Gareth E. Rees
@garetherees.bsky.social
Guitar in psych-noise band, Black Arches. Author of Unofficial Britain, Car Park Life, Sunken Lands, Marshland & more. Psychogeography. Mythology. Ecology. Hastings. https://www.instagram.com/black_arches_hastings
New book! The fifth in the series @dancoxon.bsky.social and I edit for Dead Ink. Guidance and reflections on creative non-fiction from the likes of @jennashworth.bsky.social, @adamjfarrer.bsky.social, @tracyking.bsky.social, @noreenmasud.bsky.social and more! deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...
An evening of uncanny sound & vision in Hastings including a big pharma body horror featuring Harold from Neighbors and live electronic music by @triggerobject.bsky.social via @jjstannard.bsky.social wegottickets.com/f/22399
THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE
THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE makes its debut at ELECTRIC PALACE CINEMA An evening of uncanny sound and vision from the master builders of THE OUTER CHURCH FILM SCREENING: BODY MELT (1993) with exclusive n...
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Lent my vocals and guitar, along with a few 'Marshland' extracts to some of the tracks on this album by @blackadastra.bsky.social - The Death of the Magic Fish elasticstage.com/blackadastra...
John Cowper Powys writing in 1920 on language and the other-than-human, and "the vision of the immortal companions".
I have written a truly diabolical essay about myself and how I go about things for this anthology called 'Writing the Real', which will undoubtedly lead to my second divorce, a nervous breakdown and some savage goodreads reviews deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...
Writing the Real — ed. Dan Coxon & Richard V. Hirst (Pre-Order)
Pre-Order. Publishing 10/09/26 What does it mean to write about the real world? The creative nonfiction writer faces a daunting task. They must sculpt their experiences into captivating narratives, en...
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Cracking review by @jjstannard.bsky.social of our live album in the new issue of The Wire. Streaming here: blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
The Wire 510 is out now! Featuring Fire-Toolz on the cover, plus DeForrest Brown Jr., Franck Vigroux, Tokyo Rockers, Carlos Giffoni, Labake Sabbath, Phil Coy, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Jukebox, The Wire Tapper 71, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
The Invisible College debuts at Electric Palace Cinema in Hastings on 16th August. We’re screening Philip Brophy’s body horror classic Body Melt with an exclusive video intro from the director plus live sets from @triggerobject.bsky.social and Dream Skills. Get tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/22399
'Cars that Need to Kill' - Black Arches with Sexton Ming - "Dont go outside, stay in!" youtu.be/u7iW4TJhHW4?...
Black Arches With Sexton Ming 'Cars That Need to Kill (Live)'
YouTube video by Gareth E. Rees
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'Coat Hanger Ghosts' by Black Arches with Sexton Ming... "Your polyester T-shirt - is that a ghost?!" youtu.be/8geCjl81XZQ?...
Black Arches with Sexton Ming 'Coat Hanger Ghosts (Live)'
YouTube video by Gareth E. Rees
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Black Arches in action with Sexton Ming last night supporting Gnod's end-of-tour show in St Leonards.
People of Lanarkshire, come and wander through a former steelworks while a choir sings and strange music plays from sculptures in the trees My strange music... see below for details.
New stuff alert! My music for the former Ravenscraig Steelworks site should be heard at the end of the month, on site as part of a multi art performance... Im not too sure about the exact shape of things but if you are a fellow Lanarkite or are nearby you can grab a ticket below heres a snippet
Sunken Lands by Gareth E. Rees Planet Earth is a forever changing place, and climate change is something that is always in the news, what with climate deniers on social media and the frequent news of lost ice shelves which cause rising sea levels, it seems we've lost perspective of what this means…
Sunken Lands by Gareth E. Rees
Planet Earth is a forever changing place, and climate change is something that is always in the news, what with climate deniers on social media and the frequent news of lost ice shelves which cause rising sea levels, it seems we've lost perspective of what this means for our species as a whole, and how we've failed to learn from our mistakes from the past.
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If you want to make your Beltane Bandcamp Friday a little noisier, our albums with the legendary Sexton Ming - 'Folly' (Rocket Recordings) and 'Live at The Stongroom' - are both here blackarches.bandcamp.com
Black Arches
Black Arches are an experimental group from Hastings, fusing psychedelia, electronics, spoken word and noise rock in wild live improvisations. They regularly collaborate with Medway Scene legend Sexto...
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I'm sharing my 14 years of inexpertise, including the perils of oversharing in print, at a writers workshop in Hastings on 9th May - tickets here: share.google/uKi6gKIbgoFI...
Writing The Self With Gareth E. Rees — Hastings Writers Workshop
A workshop exploring how to write ourselves into fiction, non-fiction, and hybrid forms.
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Rare gig news - we are supporting Gnod at The Piper, St Leonards May 16th - tickets here: share.google/TbuBHYJKG2O4...
Done! Yep, those were the people I thought of! For those unfamiliar, this group mixes spoken word poetry with heavy psychedelic music. The effect can be a bit unsettling or hilarious, depending on the topics. I very much recommend to try out at least the track "Bin Day"! Highly, highly recommended!
#NowPlaying If this is the same Black Arches I'm thinking of, this is going to be a somewhat weird start to the week, but I'll take it! I also see @nicbrown.bsky.social in the supporters again... I swear I'm not stalking you, Nic! 😆 Going in! blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
#NowPlaying If this is the same Black Arches I'm thinking of, this is going to be a somewhat weird start to the week, but I'll take it! I also see @nicbrown.bsky.social in the supporters again... I swear I'm not stalking you, Nic! 😆 Going in! blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Live at the Strongroom, by Black Arches
6 track album
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Released today via our bandcamp page... Black Arches with Sexton Ming 'Live at the Strongroom' blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Live at the Strongroom, by Black Arches
6 track album
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Terminal Zones by Gareth E. Rees https://www.booksns.com/191229/ I loved the stories “A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes” and “Thenar Space” because the exploration of unconventional characters (The former is about a man falling in love with a disused electricity pylon, and the latter is about a …
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I loved the stories “A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes” and “Thenar Space” because the exploration of unconventional characters (The former is about a man
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As our latest opus nears completion, why not fill the time by downloading the previous KN albums from our " Cornish Industrial " range ? Brunton Calciner, Oxland Cylinder and Lowermoor are all available from a pound on our site for today only x kempernorton.bandcamp.com/album/oxland...
oxland cylinder, by Kemper Norton
10 track album
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[News] Black Arches With Sexton Ming unveil the live video for "The Sailor's Daughter" from their album "Folly" @rocketrecordings.bsky.social progrockjournal.com/news-black-a... #PRJ #BlackArches #SextonMing #LiveVideo #NewRelease #RocketRecordings #SextonMing #Experimental #PsychRock #MusicNews
[News] Black Arches With Sexton Ming unveil the live video for "The Sailor's Daughter" from their album "Folly"
Hastings, UK based Experimental Psychedelic/Noise Rock band Black Arches With Sexton Ming have unveiled the live video for “The Sailor’s Daughter” from their latest album, “Folly,” released on March 1...
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Finished THE STONE TIDE by @garetherees.bsky.social last night, read in three sittings over five days. An incredible piece of work that makes you crawl inside yourself and examine your flaws and mistakes just as the narrator does. With added Hastings psychogeography and pain and grief.
2020 #82 The final book finished in 2020 was this eclectic novel full of psychogeography and strange goings on in Hastings from @garetherees.bsky.social and @influxpress.bsky.social . There's some blurb in the alt text as usual and this remains one of my personal favourite. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💡📚 #booksky
This was one of the locations I explored in 'Unofficial Britain': the site of the former steelworks where my grandfather and uncle worked in the '70s. share.google/vpOu9fvu4J03...
Wrexham: 'Creepy' sculptures appear near former Brymbo Steelworks
The statues prompted a flurry of speculation among locals before their origin was revealed.
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Hackney-based artist, Nick Jensen has made a series of paintings inspired by my book 'Marshland' for his exhibition at the Paul Smith Gallery, which includes a new short fiction I penned for the occasion www.meer.com/en/102905-dr... cc @influxpress.bsky.social
Driftwood dragon
16 Jan — 15 Mar 2026 at the Paul Smith Gallery in London, United Kingdom
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Afrosound - El Regreso de E.T. el Extraterrestre [Colombia, Cumbia/Afrobeat/Disco/Space/Rock] [1983] - this is just crazy as it sounds https://redd.it/518rng https://youtu.be/R_5xtN8CUYk
Afrosound - El Regreso de E.T. el Extraterrestre [Colombia, Cumbia/Afrobeat/Disco/Space/Rock] [1983] - this is just crazy as it sounds
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