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Lawrence English

Lawrence English (born 1975/76) is an Australian composer, artist, and curator from Brisbane. His work is broadly concerned with the politics of perception, specifically he is interested in the nature of listening, and sounds' capability to occupy the body. He is the director of the imprint Room40, started in 2000. He and Jamie Stewart from Xiu Xiu have an ongoing collaboration named Hexa.

Albums

2005 Happiness Will Befall
2005 Liminology
2005 Transit
2007 For Varying Degrees of Winter
2008 Kiri No Oto
2008 Studies for Stradbroke
2009 It's Up to Us to Live
2009 A Colour for Autumn
2011 The Peregrine
2012 Songs of the Living
2012 For / Not for John Cage
2013 Lonely Women's Club
2013 Suikinkutsu No Katawara Ni
2014 Wilderness of Mirrors
2015 Viento
2016 Approaching Nothing
2017 Cruel Optimism
2020 Lassitude
2020 Field Recordings From the Zone
2021 A Mirror Holds the Sky
2021 Observation of Breath
2022 'Oseni
2022 Approach
2022 Themes and Atmospheres for Adam Curtis's Russia 1985-1999 TraumaZone
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Borderlands
"By the time the deep vibrations come to a final halt, Borderlands has satisfyingly showcased some of the far-reaching diversity within ambient practices."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Lawrence English - Cruel Optimism
"Simultaneously intelligent, melancholy and savage."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Mono 18 & 19
"Fifteen years in, Room40 continues to showcase the possibilities of sound."
Features / Music
Room40's Open Frame Show Features Surround Sound And Hypnosis Display
"Because it's an anniversary I've invited some people who aren't necessarily part of the label strictly speaking, but for me are really influential."
Features / Music
Drowning In Mirrors
“There is that idea that once an album is completed, it is actually abandoned."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Lawrence English - Wilderness Of Mirrors
"The eight tracks here work together as a sonic narrative of tonal increments."
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