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MC3: Sounds of the City

Read "Sounds of the City" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
July 13, 2022

MC3, a British trio led by guitarist Matt Clark, explores variations on the tradition of British free improvisation which have a more user-friendly form than normally heard in this music. That is largely due to Clark himself, who mostly plays twangy chords and melodic riffs instead of the disruptive stabs and skronks favored by pioneering British free musicians such as guitarist Derek Bailey. Clark's calm strumming balances out the unpredictability of trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe who produces sputters, growls, leaky whispers ...

Album Review

MC3: Sounds of the City

Read "Sounds of the City" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
June 6, 2022

MC3 is the abbreviated name of the Matt Clark Trio, the current line-up of which is Clark on guitar, Charlotte Keeffe on trumpet or flugelhorn and James Edmunds on drums. A 2021 incarnation comprised Clark on guitar plus Julian Nicholas on saxophone and Darren Beckett on drums, while a self-produced 2020 MC3 album, North Of No South only credited Clark as he created it all in his home studio during lockdown. Prior to the current trio, its three members were ...