CHRIS ABRAHAMS | Australia | ROOM40, The Necks

Sydney based pianist best known for his work in the uncategorisable improvising trio The Necks.

“Technically formidable and conceptually refined, Chris Abrahams pays homage to the piano by drawing it into tightly articulated and highly personalized forms. Known for his contributions to the efforts of avant-jazz trio The Necks, 'Thrown', Abrahams fourth solo document, is of altogether more focused, sternly controlled, yet continually surprising spontaneous designs. His music has the tautness and formality of modern composition, but its configuration of texture and coloration is immediate and propelled by an emergency in the playing.” Cyclic Defrost (on 'Thrown')

"Abrahams may be challenging expectations, but in Play Scar he has produced a record which will certainly exceed them." Mapsadaisical

Read a recent interview with Chris on the Line of Best Fit:
http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/tlobf-interview-chris-abrahams-the-necks/


CHRIS ABRAHAMS -- JELLYCROWN by ROOM40

I/O3 + DAVID TOOP + SCANNER | Australia/UK | ROOM40

'A Picturesque View, Ignored', was only the second in a fledling ROOM40's edition series. It brought together the talents of seasoned UK improvisers David Toop and Scanner and Australia's I/O3 (Lawrence English, Tam Patton, Heinz Riegler). By wonderful chance all five will be on the same continent and come together again to celebrate ROOM40's 10 year anniversary.

"The five musicians make some rather fascinating sounds together, and thankfully avoid the glitch aesthetic that's come to dominate modern electronic music, instead working meticulously to craft glowing, almost tactile soundscapes and fluid, chiming rhythm." 8.0/10 Pitchfork (on 'A Picturesque View, Ignored')


ANDREA BELFI | Italy | Häpna, Die Schactel

Andrea Belfi (drums, electronics), has studied composition, improvisation and technical applications of electroacoustics. He performs with his electroacoustic solo performance with drums and electronics together, as well as in different collaborative projects. His collaborations extend to diverse musical fields, from electroacoustic experimentation with the trio with David Grubbs and Stefano Pilia and the duo Tangle with Attila Faravelli, to the rock trio "il sogno del marinaio" with the punk-rock legend Mike Watt and Pilia, to the avant-folk of Larkin Grimm, from the radical improvisation of the duo with Ignaz Schick to the audio/visual performance in Stillivingrooms. His work has been released on Chocolateguns, Hapna and Die Schachtel. He toured extensively along all Europe and U.S.(Chicago, New York, Paris, Berlin, Oslo, London, Brussels among others).

www.chocolateguns.com | www.myspace.com/andreabelfi