
please CONTACT
To buy:
Nelson: Volume Bookshop, 15 Church St Nelson
7010. In stock.
Christchurch: Scorpio Books, 120 Hereford
Street, BNZ Centre, Christchurch 8011. Out of stock.
Dunedin: UBS Otago, HD Skinner Annex, Otago
Museum Reserve, Dunedin 9016. In stock
Wellington: Unity Books, 57 Willis St,
Wellington 6011.
Flying Out, 80 Pitt St, Auckland 1010.
For
MAIL ORDER in USA go to
Grapefruit
(Omaha)
or Sophomore
Lounge (Kentucky)
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Download
the submission to parliament
suggesting a full inquiry into
the acquisitions and disposals policy
of NZ's National Library.
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A happy event with wine and sammies
at the Dunedin Public Library
on (NZ) National Poetry Day
with music by Will Martin trio.
Reading: the Highway 87 segment
from the poem Seasons.
Thanks to the organisers.
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FREE DOWNLOAD
OF ANTHOLOGY
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Tune
Counter Tune
from the album M.A.L.A
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Statement
of Concern
In
November 2020 the NZ National LIbrary
sold 50,000 books in a rummage sale.
The books were from the 624,000 strong NZ ‘Overseas Collection’.
They
promise to destroy NZ's national collection
of "overseas published" books
gathered over many decades since the foundation
of the General Assembly Library in the 1860s.
The
directors of the National Library wish to restrict
and remove its international aspect,
which has kept us in the loop with other National Libraries
while encouraging international exchanges of thought and feeling
through literature, history and up-to-date research.
Please
register your concern
at this by all legal means.
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NEW
BILDERS ALBUM
launched
on Bandcamp
31 January, 2021
Bandcamp proceeds go to the campaign
to prevent NZ National Library from performing hara kiri.
Limited
edition cassette
from May 1st, 2021
Thokhei Tapes
Hamburg Germany
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It's
a treat to have a lyric published
on thick warm paper and in great company.
Cheers to Mark and Michael at Broadsheet,
and to Chris for querying punctuation
and vagaries.
It's already sold out but click
on this
image to read at high rezz.
It is dedicated to German tour manager
Dirk Hugsam.
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Postage
outside of USA may vary
or pick up a copy from Flying
Out.
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New
Zealand art and music critic
William
Dart
a guided tour
through decades of music
recent work
Radio NZ Concert
Sunday 31st May at 5pm
with Podcast to follow.
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I've
been made aware of a couple of postings:
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Filmmaker
John Morrison, familiar to Builders followers
for many brilliant clips has come up with a new short film.
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Due
to Covid-19
upcoming Builders and Ferocious shows are cancelled.
We urge you to shop. Listen at your leisure:
For
vinyl or digital album, or Bandcamp streaming of
"Bill Direen" (Builders/bilderine ... 1980-present)
Liner notes by music critic Byron Coley
Gatefold sleeve with photos and all detailed info.
For
CD purchase (with booklet) or digital stream
of complete collaborative album Ferocious (2020).
The custom pack Ferocious CD comes with
a multi-page lyric booklet and information.
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Audio
Foundation Auckland Fri Feb 28th w. Tanktop
Auckland
Fringe Town Hall Feb 29th 2pm
Pyramid
Club Wellington Sat Feb 29th w. Hermione Johnson
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Christchurch
Builders
(Page/Bainbridge/Direen)
First
outing for 2020
St Asaph St, Christchurch
7 Feb
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WISHING
EVERYONE A
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020
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November 2019
I am now on tour. It will be best now
if you check local networks for details.
Readings
in Republic of Serbia courtesy of
Partizanska Knjiga
U.S.
dates thanks to Chris Davis
Thu
Nov 28 - Brisbane QLD - Phase 4 Records & Cassettes
Brisbane live with The Garbage & the Flowers
Fri
Nov 29 - Auckland NZ - Audio Foundation
with Ron Gallipoli by Candlelight (featuring Hermione Johnson)
Sat
Nov 30 - Pyramid Club - Wellington NZ.
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A MEMORY OF OTHERS
double-LP release SL100
by Sophomore Lounge (see below).
Will have copies for sale on tour.
Pick up a copy from us if you can catch a show
or
pre-order a mailed copy right now.
All and full versions of music from the documentary
plus free download of the Simon Ogston directed film
Bill Direen, a Memory of Others
(postage outside USA may vary)
http://sophomoreloungerecords.com/amemoryofothers.html
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October 2019 review
of the short story collection Combustions
by Serbian writer Srdan Srdic
may be viewed here.
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The
debut album by Wellington project FEROCIOUS
a spoken word, electric guitar, drums and organ album,
(me, Mark Williams and Jo Contag)
will be released by NZ label, Rattle,
February 2020
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Proud
to be published in the land
of Milorad Pavic and Emir Kusturica.
The translation by Milan Pupezin
tells the story of a refugee in Berlin
from the former Yugoslavia.
Cover
of English language edition
sold at readings/performances.
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Thrilled
that Bilders music will feature
in the cinematic component of France Hervé's
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Screenings
of the Ogston documentary
A Memory of Others
are planned in the coming weeks/months
of 2019 on Sky Rialto channel
https://rialtochannel.co.nz/Films/type/View/id/6095
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Theatre-Music "Armistice" Show
New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin Fri/Sat November 9/10
improvisation/song with ensmble Stuart Porter (sax),
William Henry Meung (synth), Alex Wolken (p),
Greig Bainbridge (electric bass), Susan Ellis(tr),
Brendon Ryniker (dr), Pania Simmonds (acoustic bass).
final theatre show
Grainstore, Oamaru
Sunday November 11, 4pm
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Auckland Book Launch
Monday 1st. The Open Book. 201 Ponsonby Rd.
Book launch with special guests Lisa Samuels
and Tru Paraha
Launch & readings
The Open Book, 201 Ponsonby Rd
Monday 1st October 2018, 6pm
Christchurch
12th October. Home again Builders reunion,
Dark Room, Christchurch
with Greig Bainbridge and Stuart Page
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Thanks
to all who took part in the 2018 show
about the Depression,
the Crash 1920s and more.
Closing shows are at Athenaeum Theatre Dunedin
on November 9th and 10th, 8:30pm.
and at Grainstore in Oamaru,
on 11th November at 4pm.
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