Tony Allen, Pat Thomas and Elvin Brandhi
Three musicians meet at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Maida Vale Studios for the first time and spend the day attempting to create magic. It's the latest in a series of memorable collaboration sessions.
Three musicians meet at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Maida Vale Studios for the first time and spend the day attempting to create magic. It's the latest in a series of memorable Late Junction collaboration sessions.
For this sonic experiment we are excited to put together Tony Allen, Pat Thomas and Elvin Brandhi, each of them from quite distinct musical worlds and of different generations too.
Tony Allen is known as 'Mr. Afrobeat'. A masterful drummer, he was the powerhouse behind Fela Kuti's band Africa '70. It's said that four drummers were needed to replace Allen when he eventually left the group. He has since recorded with Damon Albarn, Charlotte Gainsbourg and SΓ©bastien Tellier, alongside leading his own band.
Pat Thomas studied classical piano from the age of 8 and started playing jazz at 16. He has gone on to develop an utterly unique style, embracing electroacoustic experiments, improvisation, jazz and new music. He has a rich history of amazing collaborations, with artists including Derek Bailey, Steve Beresford, Chris Corsano, Charles Hayward and Alexis Taylor.
Elvin Brandhi, aka Freya Edmondes, is a singer, producer and visual artist. With her father, Mykl Jaxn, she makes stream-of-consciousness, lo-fi noise pop under the name Yeah You. This year she was one of eight winners at the inaugural Oram Awards, an initiative from The New Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radiophonic Workshop and PRS For Music Foundation to champion innovative women in sound and music.
Tonight Verity also plays anarchic tracks from miscreant youths. Those featured include Dublin folk group Lankum, Chilean producer Kamixlo and South London nu-jazz horn player Chongo.
Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening.
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Music Played
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Kamixlo
Ice2CU
- ΄΅²Τ²µΓ©±τΎ±³¦΄Η.
- Bala Club.
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Lankum
The Turkish Reveille
- Between The Earth And Sky.
- Rough Trade.
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Frigg
False Legenyes
- Frost on Fiddles.
- Westpark Music.
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Tony Allen, Pat Thomas & Elvin Brandhi
Yellow is not an option
- Late Junction collaboration session.
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Hans Hassler
Benigna
- Wie Die Zeit Hinter Mir Her.
- Intakt Records.
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XTC
Radios in Motion
- Coat Of Many Cupboards.
- Virgin.
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Stephen Montague
Paramell Va
Performer: Philip Mead.- Southern Lament.
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Tony Allen, Pat Thomas & Elvin Brandhi
Time is Blue
- Late Junction collaboration session.
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Tony Allen, Pat Thomas & Elvin Brandhi
The Impostor
- Late Junction collaboration session.
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Detsishi Ensemble
Tornado
- Songs of Survival: Traditional Music of Georgia.
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Grace Petrie & The PC Brigade
You Build A Wall
- Heart First Aid Kit.
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Spasoje Jović
MΓ©lodie Pour Chasser Les Vampires
- Yougoslavie 1 (Serbie Orientale) - Les Bougies Du Paradis.
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S. J. Hawkins
Alligator Wine
- Cow Fingers & Mosquito Pie.
- Epic.
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Kamixlo
Paleta
- Demonico.
- Codes.
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Sirene 1009
Cliodynamics III (feat. Han-earl Park, Mark Sanders, Dominic Lash & Caroline Pugh)
- Sirene 1009.
- Self-released.
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Hatun Kotama
Chinkashka (Perdido "Lost")
- Β΅AsΓ Kotama! The Flutes of Otavalo, Ecuador.
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Chongo
Prerequisite Occult Induction (Side B)
- Babylonia.
- Collective Resonance.
Broadcast
- Wed 1 Nov 2017 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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