Loop Festival 2011
Jez Nelson presents highlights from the 2011 Loop Festival, featuring two new bands - pianist Dan Nicholls's Mirror and Splice.
Jez Nelson presents highlights from the Loop Festival featuring two young bands: pianist Dan Nicholls' Mirror and Splice
Mirror is a new trio led by up and coming keyboard player Dan Nicholls, featuring Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Jazz award winning saxophonist James Allsopp and drummer Dave Smith, of the band Outhouse among others. With its unusual bass-less line up, the music is described by Nicholls as aiming for a "fluidity between written and unwritten."
Splice is also a new ensemble who state their objective as "to mesh together loud and soft noise, punk grit, ambient music and more...". The band includes Alex Bonney on trumpet and electronics, Robin Fincker on tenor sax and clarinet, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay on bass guitar and electronics, and Dave Smith on drums
These performances were recorded during the Loop collective - a festival at London's Forge in March. The collective, now in its sixth year, has a D.I.Y. approach to performing, promoting and recording music and as a result has become a breeding ground for innovative young musicians.
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Mirror recorded at The Forge, London on 19 March 2011
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Mirror
Ruins
Composer: Dan Nicholls
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Mirror
Missing in Action
Composer: Dan Nicholls
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Mirror
Abbey in Ruin
Composer: Dan Nicholls
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Mirror
Kinski
Composer: Dan Nicholls
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Splice recorded at The Forge, London on 19 March 2011
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Splice
Caffeinated Drinks
Composer: Tremblay/Bonney/Fincker/Smith
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Splice
Ballade Fortuite
Composer: Tremblay/Bonney/Fincker/Smith
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Splice
Matter
Composer: Dave Smith
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Splice
Debris
Composer: Tremblay/Bonney/Fincker/Smith
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Splice
Cortege
Composer: Pierre Alexandre Tremblay
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- Mon 28 Mar 2011 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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