Frakture Concerts present Badland at The Pilgrim

Concerts 2011

Pilgrim: Jan 20th
Bluecoat: Feb 17th
Ev'man mar 17th
Badland 31st Mar
acoute April 8th
Blank Canvss:Apr
Blank Canvas:May
Blank Canvas June
Blank Canvas July
St Lukes July 10th
acoute #2 July 20th
Blank Canvas Aug
Blank Canvas Sept.
Doneda/Kocher Sept.
Blank Canvas Oct.
acoute #3 Nov 8th
Blank Canvas Nov
Combine Nov 23rd

NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE FROM THE PILGRIM

Simon Rose alto/ baritone sax
Simon Fell double bass
Steve Noble drums
2 sets

Badland' has received a variety of positive feedback for has been the ability to go beyond the
'sax plus bass and drums' tag/trap. The trio is a vehicle for the individuals as well as collective trio - so the group dynamic is deliberately challenged in terms of musical roles. This came about quite naturally as the trio seemed exist happily at the cusp of free improvisation and free jazz.
One obvious addition is the inclusion of the baritone sax which is used in use in balance with the alto.

badland CD ‘Society of the Spectacle’ (2003) Emanem

‘Outstanding in its level of sustained excitement, the group combine assured musicianship and adventurous temperament, their decisive execution coupled with a wholehearted dedication to improvised music's intrinsic precariousness. An energetic kit player, Noble also sounds metallic percussion with great sensitivity. Fell is a powerful generative presence and a source of subtle enhancements. Rose wails with ferocity or teases away at convoluted lines that have an almost folky feel. Together they convey a sense of a creative process unfolding into genuinely dramatic music. A gripping release from start to finish.’
Julian Cowley, THE WIRE, 2006

 BADLAND Nissa (Rose/Fell/Noble) by simon rose

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