The Chaos Engineers

24/06/2024

I know FB doesn't like YouTube links, but...

Drums: Steve JacksonGuitars and Bass: Dean Gaisburgh-WatkynVocals, Mellotron and Piano: William D DrakeRecorded at Porcupine Studios by Nick TaylorMIXED BY O...

13/03/2024

I'm cutting back on my video and photo work this year.

However - I'm extraordinarily pleased with this.

Great song. Great performance.
Great work by Steve Furst, star of stage and screen.

But frankly it's the astonishing bee dance provided by Mr Scândaľ that is the gift that keeps giving.

As always*, I'm in it.

What's not to love?

https://louderthanwar.com/stephen-evens-a-bee-video-premiere/?fbclid=IwAR1kCBfSa7XahNi9m3kb5bqFkK7nIfid2E15SwjwAcpUFniCmlfRwiSwmmE

*True 60% of the time.

Stephen EvEns returns after three and a half years with another album that's even more bonkers than the first two, one of which I reviewed...

07/12/2021

17/09/2020

https://www.backseatmafia.com/premiere-see-the-video-for-arch-garrisons-open-my-eye-fine-psych-tinged-folk-trails-tomorrows-lp-live-stream-news/

ARCH GARRISON, the ‘other’ project of North Sea Radio Orchestra’s Craig Fortnam, have a rather lovely album of pastoral psych-folk, The Bitter Lay, out tomorrow on Believer’…

15/09/2020

The second multi-camera live stream by The Chaos Engineers.

This was filmed at The Water Rats, Kings Cross. Fantastic performance of the entirety of the Cesarians' new album, Rachel Frieda. The most fun I have had in a long time.

Successfully broadcast at 1080P over 4G!
Harum-scarum wirelessness!

Excellent camera work by Eric Walker and Athen Ayren.
Sound by Ben. Lights by Steve.

Cesarians perform their new album "Rachel Frieda" in full

15/09/2020

The first multi-camera live stream by The Chaos Engineers.
Excellent songs, performed excellently and mixed excellently. Excellent quality broadcast as it turned out.

Live from Brixton Hill Studios, the Stephen Evens band will play selections from the latest long player “Employee Of The Month”. Doors 7pm and showtime aroun...

15/09/2020

As I've mentioned, FaceBook considers me an advertiser rather than a content provider. They're both revolting ideas, but the latter is closer to the truth. But I don't really bother plopping stuff here.

But let's catch up.

Words and music by Craig Fortnam Taken from the album 'The Bitter Lay' (BR24) Available as CD/Vinyl/DL from here: https://archgarrison1.bandcamp.com © 2020 B...

16/06/2020

Here's one of the videos I've made in Lockdown. I think it's one of my all-time faves.

Frankly it's somewhat of a miracle of happenstance but I'll take a little credit and share it with those lovely Cesarians. I'm going to write a bit about it maybe because the experience has blown my mind a wee bit.

This is the first release from Cesarians forthcoming 3rd studio album 'Rachel Freida'. A sensitive, reflective song about the inevitable coming of a breakdow...

16/06/2020

https://gigsoupmusic.com/interviews/video-director-ashley-jones-on-promo-production-under-lockdown/

Ashley Jones moved to London from his native Wales to make it as a musician, but it was as video producer that he would make his mark. He's been responsible for 50-odd promos for many of the underground music scene's finest, from William D Drake of his childhood cult heroes Cardiacs t ... Interviews

23/04/2020

https://www.wearerawmeat.com/posts/stephen-evens-dustbin-man?fbclid=IwAR35DrR11fyMVMKeZD_SAvYHSnXJruEtZh2AbArNf1upIikR0m2yXWMeW5M

New animated-under-lockdown video for Stephen Evens.

A song written years ago that is incredibly relevant today.

The latest single from Stephen EvEns, 'Dustbin Man' is a janky tale of respect for the many currently keeping the world ticking over.

18/04/2020

New video.
Unusually, the protagonist has shuffled off this mortal coil. His daughter, his partner, his friends and a skeleton act as surrogates.

12/03/2020

http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2020/03/12/micko-and-the-mellotronics-noisy-neighbours-video/?fbclid=IwAR2MwFZk1NuKEMHIAEvhrV8bw_cr4qCcJBsxRmJAkNOCm9NkQ-p51fVL7zs

Pertinent to this particular moment in time, I feel compelled to write a review of epic Nick Hornsby-esque proportions – of the kind savoured in ‘31 Songs’ – for this hard-hitting ‘does what it says on the tin’ video for Micko and the Mellotronics’ second single directed by filmmaker A...