JON ROSE, JOHN RUSSELL, MAGGIE NICOLS - THE OTHER ROOM (FRINGE BENEFIT RECORDS, 1981)

I was going to save this for 25th December, as you might see.

Now, it's not exactly Christmas, but the title fits.

Sometimes, I have needed the other room for quiet space for a while.

Many artists are letting us into their own other rooms to share their music from home.

I've been following the Quarantine Concerts on the Experimental Sound Studio website, which supports musicians and has many amazing performances. Feel welcome to post any similar streaming links below.

I hope you stay well and love to you all.

Nick


1. 24-11-80

2. 21-12-80


John Russell, guitar
Jon Rose, violin, 19 string violin
Maggie Nicols, voice (2)


Fringe Benefit Records - FBR 29

Cassette Rip

ELTON DEAN MEMORiAL CONCERT, 100 Club, London, 9 May 2006

This was sent to me by new facebook friend and photographer Pete Woodman, who received it from another friend as found through torrents, mp3 only as it was seeded. I enhanced sound and volume. Pete also sent his photos from the gig, they are included in package.

ELTON DEAN MEMORiAL CONCERT, 100 Club, London, 9 May 2006

CD 1:

01. Intro banter - John Jack

02. Abide With Me / Trunk Call
03. Call The Devil
04. And So Tibet

-- DREAMTiME:
GARY CURSON - alto sax
JiM DVORAK - trumpet
NiCK EVANS - trombone
KEiTH TiPPETT - piano
ROBERTO BELLATALLA - bass

JiM LE BAiGUE - drums

05. Banter - John Jack

06. Improvisation

MARK HEWINS - guitar
MARK SANDERS - drums

07. Banter - John Jack, Julie Tippetts

-- DARTiNGTON iMPROViSERS TRiO:
PAUL DUNMALL - saxes
JULiE TIPPETTS - voice
KEiTH TiPPETT - piano

CD 2:

1. Banter - John Jack, Hugh Hopper

2. Seven For Lee
3. Drum Solo
4. Baker's Treat

-- SOFT MACHiNE LEGACY:
THEO TRAViS - saxes
JOHN ETHERiDGE - guitar
HUGH HOPPER - bass guitar
JOHN MARSHALL - drums

5. Banter - John Jack

6. Improvisation 1
7. Improvisation 2

MAGGiE NiCOLS - voice
JiM DVORAK - trumpet
ROBERTO BELLATALLA - bass
TONY LEViN - drums

CD 3:

1. Banter - John Jack

2. Improvisation

EVAN PARKER - tenor sax
LARRY STABBiNS - tenor sax
MARK CHARiG - cornet
PAUL RUTHERFORD - trombone
JOHN EDWARDS - bass
LOUiS MOHOLO - drums

3. Banter - John Jack

4. Improvisation

HARRY BECKETT - trumpet
LOL COXHiLL - soprano sax
ALEX MAGUiRE - piano
MARCiO MATTOS - bass
TONY MARSH - drums

5. Closing banter - John Jack, Pip Pyle

Recorded by unknown, shared on torrent. mp3@320

MADLI'S MUMS

SUE FERRAR, violin
MAGGIE NICOLS, voice
JULIE TIPPETTS, voice
SYLVIA HALLETT, violin

1. 8:06
2. 7:18
3. 10:57

LMC Easter Festival.  October Gallery. London.  31 March 1991

JOHN STEVENS @ Terry Day Benefit 1991

The first SME piece has been issued on the excellent 'Hot and Cold Heroes' (Emanem) as 'One for Terry Day', although with a small section edited out.  If you don't have that cd, I heartily recommend you buy it.

On a side issue, I have only just realised that I've been zipping files rather than a folder of files.  Sorry about that.

Enjoy. 

1. SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE    14:26

   

    JOHN STEVENS, percussion, mini-trumpet

    NIGEL COOMBES, violin

    ROGER SMITH, guitar 

2. SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE +    7:50

    JOHN STEVENS, percussion, mini-trumpet

    NIGEL COOMBES, violin

    ROGER SMITH, guitar

    PHIL MINTON, voice

    MAGGIE NICHOLS, voice

3. LARRY STABBINS, tenor sax    17:45  

    PAUL ROGERS, bass

    JOHN STEVENS, drums         

4. JOHN STEVENS - POEM     2:06 

Part of a benefit concert for Terry Day, at the Red Rose, London.      1st December 1991. 

Cassette recording.

The Relative Band-(J.Rose,J.Denley,M.Nicols,R.Turner,L.Houtkamp,M.Cuypers, R.Ratajczack)ABC Studios Sydney-March 1984

This one goes out to Andy and all the Dime-a-Dozen Tapers, seeders/uploaders whose shows we have both enjoyed and posted over the years.

A-1-Maggie Nicols,,Marcel Cuypers-duo

A-2-Roger Turner-solo

A-3-Luc Houtkamp-solo

A-4-John Rose-Richard Ratajczack-duo

A-5-Jim Denley, solo

A-6-Group improv

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B-1-Group Improv

B-2-Group Improv

B-3-Roger Turner-solo

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The Relative Band

John Rose-violin

Maggie Nicols-Vox

Jim Denley-Flute

Marcel Cuypers-Pno

Roger Turner-Percussion

Luc Houtkamp-Tenor, Alto Saxes

Richard Ratajczack-DB

Recorded March 1984, ABC Studios Sydney (N.S.W. Australia)
Linneage- tdk c90 2nd gen----Nakamichi 500----Zoom---'puter---Traders little helper--wav to Flac 
Soundforge (raise levels-split tracks)

What we have here appears to be either a pre FM recording or raw soundboard studio,recordings of an adhoc configuration for what would be released under the rubric of John Rose's Relative band, as part of the compilation 'Forward of short leg'on the Dossier Label (Dossier ST 7529),A few longer fragments,also later appeared on a 3 disc compilation of Rose's Fringe Benefits Label, (Entropy 006 (CD), both of these are out of print, but in any case no more than ten minutes from these sessions was ever used.

All the Performers are still active , though i have to confess to never having heard Marcel Cuypers on anything else, and also to having heard precious little of the respective Oeuvres of Houtkamp and Ratajczack.

I Like Maggie Nicols  a lot, her performance here is exemplary and hugely exiting! ,Jim Denley and John Rose (both of whom i saw separately and in different groupings live at around the time this session was recorded) ,and Roger Turner are now pretty much household names, the others though less well known are all Composer Improvisers who are still putting out records.

All pieces are freely improvised, the bulk of the material is comprised of group performances , interspersed with short Duos and Solos.
the Music is wonderful and still as fresh as paint!
Enjoy
S
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here ae some links to the artists pages, and relevant sites, all including Marcel Cuypers have available recordings for sale!
Jim Denley
Maggie Nicols 
Luc Houtkamp
John Rose
Marcel Cuypers
Richard Ratajzack
Roger Turner

JOHN STEVENS - SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE (aka ‘Oliv’) (MARMALADE, 1969)

A Friend ,who wants to remain anonymous has sent me this.

John Stevens – Spontaneous Music Ensemble (aka ‘Oliv’)
Kenny Wheeler (fh), Trevor Watts (as), Johnny Dyani (b), John Stevens (perc), Maggie Nicols (voc), Pepi Lemer (voc),
Carolann Nicholls (voc). Rec. by Eddie Offord at Advision Studio, London, February 7th, 1969.
Waiting for Giorgio 14’02 unissued
add Derek Bailey (g), Peter Lemer (p)
Waiting for Giorgio 22’50 –
Oliv I (Stevens/Nicols) 19’33 Marmalade 608008/Polydor 2384 009 (lp)
all out except Watts, Dyani, Stevens, Nicols
Oliv II (Stevens/Nicols) 16’02 Marmalade 608008/Polydor 2384 009 (lp)

This is almost folk like , very different to the pointilism derided as plink plonk scratch by detractors, which characterises most of their out put.

many thanks to the friend

enjoy!!