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Martin Archer
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Martin Archer Sopranino, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, clarinets, recorders, keyboards, software instruments Archer is a composer and improviser equally at home on stage or in the studio, dividing his energies between jazz and non jazz projects. His principle work is the series of CD releases for his own Discus Music label. His current groups include his long standing duo with vocalist Julie Tippetts, the 14 piece AACM influenced big band Engine Room Favourites, 3 piece nu-jazz and electronics trio Inclusion Principle, improvising leftfield rock group Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, and 30 voice performance art choir Juxtavoices
Theta Seven
By Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere
Label: Discus Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Aether Rises; A Blessing In Azure; Billy Bang / One Golden Hour; Under The Azure; Cold
Mariana / Lunar Eye; Moonride; Aether, Bringer Of Light / Aithre, Mother Of The Moon;
Unbound; Oumuamua; That's How I Feel (by Sun Ra); Aithre Rises; Theta 7 - full album, no
track breaks.
Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: Theta Seven
by Mark Corroto
Have you ever tuned into a television series only to discover, once you are fully engaged, that it is already deep into its seventh season? Rather than discouraging you, the experience is often invigorating: the narrative is compelling enough to pull you in immediately, while also tempting you to return to the beginning to understand how ...
Martin Archer & Walt Shaw: Biyartabiyu
by John Sharpe
Will the real Martin Archer stand up? The head honcho of the Sheffield-located Discus imprint appears in such a variety of guises that one never quite knows what to expect from his name on the sleeve. However, as the press materials make clear, this unadorned saxophone and drum duo finds Archer in his natural habitat, channeling ...
Practical Dreamers
By Ron Caines
Label: Discus Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Practical Dreamers Parts 1 to 7.
Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis: Practical Dreamers
by John Sharpe
Practical Dreamers is the fifth collaboration between Discus label boss multi-instrumentalist Martin Archer and veteran saxophonist Ron Caines, and like the others, situates the latter's largely introspective reeds within varied electro-acoustic soundscapes. Caines was a founding member of progressive British rock band East Of Eden back in 1967, but after leaving to pursue jazzier endeavors, he ...
Ben Monder, Joao Lencastre & Emile Parisien
by Maurice Hogue
The much-respected guitarist Ben Monder took ten years to painstakingly craft the music on his latest release Planetarium. It's Monder at his finest, filtering through various moods, technique and sonic surprises. There's new music from Europe as usual--the German trio Brom, French soprano sax wizard Emile Parisien and his quartet, and Portuguese drummer Joao Lencastre and ...
Bassdrumbone, Kim Cass & Ivo Perelman
by Maurice Hogue
Ever heard of “fartlek"? It's a method of training for runners where they can play around with their speeds, very unstructured. That's sort of what this episode of One Man's Jazz turned out to be--all over the place in terms of style, tempos, musical variations and origins in the albums debuting. For instance, the Southeast Asian ...
India Gailey, Michael Pagán, Findkestilts, Jay Sanders and more
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music--cellist and vocalist India Gailey, pianist Noah Haidu, the quartet Findkestilts, and mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda and pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Playlist Dinah Washington “I'll Never Stop Loving You" from Dinah Washington (Roulette) 2:14 Lori Bell “Black Narcissus" from Recorda Me: Remembering Joe Henderson (Lori Bell) ...
