London Improvisers Orchestra: 20 Years On

Rating: ★★★

Record and Artist Details

Musicians:

Philipp Wachsmann (vn, elec)
Julián Elvira (subcontrabass f)
David Leahy (b)
David Aird (tba)
Edward Lucas (tb)
Ulf Mengerson (b)
Barbara Meyer (clo)
Dave Jago (tb)
Davide Piersanti (tb)
Dave Fowler (perc)
Adrian Northover (ss, cond)
James Malone (g)
Ben Brown (d, perc)
Egesu Kaymak (g)
Steve Beresford (p, elec, objects)
Alison Blunt (cond)
Rowland Sutherland (f)
Crystabel Riley (perc)
Caroline Kraabel (cond, as)
Gemma Storr (tb)
Ivor Katlin (vla)
Tim Fairhall (b)
Julian Faultless (frhn)
Otto Fischer (g)
Marcio Mattos (clo)
Paolo Duarte (g)
Martin Vishnick (g)
Susanna Ferrar (vn)
Charlotte Hug (vla)
Dawid Frydryk (tb, t)
Vinny Golia (as, cl, f)
Dave Powell (tba)
Douglas Benford (glockenspiel, harmonium)
Sue Lynch (ts, cond)
Harrison Smith (ts)
Pierpaolo Martino (b)
David Ryan (bcl)
Veryan Weston (p)
Theo Ziarkas (b)
Martin Vishnick (g)
Jerry Wigens (mand)
Ashley Wales (elec)
Adam Bohman (objects)
Mike Cooper (g, lap steel g, elec)
Julie Kjær (f)
Noel Taylor (as, cl, cond)
Sylvia Hallett (vn)
Terry Day (cond, perc, pipes, v, balloon
Roshan Gurung (b)
Klaus Bru (cmel, elec)
Matilda Gerber (ts)
Neil Metcalfe (f)
Ricardo Tejero (as)
Roland Ramanan (t)
Loz Speyer (t, flhn)
Ulf Mengersen (b)
Pei Ann Yeoh (vn)
Dave Tucker (g, perc, cond, b)
Guillame Viltard (b)
Alan Tomlinson (tb, btb)
Luiz Moretto (vn)
Taos Stamou (hn)
Scott Hill (as, cl)
Alison Blunt (vn)
Yoni Silver (as)
Theo Ziarkas (b)
Joe Lasqo (elec)
Paolo Duarte (g)
Sarah Clewett (ob)
Guilherme Peluci (cond)
John Rangecroft (cl)
Hannah Marshall (clo)
Inga Eichler (b)
Olivia Moore (vn)
Yves Chareuest (as)
Laura Cioffi (f)
John Bisset (g)
Taos Stamou (cond)
Hyelim Kim (taegum) (vn)
Robert Jarvis (tb)
Sian Brie (g)
Paloma Carrasco (clo)

Label:

LIO

March/2019

Catalogue Number:

LIO 001

RecordDate:

2018

In the tradition of such former free music ensembles as John Stevens’s The Spontaneous Music Orchestra, Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra and Amsterdam’s Instant Composer’s Pool (to name just a few), London Improvisers Orchestra’s unique brand of (mostly) conducted orchestral improvisation is a highly regarded lasting survivor. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they have released a selection of performances, recorded at IKLECTIK in South London between 2015 and 2018. Made up of conducted compositions (or “conductions”, as Butch Morris named them in 1997) and flurries of subconsciously crafted improvisation, the pieces push and pull in different directions, each pulsing with a distinctive life force. Featuring such notable players as Veryan Weston, Phillip Waschmann and Steve Beresford among its ranks, this live (and occasionally lively) two-disc set showcases LIO at the height of their creative prowess – as they channel strange strains of modern composition, disjointed jazz, drone music and urgent blasts of noise through their vast arsenal of instruments, objects and voices. For those who are curious to know where UK improvisation has been and the direction it’s taking today, this sprawling collection is the ideal primer.

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