Wednesday 29 March 2017

The Weave All You Need To Know


The Weave are an exciting incarnation of some of Liverpool’s best established jazz musicians, and their brand new album Knowledge Porridge is out now on Rufusalbino Records.

At the epicentre of this new musical planet is band leader Martin Smith. He has woven together a network of some of the very finest musicians in the musical city to end all musical cities: Anthony Peers (trumpet),  Anthony Ormesher (guitar), Tilo Pirnbaum (drums), Rob Stringer (piano) and Hugo "Harry" Harrison (double bass). 

Together they bring a mind-bogglingly diverse CV of influences and experience. Jazz icons such as Digby Fairweather, Kenny Wheeler, Ian Carr and Jim Mullen rub shoulders with the likes of John Martyn and Arthur Brown, while names such as Super Furry Animals, The Coral and Albert Lee are fascinating head-turning tangents.

The end result is a brilliantly original musical kaleidoscope of ideas knitted together to create a soundscape like no other. Splendidly energetic and warm, sometimes playful but always soulful, spanning the bridge of several generations where no genre is denied access to the party.


Officially formed in August 2012 when they recorded their debut album, the members of The Weave have been playing together in various incarnations for up to 20 years, and so have a very close bond both musically and as brothers in arms. This combined with the twin trumpet and guitar front line creates a unique and extremely refreshing and cohesive band sound and identity. They treasure melody above all else and whilst there is plenty of space for individuals to shine in improvisation, everything serves the song.

In their first year The Weave were selected as Northernline Ambassadors by Jazz North. Since then they have forged a terrific reputation nationally as a live band, performing more than 50 shows up and down the country, and culminating in a sell out show at the 2014 London Jazz Festival.
Their self titled first album received a great deal of mainstream radio exposure and was critically acclaimed both in the UK and in America, with W.Royal Stokes (writer for Downbeat magazine) listing it in his "most notable releases of 2014".

The Weave's second album Knowledge Porridge see's them incorporate and infuse elements of their broader musical experience in Liverpool.

Liverpool has an extremely rich, diverse and really quite incestuous musical landscape. All the musicians in The Weave have benefited from the wealth of experience that's available, and the border-less cross pollination that flows freely there.

Knowledge Porridge feature's collaborations with Luciana Mercer (Stealing Sheep and The Harlequin Dynamite Marching Band), Micheal Head (Shack, The Pale Fountains and The Red Elastic Band). And presents contributions from Jonathan & Georgina Aasgaard (principal cellists in the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra), Vidar Norheim (Wave Machines), Andrzej Baranek (Magic Hat Ensemble) and Stuart Hardcastle (Beatlife).


Track Listings for The Crazeology Radio Show 18th March 2017

Below is the track listing for the Crazeology Radio show dated 18th March 2017.  A link to the show can be found here:



The Crazeology Radio Show - 18/03/2016
Artist
Track
Emmanuel Abdul Rahim
 Kalahari Suite
Harri Kuusijärvi Koutus
 I Was Driving 160 Miles Per Hour From Turku in the midnight when I felt the time was slowing down
Maurice McIntyre
 Humility in the Light of Creator
Phronesis
 Urban Control
Ritual Trio
 Africanos Latinos
Throttle Elevator Music
Playing The Alleyway
Yelena Eckemoff
Grandpa Leras bookcase
Aleatoric
 Bird Vision
Pocket Dragons
 Warpaint (NK OK X Blue Lab Beats REMIX)
The Weave
 Para Parrot
The Weave Interview
 Part 1
The Weave
 The Pogo
The Weave Interview
 Part 2
The Weave
Evolve and expand
The Weave Interview
 Part 3
The Weave
 Trumpet ear
The Weave Interview
 Part 4
The Weave
Not on your Nelly
Aly Keïta, Jan Galega Brönnimann, Lucas Niggli
 Dreams of Mikael
Soule Monde
Mina
Carmen Lundy
 I Keep Falling
Claire Daly
Aint That Peculiar
Al Jarreau
 Closer to Your Love
Clint Holmes
 Say Something feat  Ledisi
Fuller French
 Echoes
Greg Manning 
Round 'N' Round (radio edit)
UNam
 Groove Paradise (Radio Edit)
The Allen Carman Project
 Groove Salad
Steve Khan
Latin Genetics

Track Listings for The Boogie Wonderland Show 16th March 2017

Below is the track listing for the Boogie Wonderland Show dated 16th March 2017. A link to the show can be found here:



The Boogie Wonderland Show -16/03/2017 Playlist
Groovy Joy & Seabastian Roser
 Meeny Mo
Method of Defiance
 Dark Rain
MOP MOP
Lunar Love (Remixed Supreme feat Wayne Snow iZem)
JAY KING
 GOOD KIND OF LOVIN Mix
PETER SYMPHORIEN
STATE OF MIND  [NIGEL LOWIS GRANDMASTER MIX PART 1  MIX]
Lenny Williamns
She Said Ooh
Atlantic Starr
 My Best Friend
Bell Biv DeVoe
 Finally (feat  SWV)
Lee  Scratch  Perry
 House of God (version)
Onom Agemo &The Disco Jumpers
Opus
S Brugnolini, G Carnini
 Grinta
The Weave
 Para Parrot
The Weave Interview
 Part 1
The Weave
 The Pogo
The Weave Interview
 Part 2
The Weave
Evolve and expand
The Weave Interview
 Part 3
The Weave
 Trumpet ear
The Weave Interview
 Part 4
The Weave
Not on your Nelly
The Weave
Our Fathers
Christoph Irniger Trio
 Dovescape
Don Cherry John Tchicai Irène Schweizer  Léon Francioli  Pierre Favre
Musical Monsters 4
Jim Black Trio with Elias Stemeseder and Thomas Morgan
 Bill
Ross Mchenry
 Circles in a Circle
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
 Sweet Child O' Mine
Paola Vera
 One day
Typhanie Monique
 Where Is Love  Love Is
Sr Langosta
Insular
Heads of State
Dance Cadaverous

Wednesday 22 March 2017

Bill Laswell All You Need To Know


Over the course of some three decades, visionary bassist-producer Bill Laswell has been one of the most prolific and restlessly creative forces in contemporary music. A sound conceptualist who has always been a step ahead of the curve, he has put his inimitable stamp on nearly 3,000 recording projects by such artists as Mick Jagger, Yoko Ono, Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Bootsy Collins, Nine Inch Nails, Motorhead, Peter Gabriel, Blur, The Ramones, George Clinton, Pharaoh Sanders, The Dalai Lama, Matisyahu, Angelique Kidjo, DJ Krush, RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ, Sting, The Last Poets, Afrika Bambaataa, Julian Schnabel, Whitney Houston, Manu Dibango, Fela Kuti and most notably Herbie Hancock, who collaborated with Laswell for the pivotal 1983 smash-hit single "Rock-It" which introduced scratching to the mainstream, inspired a generation of turntablists and gave the great jazz pianist instant street credibility among the burgeoning hip-hop cognoscenti.


Bill Laswell has helped in generating several innovative recording labels such as Celluloid, Subharmonic, Black Arc, and Innerhythmic. Along with Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records (Bob Marley and U2), he established the AXIOM label in 1989. M.O.D. Technologies, his most recent imprint is releasing projects by Method Of Defiance, Lee "Scratch" Perry, PRAXIS, Garrison Hawk with Sly & Robbie, Bernie Worrell, The Process (with Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith and pianist Jon Baptiste) and progressive/futuristic music from Ethiopia (CDs/DVDs).

As a player, Laswell’s bass lines resound with rare authority on groundbreaking projects by Tabla Beat Science (with Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan), his avant-funk band Material, the apocalyptic assault of Last Exit (with Sonny Sharrock), his progressive dub effected Method of Defiance and the throbbingly intense power trios, Massacre (with Fred Frith and Charles Hayward), Painkiller (with John Zorn and Mick Harris), Praxis (with Buckethead and Brain), Blixt (with Raoul Bjorkenheim and Morgan Agren) and the latest (2014) Bladerunner (with John Zorna and Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo).


Laswell’s artistic reach has consistently extended to the continent of Africa, creating ground-breaking, evolutionary snd controversial recording projects in Morocco, Senegal, Mali, Gambia and most recently, Ethiopia where he has established a base for developing new as well as legendary artists, just as he did in the South Bronx some 30 years ago.
A veteran of 300 plus journeys to Japan, where he has worked with everyone from The Gagaku Orchestra (Japan's ancient music, only played for emperors for 1500 years), to avant-jazz, rock, hip-hop and DJ culture. An eternal musical renegade, Bill Laswell has always played by his own rules.

Magic calls itself the other method for controlling matter and knowing space.


Track Listings for The Crazeology Radio Show 11th March 2017

Below is the track listing for the Crazeology Radio show dated 11th March 2017.  A link to the show can be found here:



The Crazeology Radio Show - 11/03/2017
Artist
Track
Christoph Irniger Trio
 Dovescape
Don Cherry John Tchicai Irène Schweizer  Léon Francioli  Pierre Favre
Musical Monsters 4
Paola Vera
 One day
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
 Sweet Child O' Mine
Typhanie Monique
 Where Is Love  Love Is
Jim Black Trio with Elias Stemeseder and Thomas Morgan
 Bill
Ross Mchenry
 Circles in a Circle
Heads of State
Dance Cadaverous
Barton Rage & Bill Laswell
Mater
Bill Laswell Bernie Worrell Karsh Kale
Shochurolling
Bill Laswell Interview
 Part1
Bill Laswell Bernie Worrell Karsh Kale
 Outer Woo
Bill Laswell Interview
 Part2
Bill Laswell
Bernie Worrell
Bill Laswell Interview
 Part3
Bill Laswell Bernie Worrell Karsh Kale
Flashlight
Bill Laswell Interview
 Part4
Bill Laswell Bernie Worrell Karsh Kale
 Flash Back
Bill Laswell
 Bilmawn (Little Village)
Gregory Privat Trio
 Happy Invasion
Marius Neset & London Sinfonietta
 Acrobatics
Emile Parisien Quintet
 Arome de l'air
Chico Hamilton Qunitet
 Newport News
Trio M
 Al
Kenny Garret
 Philly
Chris Godber
 Courageous
Chris Johnson
 Thinking Out Loud Radio Edit
d.Mills
 France
Danny Pickering
 What I Meant To Say
Amsterdam Connection
 Isn't She Lovely
Jukka Perko &Iiro Rantala Duo
 Stella by starnight