Broken and Battery Powered

February 22, 2026
Bandcamp, Noise Music


 
Stripped back noise/drone created whilst recovering from ankle surgery at home and zoned out on opioids! A small portable set was created exclusively using battery-powered gear, all four tracks use a combination of a Stylophone GEN X-1, Rucci Minimal Drone, Atari Punk Console, Olympus Pearlcorder S701, CMC A09HH cassette recorder, tape loops and Marshall MS-2 micro amp. Recorded onto a Zoom H4n. The artwork was created using a Gameboy Camera!

This will be a digital only offering on Quagga Curious Sounds as I still have very limited mobility at the time of release!

KineCon Norwich

February 13, 2026
Sound Art, Video Art

 
A 17 second video work titled Loop will be screened along with others at The Forum (auditorium), Norwich, 25 February, 6pm as part of KineCon. The event is organised by Kineku which is a short-form movie project and creative movement inspired by the precision and economy of haiku poetry.

Check out the piece below:
 

Two Upcoming Events

August 15, 2025
Performance, Talk

Fancy a cheap night out at Norwich’s loveliest grassroots micro-venue? Then book tickets for this upcoming gig on the 21st August! >>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Exhibition Talk: Exploring Art Created from Everyday Objects and Materials, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 2nd September

“Join Norwich-based sound and visual artist Michael Ridge as they discuss how and why art is created from everyday objects and materials. Encompassing collage, sculpture and sound, this talk will draw parallels with their practice and the work of Colin Self”.
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Gwaith Swn’s Sonic Darts 

August 15, 2025
Radio Appearence

“In this episode, Sonic Darts celebrates the unique and idiosyncratic musical and sonic qualities of homemade and DIY instruments, playing contextual work by the late composer and instrument builder, Harry Partch alongside submissions to our open call on the theme of DIY and homemade instruments from Vic Void, Ben Eyes, Andreja Andric, Michael Ridge, Tom Fox and Paul Freeman”.

Gwaith Swn’s Sonic Darts is a London-based sound art collective presenting new sound works, performances and discussions.

“Call Of The Valiant Privateer” Split C100 with Tristan Burfield

July 13, 2025
Bandcamp, Zebra Mu

“Endurance” is a bonus extra only available on the cassette edition of Tristan Burfield’s latest self-released cassette tape “Call Of The Valiant Privateer”

Recorded between 19/02/25 – 07/06/25. Minimal drone and noise inspired by the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914 – 1917, considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

You can check out Tristan’s side here:
tristan-burfield.bandcamp.com/album/call-of-the-valiant-privateer

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