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Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduit
by Mark Corroto
Do not let the length fool you. Clocking in at just under thirty minutes Conduits by the UK duo of Cath Roberts and Olie Brice is a full meal. During the Covid lockdown, the two musicians recorded the music in two separate locations, but also in real time. Utilizing special software called JackTrip, which eliminates the dreaded internet delay, the pair was able to fashion this seamless recording session. Maybe the separate locales necessitated closer listening by the musicians. Here, ...
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by John Sharpe
In some ways one could liken Conduits to a telephone call between two friends, given that it was recorded simultaneously over the internet at the homes of baritone saxophonist Cath Roberts and bassist Olie Brice who live some 60 miles apart in England. But, while the vibe is conversational, this being an instrumental exchange, it is as if both talk at once, pursue different subjects, and even go off at complete tangents. And it is all the better that they ...
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by Bruce Lindsay
Six musicians from the UK and Switzerland, with a strong background in improvisation and a talent for mixing acoustic and electronic instrumentation, creating tunes which move from the gentle, Rhodes-led, intro to 35 Years" and the bass-sax interplay which opens Threnody Of The English Polity" to the raucous baritone sax of the title trackthat is MoonMot on Going Down The Well. The sextet formed in 2017 when saxophonists Dee Byrne (Entropi, Deemer) and Cath Roberts (Sloth Racket, Favourite ...
read more‘Startling moments of altered perspective’ – Bandcamp Daily
‘Consider this an important contribution to the debate about spontaneity versus form.’ – Jazzwise
‘An agreeably spicy goulash of free improvisation, grumpy riffs and bluesy themes.’ – The Quietus