Charles HAYWARD solo performance Committed to song‘but the shapes have to change’, his current one-man show is an intoxicating mix of percussive attack, swirling electronics and lyrical fragment collage...
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BAND / COLLECTIVE
CLEAR FRAME Lol Coxhill, Charles Hayward, Hugh Hopper, Orphy Robinson [featuring Robert Wyatt on studio project] CLEAR FRAME is a new project bringing together 4 distinctive musicians in a combination that is strong, subtle and surprising in its diversity. Sound as sound, forward motion rhythmic groove, instant composition, this is a multi-layered and dynamically shifting music that is forever in the moment.
ALBERT NEWTON Charles Hayward, Harry Beckett, John Edwards and Pat Thomas
'JUMPCUTS + CROSSFADES' Ashleigh Marsh, Charles Hayward, Chris Cornetto, Nick Doyne-Ditmas, Orphy Robinson, Rob Mills, Sean O'Hagan, Sharon Gal, Simon King
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MASSACRE Fred Frith, Bill Laswell, Charles Hayward
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THIS HEAT w/ Charles Bullen, Gareth Williams CAMBERWELL NOW w/ Trefor Goronwy, Stephen Rickard KEEP THE DOG w/ Fred Frith QUIET SUN w/ Phil Manzanera, Dave Jarrett,
Bill Mc Cormick, and feat. Brian Eno
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Mal Dean's Amazing Band
Radar Favourites
Dolphin Logic
Lora Logic
Raincoats
Gong
...
ABOUT
: Alexis Taylor (from Hot Chip), John Coxon (Spring Heel Jack), Pat Thomas and Charles Hayward.
We'll be playing at The ICA LONDON as part of the 'Calling Out Of Context' on NOVEMBER 21st.
"UNTITLED / UNMIXED" filmed by Lewis Hayward
unedited film of recording session for future release.
[ALEXIS TAYLOR/JOHN COXON/PAT THOMAS/CHARLES HAYWARD]
FREQ: 'It was an amazing outpouring of energy; it’s contagious.
CH: 'That’s the idea of it.'
CHARLES HAYWARD
(Photo: courtesy of the Wire Magazine)
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CLEAR FRAME
NEW RELEASE 2008 :
CLEAR FRAME is Lol COXHILL, Charles HAYWARD, Hugh HOPPER, Orphy ROBINSON
with special-guest-cornet ROBERT WYATT
MASSACRE ! 2008, JUN. 22 ATERFORUM FEST. Ferrara IT 2008, FEB. 22 SONS D'HIVER FEST. Creteil FR / Maison des Arts de C.
(please see details in the live box)
Charles Hayward
is known as the pioneering drummer with This Heat
[‘OUT OF COLD STORAGE box’ cd recently released]
and Camberwell Now,
an ever growing list of solo concerts and cds
[most recent release ‘Abracadabra Information’ on Locus Solus label],
special collaborative performances,
and is in Massacre with Bill Laswell and Fred Frith.
Committed to song ‘but the shapes have to change’,
his current one-man show is an intoxicating mix of
percussive attack, swirling electronics and lyrical fragment collage.
[Jean-Herve Peron/Faust] 'He sweats, there is saliva coming out of his mouth,
and he looks ugly and beautiful at the same time and he is there.’ [Sound Projector] ‘Telepathic magic……. Hayward is
one of the most life-affirming people who stalks this dark globe.’ [Freq.co.uk]
‘Awesome.’
Biography
Charles Hayward live, 2006, ICA
Charles Hayward (born 1951)
is an English drummer and was a
founder member of the experimental rock group THIS HEAT.
He also played with Mal Dean's Amazing Band, Radar FavouritesDolphin Logic, and gigged and recorded with Phil Manzanera in the group Quiet Sun project as well as a short stint with Gong
In 1976, Hayward and fellow Radar Favourites and Dolphin Logic member, Charles BULLEN began practising with bassist Gareth WILLIAMS under the name This Heat. They began to experiment with tape loops, found sounds and keyboards on several sessions (recorded from 1976 to 1978, but not released until 1979). Finally, in 1979, This Heat released their self-titled debut album. 1981's Deceit marked the final new album from This Heat, Williams leaving just after its release. While Bullen began working as a studio engineer, Hayward did sessions for Lora Logic, the Raincoats and Everything But the Girl before forming CAMBERWELL NOW with bassist Trefor Goronwy and tape manipulator Stephen Rickard. The trio released several albums through the Swiss Recommended label. When Camberwell Now disbanded in 1987 Hayward embarked on a solo career which has continued to the present day. He debuted with Survive the Gesture (1987), Skew-whiff (1989) Switch on War (1991) and My Secret Alphabet (with Nick Doyne-Ditmas) in 1993. In 1998, he joined Massacre with Fred Frith and Bill Laswell.
Charles Hayward at the Old Blue Last, UK - 7/11/06
Throughout the 90's up to the present he has initiated a bewildering array of events and performances , including the widely acclaimed series Accidents + Emergencies at the Albany Theatre, Out of Body Orchestra (too much sound, not enough space, not enough time), music made from the sound of the new LABAN dance centre being built which was choreographed for the official opening, music for a circus (part of the National Theatre's 'Art of Regeneration' initiative), the full-on installation/performance Anti-Clockwise (with Ashleigh Marsh and David Aylward) for multiple strobes, maze structure of diverse textures, 2 drummers, synthesizers and your nervous system. Recent developements include the Continuity evenings as part of Camberwell Arts.
As well as his solo performance, Charles is currently involved in 3 other central projects:
***** SHAPE MORETON ***** with Charles HAYWARD, Ashleigh MARSH, Nick DOYNE-DITMAS, Rob MILLS, Chris CORNETTO. "the first fully-fledged group project that This Heat and Camberwell Now drummer/lynchpin Charles Hayward has put together for nearly twenty years..."
***** ALBERT NEWTON *****
with Harry Beckett, John Edwards and Pat Thomas has been playing since its first performance at Accidents and Emergencies in the mid-90's, essential players in the improv scene play a revolutionary extended quantum-funk that is a celebration of creative telepathy.
***** CLEAR FRAME *****
with Lol Coxhill, Hugh Hopper and Orphy Robinson is soon to release its first CD (with special guest Robert Wyatt on cornet) on the new imprint CONTINUITY....
Charles HAYWARD "Abracadabra Information"
(album, Locus Solus 2004 / LSR005)
I bought This Heat's debut album back in '78 when it was originally released. I now own it on CD as well as LP. I also have Quiet Sun's 'Mainstream' on CD, which I love. I also like Eno's version of 'Rongwrong' on '801 Live'.
I was gutted to miss the Ronnie Scott's gigs. Hopefully, there will be another opportunity to see you guys play live?
Hey Charles, I've been enjoying your music for many years, This Heat, and Keep the Dog and just discovering Camberwell now...thanks for all the inspiration & energy. Hope i make it to the RIO Fest! All the best from Zürich.
