CHARLES HAYWARD

Charles Hayward is known as the pioneering drummer with This Heat and Camberwell Now. In 1976, Hayward and fellow Radar Favourites and Dolphin Logic member, Charles Bullen began practising with bassist Gareth Williams under the name This Heat. They began to experiment with tape loops, found sounds and keyboards on several sessions (recorded from 1976 to 1978, but not released until 1979). Finally, in 1979, This Heat released their self-titled debut album. 1981's Deceit marked the final new album from This Heat, Williams leaving just after its release.

While Bullen began working as a studio engineer, Hayward did sessions for Lora Logic, the Raincoats and Everything But the Girl before forming Camberwell Now with bassist Trefor GORONWY and tape manipulator Stephen RICKARD. The trio released several albums through the Swiss Recommended label.

When Camberwell Now disbanded in 1987 Hayward embarked on a solo career which has continued to the present day. He debuted with Survive the Gesture (1987), Skew-whiff (1989) Switch on War (1991) and My Secret Alphabet (with Nick DOYNE-DITMAS) in 1993. Committed to song 'but the shapes have to change', the current incarnation of his one-man show is an intoxicating mix of percussive attack, swirling electronics and lyrical fragment collage.

Jean-Herve PERON / FAUST:
"He sweats, there is saliva coming out of his mouth, and he looks ugly and beautiful at the same time and he is there."

SOUND PROJECTOR
"Telepathic magic……. Hayward is one of the most life-affirming people who stalks this dark globe."

FREQ.CO.UK
"Awesome."

Charles Hayward Website




WE ARE ALL ROMANS (NYC)

New York City based band We Are All Romans come from an abstract place defining their sound in the moment with every new song written. WAAR are a band interested in sounds and composition, reaching into the forms of post-punk (owing their namesake to This Heat), NYC hip-hop, minimal classical, pop vocal, experimental vocal, warped and live effected electronics, heavy sampling, clockwork drums, and sharp guitars. Sometimes a three-piece, sometimes a four-piece, but existing around core members Brian Hill (Vocals, Guitar, Sampler, Synthesis, Programming, Percussion) and Angus Tarnawsky (Drums, Live Electronics, Synthesis, Vocals) they have released demo tracks and very recently recorded their debut EP with producer Noah Rubin (Wu Tang Clan) which will be out mid-2011. This is their first European tour.

We Are All Romans website

Oh Dear by We Are All Romans


PRIVATE TROUSERS

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