Results for "Cath Roberts"

Cath Roberts

Born: October 11, 1983

Cath Roberts’ work explores free improvisation, composition and the music at their meeting point. Her primary outlet as a composer and improviser on baritone saxophone is the quintet Sloth Racket, which has toured widely and released several albums. She leads ten piece improvising ensemble Favourite Animals, and has a long-standing duo with guitarist Anton Hunter, Ripsaw Catfish. As bandmate, Cath is a member of Madwort Sax Quartet, Vole, Article XI and Alex Ward’s Item 10 amongst other groups. She co-runs LUME with Dee Byrne, producing concerts, tours and festivals since 2013 and releasing music on an offshoot label, Luminous

Johnny Hunter / Mark Hanslip / Olie Brice: Divisions

by John Sharpe
January 5, 2024

Divisions might seem a strange choice of title for such a cohesive set. It is the name of a four-part suite written by drummer Johnny Hunter for this all British trio completed by bassist Olie Brice and tenor saxophonist Mark Hanslip. As well as his own dates, such as Pale Blue Dot (Northern Contemporary, 2020) for ...

Conduit

Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Pipework; Peering; Buoyancy Chamber.

Conduits

Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Pipework; Peering; Buoyancy Chamber.

Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduit

by Mark Corroto
June 8, 2022

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 ...

Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduits

by John Sharpe
June 2, 2022

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 ...

Live at Hundred Years Gallery

By Tom Ward

Label: Efpi Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: After Joshua Maps Birds Creeping Commercialism Shard On the Opening of a Dwarf Sunflower Chesmonancy Mad Giant Bee Sieve of Eratosthenes Islands in the Green Handbuilt by Robots

Holding Hands & Article XI At The Norfolk & Norwich Festival

by John Sharpe
June 2, 2021

Holding Hands & Article XI The Garage Norfolk & Norwich Festival Norwich, UK May 25, 2021 With the UK slowly reopening as the vaccination program diminishes the reach of Covid 19, live performance once more becomes a possibility. Major kudos to the Norfolk & Norwich Festival team for pressing ...

Going Down The Well

Label: Unit Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Going Down The Well; 35 Years; The Roundabout; Threnody For The English Polity; Avignon; Sonata d'Alouatta.

Sloth Racket: Dismantle Yourself

by John Sharpe
December 14, 2019

Dismantle Yourself is the fifth release by British baritone saxophonist Cath Roberts' outfit Sloth Racket since its inception in 2015. From the hand-printed sleeves and accompanying zine to the shapeshifting compositions, a home-crafted feel pervades the album, which extends to the punkish bristle exuded even in the quieter moments. Roberts has developed a template for small ...