Experimental
Halcyon Motor Skills - “Terrestrial Microwave Facilities”
EXPERIMENTAL BIO
Russ Alderson is an experimental musician and bass player from Brooklyn, NY. Russ entered into the Brooklyn noise scene in 2010 with his solo project, Xanthocephalus and in 2016 established Halcyon Motor Skills. Alderson enjoys the blend of sounds from the natural and urban worlds with electronic noise, beats and sequences. Russ has performed his improvised compositions live at multiple venues including Ambient Chaos @ Spectrum, Broad Channel, Prospect Range, Trans Pecos, Silent Barn and The Stone while also appearing in venues in upstate New York and Massachusetts.
Alderson's music has been released on several independent music labels which include Baked Tapes, Tranquility Tapes, Skell, Ghetto Naturalist Series, Kendra Steiner Editions and Gilded Throne.
From 2012 to 2016, Russ produced several experimental music performances at Prospect Range, a performance space in Brooklyn, NY. Attending artists included Olivia Block, Bob Bellarue, Al Margolis, Lea Bertucci and many others.
DISOGRAPHY
| Artist | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||
| Halcyon Motor Skills | "Terrestrial Microwave Facilities" | Digital Only | Self-released |
| 2016 | |||
| Xanthocephalus | "Syntonic Reasoning" | Cassette | Baked Tapes |
| 2015 | |||
| Xanthocephalus | “Expression of Thought" | Split Cassette | Skell |
| Xanthocephalus | "Trappings & Missteps" | Split Cassette | Ghetto Naturalist Series |
| Silent Isle | "RES/URU/SER" | Cassette | ((Cave)) |
| 2014 | |||
| Urkas | “Stamen & Pistil” | CDr | Kendra Steiner Editions |
| Xanthocephalus | "Mario Balotelli" | Compilation CDr | MAbH |
| 2013 | |||
| Urkas | "Desert Shapes" | Cassette | Skell |
| Xanthocephalus | “sp.” | Cassette | Tranquility Tapes |
| Gjallarhornet | “Raven Memories” | Cassette | (((Cave))) |
| Urkas | “Duets II” | Compilation Cassette | Tranquility Tapes |
| 2012 | |||
| Xanthocephalus | “Free Assembly” | Cassette | Ghetto Naturalist Series |
| Xanthocephalus | “COYE” | Split Cassette | Skell |
| Urkas | "Should Hostile Aircraft Be Seen" | CDr | Skell |
| Xanthocephalus | Untitled | Split Cassette | Gilded Throne |
| 2011 | |||
| Xanthocephalus | s/t | CDr | Skell |
| Xanthocephalus | “3WB” | CDr | Kendra Steiner Editions |
LIVE PERFORMANCES
2018
Dec. 29thHalcyon Motor Skills
ReVirgin Island, Broad Channel, Queens, NY
with:
Bob Bellerue, Mysterious House, Richard Kamerman, Imminent Death, Gray Market, Painted Faces, Melnick's Kitchen and Surf Hair
Special appearances by:
Mister Matthews and Anthony Saunders
Nov. 28th
Halcyon Motor Skills
Avant Mic #3 at Caffiene Underground, Brooklyn, NY
an ongoing series produced by Nicholas Anzivino
Oct. 23rd
Halcyon Motor Skills
at The Glove, Brooklyn, NY
with:
Kee Avil
Black Givre
Mezzanine Swimmers
Sept. 15th
Russ Alderson
at Skinny Apartment
an ongoing series produced by David Drucker
with:
Alexa666
Painted Faces
G.T. Arpe
July 2nd
Halcyon Motor Skills
at Silvana 300 W.116th St. NY, NY
part of Forces in Motion, a series by Lauren Lee & Tom Shad
with:
Tom Shad and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Concetta Abbatte
Lauren Lee and Andrea Wolper
Apr. 25th
Halcyon Motor Skills
at Final Friday in Newark, DE.
with Wether & Shredderghost
2017
Oct. 21stRuss Alderson
at Ab Uno Pluribus
Oct. 20th
Halcyon Motor Skills
at Ambient Chaos @ Spectrum
Brooklyn, NY
Sept. 10th
Halcyon Motor Skills
at Song Writer Death Match
Freddie's Bar
Park Slope, Brooklyn
July 8th
Matthew D. Gantt
Halcyon Motor Skills
Dave Dahrv
Alexandra Tatarsky
at Konrad's House
Brooklyn, NY.
2016
Oct. 22ndCentury Plants
Luciernaga
Matt Weston
Bone and Joint Center(!!)
Urkas
Shumoto and the Byrde (Jefferson Pitcher and Austin Hatch)
CJ Champagne
Blacklight Lighthouse
Chris Bassett
at Upstate Artists Guild
Albany, NY
Oct. 15th
New York Noise Assembly V
:: IF, BWANA::
:: TALIBAM! ::
:: ARIADNE ::
:: SHINGLES ::
:: LUTKIE ::
:: HALCYON MOTOR SKILLS ::
:: OBSESSIVE DISCIPLINE ::
:: SAVINI PSOAS ::
at IDIO Gallery
E. Williamsburg, Brooklyn
July 22nd
E.I.D / Madame Deficit / Halcyon Motor Skills / Давид Микитин
at Broad Channel
Far Rockaway, Queens
Apr. 28th
Dylan A. Marcheschi
Tracy Brooks and Jef Brown duo
Russ Alderson
Stehla
Robert Mayson
at Spectrum
121 Ludlow St. NYC
2015
Nov. 21stEL SUEÑO DE LA CASA PROPIA + ARIADNE + ON A CLEAR DAY + SILENT ISLE + XANTHOCEPHALUS/LUCIERNAGA
at Prospect Range
Oct. 30th
Final Friday #43
Jack Wright / Zach Darrup / Ben Bennett
Xanthocephalus
KHF
Secret Societies
at Rainbow Records
Newark, Delaware
Oct. 17th
New York Noise Assembly IV
Sound Out Light / High School Confidential / Wether / Millions / Lazurite / Pas Musique / Xanthocephalus / Josh Millrod / Shingles / Luciernaga
at Prospect Range
Aug. 29th
Rhucle / noino / Shredderghost / Mike Nigro / Xanthocephalus
at Prospect Range
July 26th
Silent Isle + 999Reversus + CAGES + Ursula Kennedy / with visuals by M. Moncrief & V. Voz Tokk
at Torus__porta
July 15th
Lichens / Black Givre / JS Truchy / Charles Barabé / Xanthocephalus
at Trans Pecos
Feb. 28th
An evening with: BOB BELLERUE/ LAZURITE/ JS TRUCHY/ KHF/ MIDDLE GREY/ GLASS FROG/ XANTHOCEPHALUS/ LUCIERNAGA
at Prospect Range
2014
Dec. 14Russ Alderson and Jason Victor
Cacophony Collective show
at Muchmore's
Dec. 6 & Dec. 7
Fall Space Grant Showcase 2014
Live score for Shelley Senter
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Nov. 2nd
Olivia Block :: Seth Nehil :: Russ Alderson
at Prospect Range
Sept. 13th
Third Annual Upstate/Downstate Noise Assembly
Cenote Glow, Josh Millrod, Xanthocephalus, Shingles, Fossils from the Sun, Mr. Matthews, Rambutan, Parashi, Roped Off
at Prospect Range
Sept. 7th
Cacophony Collective show
at Muchmore's
Aug. 24th
Duets: A night of collaborative improvised experimental music.
Chester Hawkins (Intangible Arts) & PAS Musique, Lazurite & Thermos Unigarde, Ron Anderson & Xanthocephalus, Luciernaga & Public Speaking
at Prospect Range
June 8th
Xanthocephalus - Looks Realistic - Parashi
at Armory Sound Live Series, Boston MA.
June 7th
Xanthocephalus-Parashi+Belltonesuicide-Cruudeueces-Ry Ry Of Tokyo-Alto Jeffro-Tapeface
at Flywheel Arts Collectve, Easthampton MA.
Apr. 12th
LAZURITE :: DANE PATTERSON :: LUCIERNAGA :: XANTHOCEPHALUS :: SARAH HALPERN
at Prospect Range