John Edwards | Steve Noble | Yoni Silver - HEME (January 2022 Shrike Records)

At an empty Café Oto during COVID Lockdown in April 2021, three of London’s foremost improvisers recorded seven tracks which reflect their inventive approach to free improvisation. Building on Steve Nobel and Yoni Silver’s previous work together as a duo on HOME, they were joined by the inexhaustible talents of double bass player John Edwards. Steve and John are no strangers to each other and, with Yoni’s talents for invention with the bass clarinet, the trio have pieced together a freshly textural and teasingly explorational set of tracks. Noble's powerful and shape-shifting percussion underpinning and interlocking with Edwards’s bass, pushing the sound into fresh territories.; Silver’s masterful and ever innovative clarinet weaving and breaking new ground for the trio to explore.

1. A 13:03

2. Tunica Intima 07:45

3. B 05:26

4. Tunica Media 09:50

5. C 11:26

6. Tunica Externa 11:25

7. O 07:07

John Edwards - Double bass

Steve Noble - Drums/cymbals and percussion’

Yoni Silver - Bass clarinet

Recorded by Shaun Crook at Cafe Oto on 24/4/21

Mixed by Yoni Silver

Mastered by Jeff Ardron of Saint Austral Sound

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Steve Beresford | John Butcher | Terry Day | John Edwards | Thurston Moore - Stovelit Lines (January 2022 Shrike Records)

Recorded live at Iklectik Arts Lab in November 2017, Stovelit Lines captures a quintet of well respected improvisers from the wide pool of London talent; what could be labelled a super group. Previously released as a download only, Shrike Records are pleased to make this remarkable session available on CD. Three pieces were recorded, each demonstrating these band members thriving on this rare opportunity to work with each other. As they start to play, the sounds unfold, combine and open up to create new textures and configurations not heard before. It’s a thrilling listening experience, . The possibilities and aural combinations with these musicians are seemingly inexhaustible and full of intriguing playfulness and invention.

1. Part 1 18:42

2. Part 2 11:03

3. Part 3 15:06

Steve Beresford / Piano, objects

John Butcher / Saxophones

Terry Day / Percussion

John Edwards / Double bass

Thurston Moore / Guitar

Recorded live at Iklectik Arts Lab 30th November 2017

Recorded and mastered by Jeff Ardron, St Austral Sound

Mixed by John Butcher

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