At present: Robin Blick - reeds, brass; Andrew Blick - trumpet, programming
Influences
Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Lennie Tristano, A Certain Ratio, Fela Kuti, Biting Tongues, Pigbag, Konk, JS Bach, 23 Skidoo, Maximum Joy, The Pop Group, Portishead, Talk Talk, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Suicide, MJQ, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Karl Heinz Stockhausen, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Richard Wagner, Bela Bartok, Claudio Monteverdi, Wolfgang Mozart, Ludvig Van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Giovanni Palestrina, Olivier Messiaen, William Byrd, Anton Webern, Christoph Gluck, Anton Bruckner...
Sounds Like
"Mournful trumpet that is too easily compared to Mr Davis, loads of unfettered free falling brass, guitars that sparkle and howl, unashamed blankets of keyboard and effects, clean techno toplines plus supportive and understated percussion equals a sound that reminds me of Rip, Rig & Panic and the madder moments of Pigbag" - DJ.........."A demonic collision of atmospheric jazz tones and the lowest funk grooves, with all the imagination, drama and tangible tension of some mid-Fifties Miles Davis soundscape sax and trumpet warring over dark basslines or super Seventies sci-fi soundtracks...groove explosion that every jazz-funk and acid jazz creation tried desperately to induce in the early 1990s...the holy grail of groove, the mystical vision of brooding jazz, extrovert funk and every type of percussion from tables to decks" - Making Music.........."21st century chamber music, reminiscent of Miles Davis at his most seductive" - Birmingham Post.........."a sort of Kind of Blue for the chillout room...It's as if Gil Evans had met the Aphex Twin; if In a Silent Way had been remodelled by Goldie; or if Squarepusher had been given an enforced Prozac overdose to turn down the head on his flashy, glistening jazz-fusion leanings..." - Misfit City..........
Blowpipe blends jazz and electronica, drawing on influences from Miles Davis to Pigbag. A unique sound, it has received wide acclaim. Over coming months Blowpipe tracks old and new will be posted here. The selection will be changed regularly - so keep coming back to hear different tunes..........Here is a selection of Blowpipe press.........."sophisticated, thought out and brilliantly executed new music that has genuinely excited me...very fine" - DJ.........."this is the type of groove explosion that every jazz-funk and acid jazz creation tried desperately to induce in the early 1990s. Few came this close to the holy grail of groove...Miles himself would've had to concede this is just breathtaking" - Making Music.........."21st century chamber music, reminiscent of Miles Davis at his most seductive - bliss" - Birmingham Post.........."The quartet's virtuosity lies as much in their juxtapositioning and mixing of edits with live playing as in the more obvious displays of trumpet and saxophone throughout. Neither the electronic nor the more conventional jazz elements are mere embellishment; Blowpipe's success is to incorporate them into a framework where they coexist as essential ingredients" - Wire.........."the genuine article. A jazz influenced electronic group. No posturing, no wearing your record collection on your sleeve, and most amazingly no sampling!" - Jockey Slut.........."If Blowpipe were a colour, they'd be ice blue...you cant escape their way of shaping a deliciously hazy atmosphereIts a light headed fusion, a different kind of trance...Music that forges ahead takes from any source and doesnt need a name to hang it on. Blowpipe make jazz accessible to languid groovers, impel rock minds to work harder, and fashion a lop sided dance music that probes while shuffling along on its sidethe warmth of the trumpet and clarinet send these tunes soaring towards the heights of incomprehensible ecstasy. Its melody, godammit!...Best of all, this aint Chicago or Milan, its London. Not preening and posing, but blowing genres out of the water, drawing on and pulling together quite disparate elements. What's also exciting is that, when you force the issue, this is pop music like it or not. Blowpipe, take a bow." - Melody Maker.........."This is what acid jazz could've been if it had been motivated by jazz rather than a deep desire to appear in liqueur adverts...Blowpipe are grasping at music far beyond simple genre; inhaling air and transmuting it via both electronics and manual valves into something new...This is breath-driven futurism...Blowpipe aim and - puff - hit the mark" - Misfit City..........
The nucleus of Blowpipe is father and son team Robin and Andrew Blick..........
Andrew plays trumpet and programmes. Currently he is also a member of One More Grain. His main influences are 1970s-era Miles Davis; post-punk (A Certain Ratio, Konk, Pigbag etc.); and electronic music (Fourtet, Manitoba/Caribou, Boards of Canada etc.). Andrew has released music as a member of Quint; Skree; and the Food/Parlophone top-40 act Octopus. He co-wrote part of the EP released on the Detroit techno label Shockwave (run by Underground Resistance) by Patrick Mosley, under the name of Overmow. Andrew has appeared on recordings by Grooverider (on the Mysteries of Funk album) Solex; Cinerama (David Gedge of the Wedding Present's project); Moonshake; Miranda Sex Garden; the Mediaeval Baebes; Levitation; Simon Fisher-Turner; Sofia; Broken Dog; Moose; Elevate; and Rosa Mota. Andrew recorded John Peel sessions with three different acts in a few months in 2000, leading Peel to joke on air that he should be banned from the Maida Vale studio because he was there too often. He has toured the UK, Europe and Japan on a number of occasions and played on film soundtracks including 'Ill Sleep When Im Dead' starring Clive Owen.......... Robin was reared on, and is still inspired by, classical music (JS Bach above all), then discovered Jazz in his late teens. He debuted as a New Orleans style trad trumpeter, then graduated to be-bop on the London circuit in the early 1960s. His influences were Clifford Brown, Fats Navaro, Dizzie Gillespie, earlier Miles, Charlie Parker, the Modern Jazz Quartet. After more than a decade pursuing the phantom of revolution, he returned to the music scene in the 1980s before linking up with son Andrew to launch Blowipe. Robin has also played and recorded with Rosa Mota, Horsepower, Sanchez, Butterfly Stitch, Tortus, SuperCzar, Aeronaut, Nick Marsh of Flesh for Lulu and Gyratory System (an experimental venture with Andrew), and recorded with Octopus. He plays brass (Bb trumpet, piccolo trumpet, cornet, euphonium, tenor horn, fulgel and French horn) and reeds (tenor, alto, soprano and sopranino saxes and clarinet) and the medaeval corneto...
Blowpipe have played at most of the top London venues (twice at Ronnie Scott's) and in Paris at the Batofar and La Scene. 'Themes from Blowpipe', the opening track from the Album Epilogue, features in the soon to be released US award winning film 'Bittersweet Place' directed by Alexandra Brodsky.
Tracteur Jack commence à se faire sentir dans une variété grandissante de stations et d'émissions! Leur affront des médias de diffusion porte fruit, et il n'est que normal que l'on entende de plus en plus régulièrement Tim Horton's, La Fat et La Valse des Corbeaux. En effet, le groupe s'est fait diffuser aux ondes d'Espace Musique, de la radio satellite de Bandeapart, CISM, CHOI, et CBC Radio 3.
La version matérielle finale de "La Maquette 2008" de Tracteur Jack est aussi finalement mis en vente sur tracteurjack. com, au modique prix de 5,00$! Livré avec pochette en carton rigide et en qualité sonore impeccable, c'est maintenant le temps de vous procurer la petite perle d'histoire du Jack!
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Tracteur Jack is starting to make waves on the airwaves! Their campaign on broadcasters is starting to bear its fruits, and it is only normal that you will start hearing on a regular basis the of Tim Horton's, La Fat et La Valse des Corbeaux. The duo has had broadcasts on major radios, including Espace Musique, Bandeapart's satellite radio, CISM, CHOI, and CBC Radio 3.
Also, the final physical version of their EP "La Maquette 2008" is also finally on sale on tracteurjack. com, for the small price of 5,00$! With its solid cardboard sleeve and an impeccable audio quality, now is the time to get your hands on this little piece of musical history!
Hi there,Im a 34 a quite taste of Italian singer from Treviso,ITALY.I'm going to live in London or in other side of U.K.and looking 4 a mate to live in together.I'm a open-minded guy.I've won many music competitions in Italy. Do you wanna hear my songs?Let's go in www. myspace. com/kemjo74 and let me know If you know some talented musicians in U.K.for to create a new and good project.I work at the moment as a trained nurse.I want to be a frontman and lead singer inside the band that I want to belong!!!...Influences:ENYA,CLANNAD,DEPECHE MODE,DURAN DURAN,TRAVIS,NEW ORDER,ELECTRONIC,DUBSTAR,MADONNA,ROXETTE,COLDPLAY,KEANE,RUNRIG,MAGGIE REILLY,EURYTHMICS,SIMPLE MINDS,ROYKSOPP,A-HA...etc My mobile phone is + 393394494446 sms,mms,videocall +393475386803 sms,mms,videocall. My messenger account is:northernhill@hotmail.it and kemjo.kemjo@yahoo.it e-mail:lothlorien@vodafone.it Skype:paulhumbertbrennan Please let me know if you are interested for the project...Please,NO TIME WASTED,Max availability and sacrifice for the project.I'm a resolute,stubborn and determined male singer!Please,enter in my site and listen to my new hit-track "I SWEAR" that it will comes out at the early of July in Italy and all Europe,inside "THE SOUND OF MANIA" Joy di Maggio's album..let me know about it...Thank You!!! Kemjö....p.s. I WAIT 4 YOUR ANSWER!!!
Free MP3 single with additional tracks out now! Commemorating 80 years since polar hero Roald Amundsen disappeared 18th of June 1928, the title track features fellow polar hero Fridtjof Nansen on vocals. Download full single with four tracks and cover art here:
Hi! I hope you are good and having a nice summer. Here is my latest mix, called "Four Steps From Home", hope you like it! Thanks, and have a good time.
Hola! Espero que estes bien y pasando un buen verano. Aqui tienes mi ultima sesion, se llama " A cuatro pasos de casa" , espero que te guste! Gracias y que lo pases bien!
Hello! un peu de pub pour la noble cause qu'est l'art
GEORGES CREBASSA PROJECT L'aventure sonore et visuelle se poursuit et se renouvelle, GEORGES CREBASSA PROJECT présentera dimanche 6 juillet 21h dans le cadre du festival Les Arts des Vignes Yin Yang sa nouvelle création.
A. Sweet Love – 4’25” B. Sweet Love (instrumental) - 4’25”
Yet again Spengler showcase some of the best songwriting talent around, this time in big band swing mode. A collaboration with Max Grunhard (Impossible Ark) and the 16-bit Horns, Sweet Love features explosive brass, stinging solos and deep dark melodies.
The vocal version is on the A side, with a superb instrumental reworking on side B, perfect for late night sessions.
Responses to Sweet Love:
“Love it...swinging!!” – Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s) “…wonderful track!!!” – Simon Harrison (Basic Soul) “Goddamn this is tasty!....a dope blend of classic swingers jazz of the past with the nu-jazz feel…..It's clear that Spengler can pull anything off…” DJ Mike Biggz (Youth Radio California) “…like it…” Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts) “…wicked tracks!!!!!.... 10/10!” Kay Suzuki (Coopr8) “This tune is hard not to feel…” Mr Goju (Migrations Radio Show) “Very nice...jazzy, soulful vibes. ” DJ Obah (Giant Step)
I'm writing for news! I'm glad to announce that I'm the new singer of the Gothic Metal band "Seven Dark Eyes"! We have an excellent understanding, so I'm sure that working together will be amazing!
The new album "Across Oneiric Lands", produced by the Label "Underground Symphony", will be soon available in stores!
The vocals in the album have been recorded by Chiara, so we will soon upload also some tracks performed by me! :) Keep in touch!!!
See you at our next live!
Monica ---------------------------------- Ciao a tutti!
Scrivo per mettervi al corrente di una novità! Sono felice di annunciare il mio ingresso ufficiale nella Gothic Metal band "Seven Dark Eyes"! Abbiamo già un'ottima intesa e sono certa che questo sia solo l'inizio di una fantastica collaborazione!
Il nuovo album "Across Oneiric Lands", prodotto e distribuito dalla Label "Underground Symphony", sarà presto disponibile nei negozi!
Le voci nell'album sono di Chiara, la precedente cantante, quindi a breve metteremo on-line anche qualche brano cantato dalla sottoscritta! ;) Restate in contatto!!!
Nel frattempo vi aspettiamo ai nostri prossimi live!
Jawolll es ist endlich soweit!! Am 20.06.08 eröffnen wir unsere Kunst Kiosk, im Herzen Hamburgs und Du bist eingeladen!!!
Ab 19:00 h Caffamacherreihe 45 (Ecke Valentinskamp / U2 Gänsemarkt Ausgang Speckstraße im Hamburger Gängevirtel) Kunst + Grillen + Bier + Musik Eintritt frei
