© 2021 Chris Medway
AXXENT OPAQUE
Axxent
Opaque
is
a
three
piece
electronic
music
band
based
in
the
South
West
UK
comprising
of
Colin
Jordan,
Gary
Wright
and
Chris
Medway
.
We
came
together
in
2017
with
an
idea
to
create
and
perform
electronic
music
completely
live.
We
have
since
performed
at
various
electronic
music
festivals
using
a
combination
of
hardware
and
software
synths,
to
great
acclaim.
Individually
each
member
has
been
involved
with
other
electronic
music
projects:
Colin
is
founder/past-member
of
synth
group
Kinetik
,
Gary
records
machine
pop
as
Neon,
plus
performs
his
solo
live
stream
shows,
and
Chris
records
electronic/cinematic
music
as
CosmoMoose.
Together
they
bring
their
combined
tastes
and
talents
together
to
create
a
unique live electronic music experience as
Axxent Opaque.
CD/DVD Releases
Download-only Releases
The
video
to
the
right
shows
an
earlier
rehearsal
session,
with
us
developing
ideas
for
the
Lockdown
Livestream
performance.
The
video
below
is
for
an
impromptu
ambient
piece
that
we
came
up
with
from
an
earlier
meet,
that
became
known as
Dawn Awakening.
On this page there is information on:
CD/DVD Releases Kit List Concerts and shows
Download-only releases
Livestream Event
Axxent Opaque Kit List
If
you
are
interested
to
know
what
synths
and
other
equipment
we
used
to
create
our
live
sound
then
have
a
read
of
our
kit
list
detailing
what
we
have
taken
on
stage
with
us.
Starting
with
Colin’s
list,
then
Gary’s
then
Chris’.
Colin,
who
has
the
most
kit,
has
used
different
synths
on
different
shows,
as
marked
on
the
bottom
of
his
page.
Forthcoming Event: SYNTHS BY THE SEA
Riviera Cinema, Teignmouth on 29th October 2022
Axxent Opaque will be performing live at SYNTHS BY THE SEA with local synth artist Richard Anthony Bean
on Saturday, 29th October 2022 in Teignmouth, Devon.
Tickets for the evening are available from:
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/553301
for £7.50 (+ booking fee).
Please keep coming back, and check the
NEWS page for future shows and releases
AXXENT OPAQUE
Axxent
Opaque
is
a
three
piece
electronic
music
band
based
in
the
South
West
UK
comprising
of
Colin
Jordan,
Gary
Wright
and
Chris
Medway
.
We
came
together
in
2017
with
an
idea
to
create
and
perform
electronic
music
completely
live.
We
have
since
performed
at
various
electronic
music
festivals
using
a
combination
of
hardware
and
software
synths,
to
great
acclaim.
Individually
each
member
has
been
involved
with
other
electronic
music
projects:
Colin
is
founder/past-member
of
synth
group
Kinetik
,
Gary
records
machine
pop
as
Neon,
plus
performs
his
solo
live
stream
shows,
and
Chris
records
electronic/cinematic
music
as
CosmoMoose.
Together
they
bring
their
combined
tastes
and
talents
together
to
create
a
unique
live
electronic music experience as
Axxent Opaque.
CD/DVD Releases
Download-only Releases
Concerts and Shows
Live Score to Silent Film South in Birmingham, 16th March 2019
Axxent
Opaue
were
invited
by
David
Wright
of
AD
Music
to
play
a
45
minute
set
at
E-
Scape.
We
also
contributed
a
9
minute
track
Session
29.3.19
released
exclusively
on
the
E-Scape
2019
compilation
album
of
various
artists
that
is
available
from
AD
Music shop
.
E-Scape, The Cut, New Cut, Halesworth, Suffolk, 1st June 2019
For
our
second
year
at
the
Seventh
Wave
Festival
of
Electronic
Music,
we
performed
an
ambitious
suite
of
music
to
the
1919
silent
film
South
(about
Sir
Earnest
Shackleton's
ill-fated
voyage
to
Antarctica)
which
was
being
projected
on
a
screen.
Our
live
soundtrack
was
full
of
variety
as
it
portrayed
the
ups
and
downs
of
this
epic
story
of
survival.
The
entire
suite
ran
to
around
63
minutes,
with
19
separate
pieces,
performed
continuously
in
order
to
synchronise
with
the
film
that
was
projected
on
a
screen
for
the
audience,
and
on
a
TV
for
our
benefit.
The
audience’s
reception
to
our
audio
visual
presentation
was
rapturous
and
the
whole
project
and
performance
was
a
real
personal
favourite
project
of
mine,
and
I
would
like
to perform it again before a bigger audience with a bigger screen!
Reviews of our performance at the E-Scape festival....
“Breathtaking
music
and
very
up-lifting.
I
think
the
audience
and
other
artists
were
stunned
by
the
performance….
They
played
relentless
for
around
an
hour
and got a great applause.”
“Great
Sequencer
based
music
that
bulged
into
the
hall.
It
was
fast,
fat
and
absolutely
fabulous.
This
reminded
me
of
Redshift,
Cosmic
Ground
and
FSP
with
their sequencing…..Has a raw side but it was so good…..”
This
is
the
full
recording
of
our
live
concert
at
E-Scape
festvial
of
electronic
music,
on
1st
June
2019
in
Halesworth
in
Suffolk.
It
is
a
continuous
43
minute
piece
of
music
played
completely
live
in
front
of
an
enthusiastic
audience.
The
introduction
is
from
the
event
organiser,
David Wright,
and the outro from
Stephan Whitlan
In
October
2018
we
were
invited
to
perform
a
couple
of
live
sets
for
broadcast
by
a
Phonic
FM
Radio
Station,
Exeter.
Our
second
'Phonic
FM'
set
would
later
be
issued
on
the
SOUTH
CD,
but
the
first
live
set
we
performed
had
remained
unheard
since
the
original
broadcast.
It
featured
an
improvised
introduction
that
would
later
be
reworked
into
the
track
ICEBREAKER
on
SOUTH
,
plus
the
second
half
of
our
OUTBACK
set
that
was
originally
issued
on
WAVE
-
FORMS
.
However
the
version
presented
here
is
markedly
different
in
feel
to
the
CD
release
and
is
one of our best ever live musical performances to date!
On
October
30th
2021
Axxent
Opaque
took
part
in
a
Lockdown
livestreamers
event
broadcasting
live
on
the
internet.
The
recording
is
available
as
a
double
disc
CD/DVD
of
the
concert.
Disc
1
is
an
edited
CD
of
the
set.
Disc
2
is
a
DVD
featuring
the
full
unedited
webcast
plus
a
bonus
promo video for the track
Dawn Awakening.
This
is
a
live
recording
of
Axxent
Opaque’s
complete
score
to
the
1919
film
SOUTH.
The
DVD
is
the
film
of
the
expedition,
as
shot
by
the
expedition
members
back
in
1914-17,
along
with
extra
images
accompanied
by
our
musical
score.
A true audio//visual experience.
This
is
a
live
recording
of
our
debut
concert,
containing
two
sets
performed
during
the
Seventh
Wave
Festival
Of
Electronic
Music
held
at
the
Birmingham
and
Midlands
Institute,
Birmingham UK in March 2018.
Awakenings, Rugeley, Staffs, 13th October 2018
Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music, Birmingham 10th March 2018
This
was
our
debut
live
performance,
that
took
place
in
the
Gallery
Room,
at
the
Seventh
Wave
Festival
of
Electronic
Music
organised
by
Chris
Wave.
We
were
invited
and
welcomed
by
long-time
friend
of
the
band,
Martyn
Greenwood
(who
performs
as
Concept
Devices
).
We
performed
two
half
hour
sets,
the
second
of
which
is
is
on
the
YouTube
Video
below,
and
they
were
released
as
our
debut
album
Wave-Forms
.
The
audience
reaction
to
our
first
performance
was
very
enthusiastic
and
it
help
cement
our reputation as a must-see live synth act.
Lockdown Livesrteam V-EM X, 30th October 2021
Livestream event
We
took
part
in
a
Livestream
event
organised
by
Adrian
Hendy
as
part
of
his
Lockdown
Livestreamers
on
at
11pm
on
a
Saturday
night.
We
pulled
the
set
together
over
three
days
with
each
day
being
around
14-
15
hours
long,
until
we
were
finally
happy
with
the
result
late
Saturday
afternoon.
The
whole
event
consisted
of
four
acts
starting
at
8pm
and
with
us
performing
last
finishing
at
around
midnight.
We
were
so
pleased
with
the
results
that
the
edited
set
became
our
third
main
release
From
the
Dark
Dimension
.
The
whole
performance
is
on
the
YouTube
video
below
but
it
looks
and
sounds
much
better
on
the
CD/DVD..
The
video
below
is
for
an
impromptu
ambient
piece
that
we
came
up
with from an earlier meet, that became known as
Dawn Awakening.
On this page there is information on:
CD/DVD Releases
Kit List Concerts and shows
Download-only releases
Livestream Event
Social Media
If
you
are
interested
to
know
what
synths
and
other
equipment
we
used
to
create
our
live
sound
then
have
a
read
of
our
kit
list
detailing
what
we
have
taken
on
stage
with
us.
Starting
with
Colin’s
list,
then
Gary’s then Chris’.
Colin,
who
has
the
most
kit,
has
used
different
synths
on
different
shows, as marked on the bottom of his page.
Forthcoming Event: SYNTHS BY THE SEA
Riviera Cinema, Teignmouth on 29th October 2022
Axxent Opaque will be performing live at SYNTHS BY THE SEA
with local synth artist Richard Anthony Bean on Saturday,
29th October 2022 in Teignmouth, Devon.
Tickets for the evening are available from:
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/553301
for £7.50 (+ booking fee).
