Dan Spicer (bamboo saxophone, shenai, trumpet, vocal, small percussion and gong) is a member of the chaotic improvising sextet, Bolide, one third of the trio In Threads, and a performer of solo spoken word, poetry and improvisation.

Ron Caines (tenor, alto and soprano saxophones) was, in the late 1960s, a founder member of pioneering UK Prog-psych groupEast of Eden, is an accomplished visual artist, and has been a key member of improvising collectives in both Bristol and Brighton.

Gus Garside (double bass) has been active as a musician since the 1970s. He is a mainstay of Brighton’s Safehouse collective, and is a member of the long-running string trio, Arc, with Sylvia Hallett and Danny Kingshill and of the electro-acoustic duo,Static Memories.

Andy Pyne (drums) has played in a dizzying variety of contexts, including a duo with Thurston Moore, freak-Improv with TheBlack Neck Band Of The Common Loon, No-Wave with Medicine and Duty, post-punk indie-pop with Shrag and Noise rock with Kellar.

West Hill Blast Quartet is where these four individuals come together to make improvised statements informed by a shared love of free jazz and influenced by the spirits of masters such as Art Ensemble of Chicago, Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler.They have released two CDs on Foolproof Projects, 'Blast #1' and 'Blast #2.'