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SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE "Frameworks" (1968/71/73)
EMANEM 4134
Three different groups in performances utilising frameworks devised by John Stevens
sending the music into unexpected areas. From mid-1968 there is the unusual line-up
of
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ADAM BOHMAN & ROGER SMITH "Reality Fandango" (2004/6)
EMANEM 4135
At the end of 2004, Adam Bohman went to Roger Smith's home, and the duo recorded
two extended improvisations included in their entirety. Bohman returned a year and
a half later, resulting in four short duos to fill out the CD. Smith played Spanish
guitar, and Bohman a table top covered with objects including a prepared violin.
Apart from a very short section of electric guitar, no electronics or amplification
were used, so that both musicians could hear themselves and each other (unlike their
intervening Southend concert). The music sounds like no other (although there are
certain similarities to the Three Pullovers from 30 years earlier).
75 minutes.
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LOL COXHILL "More Together Than Alone" (2000-5)
EMANEM 4136
Soprano saxophonist Lol Coxhill always sounds good regardless of what area he is
playing in and who he is playing with. This collection just features his free
improvising, but with a variety of partners. The late HUGH DAVIES was a master
instrument inventor. Guitarist JOHN RUSSELL is one of the major stalwarts of the
London improvising scene (like Coxhill). HENRY LOWTHER has been a much sought-after
jazz trumpeter since the 1960s, but has always kept a toe in free waters. PAT
THOMAS is a remarkable pianist as well as being a dab hand at getting the most out
of electronics as can be heard here. There is also a substantial solo performance
from one of the pioneers of unaccompanied saxophone improvisation - someone who
remains one of the best practitioners of the art. 69 minutes.
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TERRY DAY "2006 Duos"
EMANEM 4137
These five duos mark Terry Day's return to small group improvising after an over-long
absence caused by ill health. He is mainly playing his home-made bamboo pipes, but
also uses his voice (reciting two poems and otherwise) as well as an echo toy and
a cold water bottle. His partners are CHARLOTTE HUG (viola & voice), RHODRI
DAVIES (harp), PHIL MINTON (voice), HANNAH MARSHALL (cello) and JOHN RUSSELL (guitar).
The duo with Hug comes from the 2006 freedom of the city festival.77 minutes.
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JOHN RUSSELL "Analekta" (2004/6)
EMANEM 4138
Three duos and a Quaqua. Russell's monthly Mopomoso
concerts usually end with him playing a duo - this CD contains three examples. The
guitarist's first duo with tenor saxophonist GARRY TODD was in 1975 and appeared
on a long deleted Incus LP - this is a reunion 30 years later. An ongoing duo has
been that of Russell and jazz trumpeter HENRY LOWTHER - not as unlikely as it may
seem. CHEFA ALONSO, who plays soprano saxophone and percussion, is a new encounter
for the guitarist. Also included is the nine-piece Quaqua that Russell organised
for the 2006 FREEDOM OF THE CITY festival with NICOLE LEGROS & JEAN-MICHEL VAN
SCHOUWBURG (voices), STEFAN KEUNE (alto saxophone), PHILIPP WACHSMANN (violin),
ASHLEY WALES (piano), IVOR KALLIN (double bass), JAVIER CARMONA (percussion), and
STEVE BERESFORD electronics). 78 minutes.
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freedom of the city 2006
EMANEM 4139
Three groups from the 2006 festival. The opening trio comprises two musicians from
Spain and one from New Zealand who have been based in London for a few years -
CHEFA ALONSO (soprano saxophone), DAVID LEAHY (double bass), and JAVIER CARMONA
(percussion). The following quartet came from Brussels just for the festival -
JEAN-MICHEL VAN SCHOUWBURG (voice), ADELHEID SIEUW (flutes, voice), JAN HUIB NAS
(guitar), and GUY STRALE (clarinet, piano, percussion). The final quartet comprises
four veteran London-based improvisers who have been part of the London scene for
decades - GARRY TODD (tenor saxophone), NIGEL COOMBES (violin), NICK STEPHENS
(double bass), and TONY MARSH (percussion). There may not be any 'household names'
on this CD, but all the musicians surely deserve to be much better known. 76 minutes.
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PHIL MINTON QUARTET "Slur" (2006)
EMANEM 4140
PHIL MINTON (voice), JOHN BUTCHER (soprano & tenor saxophones), VERYAN WESTON
(piano), and ROGER TURNER (percussion). As well as putting this quartet together
in the mid-1990s, Phil Minton has been working with the other three musicians in
duos. The quartet initially performed utilising texts from James Joyce's 'Finnegans
Wake', as can be heard on their previous Victo CD. Back again a decade later, they
are now improvising without using any known words. 50 minutes.
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TRIO OF UNCERTAINTY "Unlocked" (2007)
EMANEM 4141
VERYAN WESTON (piano), HANNAH MARSHALL (cello) & SATOKO FUKUDA (violin).
A leading member of the London improvising scene teams up with two very talented
newer members, both of whom come from 'classical' backgrounds. The result is
improvised chamber music of the highest order, with no sign of any uncertainty.
61 minutes.
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JOHN BUTCHER "The Geometry of Sentiment" (2004/6)
EMANEM 4142
John Butcher's latest collection of saxophone solos starts off in a Japanese cavern
and ends up in a German gas holder (with even more echo). In between there are
performances at 'normal' venues in London and Paris. A couple of tracks use amplification
and feedback. 60 minutes.
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ELLIOTT SHARP & CHARLOTTE HUG "pi:k" (2004/5)
EMANEM 4143
Two musicians from very different backgrounds finding common ground. The first half
consists of studio duets on guitar and viola recorded in New York City without any
electronics, but they are not what one would expect from these two instruments.
The second half is very different - recorded in concert in Geneva with a liberal
amount of electronics. 57 minutes.
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PAUL RUTHERFORD "Solo in Berlin 1975"
EMANEM 4144
Recorded a year after his acclaimed masterpiece, THE GENTLE
HARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE, these three festival sets are at least as good. They
find Rutherford at his most original and inventive, making wild music by enhancing
his trombone with his voice, with mutes and other objects, as well as using his
awesome speed and stunning range. No-one else has made the trombone sound like this,
before or since.
75 minutes. 5 minutes originally on an FMP sampler - the rest is previously unissued.
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PASCAL MARZAN & ROGER SMITH "Two Spanish Guitars" (2006/7)
EMANEM 4145
The meeting of two of the finest finger-style guitarists around. Pascal Marzan
has come from Paris to London several times and recorded duets with Roger Smith
resulting in great music that ranges from the hyper-frantic to the laid-back pastoral.
This CD should help give both guitarists the reputations they deserve. 76 minutes.
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GROSSE ABFAHRT "Everything that Disappears" (2007)
EMANEM 4146
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BARKINGSIDE (2006/7)
EMANEM 4147
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PHIL MINTON "No Doughnuts in Hand" (2007)
EMANEM 4148
The third of Minton's doughnut reduction series features 37 solo vocal improvisations. This showcase for his remarkable vocal talents follows on from A DOUGHNUT IN BOTH HANDS and A DOUGHNUT IN ONE HAND, his previous solo outings. 52 minutes.
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CAETITU (2007)
EMANEM 4149
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SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE & ORCHESTRA "Trio & Triangle" (1978/1981)
EMANEM 4150
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