PROMO: Stilluppsteypa/TV Pow-We Are Everyone In The Room

[JonAbbey2@xxxxxxx]

sorry for the promotional intrusion, and further apologies if you receive 
more than one copy of this:

I'm proud to announce the release of the latest CD on my label:

Stilluppsteypa/TV Pow-We Are Everyone In The Room (Erstwhile 016)

Stilluppsteypa and TV Pow are two of the most prominent laptop trios in the 
world of experimental music. Originally hailing from Iceland, Stilluppsteypa 
was formed in 1992, and the current lineup of Heimir Björgúlfsson, Sigtryggur 
Berg Sigmarsson, and Helgi Thorsson has been together since 1995. They've 
released work on such prestigious labels as Ritornell, meme, and their own 
FIRE.inc. imprint, but We Are Everyone In The Room is their first improv 
record. Based in Chicago, TV Pow (Todd Carter, Brent Gutzeit and Michael 
Hartman) was founded in 1995, and has performed with such prominent musicians 
as Otomo Yoshihide, Erik M, Taku Sugimoto and John Butcher. Gutzeit and 
Hartman also run the influential labels BoxMedia and Gentle Giant, 
respectively, where most previous TV Pow material has appeared. 

In late October 2000, Stilluppsteypa and TV Pow embarked on a week-long tour 
of the US. The two groups, while familiar with each other's output, had never 
worked together before, but did so for part or all of each of these 
performances. We Are Everyone In The Room was compiled from these shows, 
including their first collaboration ever at Tonic in NYC. Stilluppsteypa and 
TV Pow combine a thorough knowledge and wide range of microscopic sounds with 
an uncanny feel for their deployment within an improv context. 

The captivating cover art was created by Leif Elggren, a Swedish conceptual 
artist and co-founder of the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland.

"The more established the contemporary genre of noise music becomes, the more 
surprising it is to hear serious creative distinctions. TV Pow and 
Stilluppsteypa, two long standing outfits in a field known for there-and-gone 
participation, have proven to be both dedicated and utterly engaging in their 
furthering of this most modern of musics. Informed by all concepts of avant 
garde art music, they successfully transcend any manner of description. In 
other words this shit full on rocks."--Thurston Moore

personnel:

Stilluppsteypa (Heimir Björgúlfsson, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, Helgi 
Thorsson)- powerbooks and minidisc players
TV Pow (Todd A. Carter, Brent Gutzeit, Michael Hartman)-laptops, CDs, and 
electronic instruments

more info available at the following web sites, or contact Erstwhile Records 
at ErstRecs@xxxxxxx:

http://www.erstwhilerecords.com
http://www.fire-inc.demon.nl/stilluppsteypa.html
http://www.tvpow.net
http://www.boxmedia.com
http://www.gentlegiantrecords.com

all Erstwhile CDs can be purchased from numerous worldwide distributors, all 
of which are listed on my web site. also, all Erstwhile releases can be 
purchased via direct mail order, details of which are also on my web site. 

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future releases from Erstwhile will include:

017: Cor Fuhler/Gert-Jan Prins-The Flirts
018: Keith Rowe/Toshimaru Nakamura
019: Greg Kelley/Jason Lescalleet
021: MIMEO/John Tilbury
022: poire_z +
023: Polwechsel/Fennesz