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All music by Dan Nicholls 

Text #1 by Ursula K. Le Guin, from the podcast 'Between The Covers' by David Naimon
Text #2 from 'The Godess In Art', interview with Starhawk by Starr Goode
Vocals/spoken words: Lauren Kinsella, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Alabaster Deplume, Liv, Louise and Sirenne 
Keyboards and piano: Dan Nicholls 

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http://www.dan-nicholls.com/ 
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Cover Image by Louise Boer

Human Lessons #061 - Dan Nicholls

Live set, Springkell Scotland Nov 2022

big love to Rory and Ario and all the crew <3

thx to 
Adam Betts – drum samples
Lauren Kinsella - vocal improv
Juju Love – vocal samples

live @ Springkell '22

For this episode of Transience we have invited expert improvisor and cosmic angel, Dan Nicholls to create a 90 minute journey to alleviate our physical realm anxieties. I've been following Dan's work for many years and am very happy that the stars finally align to host them live from the Cashmere Studio to begin the weekend's programmation. I love the way Dan is able to create such detailed sound worlds that invite us to meander about in them, sway like spores or lay gently nestled in their foliage. For this occassion we sat on the floor of the Cashmere Radio studio in the same space as the audience with a few cushions and Dan’s live setup. Having spent the previous night dancing we were super relaxed and ready to continue the adventure. We arrived at the studio with no real plan, wondering about how to start and what kind of sounds the set might begin with. Despite the not knowing, we both had total trust and a willingness to surrender to the moment.

Dan sees improvising as a way to bypass certain tendencies we might have to control and rationalise; to get in the way of the story or the energetic flow. A personal process of deconstructing, unravelling and healing – but more importantly an experience of playful sharing, creating sonic spaces that the listener can inhabit. The set features an improvised text by Dan’s child Liv, which touches on our origins in the cosmos and the vital need to listen to our bodies. This monologue is spoken in a dream-like imaginary voice, refracting some of the ideas that Liv has been exposed to and has intuitively felt. A different kind of truthful speech. So in a sense, it does with a child’s freedom and clarity of thought what this collection of improvised sounds and imaginary landscapes also hopes to do.

We invite you all to listen to your bodies and your hearts, and lay down to embark on this journey back to our stars.

Photography by Micki Rosi Richter

transience #48 with dan nicholls (live)

improvised set at free movements 
ormside projects, london 

sunday 10th dec '23

<3

live  .𖥔 ݁ ˖ִ       ₊ . ✦  ⊹˚  @ free movements 10.12.23

Improvised live set recorded at Whole Festival, summer 2023. 

Thanks to Lou Drago for the invitation <3 <3 <3

Features the words of bell hooks, cello notes from Lucy Railton, words of solidarity from Alabaster De Plume and Sirenne, strucked piano strings by Liv Nicholls. 

Thx to Imad for the pic xx

🌱 ୭ ˚ live @ whole festival '23

Credits : 
Spoken words - James Baldwin and bell hooks.
Chanting - Jan Blake.

dan nicholls (live) - Meakusma Festival 2024

4 hour improvised live set to mark the release of 'earthrise recordings'

big love to spanners and the crowd who came down x

<3 <3 <3

dan nicholls (live) @ spanners 01/08/24

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels' historic "Parc Royal". 
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dan nicholls (live) @ Kiosk Radio 07.11.2024

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”.
More info and music: https://kioskradio.com