When Sam Andreae and Laurie Tompkins play together, they're Nine Inch Nolan. Sam plays sax, Laurie writes the music and sings.

Sam Andreae has been active across Europe over the last decade as a saxophonist, composer and organiser. Through improvisation and composition he explores a music of colliding sound gestures and aural detritus, built up from an intentionally fractured instrumental language and playful spontaneity. His compositions place a focus on gestural processes which in their unraveling reveal a trail of sound artefacts to be picked through.

“what Sam Andreae does is liminal music, he shows you the clicks, the noises, the breaths, the rattle and hum” – John Doran, Quietus, 2017 on BBC 3 Late Junction

Laurie Tompkins writes, records and performs big music. He is half of Yes Indeed and co-ran the Slip label. In 2026, he will release Me My Music All Mine My Way, and perform a commission with the LCMF orchestra. He lives in London.