From Scratch (music group)

From Scratch
Origin New Zealand
Years active 1972-2002
Labels Hit Singles, Flying Nun Records, Kiwi Pacific, Atoll Records
Website sonicsfromscratch.co.nz
Members Philip Dadson
Shane Currey
Adrian Croucher
Past members Bruce Barber
Barry Barque
Geoff Chapple
Neville Hall
Darryn Harkness
Wayne Laird
James McCarthy
Don McGlashan
Walter Muller

From Scratch are a New Zealand performance and recording group that use homemade (from scratch) rhythms and instruments. They performed from 1972 to 2002 with an ever-changing lineup, though principally led by Philip Dadson. Their last work was the piece Pacific Plate, performed in New Zealand, Austria and Australia between 2000 and 2002.

Releases

Recordings

12" LP, 1979, Private Release PRA 905
Side One: Out-In Pt 1 & 2
Side Two: Drumwheel Pt 1 & 2
Performed by Geoff Chapple, Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan, Gary Wain
Sound engineer: David Hurley; recorded at Mandrill Studios, Auckland
12" EP, 1983, Hit Singles HITM004
Side One: 8-9-10 (sixth module) (10'00")
Side Two: 5-6-7 (third module) & 6-7-8 (fourth, central module) (10'20")
Instruments: tuned PVC pipes, metal chimes, drums, spun drones
Devised by Phil Dadson
Performed by Geoff Chapple, Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan
Sound Engineer: Greg Brice
Gung Ho literally means to 'work together'.[1] It was performed with the PVC pipe and chime bar instruments arranged in the actual Chinese ideogram for the term Gung Ho.
LP, 1985, Flying Nun FN041
Side One: Pacific 3,2,1,Zero (Part One) (23')
Side Two: Drum/Sing (26')
Instruments: tuned PVC pipes, chimes, bamboos, drums, handbells, Jilzira drones, cymbals, voices, trom tubes, spun drones, rattle jackets, biscuit tins
Performed by Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan
Engineered by Steve Garden at The Valley Conference Centre, Albany; mixed at Progressive Studios, Auckland, July 1985
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, Dipali Linwood, Niki May, Don McGlashan, Peter Scholes, Kim Wesney
Produced by Wayne Laird
LP, 1987, Flying Nun FN085
Side One: 3,4,5; 4,5,6; 5,6,7; 6,7,8; 7,8,9 (23'30")
Side Two: 8,9,10; 9,10,11 (24'30")
Instruments: tuned PVC pipes, metal chimes, drums, spun drones
Devised by Phil Dadson
Performed by Geoff Chapple, Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan
Sound Engineer: Greg Brice; Remixed in 1987 by Greg Brice and Wayne Laird at Wayne Laird's studio
This is a full-length re-release and remix of the earlier Hit Singles 12".
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
CD, Cassette, 1993, Rattle Records RAT D003
Instruments: hocketed handclapping, vocal chant and tone-tree percussion of gongs and cymbals
Devised by Philip Dadson
Performed by Philip Dadson, Neville Hall, James McCarthy, Walter Muller
Devised by Phil Dadson
Performed by Philip Dadson, Neville Hall, James McCarthy, Walter Muller
New digital release
Devised by Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan
Performed by Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird, James McCarthy
CD and Cassette, 1994, Kiwi/Pacific International
CD, 1999, Scratch Records 2000
Devised by Philip Dadson
Performed by Adrian Croucher, Shane Currey, Phil Dadson, Darryn Harkness

Compilations

Compilation CD, Ellipsis Arts CD3630, 1998
Produced by Bart Hopkin of Experimental Musical Instruments magazine
Introduction by Tom Waits
Contains a 96 page colour book and 73 minute CD
From Scratch contributes an excerpt of Pacific 3-2-1-Zero (1986)

Films

16mm film, VHS PAL or NTSC (20 minutes)
A collaboration with Director Gregor Nicholas
Award Winning Film
VHS, 1993
A collaboration with Director Gregor Nicholas
Awarded Grand Prix, Cannes/Midem 1994
VHS, Scratch Records, 2000
Recorded in Wellington, New Zealand, 1998
A one-hour video documentary with stereo sound

Publications

ISBN 978-0-435-08670-1, 1995, 102 page in spiral binding[2]
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.

References

  1. ↑ Art New Zealand, Issue 18 Summer 1981
  2. ↑ Heinemann Drama, The From Scratch Rhythm Workbook
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