Soundtrack from the short film 'Film V' with an alternate (longer) mix.

Noise Research

Noise Research is the project of UK Sound Artist / Musician Ian Simpson.
Noise Research has material released on the Electronic Musik (UK),A.M.P. (Mexico) Rift Recordings (UK), Clinical Archives (Russia) Earth Monkey Productions (UK) & Bivouac (China) labels.
Albums / ep's currently available are

* The Liftshaft EP (also known as Nuclear Liftshaft)
* Split with Barbarians
* Noise Research I
* Noise research II
* Noise Research III (also known as Experiment III)
* Rifts compilation (2 tracks) on Rift recordings
* Noise Research Four (on Earth Monkey Productions)
* Evoluon (on A.M.P.)
* Classwar Karaoke Survey series
* Ocean Epicure with Graham Dunning (on Clinical Archives)
* Forgotten Reel (very early recordings previously unreleased)
* Forgotten Reel II (second volume of early recordings)
* Music for Electronic Tape (Electronic Musik)
* Radio Electronics (Electronic Musik)
* Consisted Construction (Electronic Musik)
* Shelter Itch (on AMP)

Ian has been involved in the experimental / improvised music scene for many years and has performed with / alongside (amongst others).

* Evan Parker
* Graham Dunning
* Acid Mothers Temple
* Sun Ra Arkestra
* Eddie Prevost
* Faust
* Bark!
* Pram
* John Russell
* Paul Rutherford
* Telescopes
* The A band
* Solar Fire trio / Duo
* Mark Wastell
* Rhodri Davis
* Keith Rowe
* Colin Potter
* Pascal Nichols
* Konk Pack
* Janek Schaefer
* Alexander Von Schlippenbach
* Mick Beck
* Phil Marks
* Lol Coxhill
* Matt Wand

He has adopted an uncompromising approach in both playing and performance which has led to his involvement as a performer with The Frakture Big Band (Liverpool), Noise Club (Liverpool), Janx: The Gathering (Wirral), Gnod (Manchester) Aht-N (Cumbria) & Fonik (Warrington). He also actively organises and promotes performances in UK including the Pyramid Experimental Music Festival and Manchester based Electronic Organica Nights. His most recent project is a collaboration with sound artist Graham Dunning, the results of which have been released by Clinical Archives in January 2010.

A recent comment about Noise Research Four -
Such an outstanding album it really is a class piece of work - Jeff Grainger (Dandelion Radio, 2008).

About Rifts
A soundtrack to while away the time to as Western civilisation inevitably continues its steadily increasing rate of decay (Heathen Harvest, 2009)

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