The 4-CD Box Set ‘Making Rooms’ is now out on new label Weekertoft. All the music is live, recorded on the 2013 UK tour sponsored by concert series Mopomoso:
- ‘Chasing The Peripanjandra’ – Evan Parker (sax), John Russell (guitar), John Edwards (double bass)
- ‘Naqsh’ - Pat Thomas (piano)
- ‘Knottings’ - Alison Blunt (violin), Benedict Taylor (viola), David Leahy (double bass)
- ‘Seven Cities’ – Kay Grant (voice), Alex Ward (clarinet)
‘Making Rooms’ is already getting rave reviews:
… certain to feature prominently in many an end-of-year list of best releases. Yes, a future classic. - John Eyles, All About Jazz
… sets a high standard… a release that anyone with any interest in freely improvised music will find inexhaustible. – Tim Owen, Dalston Sound
My CD with Alex Ward – ‘Seven Cities’ – features one track from each night of the tour, and showcases the continued evolution of our ongoing duo:
I’m typically wary of improv vocals, but there’s such lucidity in these songs that I’m won over, and the rapport she shares with Ward is always alluring. - Tim Owen, Dalston Sound
Listened to as a whole, it is impressive how consistent and coherent their interactions were across the seven gigs in seven cities. - John Eyles, All About Jazz
Read the full reviews:
Tim Owen, Dalston Sound
John Eyles, All About Jazz
Find out more about ‘Making Rooms’ and buy the Box Set from weekertoft.bandcamp.com
Weekertoft is a new label for improvised music founded by guitarist John Russell and pianist Paul G. Smyth. “It is our wish to present documentation of improvised music that maintains a high level of quality both in production terms and in musical values. We want people to share with us the adventures and delights to be found in this vibrant area of music making… ”
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Matt Saunders, recordingthing
Photography by Peter Fay
Design by Paul G. Smyth
Mopomoso 2013 UK Tour Supported by Sound and Music