TUESDAY 10 May 2011
Door : 8pm / Music starts 8.30pm
Tickets : £6 on the door only
MA.
‘MA.’ comprises of four musicians (Tom Challenger – Tenor Saxophone; Ross Stanley – Organ and Keyboards; Dave Smith – Percussion; Matt Calvert – Electronics), seeking to combine their ability as improvisers and performers to produce a sound that belies the size and instrumentation of the group.
After forming initially as a trio, the band successfully released their debut album, ‘JYKETIE’ in 2008. Recorded in one day in a back room at the infamous (and now sadly defunct) Red Rose Social Club in Finsbury Park, the album is testament to the blistering highs and earthy lows the band regularly achieves whilst in performance. The album received glowing reviews.
Following on from the success of their collaboration with drummer/sound manipulator Steve Arguelles, ‘MA.’ added the electronics of ‘Three Trapped Tigers’ multi instrumentalist and long term friend Matt Calvert.
Ma. are sure to carve out their own space within Europe’s electronic/improvisation landscape, with a distinctive sound moving between serene Boards Of Canada-esque layers, explosive noise-improv in the vein of Norway’s Supersilent, Tortoise-style beats and dark, abstract dub soundworlds. With members of Red Snapper, Three Trapped Tigers, The Heritage Orchestra, Outhouse and Nostalgia 77 it’s not surprising that their heady, often Messiaen-inspired material is subject to such a multi-pronged interpretation.
The new album, ‘The Last’ will be available to buy on the night.
Steve Reich - Violin Phase (1967) [for 4 violins]
Frederic Rzewski - Les moutons des Panurge (1969) [for whole ensemble]
Performed by the Royal College of Music Experimental Music Ensemble.
Flute: Hannah Grayson, Kelsey Seymour
Clarinet: Michael Shearer
Saxophone: Alison Dodd
Bass trombone: Martyn Hunter
Percussion: Toby Kearney
Harp: Martino Panizza
Guitar: Declan Zapala
Piano: Charlie Sdraulig, Katherine Tinker, Miizuki Komori, Joseph Houston
Violin: Laura Thompson, Michelle Lee, Joana Ly, Yuka Matsumoto
Hildegard von Bingen - Instrumental Lament 12th Century
Alex Hills - Some States Can Be Resolved Rhythmically (2009).
Performed by Aisha Orazbayeva - Violin, Lucy Railton - cello
LINKS:
Kammer Klang website
Tom Challenger website
Alex Hills website
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