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Geoff Leigh
Electroacoustic / Experimental / Live Electronics

LegEnd,CaughtJester,FriedFifer,Chaos...Jazz?



Rotterdam, NL. Hastings
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  11/25/2009
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Member Since9/30/2006
Band Websitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Leigh
Band MembersAt the moment 2 (thin) arms, 2 (long) legs, 1 pair of (large) lungs, & a couple of other dynamic duo bits & pieces, from which I manage to drag out the sounds of various flutes, soprano sax, zither, keyboards, percussion, vocals, electronics, & ethnic instruments /../../../../../../../.. Go to www.aliensatsea.blogspot.com (~Aliens@C~) for personal stuff, reviews, rants, politics, pix, stories, art, friends, other links, blabla etc. CURRENT PROJECTS -- Nurse With Wound .. 2009 .. Duo with Magnus Alexanderson (gtr, electronics) .. 2009 .. Duo with Yumi Hara Cawkwell (vocals, keys) .. 2008 .. Duo with Simon Crab (realtime processing, ex Bourbonese Qualk) 2008 .. Warrior Squares .. 2008 .. .. Ex-Wise Heads 1997 .. X Black Sheep 2004 .. Mirage (Cathy Williams) 2005 .. Joxfield ProjeX (online collaboration) 2008 .. Occasional UK gigs with Faust. Enjoy impro sessions & loose collaborations /../../../../ RECENT PROJECTS ------> Henrico Reed & Lulu 1999-2007 .. IEM (Steve Wilson) 2000 .. Syntron (Tom Zunk + Elke Postler) 2001-03 .. Men Working Overhead/Ghetto Raga (Tom Zunk) 2002-05 .. Nana Tsiboe 2002-08 .. UK tour with Krautrockers Faust 2005 --/../../../../../../../../../.. Apart from numerous solo concerts, projects, & performances, I've played and/or recorded with --> Crazy Mabel .. 1968-70 (?) .. John Martyn 1968-69 .. Kevin Ayers 1970 .. Mouseproof (Gerry Fitzgerald) 1970-71 .. Henry Cow 1972-73 .. Hatfield & The North 1972-74 .. Slapp Happy 1972-74 .. Robert Wyatt 1974 .. Mike Oldfield 1973 .. Uli Trepte (ex-Guru Guru) SpaceBox 1974 .. Radar Favourites (Cathy Williams, Charles Hayward, Gerry Fitzgerald, Charles Bullen, Jack Monck) 1974-75 .. Rag Doll (GL & Cathy) 1975-77 .. Red Balune (GL, Cathy + the multitude) 1977-79 .. Aksak Maboul 1978-79 .. Frank Wuyts 1978-88 .. Univers Zero 1978-79 .. Kontakt Mikrofoon Orkest 1980 .. Black Sheep 1981-82 (reformed 2004) .. The Head Masters (1982) .. Pierre Vassiliu (French singer/songwriter) 1980-82 .. Random Bob 1984-86 (including gigs featuring Hugh Hopper + Phil Miller, as Oddjob) .. Sables (Pierre Jacobs) 1987-91 .. Arabesque (Hassan Erragi) 1989-90 .. Hamsy Boubaker 1987-90 .. Morton Fork Gang (Joe Higham, Guy Segers, Daniel Denis, Jan Kuijken, Mark Bogaerts) 1989-93 .. Switchcraft (Claude Jansens) 1988-89 .. John van Rymenant 1988-90 .. 9T2 1990 .. Bass Line Boys 1990 .. Peter Beyls 1990 .. Highly Irregulars (Jack Monck & Lahcen Lahbib) 1992-94 ---------- The Meta Physical Desert Years 1992-97 ----------
InfluencesBriefly: Afro-American Jazz - Sun Ra, Don Cherry, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Roland Kirk, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, etc. Euro-Jazz - Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, John Stevens, Han Bennink, Trevor Watts, etc. R & B - Graham Bond was a very big influence on me in my teens; with Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, & Dick Heckstall-Smith, they were the hottest fusion band around. Avant Rock = (early) Soft Machine, Zappa, Beefheart, Henry Cow, The Residents, This Heat, Faust, Gong (ok - more Space than Avant). Two of my favourite soprano players - Steve Lacy & Terry Riley. Other music - World, Contemporary, Ethnic, Electronic, Improvised. I'm still catching up on other recent musical developments, & I guess that must also influence me to some extent, even if unconsciously! Other: Performance Art in the sense that live music, dance, & theatre are performances. Painting, drawing, sculpting, writing & other "non-performing arts" can all be incorporated into this live framework.
Sounds LikeGeoff Leigh/Yumi Hara/Tatsuya Yoshida @ Flying Teapot - Tokyo, Japan - 03/07/2009
Record LabelMCCB / Hard World / Ad Hoc (ReR USA) / MoonJune
Type of LabelIndie


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Club Integral

Club Integral



Nov 16 2009 3:34 PM

Club Integral @ Whitechapel Gallery, 18th December 2009.

Featuring music from Lotus Pedals, Nobodies, MayMing, Boycott Coca-Cola Experience and Jack Shirt. + DJ Chris Cornetto and projections from Jaime Rory Lucy of Rucksack Cinema

Entry: £7.00

Whitechapel Gallery

77-82 Whitechapel High St 

London, E1

020 7334 3922




Lotus Pedals: - "Gorgeous live music from the supremely strange Lotus Pedals, who remained on stage throughout the show...shambolic, bold and beautiful...offers truly unique rewards." Beccy Smith - British Theatre Guide.





Joly

Joly MacFie



Nov 13 2009 7:38 PM

This review is being circulated amongst my online colleagues.

Dusted Reviews: Geoff Leigh and Yumi Hara - Upstream

Sounds excellent. Well done!
Jeremiah Jams

Jeremiah Jams



Nov 9 2009 2:06 PM

Thank you for being a friend!!!:) Keep on grooving!!:)
                    Peace,
               Jeremiah Jams

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Synchromatica

Synchromatica



Nov 5 2009 6:28 PM

Geoff, thanks for the friendship. The video and sound clips are fantastic - man, you sound better than ever!  It was fun to see you playing again with Chris Cutler and John Greaves. - Mike Pascarella
Carin Lundhquist

Carin Lundhquist



Nov 4 2009 11:56 AM

Hi Geoff
It was a great moment performing with you. Love the birds! love Carin
Club Integral

Club Integral



Oct 30 2009 12:13 PM




Uwe

Uwe Schumacher



Oct 17 2009 6:38 PM

..
Hi
I uploaded some photos from You.
and the other under - UweGrafik.slide.com/?puplic_pr=true -
See You
Uwe
An Insolent Noise Festival

An Insolent Noise Festival



Oct 13 2009 9:41 AM

thank you, greetings from pisa!
Vk* concerts

Vk* concerts



Oct 13 2009 9:41 AM

Evolution Skateboard

Gabriel Marques



Oct 1 2009 10:33 AM

Hello,
Thanks for the add
Sounds great!
Cheers
toutenlive

toutenlive



Sep 27 2009 12:33 PM

Photobucket

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Joxfield ProjeX (Side ProjeX))

Joxfield ProjeX (Side ProjeX))



Sep 27 2009 12:32 PM

Hi there!
Watching the bunch of new vids - you do have some really good and joyful moments for sure.
Ordered and disordered improvisations - for me it's rock n roll.
And the people you're playing with on these live clips are just amazing, but we already knew that.
Cheers
Oax of JP
Warrior Squares

Warrior Squares



Sep 21 2009 9:46 AM


STR8 SOUNDS Mystical Combat Zone

STR8 SOUNDS Mystical Combat Zone



Sep 21 2009 9:45 AM

You like beer right? You might get a kick out of this Ozzy skit. Here's the new film Gabby Skab and I made last night for upcoming Pabst sales convention. The Skabs "PBR Me Right Now". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGPLSnltauk
Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit



Sep 11 2009 6:05 PM

thank you Geoff, me too I enjoyed watching you play with different talented artists
Dominique Leone: Abstract Expression out now!

Dominique Leone: Abstract Expression out now!



Sep 11 2009 11:38 AM

Abstract Expression
...out Sep 22 on Important Records!



http://www.dominiqueleone.com
http://www.importantrecords.com
BiP_HOp

BiP_HOp



Sep 10 2009 5:15 PM

glad you have enjoyed Geoff
Adriano Lanzi

Adriano Lanzi



Sep 10 2009 5:14 PM

Sister Synthi prays for you
Eureka Brown

Eureka Brown



Sep 8 2009 10:42 AM

unzip me:P






http://rapidshare.com/files/265880592/Eureka_Brown__Digitalia__2009.zip

Lionel

Lionel



Sep 6 2009 12:44 PM

Thanks....
Lionel.



ANTIBOTHIS - Book/Cd Anthologies

fernando cerqueira



Sep 4 2009 11:27 AM

NEW BOOK OUT NOW:
Chthonic - Prose & Theory by Vadge Moore

"Vadge Moore is an American author and musician that has spent a lifetime testing the boundaries of good and evil. He toured and recorded with the infamous sleaze-punk institution The Dwarves, apocalyptic rock group Neither-Neither World, and his own nihilist-noise unit Chthonic Force. He has written for the early nineties occult journal Primal Chaos, the esoteric magazine Dagobert's Revenge, and the controversial web 'zine Synthesis. Recently Vadge has taken up an aphoristic-prose style of writing that best expresses his iniquitous and sinister insights into the mind of Man. Chthonic: Prose & Theory is just that; prose wedded to theory that scrutinizes the human, all too human, Monster that is Man."
"Chthonic: Prose & Theory" is a collection of perverse and violent prose wedded to his own brand of occult esoterica. Peer into the mind of one of America's greatest living libertines.
Sndsukinspook

Sndsukinspook



Sep 4 2009 11:27 AM




C▲LiG▲Ri

C▲LiG▲Ri



Aug 23 2009 12:01 PM

Beloved friend,

I’ve finally uploaded some new full length songs into the player as requested by enumerous families (*cough*). May you enjoy and jump up in joy.

Yours truly,

D.
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Some Bizzare Label

Some Bizzare Label



Aug 16 2009 1:57 PM

some bizarre
STEARICA

STEARICA



Aug 16 2009 1:57 PM

STEARICA - Sky Smokes Clouds - new video out now      
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