Song for Shytstem

Eddie Farrell and Michael Wedgwood have started a web document to help focus on a number of issues that they discovered through their work on Shytstem, 1 - 4. They welcome your comments on any points raised in this working document and encourage your involvement with Shytstem in any way you feel relevant. Please visit www.tinyurl.com/shytstem

As part of my response to their web document I composed 'So who is looking after your lifestyle?' It is played on Shytstem LIVE online broadcasts at www.livestream.com/shytstem

More Real Than The Everyday World

'Dumka' by Paul Carr and Eddie Farrell provided additonal music to a film by Jenna Collins; More Real Than the Everyday World. Seaming To has composed and will perform live much of the music to MORE REAL THAN THE EVERYDAY WORLD.

Working with a selection of amateur fiction films held by the North West Film Archive, MORE REAL THAN THE EVERYDAY WORLD disrupts normal relations between the present and archive material by attempting a collaboration with the original filmmakers via their completed productions. Running through the work are questions about the process and activity of writing narrative fiction, about what it might articulate, bring into being or exorcise for the writers themselves. Moving between the humour, violence and unfathomable intentions of the original films, the result is a series of episodes that variously attempt to extend, question, join in with and answer back to the archives collection.
MORE REAL THAN THE EVERYDAY WORLD is the result of GLEANERS a month-long residency at the North West Film Archive commissioned by Abandon Normal Devices.

Screenings include:
AND Manchester
AND Preston
AND Ulverston
LiverpoolBiennial2010
8th London Short Film Festival 2011

Hear the original improvised version of Dumka here.

The Carr Radio Series 2 CD-Rs

The Carr Radio Broadcast No.6

Originally broadcast on Calon FM (10-11pm)

00:35 Dai Jenkins - On Air Disaster: Diverted
06:12 The Fifth Runway
08:51 Group Hobby - Mr Pickle
18:55 Chris Scobie - Song 1 accompanied by Brian Inglis (Recorder) 

20:30 A Technical Presentation by the Fabricators
29:46 Gary Woodley - 1571
30:50 It's our bird bath, innit?
34:32 The Fifth Runway Featuring The Vulkans
36:25 Two Lane Closure
38:36 David Till - Carry On
43:36 Emma Hart's Egg Timer
47:49 Eddie Farrell - Double Malt
49:40 Jenna Collins - The Wave Archive: An Annual Report: Concludes
55:54 Chris Scobie - Song 2 accompanied by Brian Inglis (Glockenspiel)
58:34 The Demolition Tapes Narrated by Mick O’Neill
01:06:16 Pop Music Has Lost Its Battle
01:09:25 The Baggage Handlers - Why don't you answer the telephone, Steven (this is a dance record)? Featuring Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto A Minor op.54
01:16:28 Slow Down
01:19:56 END


On Air Disaster: Diverted; Words: Dai Jenkins (Vocal). Music: Paul Carr
The Fifth Runway; Semi-improvised by Paul Carr (DJ) and Chris Scobie (Head Barman). Pre-recorded in the British Library staff canteen, usually between the times of 08:50-09:15. Featuring the Vulkans; Written and performed by Eddie Farrell and Katharine Eastman.
Mr Pickle; Words: Paul Carr (Vocal). Music/production: Benedict Drew
A Technical Presentation by the Fabricators; Sound: Paul Carr, Caroline de Lannoy and Gary Woodley. Production: Paul Carr.
It’s Our Bird Bath, Innit? Two Lane Closure, The Demolition Tapes, Pop Music Has Lost Its Battle, Slow Down; Words/Music: Paul Carr
Why don't you answer the telephone, Steven (this is a dance record)? Words/Music: Paul Carr (Vocal/keyboard) and Steven Lowery (Vocal/radio/dusty vase). Mixed by Paul Carr

The Paul Carr Radio Show monthly, Calon FM

the Carr Radio FINAL BROADCAST No.6

The Vulkan Bar ....Stepping up the Pressure

The Vulkan Bar (Katharine Eastman and Eddie Farrell) ....Stepping up the Pressure PETITION

The Carr Radio BROADCAST No.5

Originally broadcast on Calon FM (10-11pm)

00:00 The Sun Shines on the Carr Radio

08:03 The Fall - Way Round

14:30 [Hey kids] Stop all the fightin'

16:02 Robert Wyatt - Alien

27:03 The Baggage Handlers - Mare Street

27:26 Group Hobby – Run Away

35:14 Paul Shutt – Superglue

35:48 Jenna Collins - The Wave Archive: An Annual Report: Font

38:12 Bruce McLean - Another Bad Turn Up

40:31 John Van Aitken and Paul Carr - The Van Radio

42:06 Low - Cue the Strings

46:18 Paul Shutt – Superglue

47:04 The Baggage Handlers - Forced Percussion

53:10 The Vulkan Bar – Part 5: Party Conference of The Gods

The Sun Shines on the Carr Radio, [Hey kids] stop all the fightin' ; Words/Music: Paul Carr

Mare St., Forced Percussion; Words/Music: Paul Carr (Vocal/guitar) and Steven Lowery (Vocal/forced percussion/radio). Mixed by Paul Carr.

Run Away; Words: Paul Carr (Vocal). Music/production: Benedict Drew

Another Bad Turn Up; Words: Bruce McLean (Vocal). Music: Paul Carr

The Van Radio; recorded and edited by Jenna Collins

Party Conference of The Gods; Devised, written, produced and performed by Eddie Farrell and Katharine Eastman

The Carr Radio BROADCAST No.4

Originally broadcast on Calon FM (10-11pm)

00:00 Dining Out Music

07:21 Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

11:26 Group Hobby – Alcho-bop

18:05 The Baggage Handlers – I've long suspected foul play in the grain of the wood

20:33 The Fifth Runway

24:59 Contender

29:48 Beefburger and Chips

31:30 Bruce McLean - Whose going to be 2nd today?

34:26 The Cast Iron Gent

39:36 The Beatles - You really got a hold on me

43:02 The Vulcan Bar

48:41 The Space Charge

53:44 The Fifth Runway

56:26 The Baggage Handlers – Trowel in the Guitar

Dining Out Music, Contender, Beefburger and Chips, The Cast Iron Gent, The Space Charge; Words/Music: Paul Carr

Alcho-bop; Words: Paul Carr (Vocal/guitar). Music/production: Benedict Drew

They call me The Quizmaster, Trowel in the Guitar; Music: Paul Carr (Loops/guitar) and Steven Lowery (Vocal/guitar/duct tape/trowel/spade/pan). Words: Steven Lowery. Loops constructed from an improvised recording by The Baggage Handlers. Mixed by Paul Carr

The Fifth Runway; Semi-improvised by Paul Carr (DJ) and Chris Scobie (Head Barman). Pre-recorded in the British Library staff canteen, usually between the times of 08:50-09:15

Whose going to be 2nd today? Words: Bruce McLean (Vocal). Music: Paul Carr

The Vulkan Bar; Devised, written, produced and performed by Eddie Farrell and Katharine Eastman

The Carr Radio (4) POSTER

Trowel in the guitar

After a GB STEAM TRAINS improvised recording session under the guise of The Baggage Handlers for The Carr Radio, which included I've Long Suspected Foul Play In The Grain Of The Wood and They Call The Quizmaster. Recorded and mixed live by Paul, also guitar and generating looped sound; Steven vocal, guitar, Duct tape, bubble wrap, pan, garden fork and trowel.

We'd always go to the pub after a recording session.

The Carr Radio BROADCAST No.3

Originally broadcast on Calon FM (10-11pm)

0:00 Concrete Talk

0:13 TV Show

7:45 David Bowie - Fantastic Voyage

14:58 Jeff Buckley - Jewel Box

18:33 Concrete Talk

19:50 The Baggage Handlers – Semi Quaver

21:46 Jenna Collins - The Wave Archive: An Annual Report: Accent

25:10 The Baggage Handlers - I've lost my sense of direction

28:32 Tape Head Cleaner Music

34:35 Group Hobby - Runway Dance

41:04 Ariel Ramirez - Cantus (Misa Criola)

43:29 The Fifth Runway

46:33 Dinosaur Switch featuring Primitive Man Telephone Call

49:30 The Baggage Handlers – The Veterans Lounge

52:14 The Vulkan Bar

1:01:54 Concrete Talk

Concrete Talk; Improvised by Paul Carr and Matthew Hahn

TV Show, Tape Head Cleaner Music, Dinosaur Switch; Words/Music: Paul Carr

Semi Quaver, I’ve lost my sense of direction, And here we are in the Veterans Lounge; Words/Music: Paul Carr (Vocal/keyboard/feedback) and Steven Lowery (Vocal/guitar). Mixed by Paul Carr

Runway Dance; Words: Paul Carr (Vocal), Music/Production: Benedict Drew

The Fifth Runway; Semi-improvised by Paul Carr (DJ) and Chris Scobie (Head Barman). Pre-recorded in the British Library staff canteen, usually between the times of 08:50-09:15

Primitive Man Telephone Call; Narration/Concept: Eddie Farrell. Words: Trotsky.

The Vulkan Bar; Devised, written, produced and performed by Eddie Farrell and Katharine Eastman

The Carr Radio Construction and BROADCAST No.2

Originally broadcast on Calon FM (10-11pm)

0:00 Are we there yet
Featuring Jenna Collins (Vocal)

4:54 Concrete Talk

5:47 The Fall - Hotel Bloedel

9:32 A first class stamp, please

9:49 The Maisonette

14:11 Adam Green - Apples, I'm home

16:06 Scott Walker - Rhymes of Goodbye

20:16 John Dixon - 1571

22:03 Artex

22:06 Chris Scobie - Kinderszenen

27:45 Corinna Till - Smoking Architecture

30:14 David Bowie - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

33:11 Jenna Collins - The Wave Archive: An Annual Report: The Certificate

35:51 Caroline de Lannoy and Gary Woodley are Testing ‘360 degrees’

37:41 Group Hobby - Untitled Runway

42:46 The Train Driver

45:38 The Vulkan Bar

51:25 Christopher Scobie - Sleeping in Spring Time

54:12 Concrete Talk (She knows you too well edit)

59:00 Steven Lowery - Mysterious Stains

Concrete Talk; Improvised by Paul Carr and Matthew Hahn

The Maisonette, She Knows You Too Well edit; Words/Music: Paul Carr

Caroline de Lannoy and Gary Woodley are Testing ‘360 degrees’; Composed & produced by Caroline de Lannoy

Untitled Runway; Words: Paul Carr (Vocal), Music/production: Benedict Drew

The Train Driver; Words/Music: Dean Allum (Lead vocal), Sarah Burman (Keyboards), Paul Carr (Guitar/vocal/post production), Jenna Collins (Stylophone)

The Vulkan Bar; Devised, written, produced and performed by Eddie Farrell and Katharine Eastman

Sleeping in Spring Time; Words: Paul Carr (Vocal), Music: Christopher Scobie

THE CARR RADIO Construction and BROADCAST No.1 PLAYLIST

Originally broadcast on Calon FM (10-11pm)

00:00 How are you feeling now, Lewis?

01:14 Jenna Collins canvassing on behalf of The Conceptual Party

01:40 The Space Charge/ Green Bay Horses

04:12 The Cocteau Twins – Cherry Coloured Funk

11:58 The Fall – Mexico Wax Solvent

19:38 Benedict Drew – Drinks With Jean

23:05 Steven Lowery orders a Barnacled Yoghurt in The Fifth Runway

24:56 David Bowie – A New Career In A New Town

28:59 The Fall – Oxymoron

31:20 Jenna Collins: The Wave Archive: An Annual Report:

34:13 Eddie Farrell - Can you hear anything?

34:16 In Flight Entertainment

Featuring Corinna Till (Vocal)

36:15 I was 30,000ft high above

37:20 The Vulkan Bar

40:26 The Baggage Handlers: Baggage Pool 13

42:43 Buddy Holly – The Valley of Tears

44:52 Paul Carr – I can see it in your eyes

48:16 Concrete Talk

52:18 Michael Gordon – Trance 3

55:46 The Vulkan Bar

The Space Charge, In Flight Entertainment, I was 30,000 ft high above, I can see it in your eyes; Words/Music: Paul Carr

The Vulkan Bar; Devised, written, produced and performed by Eddie Farrell and Katharine Eastman

Baggage Pool 13; Words/Music: Paul Carr (Vocal, keyboard) Steven Lowery (Vocal, Stylophone). Mixed by Paul Carr

Concrete Talk; Improvised by Paul Carr (Music) and Matthew Hahn

The Carr Radio Construction and BROADCAST No.1

The Carr Radio Construction and BROADCAST

The Art of Function