Philip Perkins


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Philip Perkins (born 1951) has been involved in experimental music since the mid-1960’s. He now works as a noted sound effects designer for documentary films. As a musician or sound engineer, he has collaborated with Blue Gene Tyranny, The Residents (making videos and recording [m=21186] & [m=21118]), Carl Stone, amongst others. He runs his own label Fun Music from 1979.

ALBUMS


Blue Gene Tyranny
Degrees Of Freedom Found
2021, ,
Contemporary/Modern/Electroacoustic/Experimental
Phillip Greenlief
Barbedwire: 37 Graphic Scores For Trio Volume One
2020, ,
Contemporary/Free Improvisation
Roscoe Mitchell Quartet
Come And See What There Is To See
2020, ,
Free Improvisation
Philip Perkins
Yeah Machine
2019, ,
Abstract
Spectral (16) : Dave Rempis, Darren Johnston, Larry Ochs
Empty Castles
2018, ,
Free Jazz
ROVA*
In Transverse Time
2018, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz
Bischoff*, Brown* And Perkis*
Transit: Live Electronic Music
2017, ,
Experimental/Electroacoustic
Various
Acoustic Deconstruction
2017, ,
Contemporary/Technical/Modern/Field Recording
Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core
Wild Red Yellow
2017, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Tim Perkis • Scott Walton
Applied Cryptography
2016, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
Grosse Abfahrt – Frank Gratkowski, Kjell Nordeson, Lisa Mezzacappa, Phillip Greenlief, John Bischoff, Tom Djll, Gino Robair, Tim Perkis, Matt Ingalls, John Shiurba
Luftschifffeiertagserinnerungfotoalbum
2016, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
Philip Perkins
It Gets The Corners
2016, ,
Experimental
The Residents
The Snakey Wake
2015, ,
Experimental
The Lost Trio
Monkwork
2014, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Philip Perkins
Mister Anyhow
2014, ,
Field Recording/Experimental/Contemporary
John Bischoff
Field Transfer
2012, ,
Abstract/Experimental
John Bischoff
Audio Combine
2012, ,
Experimental/Modern Classical
Philip Perkins
The Department Of Strange Weather
2011, ,
Experimental/Field Recording
Chris Brown
Iconicities (3 Pieces For Percussion And Live Electronics)
2011, ,
Contemporary/Abstract/Experimental
Philip Perkins
At The Other End Of The Day (Improvisations 2005-2008)
2009, ,
Experimental
Fred Frith Chris Brown
Cutter Heads
2007, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
Noisy People (Improvising A Musical Life)
2007, ,
Free Improvisation/Soundtrack
Philip Perkins
Choral Works & The Apsaras
2005, ,
Contemporary
Wadada Leo Smith
Luminous Axis (Caravans Of Winter And Summer)
2002, ,
Experimental
The Bifurcators
Like A Bird In The Wilderness
2001, ,
Experimental/Free Improvisation
The Bifurcators
Gang Of 2: Live Recordings Of Ensemble Works For Instruments, Computers, And Other Electronics
1995, ,
Noise/Experimental/Free Improvisation
Philip Perkins
Virgo Ramayana (And Other Works For Radio)
1992, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Ambient
Rotodoti
Tarzan Speaks
1991, ,
Free Improvisation
Philip Perkins
The Remotes (1)
1990, ,
Experimental
Philip Perkins
Shapiro, Vermeer, Florida And San Francisco
1988, ,
Field Recording/Experimental
Philip Perkins
Hall Of Flowers / The Flame Of Ambition
1987, ,
Experimental/Field Recording
Philip Perkins
Hall Of Flowers
1987, ,
Experimental
Philip Perkins
The Flame Of Ambition
1986, ,
Experimental
Philip Perkins
The Rosetta Stone
1986, ,
Experimental
Philip Perkins
Drive Time
1985, ,
Field Recording/Experimental
Philip Perkins
King Of The World
1983, ,
Field Recording/Musique Concrète/Minimal/Ambient
Philip Perkins
Pacal (The Shield)
1983, ,
Ambient
Philip Perkins
Neighborhood With A Sky (Bird Variations)
1982, ,
Field Recording/Experimental
Philip Perkins
Apartment Life
1980, ,
Field Recording/Musique Concrète
Philip Perkins
Tool’s Paint / Reading The Mail
1980, ,
Industrial/Experimental/Musique Concrète
Philip Perkins
Tapeworks 1975 - 80
1980, ,
Experimental
Phillip Greenlief
Bellingham For David Ireland
,
Contemporary Jazz/Contemporary

APPEARANCES +


Djll* / Perkis*
Kinda
2023, ,
Experimental/Free Improvisation
The Residents
Mole Dance 82 Live In Studio
2021, 2x Vinyl Color, psychofon records, ,
Experimental/Avantgarde
Hübsch*, Perkis*
At The Barn
2021, ,
Free Improvisation
Chris Brown
Retrospectacles
2018, ,
Experimental
Thollem* / Robair*
Trio Music Minus One (For Pauline Oliveros)
2018, ,
Contemporary/Free Improvisation
Dalhous, Morkebla
Fading Somewhere Else - Episode 2
2016, ,
Abstract/Techno/Ambient/Experimental
The Beatles
With A Little Help From John, Paul, George & Ringo Volume 3 : 1984-2015
2016, ,
Pop Rock
Phillip Greenlief
Phillip Greenlief Solo At 500 Capp Street
2016, ,
Free Improvisation
Natural Artefacts
California Connection
2014, ,
Abstract
Blue Gene Tyranny
Detours
2012, ,
Contemporary/Abstract
Various
Choking On Cufflinks 2009 Giftpack
2009, ,
New Wave/Punk/Synth-pop/Minimal
Gino Robair
I, Norton: An Opera In Real Time
2009, ,
Opera/Free Improvisation
Grosse Abfahrt
Vanity
2009
The Hub
Boundary Layer
2008
Natto Quartet
Headlands
2003, ,
Free Improvisation
John Bischoff
Aperture
2003, ,
Experimental
Fuzzybunny
Fuzzybunny
2001
Edgewalker Experimental Instruments Consort
Peering Over
1998
Sergey Kuryokhin* & David Moss
2 For Tea
1998, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
The ReR Quarterly Volume 4 Number 2
1997, ,
Avantgarde/Experimental
Off Ramp
Off Chance
1996, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
Various
America The Beautiful
1994, ,
Industrial/Noise/Experimental
Various
RRR-100
1993, ,
Industrial/Noise/Experimental
The Residents
Uncle Willie’s Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents
1993, CD, ralph america, ralph records, ,
Abstract/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Delicacy & Nourishment (Lyrics By Ernest Noyes Brookings Vol. 3)
1992
Various
The Cassette Mythos Audio Alchemy CD/K7
1991, ,
Abstract/Industrial/Field Recording/Experimental
Various
Art Radio Internacional
1990
Various
Another Ground (Audio Arm #4 Cassette Magazine)
1987
Various
Desperately Seeking Suicide
1987, ,
Industrial/Experimental/Synth-pop/Noise
The Residents
Stars & Hank Forever! (The American Composer’s Series - Volume II)
1986, Vinyl, ralph records, ,
Experimental
Various
Out Of Context
1985, ,
Noise/Experimental
Various
A Taste Of The Bizarre
1983
The Residents
Mole Show
1983, Vinyl, ralph records, ,
Abstract/Experimental
Various
The Other #1
1982, ,
Abstract/Post Rock/Experimental/Minimal/Spoken Word
The Residents
The Tunes Of Two Cities
1982, Vinyl, ralph records, ralph records, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Ambient