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Spontaneous Music Ensemble: New Surfacing 1978 & 1992
by Glenn Astarita
This album offers a snapshot of the post-1976 version of the legendary free-jazz improvisational unit, Spontaneous Music Ensemble's (SME) reign as a quartet. Two thirds of the material is derived from performances by the guitar-violin-percussion rendition, captured at a 1978 concert in Newcastle, England. It was previously released on Trio & Triangle (Emanem, 1978) but the ...
Contrasting Faces of Spontaneous Music Ensemble
by John Eyles
For years, the Emanem label has had so many releases by Spontaneous Music Ensemble in its catalogue that it has become the de facto guardian of the SME legacy, the keeper of the flame. Although there have been excellent SME recordings on other labels--Karyobin (Island, 1968; Chronoscope, 1993) and Spontaneous Music Ensemble (Marmalade, 1969; Polydor, 1972) ...
Duh: In Just
by Nic Jones
The method of free improvisation kind of guarantees the sound of surprise in a way that few other musical strains do. While the primacy of the moment and the players' responses in it and to it are the prime motivations for the music this will always be the case. This makes the idea of trying to ...
Duh: In Just
by Nic Jones
Free improvisation guarantees the sound of surprise in a way that few other musical strains do. While the primacy of the moment and the players' responses in it and to it are the prime motivations for the music, this will always be the case. This makes the idea of trying to define just what governs the ...
Sylvia Hallett / Mike Adcock: Reduced
by Nic Jones
The Spontaneous Music Ensemble lineup of drummer/cornetist John Stevens and soprano saxophonist Trevor Watts can, for countless reasons, serve as the template against which many another freely improvising duo can be gauged. That's an especially pertinent point with Reduced, as multi-instrumentalists Sylvia Hallett and Mike Adcock have fashioned a dialog every bit as rarefied as the ...
Pascal Niggenkemper Trio: Urban Creatures
by Nic Jones
The Pascal Niggenkemper Trio is one that covers a lot of ground, and they deserve praise for that. But the trouble is that a distinct musical identity only emerges infrequently despite the fact that all three players are clearly well versed in the territory they map out. Of the three of them drummer/pianist Tyshawn Sorey is ...
Bare Essentials 1972-3
Label: Emanem
Released: 2008
Track listing: In The Midlands; In The Middle; Three Extracts; For Phil; Newcastle 72A; Newcastle 72B; Open Flower 1; Open Flower 2; Open Flower 3; Open Flower 4; Open Flower 5; Open Flower 6; Open Flower 7; Opening The Set; Beyond Limitation; Lowering The Case.
Trio & Triangle
Label: Emanem
Released: 2008
Track listing: Triangle; Reciprocal; a fragment of Static; Newcastle 78A; Newcastle 78B.
Spontaneous Music Ensemble & Orchestra: Trio & Triangle
by John Eyles
Given the quantity of SME music released by Emanem, cynics might be thinking that quality control must have slipped, that the barrel is being scraped. Miraculously, nothing could be further from the truth. Each new release adds to the body of work available, shedding further light on the exploits of John Stevens' multifaceted ensemble, and putting ...
Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Bare Essentials 1972-3
by John Eyles
John Stevens and Trevor Watts are vitally important in the history of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble (and so of improvised music) but the only previous album of the duo alone is Face to Face (Emanem, 1974). From 1968 to 1976 the two often were the SME. But when recording opportunities came up, Stevens usually opted for ...
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