Recording: Del Stephen's Wurld of Xo '42

Artist: Del Stephen's Wurld of Xo '42

Song: Starbright [composed by Pat Martino]

Recorded at July 9, 2023 at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Ayal Senior & Friends).

Del Stephen's Wurld of Xo '42 - Starbright

Celebrating the release of his Wurld of Xo '42 album (now available as a download or cassette!), Del Stephen brought his Wurlitzer WX 42 out of the loft for a few shows. This one found him in solo mode, exploring some of the wurlds that he discovered in making the album, as well as a few other excursions like this piece. Wringing City Pop sounds from the unlabelled banks of buttons, Stephen sometimes looked a bit like the Sorceror's Apprentice, magically evoking marching bands that would suddenly appear before melting back into the earth.

You can check out some more from this set over on youtube:

[Ayal Senior & Friends will be back in the Southern Cross on the afternoon of August 13th.]

Recording: Del Stephen's Wurld Of Xo '42 Multivurse Melody Band

Artist: Del Stephen's Wurld Of Xo '42 Multivurse Melody Band

Songs: Wurld of Time Flying + Wurld Map

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (Track Could Bend #81), July 4, 2023.

Del Stephen's Wurld Of Xo '42 Multivurse Melody Band - Wurld of Time Flying

Del Stephen's Wurld Of Xo '42 Multivurse Melody Band - Wurld Map

Many cartographers have mixed art and science in filling in the blank spaces they're visiting. For Del Stephen, those blank spaces are on the (many!) buttons of his Wurlitzer WX 42, causing him to approach the instrument in a true spirit of exploration — and in so doing, he has discovered many wurlds. Those journeys of exploration are now published in an atlas album, but luckily the release has also been accompanied by a small series of varied shows presenting the music. Here, Stephen was joined by Erik Kinsella and Andrew Finlay Stewart (keybs), Liz Lima (clarinet and voice), plus Jeff Sinibaldi (percussion and dub effects), adding some extra layers to the tunes.

You can check out some more from this set over on youtube:

[Del Stephen (in the synth-tastic Electric Expansions Focus Group format) will be completing his Wurld Tour tonight (Thursday, June 20th) at Dundas Video's Hitplay series. Track Could Bend is back at Wenona on Tuesday, August 1st with music from Heather Saumer as well as a special set of sounds in memory of Ted Phillips, featuring Glen Hall, Nilan Perera, Brian Abbott, and Kieran Maraj.]