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Blowpipe
Electronica / Jazz / Experimental

Blowpipe



London, London and South East
United Kingdom

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Member Since4/10/2006
Band MembersAt present: Robin Blick - reeds, brass; Andrew Blick - trumpet, programming
InfluencesMiles Davis, Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Lennie Tristano, A Certain Ratio, Brian Eno, 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..........
Record LabelNeedlework; Robot; Harmsonic
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Blowpipe
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 with his daughter Katharine Blick (aka Blake) for Miiranda Sex Garden and her own solo band, and with Andrew for Gyratory System, now recording with the Hansard and Angular labels (an experimental venture with and recorded with EMI's Food label with the Britpop band 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 US award winning film 'Bittersweet Place' directed by Alexandra Brodsky. Blowpipe tracks have been used as theme music by two top London radio stations, and by the Ray Meers Bushcraft series on BBC TV.

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Killaflaw - Set Me On Fire out NOW!



Nov 11 2009 9:53 PM

Killaflaw dance rock...

"The missing link between Soundgarden and The Prodigy" - Eddy Temple-Morris

"Revolution is a massive tune!" - Rob Swire, Pendulum

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Our latest single 'Set Me On Fire' is now available worldwide from all major digital stores.
sayonara

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Nov 10 2009 6:19 PM

download our new album free:

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CHOAS

CHOAS



Nov 10 2009 5:11 PM

In December 2009 – A One World Government to be voted in Denmark


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RELIGION (New LA Roux BulletProof Remix)

RELIGION (New LA Roux BulletProof Remix)
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Nov 10 2009 4:01 PM








Modulation Aurora [DEBUT ALBUM NOW]

Modulation Aurora [DEBUT ALBUM NOW]



Nov 10 2009 12:40 PM

HI!!
THANX FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP!!
CHEERS




KAMELIA
Dave De Rose EP on iTunes NOW!

Dave De Rose EP on iTunes NOW!



Nov 10 2009 10:05 AM

Sorry bout spamming your page up...
You know what it's like...it's a jungle out there! :)
 
The big, warm, electro-acoustic sound of the De-Glammafy EP is finally available here Dave De Rose - De-Glammafy EP
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epasonidos

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Nov 9 2009 8:51 PM

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Fractal Records

Fractal Records



Nov 9 2009 7:33 PM

Aaron Koppel

Aaron Koppel



Nov 9 2009 7:21 PM

We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it.
Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago

Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums

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Matt Rivers

Matt Rivers



Nov 9 2009 5:43 PM

Hiya,

How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!

Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.

Much love,

Matt Rivers xxx
KATAR

KATAR



Nov 7 2009 3:54 PM

Greetings  from Poland,

if you are interested in INDO-JAZZ FUSION

visit our myspace ! ! !

KaTar band from Poland

ryuta kawabata

ryuta kawabata



Nov 7 2009 2:00 PM

new release Oct.25.2009

ryuta kawabata "phenomenon, information" DVD+CD

free released for your look+listening as DVD+CD / .iso files / mov+mp3. DOWNLOAD -> www.myspace.com/ryutakwbt

DVD/mov is including two "table-top guitar" solo, two duo performance, 
some studies and some more. 104.min Stereo. duo with Celebrante in Una Casa Buenos Aires,
Ryusaku "Rutang" Ikezawa in YahiroHIGHTI, Tokyo.

CD/mp3 is including a recording of acoustic resophonic guitar solo. It is a contemporary local blues that has sewwt tone. 21.min Monoral. 


Catch the auditory hallucinations and modulations caused by chain of movement and interference without no computer in this works. it is magical and beautiful. hope to enjoy, sincerely.

B R OAD WAY

B R OAD WAY



Nov 6 2009 2:44 PM

Hey !

Our 4th EP has just been released, enjoy !


BR OAD WAY..

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Hey !

Our 4th EP has just been released, enjoy !

La Jovenc

La Jovenc



Nov 4 2009 2:59 PM

 

 

Dedicated to all the women, men, gays, lesbians or heteros, to all who have different politic opinions who are persecuted all over the world by laws, dictature, religions and corrupted states. From north to south, from west to east...

Blaze

Blazer Schaffer



Nov 3 2009 6:25 PM

To everyone who has seen this already, Thank you for your support! For those who haven't, if you get the chance, watch my promo & tell me what you think. Thanks!

Substance B

Substance B



Nov 2 2009 5:04 PM


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HFRECORDINGS

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Nov 2 2009 1:20 AM

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mÅrYbELa ♪ ♫ StArLiGhT ◕‿◕✿

mÅrYbELa ♪  ♫ StArLiGhT ◕‿◕✿



Nov 1 2009 11:06 PM

i do believe in honesty faith and purity. blessings.


 


 

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my painting sept 2009
Diego Astaiza DJ

Diego Astaiza DJ



Nov 1 2009 3:46 AM

This is Dutchie's 78th release and its is our first artist album. Diego Astaiza is one of our  main artist in our 5 year history so it was correct to release a collection of this great colombian artist. This  is a collection of deep house music for any listener.
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MIKEWHITEPRESENTS

MIKEWHITEPRESENTS



Oct 30 2009 5:33 PM

MIKEWHITEPRESENTS: "Timbuktu (Night of the Hunter Remix)"
Here's our latest mix for you to enjoy. Download from the widget, or take a look at the video we made to accompany the tune. Radio with pictures..now there's a nice idea!
Many thanks for your ongoing support. Best wishes from all of us in London.

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Régis Pavy

Régis Pavy



Oct 30 2009 12:03 PM

Merci pour l'ADD,

Au plaisir, A++

Régis Pavy
Giuseppe Cardaropoli

Giuseppe Cardaropoli



Oct 30 2009 1:19 AM

Grazie dell’amicizia.

Sul mio sito web www.giuseppecardaropoli.it è possibile ascoltare

e scaricare gratuitamente spartiti, basi, liscio, latino-americano,

marce per banda e canzoni.

A presto

Thanks for  friendship.

On my website www.giuseppecardaropoli.it you can download and listen for free : orchestra, bases, smooth and latin American , banda marches and songs.

See you soon

 

Gracias por la amistad.
En mi sitio web www.giuseppecardaropoli.it puedes descargar y escuchar de forma gratuita: orquesta, bases, sin tropiezos y de Améric

The Heat

The Heat



Oct 29 2009 8:38 PM

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ニジノダンガン

ニジノダンガン



Oct 28 2009 8:52 AM

重複していたらす御免なさい。お願いがあります。
「ニジノダンガン」といいます。
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エラーが出る場合はこちらからおねがいします!

(ニジノダンガンはNo5です。)
-ニジノダンガン-
niji no dangan is my band.
This is a game against the vote.
The prize is a participation right of the rock event over which a major music magazine presides.
Please vote!「ニジノダンガン(Japanese Mark)」
ENTRY NUMBER is 5.
Your power becomes my help.

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