fORCH and FURT at the 2012 Donaueschinger Musiktage
“I can’t think of another recording in which the input and effects of electronic and acoustic
musicians are on quite such an equal footing.”
TIM OWEN, Dalston Sound
A 46-minute studio composition in twelve parts, plus a live performance from the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, University College Cork, in 2009.
“...mesmerizing, exhilarating, and truly ear-opening.”
ART LANGE, Fanfare Magazine
The second release recorded at the SWR New Jazz Meeting in December 2005. FURT is expanded into electro-acoustic trios with each of the other members of the fORCH octet heard on spin networks.
“...rapidly changing, unpredictable, hyperactive, funny, fun. This isn't easy listening. Thank
God.”
JOHN EYLES, allaboutjazz
Recorded at the SWR New Jazz Meeting in December 2005, FURT is expanded into an electro-acoustic octet with John Butcher (saxophones), Rhodri Davies (harps), Paul Lovens (percussion), Phil Minton & Ute Wassermann (voices) and Wolfgang Mitterer (piano/electronics).
“Probably the best improv CD of 2007.”
DAVID GRUNDY, eartrip
A 77-minute composite of two live performances, from Durham University’s 2005 Musicon festival and the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast's 2006 Sonorities festival.
“...million-headed monster.”
MASSIMO RICCI, Touching Extremes
Two performances: one realised in the studio at Durham University, the second recorded live at London’s 2002 Freedom of the City festival.
“... swoops, glitches, crunches, splats, rasps, boings, crackles, wheezes, scratches, plonks, bumps,
beeps, screeches, rumbles, growls, thuds, squeaks, groans, gurgles, pips, thwacks, plunks, whacks, buzzes
and toots ... mighty impressive.”
DAN WARBURTON, Paris Transatlantic
Four studio recordings: a piano ‘solo’, a Schubert tribute, an anti-fascist piece, and the 45-minute ULTIMATUM to Karlheinz Stockhausen.
“...transported into a sonic world that could come from another galaxy.”
HANNAH SKRINAR, BBC Music
A single 70-minute studio composition, produced at STEIM in Amsterdam, and dedicated to Luigi Nono.
“...the ambivalent and disturbing coda...”
CHRIS BLACKFORD, Rubberneck
Now available at SoundCloud
Duo performances from STEIM and Paradiso.
“…an excitement with the clarity of digital samples which is almost erogenous.”
BEN WATSON, Hi-Fi News
Now available at Bandcamp