In this episode Gate Kicks! remember Leon Moody aka LM Dubz, who sadly passed away last year and everybody missed him a lot. Leon used to present the programme and used to tell wonderful stories. Leon was the bass player for 2
Decks band and the impro ensemble Jamaica. You will listen to different
stories plus original music by 2 Decks and Labake &
Mr Amazing, as their song title said, life is too short, so enjoy it!!!
In this episode, MC Top Richie, Labake and Mr Amazing discussed Science
Fiction films from Dr Who to Back to the Future, they talked about the
soundtracks of Delia Derbyshire and Chuck Berry plus few songs by the Gate
members. Please seat relax and enjoy the programme and be ready for
surprises.... as usual.
Below: Delia Derbyshire creator of Doctor Who's theme working at BBC Workshop in the 60s.
Hey guys,
Gate Kicks presenters MC Top Richie, Mr Amazing and 2 Decks tell their stories involving computer games.
We travelled in time from Fifa 1998 to mobile games talking about the recently inaugurated Nintendo's Mario Bross theme Park in Japan, X-Box's Halo, Play Station's Metal Gear Solid new version, the multi-console Mortal Kombat, game shops, tips, gaming addiction, etc
A Big News!! is that The Gate is developing its own computer game called THE GATE STATION, which will be released at one point this year 2021, we are very excited regarding that. Enjoy the show!!
Hey guys,
this is the last episode of Gate Kicks! where MC Top Richie, 2Decks, Arlo and Javier made an spontaneous improvisation mainly with anything that they found in their houses from a Precolumbian ocarina, a book, a glass of water, ringtones, Spanish guitar, accordion, samplers of french hip hop to Grace Jones and The Gate improvisers, plus unknown and mysterious objects. Jamaica! transforms every time it revives in different bodies as many lives matters!!!
Let it be, relax and enjoy!!
As a continuation of our previous episode, when we met Franq de Quengo,
co-director of the most important inclusive avant-garde festival in the
world Sonic protest, members of the French band
Les Harry's broadcast a special edition of Radio Tisto on 3rd March 2021 for Resonance's audience. The
history of this band and Radio Tisto started in 2013 when
Sonic Protest
invited Alan Courtis to lead an improvisation workshop with six autistic
adults from the group ‘Radio and Music’ at the day hospital of Antony
(through the association l’Elan Retrouvé), then Les Harry’s and a
bi-monthly radio show Radio Tisto on Radio Libertaire, which is a famous
anarchist independent radio in Paris, were born...the rest is history.
Jamaica! sent to them a file with their latest recording released by
Cafe Oto record
label
Takuroku
called
Leon
and Les Harry's made a wonderful improvisation over it, the voice and music
reminds me of many works by my favourite British avant-garde musician Robert
Wyatt from Soft Machine and his solo career from The End of an Ear and
Matching Mole. For further information about Radio Tisto please click
here.
Making music via Zoom has probably been one of the most challenging aspects of continuing our service under lockdown conditions, as usual though our guys have risen to the challenge - here are some recent tracks made by Labake, Duane and Richie in a new zoom session we're running. Enjoy!
Since 2003, Sonic Protest Festival has been the epicentre of the avant-garde, experimental and inclusive music scene in Europe. The festival is mainly based in Paris, France, and since its beginnings has been inviting extraordinary artists with learning disabilities such as the pioneering inclusive band Reynols or Les Harry's and 2Decks plus musicians from the underground such as Peter Brotzmann, Tony Conrad, Joelle Leandre, Einstürzende Neubauten and Keiji HAINO.
Today our special guest is Franq de Quengo, the co-director of Sonic Protest, who talks about the festival and brings new music made by different bands with members with learrning disabilities such as Les Harry's and L'Orchestre De Nous Mêmes. Enjoy this super edition of the programme!
Left to right, top row: Duane aka Mr Amazing; Javier; Franq de Quengo Co-Director Sonic Protest Festival, France. Bottom row L-R: Richie aka MC Top Richie; Darren aka 2 Decks and Labake Anisere.
