Ian R Watson
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Genre: Electronica / Experimental / Jazz
Location Teddington, London and South East, UK
Profile Views: 10801
Last Login: 3/28/2011
Member Since 5/14/2006
Type of Label Unsigned
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Bio
Trumpet player, ........................................................................................................................less.................. is.................. more...............................sometimes... more is more........... ...................................................................... overheard once in cyberspace ............ ...................... "Ian and Simon King supported (their drummer went awol); Simon equipped with moogerfooger, memory man and all sorts of wondrous bits of kit. some lovely moments; a bit like Henry kaiser jamming with Jon Hassell, if such a thing could exist" ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "The present day improviser refuses to die" ........................................................................................................................ -
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Jazz mavericks, electronic boffins, Howard Moon, Hyde, The Electric Circus, riptides, Steve Beresford, Milton Nascimento, Thelonious Monk, Bobby Bradford, The Slits, Ennio Morricone, Gong, Gil Evans, Han Bennink, King Tubby, Ken Nordine, Raymond Scott, Simon King, Can, Van Der Graaf Generator, Pablo Casals, The Negatives, Birds, Booker Little, Benjamin Britten, Terry Riley, Sun Ra, Supersilent, John Coltrane, Henri Texier, The Free Trade Hall, Fausto Coppi, Faust, Frank Zappa, Lester Bowie, Sepultura, The Pop Group, The Dirty Three, Freddie And The Dreamers, Mark Wastell, John McLaughlin, John Lurie, Joy Division, John Martyn, John Stevens, Richard Sanderson, Tortoise, Don Cherry, Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane, Krzysztof Komeda, Roland Kirk, T-Rex, Wire, Pete Marsh, Olivier Messiaen, Rex Stuart, Rex Caswell, Owl Records, Owl Jolson, Jimmy Giuffre, Joao Gilberto, Rhodri Davies, Einsturzende Neubauten, Suicide, Toolshed, Paul Bley, Kraftwerk, Moondog, Moonlight, Jim Black, Fela Kuti, David Toop, Lol Coxhill, Pete Flood, Bats, the first swifts, the last swallows..... -
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Trumpet player, ........................................................................................................................less.................. is.................. more...............................sometimes... more is more........... ...................................................................... overheard once in cyberspace ............ ...................... "Ian and Simon King supported (their drummer went awol); Simon equipped with moogerfooger, memory man and all sorts of wondrous bits of kit. some lovely moments; a bit like Henry kaiser jamming with Jon Hassell, if such a thing could exist" ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "The present day improviser refuses to die" ........................................................................................................................Member Since:
May 14, 2006Members:
me, myself and IInfluences:
Jazz mavericks, electronic boffins, Howard Moon, Hyde, The Electric Circus, riptides, Steve Beresford, Milton Nascimento, Thelonious Monk, Bobby Bradford, The Slits, Ennio Morricone, Gong, Gil Evans, Han Bennink, King Tubby, Ken Nordine, Raymond Scott, Simon King, Can, Van Der Graaf Generator, Pablo Casals, The Negatives, Birds, Booker Little, Benjamin Britten, Terry Riley, Sun Ra, Supersilent, John Coltrane, Henri Texier, The Free Trade Hall, Fausto Coppi, Faust, Frank Zappa, Lester Bowie, Sepultura, The Pop Group, The Dirty Three, Freddie And The Dreamers, Mark Wastell, John McLaughlin, John Lurie, Joy Division, John Martyn, John Stevens, Richard Sanderson, Tortoise, Don Cherry, Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane, Krzysztof Komeda, Roland Kirk, T-Rex, Wire, Pete Marsh, Olivier Messiaen, Rex Stuart, Rex Caswell, Owl Records, Owl Jolson, Jimmy Giuffre, Joao Gilberto, Rhodri Davies, Einsturzende Neubauten, Suicide, Toolshed, Paul Bley, Kraftwerk, Moondog, Moonlight, Jim Black, Fela Kuti, David Toop, Lol Coxhill, Pete Flood, Bats, the first swifts, the last swallows.....Shows & Events
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Poeira D água 3 years ago
Florence Joelle's Kiss … 
3 years ago
LPX (2005-2008) 3 years ago
VACILANDO '68 Publishin…
3 years ago
Club Integral 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
www.whitechapelgallery.org
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.
3 years ago
Poeira D água 3 years ago
VACILANDO '68 Publishin… 3 years ago
Florence Joelle's Kiss … 
3 years ago
LPX (2005-2008) 3 years ago
Terje Evensen 3 years ago
10 of 62MoreIan, we are Brazilian
musicians , we sent our music with transcendentals positive
vibrations from Brazil, music for feel, breathe, go with the flow with
that vídeo of our music called "Oceano Interior”
Oceano Interior(Faustho)-Poeira D'água
thank you master ian
muchos appreciado
:)
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+ special guest DJ TERRY EDWARDS
Ian, is a great honor has you in our page. Here is our brasilian's good vibrations sounds:
"Um bilhete pra Moraes", a tribute to Novos Baianos, band of 70's, friends of João Gilberto,Bebel Gilberto e Tom Zé:
upcoming shows:
Thursday 29th October @ 7.30pm - (Roshi feat. Pars Radio album launch) @ The Flea Pit,
49 Columbia Road, London, E2 7RG. Cost: £4
launch night for the ’The Sky And The Caspian Sea’, the debut album from Roshi feat. Pars Records, on GEO Records (myspace.com/roshisongs / myspace.com/georecordsuk). Support comes from Rothko man Mark Beazley’s Signals, Gideon Coe favourites Hong In The 60s, and Orchestra Pit/Scaledown impresario Mark Braby’s new project Damp Matchbox.
Friday 30th October @ 7pm SCALEDOWN co-presents a SARTORIAL RECORDS special,
upstairs @ The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London, W1W 6DL. Cost: £0 (donations welcome(d))
okay, so it’s Scaledown Friday as we actually all dress up in our best whistles for a night of music featuring Terry Edwards alongwith artists from his Sartorial roster + our own guests. Full bill: Terry Edwards & Simon Charterton, Micko Westmoreland, Ian R. Watson, Pete Marsh & Pete May, Bob Constant & The Goodbye Horses, Iris Garrelfs and Damp Matchbox. Further details can be found @ http:www.theorchestrapit.com/scaledown.
hooray for jfj
Thanks!
T