Dreams of Tall Buildings

Dreams of tall buildings formed at the end of 1999, they began recording sound textures from their environments and surroundings, drinking 13 coffees in an hour to short wave radio oscillations in brain storming sessions. They wish to remain anonymous and stress that they are not restricted to The Red Tape of the conformed and structured norms of being an x piece. Instead they state that by the end of the next year there could be 1000 people in DOTB or none. They have visions of collaborating with people in Spain and Australia simultaneously, unaware of each other’s existence.

Dreams of tall buildings fill rooms with lush distant telephone pianos hitting against screams and sub bass frequencies. Typewriters and cine-projectors give out unearthly rhythms instead of drums. Transfixing listeners with Morse code wrestling gongs and water. Here is organised sound for films without any visuals.

Initial explorations led to the release of a series of limited tapes and CD-Rs in hand made packaging involving branded wooden sleeves and hospital specimen bags. They avoid becoming slaves to genre by having a doctrine as evolving as their sound constructions themselves. Their sound ranges from minimal microwaves, breathing and non - notes («A Red Carpet For Autumn») to hideously distorted trumpets and string loops sounding like Miles Davis stabbing Stan Getz in a floatation tank (« 14 Months «). Other tracks are created using one source (“Remember The Words») is compiled from video samples and surface noise with a Chinese text and children singing in the chorus, and in («Museum») samples from room noises from the Birmingham Museum are looped with grating metal violins to create a twisted clock work piece which closes on it’s self as soon as it opens.

D0tb have also worked with film makers Mike Stubbs on “cultural quarter” shown at Baltic and with PirateHairWaves on “thends” – an audio visual installation performance made up of the credits from movies as a visual backdrop to d0tb improvisations. ( shown at The Mead Gallery, Warwick)

In 2006 d0tb worked with Joseph Byrd and Norwegian noisettes SPUNK on a commission for the Sonic Arts Network Expo 06 called "White Elephant".

As for live events a performance at a secret location / tunnel is promised involving a sonic response to human frequency, heart beats and tuning folk resistance

Discography

Past Events

• Medicine Bar with Fly Pan Am -May.2001. 'Best support act on our tour', Fly Pan Am. • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Centre, Arts Fest -Sept.2001 • Klinker Club, Sounds and vision collaboration with film maker Will Chipperfield -Nov.2001 • Metapod Festival, sound and vision collaboration with PirateHairWaves - Dec.2001 • «Bit Parts In Little Theatre», collaboration with Fate of Animals - Mead Gallery, Warwickshire Art Centre-Dec.2001 • “I am sensitive to objects” Audio exhibit for File Sound Art B’ham. March 2002 • “Artificial Memory” short film shown at Exploding Cinema, London. April 2002 • “Artificial Memory” shown at Cubist Gallery, London, May 2002 • “THEND” – D0tb vs. PirateHairWaves live at Electric Cinema, B’ham. March 2003 • “White elephant” – sound response to the painting of Japan based artist Adam Booth. April 2003. • “She Never Sleeps” – sound drawing finalist in Pizza Express contemporary drawing competition • D0tb vs. Black Dice at the Med Bar. May 2003 • “THEND” – D0tb vs. PirateHairWaves live at FREEFALL, Peterborough digital arts festival. May 2003 • “Artificial Memory” on tour with the U.K/ Canadian film and video festival, May-Nov 2003 • “THEND” – D0tb vs. PirateHairWaves live at Fierce Performance art Festival, Mead Gallery. June 2003 • “harboured in the sleepy west” – performed at the science fiction double feature show, May 2004 • “ robota = chezch for slave” – sound installation at sci-fi show , custard factory, B’ham, May 200 • 15/11/04 - Volume # 133, “SnackOnArt”, 30 minute curated video programme, Brooklyn Cable Access Television, usa • “mealy mouthed” – collaboration with milgram, creating a sound sculpture from a deconstructed piano ( see www.aas.clara.net)at u.c.e, 2004 • “project 99” –a 4 week performance event around B’ham, dealing with consumerism and artists multiples. 2004 • “ bone meal” – edit from mealy mouthed for taxi radio show • “ecco un poco” – live performance in an ice cream van for supersonic 05 festival commissioned by WAG and Capsule. • “ white elephant” - Joseph Byrd is collaborating with the British sound art group Dreams of Tall Buildings and the Norwegian noise improvisation group Spunk on a new Sonic Arts Network commission to be premiered at Expo. June 24th 05

Future projects

“silent factory” – internal body scapes form heart beats and human frequencies explored and investigated as instruments.