Lawrence ENGLISH

Lawrence English is writer, composer and media artist based in Brisbane, Australia. Working across a broad range of art forms, English's work is eclectic and characterises a long-term exploration of various themes -- most recently audio/visual environments seen in his work Ghost Towns.

A sonic shape-shifter, English's audio works have sprawled over a range of areas. Interested in the potential of seemingly unrelated music and sound elements -- from experimental soundscapes and free improvisation to processed beat works and concrète-influenced compositions -- his back catalogue spans a dynamic range of frameworks. London's Time Out referred to his output as `ambient twisted soundscapes and challenging sonic scree´. Ghost Towns, his latest composed work and mixed media installation, seeks to create an abstract `virtual map´ of remote spaces, examining the micro and macro aspects of the environments with equal vigour. Under Object, his moniker concerned with beat-related works, English sculpted Pandemic an album that examines the implication of rhythm and the `spaces between´ groove for the Belgian label Quatermass.

Outside of his recording and art commissions, Lawrence English curates a number of ongoing sound events including fabrique at Brisbane Powerhouse and syncretism at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts. He co-produces both the What Is Music? and Liquid Architecture festivals in Queensland and curates numerous art exhibitions (such as Melatonin -- Meditations On Sound In Sleep, which is touring internationally until 2006). His imprint and multi-arts organisation ::ROOM40:: continues to issue releases from an eclectic array of Australian and international artists.

2005