From Scratch (music group)

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Name = From Scratch


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Years_active = 1972-present
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URL = [http://sonicsfromscratch.co.nz sonicsfromscratch.co.nz]
Current_members = Phil Dadson
Shane Currey
Adrian Croucher
Past_members = Bruce Barber
Barry Barque
Geoff Chapple
Neville Hall
Darryn Harkness
Wayne Laird
James McCarthy
Don McGlashan
alter Muller

From Scratch are a New Zealand performance and recording group that use home made (from scratch) rhythms and instruments. They have performed since 1972 with an ever changing lineup though principaly led by Phil Dadson

Releases

Gung Ho 1,2,3D

* LP, 1981, Flying Nun 085 1985
* Instruments - tuned PVC pipes, metal chimes, drums, spun drones
* Devised by Phil Dadson
* Performed by Geoff Chapple, Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan

Gung Ho literally means to 'work together' [ [http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues11to20/gungho.htm Art New Zealand, Issue 18 Summer 1981] ] . It was performed with the PVC pipe and chime bar instruments arranged in the actual Chinese ideogram for the term Gung Ho

Drum/Sing

* LP
* Instruments - tuned PVC pipes, chimes, bamboos, drums, handbells, Jilzira drones
* Performed by Geoff Chapple, Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan

Pacific 3,2,1,Zero Part 1

* LP
* Instruments - tuned PVC pipes, chimes, drums, cymbals, voices, trom tubes, spun drones, rattle jackets, biscuit tins

Drum/Sing and Pacific 3,2,1,Zero Part 1

* LP, 1984, Flying Nun 0410

Drum/Sing

* 16mm film, VHS PAL or NTSC (20 minutes)
* A collaboration with Director Gregor Nicholas
* Award Winning Film

Songs For Heroes

* CD, Cassette, 1991, Rattle Records RAT D002 & RAT C002
* A continuous piece of music in eight sections
* Devised by Philip Dadson
* Performed by Philip Dadson, Neville Hall, James McCarthy, Walter Muller
* A tribute to unsung heroes, past and present

Fax To Paris

* CD, Cassette, 1993, Rattle Records RAT D003
* Instruments - hocketed handclapping, vocal chant and tone-tree percusson of gongs and cymbals
* Devised by Philip Dadson
* Performed by Philip Dadson, Neville Hall, James McCarthy, Walter Muller

Pacific 3,2,1,Zero

* VHS, 1993
* A collaboration with Director Gregor Nicholas
* Awarded Grand Prix, Cannes/Midem 1994

Eye-Drum

* Devised by Phil Dadson
* Performed by Philip Dadson, Neville Hall, James McCarthy, Walter Muller

Pacific 3,2,1,Zero

* New digital release
* Devised by Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan
* Performed by Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, James McCarthy

Pacific 3,2,1,Zero Part 1 and Eye Drum

* CD and Cassette, 1994, Kiwi/Pacific International

Gravichords, Whirilies, and Pyrophones

* CD, Ellipsis Arts
* Produced by Bart Hopkin of Experimental Musical Instruments magazine
* Introduction by Tom Waits
* Contains a 96 page colour book and 73 minute CD

The From Scratch Rhythm Workbook

* ISBN 978-0-435-08670-1, 1995, 102 page in spiral binding [ [http://books.heinemann.com/products/08670.aspx Heinemann Drama, The From Scratch Rhythm Workbook] ]
* By Don McGlashan, Philip Dadson, University of Auckland, New Zealand
* Published by Heinemann Drama

A workbook for Grade K8 and up students that introduces new musical ideas of body-based rhythm and sound, compositional concepts for solo or group participation

Global Hockets - Live in Europe

* CD, 1999, Scratch Records 2000
* Devised by Philip Dadson
* Performed by Adrian Croucher, Shane Currey, Phil Dadson, Darryn Harkness

Pacific 3,2,1,Zero Part 1 and 2 Live

* CD, 1986, Atoll CD Ltd
* Part 1 devised by Philip Dadson
* Part 2 devised by Philip Dadson
* Part 2 performed by Geoff Chapple, Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Joshna LaTrobe, Diipali Linwood, Niki May, Don McGlashan, Peter Scholes, Kim Wesney
* Produced by Wayne Laird

Global Hockets - Live at NZ Festival

* VHS, 1998
* A one hour video documentary with stereo sound
* Produced by Scratch Records 2000

Notes

References

* [http://www.artsfoundation.org.nz/phil.html New Zealand Art Council Laureate Artist 2001]
* [http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/list.asp?id=30 New Zealand Order of Merit]
* [http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues11to20/gungho.htm Art New Zealand, Issue 18 Summer 1981]
* [http://www.musicinnz.com/index.htm Music in New Zealand] - Summer 1990-91 Issue 11, Spring 1995 Issue 30, Winter 2001 Issue 39
* [http://www.particles.de/paradocs/hockets/from/scratch.html particles.de]
* [http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/film/FN15010 The Key of Z, 2004, University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive]
* [http://data.filmarchive.org.nz/search/details_film.php?ref_no=F57502&result_no=15 Pacific 321 Zero Parts 1 And 2, 1986, The New Zealand Film Archive]
* [http://data.filmarchive.org.nz/search/details_film.php?ref_no=F62279&result_no=17 Songs For Unsung Heroes, 1989, The New Zealand Film Archive]
* [http://data.filmarchive.org.nz/search/details_film.php?ref_no=F57502&result_no=15 Pacific 3,2,1,Zero Parts 1 And 2, 1986, The New Zealand Film Archive]
* [http://data.filmarchive.org.nz/search/details_film.php?ref_no=F57578&result_no=6 From Scratch Eye/Drum, 1992, The New Zealand Film Archive]
* [http://data.filmarchive.org.nz/search/details_film.php?ref_no=F57544&result_no=0 Car Horn Hocket / Fax To Paris / Rattle Launch, 1992, The New Zealand Film Archive]
* [http://data.filmarchive.org.nz/search/details_film.php?ref_no=F57599&result_no=4 From Scratch Tour Video, Japan, 1995, The New Zealand Film Archive]

External links

* [http://sonicsfromscratch.co.nz/ From Scratch official website]
* [http://sounz.org.nz/contributor/composer/1026 sounz.org.nz]
* [http://www.rattle.co.nz/art_fs.htm rattle.co.nz]
* [http://www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz/Exhibitions/2000/PhilDadson/ Pianoforté - Colloquium series at the Contemporary Art Annex]
* [http://books.heinemann.com/products/08670.aspx The From Scratch Rhythm Workbook]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goDZ1USj3cc Global Hockets on YouTube]
* [http://www.cdemusic.org/store/cde_search.cfm?keywords=pdadsoncds cdemusic.org]