places + spaces presents Band of 5 Names in music @ the factory June 4, 2008
Enmore, New South Wales
Band of 5 Names: Phil Slater trumpet | Simon Barker drums | Matt McMahon - piano
Dream like piano sequences, overlaid with haunting trumpet, evocative and unearthly.
This group is at the cutting edge of improvised music, highly original it takes music in new directions.
Featuring three of Australias finest musicians, Band of 5 Names ..strikingly fresh and original, the playing beautifully judged by all four musicians. They allow the music to unfold without wasting any energy proving how many notes they can play. Adrian Jackson, Rhythms Magazine
The music is dreamily minimalist, introspective and mostly tensionless, consisting of textured layers of sound. An important component is Slaters laptop, used to produce a mysterious ambience that is overlaid by ethereal trumpet and the meditative keyboards of Matt McMahon plus Simon Barkers percussive effects.
Rarely seen in Sydney, as this music demands the right performance space. Dont miss this opportunity to catch Band of 5 Names .
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Added by Joannek on May 21, 2008