Our recording of 'skin and wire' (new album with Bill Bruford and Colin Riley) is finished and was be released on the 7th September on Bill's Summerfold label!
In Bill's own words…This release is one in which "a composer supervises a jazz drummer who used to be a rock drummer playing with a group of classical pianists best known for performing systems music. 'Skin and Wire' blends electronica, jazz and the avant-garde into a set of high-energy and ambient tracks. Designed to harness the remarkable power and range of the performers, Colin Riley's music is quite unlike anything you've ever heard before."
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‘ … energetic and at times downright cheeky …as accessible as it is intellectual and as felt as it is thought’
Andy Robson, Jazzwise, Oct 2009
"...unequivocal beauty and genre-busting writing" John Kelman, allaboutjazz.com
"... The effect is absorbing and gently hypnotic; a sort of Aphex Twin with A levels. The avant garde shows its happy face." The Times, John Bungey
Hi, and thanks for the friendship! The Danish composer Per Nørgård's music has been much on my mind the past few years. Arguably the most important now living Scandinavian composer also has a remarkable output for the guitar. I spent a couple of years working with the composer on this repertoire, spanning from 1973 to 2000, in order to embrace the emerging performance practice associated with his work.
I have just uploaded 10 new tracks, all taken from "Tales From the North", my double CD box with the complete guitar works of Danish composer Per Nørgård. Also, in my latest blog you will find recent reviews of this release.
For further reading about the composer, this is an excellent website, with articles by a series of scholars and performers that have dedicated much study to his work:
Howdy SaW! Cool stuff...thanks for reaching out to B.O.T. and sending us a friend request...also note that Big Organ Trio has a brand new studio album coming out in 2009!...hope all is well! Here's some more Big Organ Trio stuff below if you're interested:
You can visit the B.O.T. MySpace profile to hear free music samples. CD tracks from B.O.T.'s debut album can be downloaded through the links below, and the full hardcopy CD is available via mail from CD Baby. Thanks for your time!
Email List: Join the Big Organ Trio EMAIL LIST to receive the latest updates on the band, including shows in your area, and the release date of B.O.T.'s new album.
I like this music very much - a great fusion between a number of elements, well digested, creating an individual sound world that draws its listeners in. Congratulations and all success with your new release!
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