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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

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Helt

By Martin Archer

Label: Discus Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Stone; Edge; Wood; Dale.

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Move Fast And Mend Things

By Martin Archer

Label: Discus Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Trail Of Tears; Move Fast And Mend Things; Only Disobeying Orders; Heavy Manners; Weeds; Snake Oil; The Twister.

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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.

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Fjall: Helt

by John Sharpe
August 3, 2026

Helt finds Fjall refining its communal language into long-form sonic terrains shaped by timbre, patience and mutual purpose. The double album documents complete performances from December 2023 and April 2025, preserving the quartet unchanged from its debut, From the Rough Hill (Discus, 2023). Reed player and keyboardist Martin Archer joins percussionists Richard Jackson and Fran Comyn ...

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Hi Res Heart: Move Fast And Mend Things

Read "Move Fast And Mend Things" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
May 11, 2026

On its second outing, British outfit Hi Res Heart trades the stitched-together aesthetic of its debut for the friction and immediacy of shared space, sharpening both its collective instinct and sonic identity. Where the earlier release documented remotely recorded parts later assembled in the studio, Move Fast And Mend Things convenes the ensemble in a single ...

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Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: Theta Seven

Read "Theta Seven" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
February 9, 2026

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 ...

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Martin Archer & Walt Shaw: Biyartabiyu

Read "Biyartabiyu" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
January 30, 2025

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 ...

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