New songs and live AV show

After a bit of a sabbatical to work on new material (some of which is now up on the myspace page), patten live returns this summer with all new songs, a slightly new line-up and a fully synchronised AV setup. The debut show is at London's 176 Gallery inside an exhibition called 'Past Forward'. Check the Live page for details. In the meantime, enjoy the sun & maybe see you out at a show soon.

Best of 2007

In no particular order, a far from comprehensive list of music-related things that struck me/stuck with me throughout this past year.

Kraftwerk - 'Ralf & Florian'
Temperatures live at the Pool Bar & their LP 'YMIR' on Heat Retention Records
Arthur Russell - 'First Thought, Best Thought'
Loup live at the Utrophia Project space
Sonic Youth performing Daydream Nation at the Roundhouse
Lucky Dragons & High Places 7" picture discs on cAFF/FLICK
Panda Bear - 'Person Pitch'
Corsano/Flowers Duo 7"
The song 'Our Discussion' from Nina Nastasia & Jim White's 'You follow me' album
The Focus Group - 'We Are All Pan's People'
Jonny Trunk's 'OST' show on Resonance FM
Foals live at Field Day Festival
Luftkluster/Luftfluks LP on Oscillatone
playing patten songs live with my friends;
from the intense early 07 rehearsal schedule to the loveliness
of the Frankfurt show & everything inbetween
Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan - 'Pullhair Rubeye' (forwards)
Jacques Brel's song 'Le Plat Pays'
little glimpses of what's to come from Heather Society
Iggy & The Stooges live on a beach in Miami in December
Cocteau Twins - 'Heaven or Las Vegas'
Roj's beautiful & as yet unreleased songs
Selda - 'Selda' reissued on Finders Keepers
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - 'The Good, The Bad & The Queen'
Youtube clip of Jaco Pastorius playing 'Portrait of Tracy'
Sculpture live at The Amersham Arms
J Dilla - 'Donuts' & the Stereolab-sampling Jaylib song 'The Message'
Alas, Alak, Alaska!
Clark - 'Body Riddle'
Angus Maclise - 'Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda'
Raymond Scott - 'Manhattan Research Inc.'

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