ILL CONSIDERED - ILL CONSIDERED 5 (2019)

Ill Considered’s 5th and 6th albums were recorded just over a year after their first. One studio album (Ill Considered 3) plus two live albums completed the vinyl output in their prolific first year. Albums 5 and 6 clearly demonstrate the development of the band’s sound and the interaction between the players. Taking only a few sketches of tunes into the studio over a two day period, the albums are still largely fully improvised. Some concise and well-defined hooky groove-based melodies are here, nestled beside rich, dark textural pieces that draw the listener in and propel them through this unique musical journey. 

The arrangements of bass, drums, percussion and sax are joined by bass clarinet, outrageously manipulated, yet emotive and at times searing electric guitar, an Indian shruti drone box, and powerful middle eastern percussion opening up new opportunities for interaction between Emre and Satin. 

The albums are beautifully recorded, mixed and mastered by Emre and each tune has its own sonic identity. There is however a progression between the tracks that ties both albums together in an intuitive journey, so that when you reach the end of album 6, you want to return to the start of album 5 again. 

Incredible playing from all four regular members and guest guitarist Steve Ashmore (on album 6) gives unexpected and surprising twists, massive climaxes and incredibly intimate moments, whilst never allowing themselves the luxury of self indulgent coasting. 

The sound is massive and the music unique. Whilst definitely not a coffee table album of background jazz, these are albums that you can immerse yourself in as well as allow to wash over you in almost any situation.

Idris Rahman: Saxophone, Bass Clarinet

Leon Brichard: Electric bass, Upright bass

Emre ramazanoglu: Drums, Nord drums

Satin Singh: Percussion

Vincent De Boer: Ink and Brushes

1. CALLING 05:20

2. OBSERVANT 07:48

3. LIFT OFF 02:51

4. INCANDESCENT RAGE 03:11

5. UNICORN 05:23

6. NORTHERN SPIRAL 04:09

7. PROFESSOR 04:07

ILL CONSIDERED - ILL CONSIDERED 6 (2019)

ll Considered’s 5th and 6th albums were recorded just over a year after their first. One studio album (Ill Considered 3) plus two live albums completed the vinyl output in their prolific first year. Albums 5 and 6 clearly demonstrate the development of the band’s sound and the interaction between the players. Taking only a few sketches of tunes into the studio over a two day period, the albums are still largely fully improvised. Some concise and well-defined hooky groove-based melodies are here, nestled beside rich, dark textural pieces that draw the listener in and propel them through this unique musical journey. 

The arrangements of bass, drums, percussion and sax are joined by bass clarinet, outrageously manipulated, yet emotive and at times searing electric guitar, an Indian shruti drone box, and powerful middle eastern percussion opening up new opportunities for interaction between Emre and Satin. 

The albums are beautifully recorded, mixed and mastered by Emre and each tune has its own sonic identity. There is however a progression between the tracks that ties both albums together in an intuitive journey, so that when you reach the end of album 6, you want to return to the start of album 5 again. 

Incredible playing from all four regular members and guest guitarist Steve Ashmore (on album 6) gives unexpected and surprising twists, massive climaxes and incredibly intimate moments, whilst never allowing themselves the luxury of self indulgent coasting. 

The sound is massive and the music unique. Whilst definitely not a coffee table album of background jazz, these are albums that you can immerse yourself in as well as allow to wash over you in almost any situation.

Idris Rahman: Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone

Leon Brichard: Electric and Upright bass

Emre Ramazanoglu: Drums

Satin Singh: Percussion

Vincent De Boer: Ink and Brushes

Special Guest: Steve Ashmore: Guitar

1. Lies 02:48

2. Gunning 05:03

3. Ward 06:18

4. Waterfall 00:55

5. Amber 04:10

6. I didn't 04:49

7. Single Leaf 03:32

8. Predator 05:21

9. Percolator 02:54

ILL CONSIDERED - Live in Camden Town (2018)

Recorded live in Camden Town - London UK

Idris Rahman: Saxophone

Steve Ashmore: Guitar

Leon Brichard: Bass

Emre Ramazanoglu: Drums

Satin Singh: Percussion

1. ILL CONSIDERED LIVE IN CAMDEN TOWN 1/2 15:36

2. ILL CONSIDERED LIVE IN CAMDEN TOWN 2/2 25:09

ILL CONSIDERED - Live at Total Refreshment Centre (2018)

Ill considered are a band comprising four musicians interacting with each other to create freely improvised music, based loosely around simple pre-written themes or composed on the spot. Deep grooves and plaintive melodies ranging from whispered chants to monstrous climaxes, the group react to the mood of the audience and the sonics of the room to create music that is unique to the moment.

Idris Rahman: Saxophone

Leon Brichard: Bass

Emre Ramazanoglu: Drums

Satin Singh: Percussion

1. Djinn 04:30

2. Interlude 01:53

3. Long way home 08:22

4. Nada brahma 04:45

5. Opener 03:26

6. Hidden Treasure 05:18

7. Tangled 05:55

8. Sunflower 08:19

9. Unwritten rule 07:07

10. Delusion 04:12

11. Upstart 06:25

ILL CONSIDERED - ILL CONSIDERED 3 (APRIL 1, 2018)

The third album from Ill Considered has been a revelatory part of the journey for its members. While the first album was completely improvised in a two hour session involving all four musicians and no pre-written tunes, the second album was a live gig recorded at The Crypt Jazz Club, London, involving mainly compositions ( taken from the first album, as well as new tunes and some from Wildflower (the other band in which Leon Brichard and Idris Rahman collaborate with drummer Tom Skinner). The creation of Ill Considered 3 was quite different again. 

A session was booked at the same studio in which Ill Considered’s first album was created, and the four musicians met (this time with Satin Singh on percussion) with a view to recording some pre-written melodies as well as some fresh, improvised material. 

The band soon realised that although the pre-written tunes were to some degree working nicely, there was no comparison with the vibe, energy, spontaneity and overall freedom of the fully improvised material. There is a musical freedom that this particular combination of musicians needs to express - throwing caution to the wind they create soundscapes, atmospheres, dreamy groove based journeys immediately in the moment, held together by deeply felt musical interaction and the interspersion of hooky bass lines and melodies. Using simple but effective motifs, the band again manage to build from delicate, intimate moments of emotion to screaming climaxes and drum and bass inspired head-bangers. 

Meditative and spiritual in essence, there are a wide range of textures in this album: 

Djinn has an ethereal, mystical calm about it, whilst the bass harmonics and minimal percussion of Nada Brahma give an almost Gamelan-like texture. Delusion and Meditation have a head-nodding, deep and dirty jazz-funk-inspired restless energy punctuated by abstract melodic hooks that stay with you long after you’ve finished listening. 
Along with the improvised band tracks, there are three short solo tracks from bass, drums and sax - again created in the spirit of freedom. 

1. Djinn

2. Incantation

3. Nada Brahma

4. Retreat

5. Scatter

6. Delusion 07:28

7. Meditation

8. Perplexity

Personel in alphabetical order:

Leon Brichard: Bass

Idris Rahman: Sax

Emre Ramazanoglu: Drums

Satin Singh: Percussion