slow burning ethereal electronica.
UK IDM/experimental

Leftover

Leftovers

Welcome to my place of musical experiments and my endless journey of exploring new sound textures, rhythms and melodic ideas. I am a multi-instrumentalist coming from a background of having actively played, harmonica, recorder, piano, organ, clarinet, tin whistle, pan pipes, guitar, violin, Shakuhachi, jaw harp, didgeridoo and accordion. My genre is mostly a fusion of Jazz and Soundscape, however I often seek inspiration from a wide variety of music, Celtic, Rock, Heavy Metal, Classical, Folk, Micro-tonal, just to name a few. I also build my own instruments, various Shakuhachi using them either directly in recordings or sample the sounds to incorporate in pitch shifting tools in Ableton Live. I often set myself a music challenge, taking every day sounds not considered musical, sampling, transforming and moulding them into a virtual musical instrument. Experimenting with evolving polymeters is a favourite feature of my works. I have been classically trained but soon ventured into free improvisation, which is my happy place.

I am based on the South Island of New Zealand, enjoying the great outdoors there. I often take inspiration from this for my music and associated cover art.

I have a no cover’s policy, all my works being original compositions, the only exception would be the odd jazz interpretation of a Bach piece from the Baroque era. My percussion sections do not use any artificial intelligence drum machines, nor do I use auto tuners for my violin playing. Paid likes and plays — none of that either. 

I also participate in musical collaborations, from accepting sound samples to see what I can do with them, to instrumental collaborations. Send me a message if interested.

Please join me on this wonderful journey of music exploration.

Bitvert is an electronic music producer and live performer. 
Drawing on a DIY ethos of punk applied to nocturnal electronica and mechanical disruption, Bitvert,was born in the warehouse subculture of East London, drawing together evil strands of pounding 4/4 techno, darkened electronic textures and stupendous sub bass frequencies that pull the head of the listener straight to the floor. 
- Rough Trade Records

Support Independent music + artists
https://bitvert.bandcamp.com/follow_me

Lost Horizon - 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg5hAX5hd_w- 
VR/AV/live set (1st Set) DJ sets - alongsise ANNA, Skream, Eats Everything. Peggy Gou , Fatboy Slim ++

LIVE - THE GAS TOWER - SHANGRI - LA  GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 
https://www.facebook.com/Bitvrt/videos/344245723146731/
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Bitvert - Live/Showreel - https://vimeo.com/209656037

Limited edition audio/visual/music/artworks:
https://www.seditionart.com/malcolm-litson/havoc-idmt
https://www.seditionart.com/malcolm-litson/impunity-idmt

For live/DJ bookings and projects contact
wearenotcontent@gmail.com

Bitvert curates - http://wearenotcontent.org
A platform for film/VJs/DJs/AV/Producers and has toured with the 'The Light Surgeons'  
http://www.lightsurgeons.com/tag/malcolm-litson/
Gigs include The Big Chill,London IMAX,Microwave Festival (Hong Kong) and the Freeform Festival(Warsaw)
Bitvert and Audio Dependent produced music for the The Light Surgeons installation 'LDN24' at The Museum of London. 
Previous projects -Working with IDM/Dubstep producer 'Scanone' ,  https://soundcloud.com/yellow-machines, as a producer and vocalist.

Performances
2025 - AV Set - Burning Van Festival - May
2025 - AV Set - CRUX Festival - Rich Mix
2024 - Boomtown Festival - Visuals - Origin Stage
2023 Boomtown Festival - Visuals - Origin/Grand Central
2023 - Secret Garden Party - Visuals 
Glastonbury Festival - Visuals
We are not content - DJ - Playgroud Jam - The Light  Surgeons/IF/Four Tet
Iklectic - We are not content - Curated AV/VVisuals/Live electronica
2022- We are not Content - Grow - Hackney Wick - AV set
The Gas Tower/Shangri-la/Glastonbury Festival/2018/2019/2022
http://taaexhibitions.org  - Nov 2017
Glastonbury Festival - 2017
Shangri-la
The Gas Tower  
25:06:17 - 0.00 PM - SUNDAY -
Splice Festival
27:05:17
http://www.splicefestival.com/
Featured On Resonance FM - Splice Festival
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-splice-festival-radio-show-9th-may-2017/
2016 - Glastonbury Festival - Shangri- la.Brainwash. AV set.
Saturday 21st May - CRUX - London - 
17:11:15 -Temporary Autonomous Art  - AV set
Glastonbury Festival/Shangri la:AV set/Visuals Heaven Stage 2015
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/shangri-la/brainwash pod - Sunday 28/06/15 - 
Blissfields Festival 2015
Hidden Hedge
Live AV set/Visuals Hell Stage Glastonbury Festival-  Shangri-la: 24-28th June 2015 
Live AV set(AVTV) - Blissfields - 3-4 July 2015: http://www.blissfields.co.uk/over-50-new-acts-announced/
https://vimeo.com/44061311
5:11:14
Live AV set - Juno - Shoreditch
2014 - http://avtv.org.uk/
#GlastonburyFestival  Shangri-La.CPU Tent
Hackney Wicked Festival
18:08:13
AVTV 
http://www.hackneywicked.co.uk/programe/event/hw-glass-factory-programme/
Nozstock Festival - http://www.nozstock.com/
27:07:13
Live AV set
Mash cinema
Looking Sound
LIVE AV set - 09.06.12 
https://vimeo.com/44061311
ICA London - AV set
Leeds Sound Expo - AV set
AVTV 
Dreambagsandjaguarshoes/London
AVTV- The Roxy/London
Fabric/London-(vox Scanone)
Herbal/London-(vox Scanone)
Llama Festival/N.Devon