Spire Live at The HardingTonar Festival | 21.06.2008

To mark the centenary of the birth of Norwegian composer Geir Tveit, The Harding Tonar festival has invited Spire to contribute various works based on his compositions.

BJNilsen | Philip Jeck | Charles Matthews | Jana Winderen | Marcus Davidson et al. will take part in a live event at various times on 21st June 2008 in Norheimsund, Norway.

A full programme can be downloaded here and tickets can be bought here

 

Spire Bootleg

Yes we have been bootlegged! Here you can find out more. Its from Ars Electronica 2006...

 

Spire Live - Fundamentalis | Autofact 12/Touch Tone 28

Spire Live - Fundamentalis
Autofact FACT 12/Touch Tone 28
Double LP Vinyl only
Art Direction & Design by Jon Wozencroft

This release will be available in April 2008 from the TouchShop here

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New Website for Charles Matthews

Charles Matthews, curator, pianist and organist for Spire, has a new website here

 

Spire Music Usage | MTV - Room 401

MTV are using tracks from 'Spire - organ music past present and future' [Touch # Tone 21], for a show:

BJNilsen - Breathe
Philip Jeck - Stops
Biosphere - Visible Invisible

The name of the show is “Room 401”. The episode number is #104. The Touch tracks appeared in the Bus Crash segment within #104.

 

Spire Live vinyl cut at Transition | 13.03.07

Fundamentalis [Autofact FACT 12/Touch Tone 28]

Fundamentalis, a double vinyl release due later this year on Autofact, was cut at Transition, London, on 13th March 2007. Tracks from Spire Live in Gothenberg and Brussels by Fennesz, Philip Jeck, BJNilsen, Marcus Davidson & Charles Matthews will appear on the final release, due sometime in the summer. You can see pictures from the cut here

 



About Spire

The Organ - The Emperor of Instruments

"The tall peaceful trees would be like the pipes of a great organ…" (Claude Debussy)

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Spire Live Full Programmes | 2004-2008+

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Spire Live Events | 2004 - 2008+

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Spire CD & Vinyl Releases | 2005-2008+

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Spire Artists | 2004-2008+

Artists who have performed at Spire events

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Spire Downloads

Robertsbridge Codex
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Charles Matthews, Chamber Organ: Philippe de Vitry: Adesto-Firmissime-Alleluia (keyboard version from the Robertsbridge Codex, c.1360) [Spire Live in York Minster, 2007]

 

Contact & Other Information

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