- Charles Hayward (born 1952) is an English drummer and was the leader of the experimental rock group This Heat. He was also a member of Mal Deans Amazing Band, Radar Favourites, Dolphin Logic, and gigged with Phil Manzanera, appearing with Manzaneras Quiet Sun project as well as Gong.
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. Williams left just after its release, and 1981s Deceit marked the final new album from This Heat. 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 (sic ) Recommended label, but Hayward began to pursue a solo career by the early 1990s. Signed to Sub Rosa, he debuted with My Secret Alphabet in 1993. In 1998, he joined Massacre with Fred Frith and Bill Laswell.
Hayward is also known at Deptford Albany, Deptford, London for his regular work with integrated cultural company Entelechy Arts, an ensemble whose artists include some with profound and learning disabilities. Some of the projects he is involved with there include Incredible Orkestra, (a composition and experimentation project for musicians and sound artists of all abilities), and Ambient Jam (a multi-media, movement and music improvisation event)
Thanks for the welcome Germanprof and Kirkatron's little brother "karg...".
Yes, the gate opened sometime in the past couple of months, and I'm lucky to find what seems
like a community of adventurous folks that actually spend most of their time discussing music!
What a concept on a music forum! Sadly lacking in most other "music" entrapments.
So, after an all-day late sampling of the late Sample, I'm switching to the all-brass of the Manfred Schulze Bl
It's going to be interesting on Sequence 8 to see how tightly they curated it. The earlier ones in the series were a grab bag and I ended up keeping maybe a quarter to a third of the tracks. By sequence 7 it was getting more focused, and there are relatively few tracks that I feel like weeding out.
There are several fans of that Polar Expedition album here. I keep meaning to give it a proper listen.
Free three track live EP based upon his new album from Amazon UK. I can see my hold ending anytime soon if it is on emusic!
Rostasi - good to see you back. That Polar Expedition album was a real favourite here a couple or so years ago when it was released. I must play it again. Thanks.
- "eRikms Transfall is a document of profound gesture. A collection of works that resolve his recent explorations into music and sound for performance, dance and theatre.
For almost two decades, eRikm has been a major force in contemporary musique concréte. He is a compelling improviser and forthright composer whose work taps into the central linage of sound-object oriented composition emanating from France. Developing a highly personal performance and compositional language, eRikms reputation and position within the emergent generation of concréte composers had led to numerous collaborations with icons such as Luc Ferrari (Room40 issued Les Protorythmiques in 2007).
Transfall is an archive of six works linked through new developments in eRikms compositional philosophies.
He notes: The time spent on the composition of some of these pieces gave me the possibility to break out, that is to get out of my usual processes of degeneration/generation of a body or of a multiplicity of pre-existing sound objects. Thus my gesture shifted, I have looked for and recorded my own sound materials.
When heard collectively, these compositions take on a presence much more than the sum of their parts. They collect unconventional approaches from an artist whose compositional methodologies are already deeply rooted in experimental traditions. The resulting pieces, and the album as a whole, represent one of eRikms most personal and resolved works to date. A vision of future explorations mounted within a frame of the artists previous sonic understandings."
Someone was talking this up over at eMu the other day - Yes, an actual music rec from the eMu messboard! Orrin Evans is on it, and Sean is on Orrin's "Smoke Sessions" album, which I like a lot.
Btw for those who no longer follow the eMu soap opera, they have been having a major glitch in loading new releases, and this morning the site is completely down.
- "Tom Coras premature death in 1997 was a tragic blow to contemporary music. One of the founding members of the downtown improvising scene, Tom was a vital member of some of the most important cutting-edge groups of the past twenty years, including Skeleton Crew, The Ex, Curlew, John Zorns game pieces and Eugene Chadbournes pre-Shockabily projects.
This special 2-CD set memorial features poignant tributes by many of Toms most distinguished collaborators, new recordings of Toms most memorable compositions, and some of Toms most important recordings, creating an exciting and vivid portrait of one of the most original musicians in new music.
All profits from this set will go directly to Tom Cora's surviving family."
Skeleton Crew was a United States experimental rock and jazz group from 1982 to 1986, comprising core members Fred Frith (guitar) and Tom Cora (cello), with Zeena Parkins (harp) joining later. Best known for their live improvisation performances where they played various instruments simultaneously, they also recorded two studio albums Learn to Talk (1984) and The Country of Blinds (1986)." . . .
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I was feeling fast and bulbous this afternoon....
Imperial Topaz - Full of Grace
- Charles Hayward (born 1952) is an English drummer and was the leader of the experimental rock group This Heat. He was also a member of Mal Deans Amazing Band, Radar Favourites, Dolphin Logic, and gigged with Phil Manzanera, appearing with Manzaneras Quiet Sun project as well as Gong.
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. Williams left just after its release, and 1981s Deceit marked the final new album from This Heat. 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 (sic ) Recommended label, but Hayward began to pursue a solo career by the early 1990s. Signed to Sub Rosa, he debuted with My Secret Alphabet in 1993. In 1998, he joined Massacre with Fred Frith and Bill Laswell.
Hayward is also known at Deptford Albany, Deptford, London for his regular work with integrated cultural company Entelechy Arts, an ensemble whose artists include some with profound and learning disabilities. Some of the projects he is involved with there include Incredible Orkestra, (a composition and experimentation project for musicians and sound artists of all abilities), and Ambient Jam (a multi-media, movement and music improvisation event)
Chick Corea Trio - Trilogy
Chick Corea, Brian Blade & Christian McBride, over 3 hours of really excellent live piano trio. Loving it on first listen.
Just now, working through our Five Blind Boys of Alabama CDs, stated with Spirit of the Century, then Deep River, now just stating The Sermon.
@rostasi, good to see you back. We were concerned we had got the gate open a fraction too late.
Yes, the gate opened sometime in the past couple of months, and I'm lucky to find what seems
like a community of adventurous folks that actually spend most of their time discussing music!
What a concept on a music forum! Sadly lacking in most other "music" entrapments.
So, after an all-day late sampling of the late Sample, I'm switching to the all-brass of the Manfred Schulze Bl
NYOP Bandcamp, 1st track features Mathew Halsall
Various Artists - Sequence 7
Sequence 8 is out, see free stuff thread.
Hans Ulrik, Benjamin Koppel, Jon Balke, Palle Danielsson & Alex Riel: The Adventures Of A Polar Expedition
Really some of my favorite Danish musicians playing beautiful odes to the polar explorer.
There are several fans of that Polar Expedition album here. I keep meaning to give it a proper listen.
Free three track live EP based upon his new album from Amazon UK. I can see my hold ending anytime soon if it is on emusic!
Rostasi - good to see you back. That Polar Expedition album was a real favourite here a couple or so years ago when it was released. I must play it again. Thanks.
Thanks Lowlife
ERIKM - TRANSFALL - Room 40 - 2012
Pjusk - Solstøv
Nice and loud. This is what good speakers and working from home were made for. This one is going to be high on my year end list.
Someone was talking this up over at eMu the other day - Yes, an actual music rec from the eMu messboard! Orrin Evans is on it, and Sean is on Orrin's "Smoke Sessions" album, which I like a lot.
Btw for those who no longer follow the eMu soap opera, they have been having a major glitch in loading new releases, and this morning the site is completely down.
Craig
Craig
Pjusk - Sart
Then
Janelle Mon
Tickle Torture - Spectrophilia
This is one crazy, sex drenched, funk band.
Craig