AirSculpture

AirSculpture are a UK based electronic music group. Its members - Adrian Beasley, John Christian and Peter Ruczynski - established it in the mid-1990s as a reaction to a music scene that no longer reflected their tastes. The energy and edge of '70s EM had become diluted into a melange of clinical digital sounds played over safe pre-recorded backing.

Most of AirSculpture's music is created live on stage, improvised with little or no pre-planning. Over time it has evolved to a unique sound melding driving Berlin School rhythms with engaging, flowing melodies; or sometimes moving into darker ambient realms; or shifting gear with danceable beats.

The band has released seven full length albums; of these five are live recordings reflecting the live nature of the music. There have also been numerous tracks released on compilation albums.

Photo by Jeff Towne

Downloads

The older AirSculpture albums have been out of print for a while now, and we have been considering how to reissue them. The problem has been solved by the creation of the MusicZeit download service. This provides CD quality, DRM free downloads with full artwork. As our old friends from SMD are involved, all of the Neu Harmony albums are already available.

If downloads are not your thing, you can order any of the downloads as a CDR from SMD. In addition, Tranceatlantic is still available as a pressed CD. We plan to keep on releasing physical CDs as long as there is sufficient demand.

Other Projects

Cosmic Smokers

A collaborative project including the members of AirSculpture along with Paul Nagle, Grant Middleton, Andy Bloyce, and a small green alien. The simple idea was to bring a set of musicians together for the first time, give them some rehearsal time and to present the results as a concert. As all of the music was improvised, this was an even more skin-of-the-pants affair than usual.

The results of that first concert and the sessions that preceded it resulted in three albums, available for download at MusicZeit. A second concert saw Andy turning up with his guitar replacing Adrian who was otherwise occupied, and showing the Smokers line-up to be a fluid thing.

Ricochet Gathering

Starting life as a Tangerine Dream fan gathering, the RG has grown into a wider playground for electronic musicians and fans.  Moving around the world, it brings a varying collection of musicians together to jam, and sometimes to perform more structured collaborations.  For the audience it gives a unique chance to see the musicians working (and playing) close up.

There has been an AirSculpture presence at most of these gatherings.  Numerous recordings have been released with AS members in various large and small combinations.  More information at the Ricochet Dream site.

Solo Projects

John and Adrian have played solo concerts in the Hampshire Jam concert series; Pete is due to do so in the 2008 event (along with a group performance).

To tie in with the concerts John released a CD titled "Bohunt Sabotage" and Adrian has released a CD titled "Powerhouse".

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