Frakass Night Big Room Special
with The Sonny Simmons Quartet, plus support from
Philip Jeck / Noise Club / Hive

THE SONNY SIMMONS QUARTET,
SONNY SIMMONS : alto sax, cor anglais
DEREK SAW : trumpet, valve trombone
JOHN JASNOCH : guitar, oud
CHARLIE COLLINS : drums, cajon

"The kind of gig where you can't believe that the musicians will be able to find fresh and exciting ideas after the first few demented bars - but the miracle repeats itself again and again until the end" was just one audience comment the last time this astonishing group played U.K . For this special U.K. tour and BBC broadcast he will again be joined by members of his U.K. quartet.
MORE INFO HERE

"His music carries an impact exceptional even among players in this idiom: toughened by his R&B background, perhaps, he can deliver solos in the free idiom of power and strength"
Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia

http://sonnysimmons.org/
www.myspace.com/charlievibe

PHILIP JECK: record-players and electronics

it's all done with turntables. Glorious.(The Wire)
..haunted impressionism coaxed from old record-players and records..
http://www.philipjeck.com

NOISE CLUB & VIZUALKEMI
Tim Downey - FX units, optical theramin, sonic manipulations
Si Jones - violin, electronics, contact mics

Join the Noise Club crew on a journey through new realms of sensory experience. These veterans of the Liverpool noise scene have teamed up with VIZUALKEMI to bring you a very special one-off show. From full-on sonic and visual attack to the subtle manipulation of brainwaves.

"...and at that moment nothing else existed - no birds in the sky, no houses down the street, no war or oppression. As the Universe folded in on itself, there was only what we feel! And then it happened... "

http://www.myspace.com/noiseclub1

THE HIVE COLLECTIVE

The Hive Collective has been at the forefront of developing innovative electronic music and audiovisual performance in Liverpool since the organisation was established in 2003. During this period Hive has run a series of events in the Box at FACT (Foundation for Arts and Creative Technology), staged three successful international festivals, and promoted a number of one-off performances in art spaces and clubs across the city. At the core of its work Hive has actively encouraged innovation in performance practice by mixing a broad spectrum of electronic music, matching audio and visual artists for one-off performances and providing a unique performance environment for established, up and coming, local and internationally renowned electronic music practitioners. As a DJ team, the Hive Collective put together years of esoteric listening experience to and provide a selection of tunes ranging from the outer reaches of electronic music culture through to unexpected pop delights.

Personnel: Strcprstskrzkrk (Laptop / CD & Vinyl)
Alextronic (CD & Vinyl)
Matt & Rob Testcard (Laptop / Keyboards)
Sam Wiehl (iPod)

http://www.thehivecollective.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/hivecollective

funding suppport from Liverpool Culture Company, PRSF & ACE

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