is an artist who works with video and sound, often in collaboration with musicians and sonic artists, including the High Llamas, Steve Beresford, David Cunningham, Toshimaru Nakamura, Charles Hayward, Kaffe Matthews, Leafcutter John, Mitchell Akiyama, Niobe, and many others. Last August 2004 he published an article: 'Performance, Improvisation, and Image- Processed Video', in Artinsight/Filmwaves magazine (http://www.filmwaves.co.uk). Through October/November 2004 his sonimage installation 'Foreign Correspondence' showed in the Lieux Communs festival at Instants Chavirés in Paris (http://www.instantschavires.com/). He returns for a collaboration with Gert-Jan Prins in June 2005. In September 2005 he is performing in collaboration with Cathal Coughlan in Cork, Ireland, as part of the City of Culture 2005 events series

PHIL DURRANT

has had a long and distinguished musical career over the past 2 decades playing and recording with such luminaries as Derek Bailey, Christian Fennesz, Evan Parker, John Butcher, Radu Malatti and countless others. He has composed numerous soundtracks and dance pieces. He is currently a member of trio sowari and is a founder member of Mimeo - a 'superstar' electonic band comprising Christian Fennesz, Phil Durrant, Cor Fuhler, Thomas Lehn, Kaffe Matthews, Jérôme Noetinger, Gert-Jan Prins, Peter Rehberg, Keith Rowe, Marcus Schmickler and Rafael Toral.

KEV HOPPER

began playing bass in Stump in the mid eighties. Since then he has made 5 solo albums, worked with Stereolab, Charles Hayward, The High Llamas and numerous other people. He has performed all over the world and devotes most of his time to Ticklish.

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