history / ephemera
drawing by Alison O'Daniel
PERFORMANCES
date venue city notes ephemera
4-June-02008 The House of the Rising Sun Olympia, Wa w. June Madrona, Flowers from the Man Who Shot Your Cousin  
29-May-02008 the Finger Complex Olympia, Wa w. Ami Dang poster
2-May-02008 Dearborn on Woodland Seattle, WA w. Viking Moses, Golden Ghost, Sokai Stilhed poster
1-May-02008 the Finger Complex Olympia, WA w. Viking Moses, Golden Ghost, -a poster made at community print
12-April-02008 le Voyeur Olympia, WA w. Desolation Wilderness  
29-Mar-02008 Emma's House Berkeley, CA w. Polka Dot Dot, Abandon Ship, annaH, Miguel Reyes, picture
28-Mar-02008 The Mansion SF, CA w. Polka Dot Dot, Agent Ribbons  
27-Mar-02008 Kittenboat Oakland, CA w. Polka Dot Dot, Leyna Noel, Yes Please video 1, video 2, video 3, video 4
26-Mar-02008 the Park Santa Cruz, CA w. Polka Dot Dot, Abandon Ship, Birds Fled from Me.  
25-Mar-02008 Holland HQ Reno, NV w. Polka Dot Dot  
24-Mar-02008 The Green House Arcata, CA w. Polka Dot Dot, LADYBIRD  
23-Mar-02008 The Artistery Portland, OR w. Polka Dot Dot, Per Ser, Kelli Schaefer  
22-Mar-02008 Jenna's House Tacoma, WA w. Miss Spindleheart, Allan Booth, Molly Hamilton  
20-Mar-02008 Black Front Gallery Olympia, WA w. Polka Dot Dot + Desolation Wilderness  
19-Mar-02008 bayview corner store Whidbey Island, WA w. Polka Dot Dot  
24-Jan-02008 le Voyeur Olympia, WA w/ Allan Boothe, Number Bear poster made at community print
14-Jan-2008 Black Front Gallery Olympia, WA w/ Castanets, American Virgins, Dead White  
7-Jan-2008 Artisans Olympia, WA w/ Jenny Jenkins, Iji, Math the Band  
~2007~
22-Dec-2007 the Health Tree Lancaster, CA w/ the kris special, tons of other lancaster bands i can't remember right now setlist
21-Dec-2007 Cole's Rehearsal Space Los Angeles, CA    
20-Dec-2007 Hemlock Tavern SF, CA w/ Little Teeth  
19-Dec-2007 Lily's House Oakland, CA w/ yes, please and half-handed cloud  
17-Dec-2007 The Green House Arcata, CA cider! setlist
16-Dec-2007 The Lime House Portland, OR pancakes!  
15-Dec-2007 Artisans Cafe Olympia, WA w/ Hobby Hobby poster by heather, ooly, and mark. setlist
14-Dec-2007 Dearborn on Woodland Seattle, WA pumpkin pie! setlist
13-Dec-2007 Old Max Whelton Store Whidbey Island first show of tour!! setlist
29-Nov-02007 le Voyeur Olympia, WA w/ Amos Payne, Live Active Cultures the hot new ringtones!! audio
21-Nov-02007 Cake Shop New York, NY w/ Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities (acoustic set!) setlist
11-Nov-02007 solid gold Olympia, WA w/ Eleanor Murray, Peter and the Wolf  
1-Nov-02007 Capitol Building Olympia, WA Gravity Music  
28-Oct-02007 solid gold Olympia, WA FRO FRO a GO GO  
6-Oct-02007 MIKROFEST VI Olympia, WA brown interiour music mikrofest vi. eleanor sang with me. AND we did a superdaughter cover, too.
28-Sept-02007 Le Voyeur Olympia, WA w/ The Nextdoor Neighbors, Donny Hue and the Colors  
23-July-2007 Artisans Café Olympia, WA w/ Eli Moore, Real Live Tigers, Karrie Hopper poster. audio.
1-July-2007 What You Got? Fest Olympia, WA w/ Eleanor Murray, Mariee Sioux  
9-June-2007 Artisans Cafe Olympia, WA w/ The Consonant C, Lusty Leaf  
7-May-2007 Le Voyeur Olympia, WA w/ Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities, Problems, Robert poster printed at community print
14-April-2007 MikroFest IV @ the Trosper House Tumwater, WA set ended with drone into dash-a / problems / robert craziness poster by andrew and mark from brown interiour music
16-Mar-2007 Okay Mountain Austin, TX SXSW party w/ best fwends, finally punk, cavedweller, yellow fever, anabel, and (sounder) poster
24-Feb-2007 Chez Cascadia Olympia, WA Olympia WestSide Arts Walk w/ eleanor murray, hacksaw  
11-Jan-2007 Le Voyeur Olympia, WA

two sets, 8pm + 10pm w/ Karl Blau, Wax&Wane

setlist, poster by Karl Blau
~2006~
30-Dec-2006 Make-Out Room San Francisco, CA w/ the Breezy Days Band setlist, poster
22-Dec-2006 Mama Buzz Cafe Oakland, CA w/ Kira Lynn Cain setlist, poster
10-Dec-2006 Red and Black Cafe Portland, OR w/ Jennie Wayne setlist
3-Dec-2006 le Voyeur Olympia, WA w/ Weird Weeds, Kickball, Wendy Ohwiler setlist
25-Nov-2006 Haven Coffee Portland, OR w/ Jennie Wayne setlist
12-Nov-2005 Manium Olympia, WA w/ Vetiver, Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats), Jesus Christ vs. ACID setlist
8-Oct-2006 the Farm Oberlin, OH w/ Eric Sarai, Ami Dang + Owen Cannon, Tom Arsenault poster by Eric Sarai, setlist
5-Oct-2006 Jeffrey + Miriams Providence, RI w/ the Wind Up Bird (Joe Grimm), Justine Ariel flyer
10-Sept-2006 Corkey and Katy's House Austin, TX goodbye austin / corkey's birthday. with my dear friend, Karrie Hopper photos
7-Sept-2006 Longbranch Inn Austin, TX CinemaTexas Benefit. The other band broke up that night and didn't play. setlist
3-Sept-2006 The Peacock Austin, TX with Holland Hopson setlist
12-Aug-2006 The Opera House Austin, TX Cowardly Lions (aaron castillo, ethan frederick greene, ben kamen)  
8-July-2006 The Parlor Austin, TX w/ Night Viking, Druggist, Jerm Pollet  
23-June-2006 Red's Loft Austin, TX w/ wax and wane  
COMPOSITIONS / IMPROVISATIONS
date         title instrumentation  venue city country notes
1-Nov-2007 Gravity Music for Five Violins, Viola, and Real or Imaginary 'Cello Washington State Capitol Building Olympia, WA USA  
29-July-2005 so the light came Ben Kamen, Disklavier and computer Studio B New Cross, London UK performed without 'to contain numbers.'
6-May-2005 Oboe d'Amore + Vibraphone New Noise - Joby Burgess, Vibraphone, Janey Miller, Oboe d'Amore  Great Hall New Cross, London UK  
30-Apr-2005 02005.4.30 Ben Kamen, Guitar and Computer Great Hall New Cross, London UK Interlace Concert series, with Jamie Coleman, Sebastian Lexar & Eddie Prevost, BrownSierra, and Steve Noble, Kaffe Matthews & Joe Williamson.
6-Apr-2005 Gestures II In-Eye I : atlas, various instruments  Teatro Delia Zapata Bogotá Colombia In-Eye I : Atlas, with John Lely, Pedro Gomez-Egaña, Milena Bonilla, others??
6-Apr-2005 0.2005.4.6 Ben Kamen, Computer Teatro Delia Zapata Bogotá Colombia In-Eye I : Atlas, with John Lely, Pedro Gomez-Egaña, Milena Bonilla, others??
5-Apr-2005 Gravity Music for Indeterminate Instruments In:Eye I : atlas, various instruments Maestr’a Artes Plasticas Visuales Bogotá Colombia  
19-Feb-2005 02005.2.19 Ben Kamen, Computer Great Hall New Cross, London UK Sonic Interactions Festival, with Lawrence Casserley, Alejandro Vinao, Nicole and Leesa Abahuni, Simon Zagourski -Thomas, Aki Pasoulas, Sebastian Lexer, Michael Young, John Drever
4-Feb-2005 Eighty-Four Ben Kamen, Disklavier and Computer Great Hall New Cross, London UK With John Lely, others? i forget who though.
10-Aug-2004 0.2004.8.10 Ben Kamen, Computer and Guitar, Severiano Martinez and Johnny Misheff, Vocals Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, PA USA SHINKOYO showcase, with Skeletons, Zeljko McMullen and Doron Sadja
10-Jun-2004 0.2004.6.10 Ben Kamen, Guitar and Computer Church in lakewood? Cleveland, OH USA Deconstruction event
4-Apr-2004 0.2004.4.4 Ben Kamen, Guitar and Computer Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, PA USA With Butchshop Quartet, Rick Gribenas
2-May-2003 Eighty-Four Ben Kamen, Computer and Disklavier, Studio 2 Oberlin, OH USA Two Pieces for Disklavier
2-May-2003 Six Ben Kamen, Computer, Michael Gallope, Disklavier Studio 2 Oberlin, OH USA Two Pieces for Disklavier
AS PERFORMER
date title instrument Composer venue city, state country notes
5-Apr-2005
 Harmonica High Harmonica John Lely Maestría Artes Plasticas Visuales Bogotá Colombia In:Eye I : ATLAS
4-Apr-2005 White Noise Machine Computer John Lely Maestía Artes Plasticas Visuales Bogotá Colombia In:Eye I : ATLAS
4-Feb-2005 White Noise Machine Computer John Lely Great Hall New Cross, London UK  
19-Nov-2004 Mixtur Ring Modulator Karlheinz Stockhausen Great Hall New Cross, London UK Goldsmiths Sinfonia, Roger Redgate, conductor
with THE MIRAQULA
ben kamen, bass / jon leland, percussion / severiano martinez, keys, guitar, vox
date venue city, state country notes
14-Oct-2005 Spaces Gallery Cleveland, OH USA  
3-Nov-2005 Fairchild Chapel Oberlin, OH USA with No Neck Blues Band
21-Nov-2005 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH USA with the Clientele
23-Nov-2005 Fairchild Chapel Oberlin, OH USA with Nautical Almanac, Zeljko McMullen, Steam Drapula
10-Dec-2005 The 'Sco Oberlin, OH USA OPONY CD release party
21-Mar-2006 Fairchild Chapel Oberlin, OH USA  
with AEROC
geoff white, guitar and computer / ben kamen , guitar and electronics (this tour only)
date venue city, state country notes
7-Jun-2004 Joe's Pub New York, NY USA with Matthew Dear and Dykehouse
6-Jun-2004 Mutek Festival Montreal Canada with Jamie Lidell, Burnt Friedman and Jaki Leibezeit, loscil. . .
28-May-2004 The Shelter Detroit, MI USA with Matthew Dear, Midwest Product
COMING SOON : SCREAMING DETH MACHINE circa 2001 Archive!!
DISCOGRAPHY
more info on these in the music section
title  artist  label  catalog num.   release 
"dreams" / sketches for imperfect ben kamen / -a brown interiour music   december 2007
tour compilation ben kamen, miss spindleheart, live active cultures, -a brown interiour music (out of print) december 2007
before my ghostly eyes were closed ben kamen anonymous monk anonymous 002
fall 2006
the Miraqula the Miraqula    
?
first songs from red river ben kamen anonymous monk anonymous 001 spring 2006
The Music of SHINKOYO - compilation ben kamen ('six' from s.t.l.c.t.n.) SHINKOYO shin017 2006
Pony Tracks EP Super Daughter and Ordinary Grampa     March 2006
OPONY compilation Falcon     2006
In:Eye I : ATLAS compilation ben kamen limited release / in:eye i   2005
so the light came / to contain numbers ben kamen SHINKOYO shin011 2005
misc recorded music
music from Demolition, video, by corkey sinks and james oswald.
2006
fear and fearlessness, a dance choreographed by sonia reiter
2003
Music from SOLID STATE, a film by Christopher Holmes 2004
Music from Arrowhead, a film by Christopher Holmes 2005
the bitch-asses live in london. 2005