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Derek Bailey and Evan Parker: Incus reissues
by John Eyles
The happy coincidence of solo recordings by guitarist Derek Bailey and saxophonist Evan Parker being reissued in quick succession provides a convenient opportunity to reflect on the association of two of the most influential improvisers of their generation. Bailey and Parker first played together in March 1967, recording as part of a Spontaneous Music Ensemble (SME) ...
Ether Festival 09 Launches with Eno in London
by John Eyles
Brian Eno and Jon Hassell Ether Festival, Queen Elizabeth HallLondon, England April 9, 2009 The Southbank Centre's annual Ether festival of innovation in sound and art got under way with two events that shone the spotlight on Brian Eno, although Eno himself did not play a note of music at ...
Okkyung Lee / Peter Evans / Steve Beresford: Check for Monsters
by John Eyles
Recorded in New York and Philadelphia on a mini-tour in March 2008, this Anglo-American-Korean trio brings together superb improvisers who are not immediately obvious as a compatible threesome but who combine together to stunning effect. Pianist Steve Beresford, the trio's elder statesman, surely needs no introduction; leaving aside his other music, his work with the London ...
Introducing Lapslap: Itch and Scratch
by John Eyles
It is not a surprise for an improvising group to integrate computers and instruments in its music; since the turn of the millennium, that has almost become the norm. Neither is it unusual for a group's music to combine elements of contemporary composition, free jazz and improv. In both respects, Lapslap ticks all the boxes; what ...
John Butcher / Gerry Hemingway: Buffalo Pearl
by John Eyles
John Butcher's Resonant Spaces (Confront, 2008) featured the saxophonist's use of controlled feedback and recordings in large resonant spaces, trends in his recent work that emphasize the exploratory side of his playing. This was exemplified on albums such as Cavern With Nightlife (Weight of Wax, 2004), and Geometry of Sentiment (Emanem, 2007). ...
Veryan Weston: Allusions
by John Eyles
With the first batch of 2009 releases--this is the first--Emanem has abandoned jewel case packaging and opted for the far more appealing all-card version, a very welcome change indeed. For years, pianist Veryan Weston has been a stalwart of the label, in a variety of contexts including duos, trios and quartets---most recently with the fine quartet ...
The many sides of pianist Jacques Demierre: solo, duo and trio
by John Eyles
Swiss pianist Jacques Demierre (born Geneva, 1954) works in jazz, improvised music, contemporary music and sound installations, as well as composing for concerts, theater and dance. If all that was not enough, he is also a freelance music writer, writing for Contrechamps, which focuses on twentieth century music. For a musician of his stature, Demierre has ...
Ray Warleigh: Rue Victor Masse
by John Eyles
Remarkably, this is saxophonist Ray Warleigh's second solo album; his first--ingeniously entitled Ray Warleigh's First Album (Philips, 1968)--was produced by none other than Scott Walker. In the intervening years, Warleigh has been an active session player, appearing on albums as diverse as Nick Drake's Bryter Layter (Island, 1970), Soft Machine's Bundles (Harvest, 1975) and The Dedication ...
Vorwolf: Snake's Eye
by John Eyles
Vorwolf is the percussion duo of Michael Vorfield and Christian Wolfarth, hence the composite group name. Snake's Eye consists of seven medium length tracks, none over twelve minutes. The expectations of a percussion duo will be challenged as there are not too many rhythms or breaks here that could be sampled to form the basis of ...
Burkhard Beins / Lucio Caprece / Rhodri Davies / Toshimaru Nakamura: SLW
by John Eyles
From Germany, Argentina, Wales, and Japan, an international super group no less! Just reading the participants' names raises one's hopes about this music and sets the pulse racing. Although this foursome has not recorded together before, through various collaborations too complex to detail here (including Elektro-Akoestisch Ensemble, The Sealed Knot, Q-O2, and the 2008 release on ...
