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Linda Jankowska – 14 November 2013
I believe in experience. In the immaterial impact of experience, because it’s the only thing that lasts. I am an active performer in the field of contemporary classical music. In that context I perform as a member of the Distractfold Ensemble. I have a genuine interest in collaborative projects, including dance companies, sonic ensembles, and…
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Wolfscarers Quartet – 12th Sept 2013
Wolf Scarers, formed in 2010 by Simon Prince and Keith Jafrate, are a sax duo who play improvisations that swerve from gentle meditations that almost become chamber music across to full-blown shout-ups in the true tenor sax tradition, via, possibly, messed-up marching band funk and deconstructed jazz strut. “They really are in conversation and…
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Martin Archer – 21 August 2013
Pleased to welcome back a solo set from a staple of the Sheffield improvisation scene. Martin Archer is a one-man music industry. Saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, band-leader and label owner—Archer has made a virtue of doing things differently. From early beginnings in music forty years ago, he has built his label Discus into a catalogue…
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Nicolas Dobson & Anton Hunter – 8 August 2013
Nicolas Dobson is a drummer / violinist from Skipton who grew up in the punk / DIY / noise scenes of Leeds and Manchester while simultaneously getting a classical education at the RNCM. Since 2005 he has been mainly playing free, collaborating with northern improvisers and sound artists including David Birchall, Kelly Jones, Dan Bridgwood-Hill,…
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John Jasnoch & Charlie Collins – 17 July 2013
Ahead of their upcoming release on the Spanish Makrame Records label, we present two of Sheffield’s finest improvisers, . Regular name-in-the-hat jam session precedes and follows their duo set. John Jasnoch Began life in 1953 in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. The compost heap of the Garden of…
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Strotter Inst. – 11 July 2013
Strotter Inst. from Switzerland creates music through the use of old, modified, Lenco-turntables which he modifies and manipulates in countless ways. Rubber bands are affixed to the rotating turntable and plucked by the stylus, records have tape affixed in patterns to create textural rhythms, electrical current is sent via live wires to the needle to…
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Sixth Birthday! feat. Norm Skipp & Bethan Roberts – 13 June 2013
South Manchester’s Premier Free-Improvisation Session celebrates it’s SIXTH BIRTHDAY!! Six years ago the kind folk at Fuel agreed to let us make some hideous noises in their upstairs room, and thanks to your and their ongoing support we’re still here six years on. Helping us celebrate tonight is a cor anglais/oboe and electronics duo made…
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Lê Quan Ninh / Distractfold Ensemble – 26 June 2013
As a classical trained percussionist, Lê Quan Ninh worked with contemporary music ensembles and is a founder member of Quatuor Hêlios, a percussion quartet that performed and recorded, among others, John Cage’s percussion works. Their last creation is Seul à Seuls by Georges Aperghis premiered in late 2006 at the Musica Festival in Strasbourg (France). As an improvisor,…
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Inclusion Principle – 8 May 2013
Who Inclusion Principle – 8 May 2013 When Wednesday, May 8, 2013 8:30pm – All Ages Where The Riverside (map) 1 Mowbray Street Sheffield S3 8EN Other InfoAfter around two and a half years, we are happy to welcome back Martin Archer and Hervé Perez with their duo “Inclusion Principle” to the Sheffield Noise Upstairs.…
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Phil Marks & Rodrigo Constanzo – 9 May 2013
Phillip Marks was involved in performance and organisation of innovative musical events in Manchester for many years until moving to Halifax in 2011. He plays with electro-acoustic band Bark! and has collaborated for many years with pianist Stephen Grew and saxophonist/bassoonist Mick Beck in several groups. He is currently a member of the Alan Tomlinson…
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Tout Croche – 11 April 2013
Tout Croche is Stephen Harvey & Dominic Thibault A haven of post-genre sonic experimentation Music making that marvels at noise From beautiful ambience to digital distortion www.toutcroche.com The Howl Won’t Be Silent Improvised set Utilizing only the simplest of apparatus: guitar, voice and the no-input feedback rack. For the love of red lights , we…
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Tout Croche – 10 April 2013
Tout Croche is Stephen Harvey & Dominic Thibault A haven of post-genre sonic experimentation Music making that marvels at noise From beautiful ambience to digital distortion www.toutcroche.com The Howl Won’t Be Silent Improvised set Utilizing only the simplest of apparatus: guitar, voice and the no-input feedback rack. For the love of red lights , we…
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Andrew Cheetham & David Birchall – 14 March 2013
“Drums & guitar riffing improv” The Wire “Andrew Cheetham and David Birchall create a psychedelic maelstrom of sound that threatens to atomise your walls” Mojo “The duo has a great artistic empathy going on between them that gives birth to some fantastically fucked up jams on here.” Was Ist Das “While the pair may appear…
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Andrew Cheetham & David Birchall – 13 March 2013
“Drums & guitar riffing improv” The Wire “Andrew Cheetham and David Birchall create a psychedelic maelstrom of sound that threatens to atomise your walls” Mojo “The duo has a great artistic empathy going on between them that gives birth to some fantastically fucked up jams on here.” Was Ist Das “While the pair may appear…
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BAH – 14 February 2013
“BAH!” Noise Upstairs regulars Seth Bennett (b), Sam Andreae (ts) and Johnny Hunter (d) performing acoustic, free improvisation. What could be more exciting! Who BAH – 14 February 2013 When Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:00pm – All Ages Where Fuel Cafe (map) 448 Wilmslow Road Manchester, England M20 3BW Other Info”BAH!” Seth Bennett (b), Sam…
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Shatner’s Bassoon- 13 February 2013
Shatner’s Bassoon are a group of six Leeds based composers/improvisers. Since forming in 2010 they have performed regularly around the UK, had a live show featured on BBC Jazz on 3 and collaborated with artists such as pianist Matthew Bourne. Influenced by contemporary artists such as Tim Berne, Mr. Bungle, John Zorn, Frank Zappa, Tyshawn…
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Sam Andreae – 10 January 2013
“I’ve been working for some years now on live electronics, I mostly use analogue and homemade gear. Noise boxes, pick-ups, contact mics, etc… I’ve spent much time considering how to integrate the electronic components with my acoustic saxophone playing and the different ways the sounds can interact. I use the set-up in solo performances and…
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Mick Beck Trio – 9 January 2013
On the free scene since 1980, as an improvising big band leader to solo performer, Mick is known for his energy and originality: his playing covers the full emotional gamut from heartbreaking to mischievous, and from abstracts to compelling swing. His improvising big band Feet Packets was unique in the UK and influential in the…
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Wolf Scarers Quartet – 13 December 2012
Wolf Scarers, formed in 2010 by Simon Prince and Keith Jafrate, are a sax duo who play improvisations that swerve from gentle meditations that almost become chamber music across to full-blown shout-ups in the true tenor sax tradition, via, possibly, messed-up marching band funk and deconstructed jazz strut. “They really are in conversation and have…
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Wire Assembly – 8 November 2012
WIRE ASSEMBLY Neil Carver/Ian Simpson/John Jasnoch: electric guitars The guitar trio Wire Assembly have been resurrected/disinterred after 20 years of hibernation. John Jasnoch and Neil Carver have coerced Ian Simpson into being the Third Man. Covering an enormous range of sound from a blue tit pecking at an aluminium milk bottle top (there were milk…
