Recent Press

Interview with 'A Jazz Noise':

http://ajazznoise.com/7-questions-for-colin-webster/

Interview with 'Opduvel' (in Dutch):

https://opduvel.com/2017/03/28/colin-webster-rauwe-improvisator-en-lo-fi-labelbaas/

DunningWebsterUnderwood 'Viol Of Acetate' reviewed in The Quietus:

http://thequietus.com/articles/22051-casual-nun-shitmat-kiran-leonard-colin-webster-album-review

Birchall / Cheetham / Webster / Willberg 'Plastic Knuckle' reviewed in The Quietus:

http://thequietus.com/articles/21822-jazz-review-matthew-shipp-the-necks-george-lewis-album

Birchall / Cheetham / Webster / Willberg 'Plastic Knuckle' and Cheetham / Webster / Willberg 'The Small Departs, The Great Approaches' reviewed in Dalston Sound:

https://dalstonsound.wordpress.com/2017/02/16/birchall-cheetham-webster-willberg-plastic-knuckle/

Birchall / Smal / Webster 'Drop Out' reviewed in His Voice (in Czech):

http://www.hisvoice.cz/cz/articles/detail/3337

Aftermath: Dead Neanderthals Tour

Dead Neanderthal's UK tour finished last week, and we had four excellent shows. Huge thanks to all the promoters, venues, and everyone who came to see us.

The first gig was in Manchester, hosted by Freedom Principle, then the next day we made the short drive to Macclesfield to film a set in Sam Andreae's tiny basement:


Dead Neanderthals in Sam's Basement from Sam Andreae on Vimeo.

In Sheffield we played the Audacious Art Experiment - a rehearsal/gig venue/record label, hosted and filmed by Tinnitus Jukebox. It was a great show, and a great space. Footage should be turning up on local network TV later in the year.

The penultimate gig at Green Door Store in Brighton was filmed in it's entirety:



We finished the tour in London with an amazing gig at The Vortex. The night was reviewed by the Ears For Eyes blog:

"They unrelentingly delivered a torrent of sound that suggested the missing link between John Coltrane’s ‘Ascension’ and the experience of pulping your head in a blender."

http://ears4eyes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/dead-neanderthals-dead-days-beyond-help.html?m=1

The photo above was taken by Pigface from Pogarda Crew, as well as the 'headless saxmen' pic below:

Recent Press and Reviews

Some recent reviews of Dead Neanderthals - '…And It Ended Badly'

Kinda Muzik (Holland), November 2013:
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/dead-neanderthals/and-it-ended-badly/24499/

'…And It Ended Badly' was also featured in the top 7 albums of the week on Kinda Muzik:
http://www.kindamuzik.net/de7even/de-7even-week-48-2013/24508/

Enola (Benelux), November 2013:
http://enola.be/muziek/albums/22692:dead-neanderthals-meat-shovel-and-it-ended-badly

Don't Count On It (US), November 2013:
"… a must listen for all jazz heads this year"
http://dontcountonitreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/dead-neanderthals-and-it-ended-badly.html

Spiral Shadow (Germany), November 2013:
"Webster, Kokke, and Aquarius have created a very complex piece of art that is worth being discovered and unravelled piece by piece"
http://spiralshadow.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/dead-neanderthals-and-it-ended-badly.html

'…And It Ended Badly' and Webster/Holub 'The Claw' were both covered in Canadian blog Monsieur Delire:
http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2013/11/2013-11-05-websterholub-dead.html

'…And It Ended Badly' and my solo tape 'Antennae' were covered in Brazilian blog Free Form Free Jazz:
http://www.freeformfreejazz.com/2013/11/nas-prateleiras-novidades-do-velho.html?m=1

'…And It Ended Badly' also had an excellent review in the November print edition of Dutch magazine 'Gonzo Circus':
www.gonzocircus.com

Recent Press, Reviews, and Airplay

Some recent reviews of Dead Neanderthals - '...And It Ended Badly':

Burning Ambulance (US), October 2013:
“One might have expected Webster’s presence to disrupt the duo dynamic that Kokke and Aquarius have developed, but it’s remarkable how he blends right in, as if he’s always been there.”
http://burningambulance.com/2013/10/07/dead-neanderthals-colin-webster-2/

Echoes & Dust (UK), October 2013:
“In fact just about the only negative that draws to a mind upon its conclusion is that it isn’t just a tad longer, for this is certainly one of the most enjoyable and listenable jazz records I’ve heard in the past couple of years"
http://echoesanddust.com/2013/10/dead-neanderthals-and-it-ended-badly/

Ears For Eyes (UK), October 2013:
“‘…And It Ended Badly’ is packed with heat and fire; a fully committed passionate ensemble performance. Free-Jazz of the post-Ascension kind, the players locked in a to-the-death battle, full of screaming expression"
http://ears4eyes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/dead-neanderthals-and-it-ended-badly.html

3Voor12 Gelderland (Holland), October 2013:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/lokaal/gelderland/nieuws/2013/oktober/Dag-Des-Oordeels--Dead-Neanderthals----And-It-Ended-Badly.html

Cultuur Bewust (Holland), October 2013:
http://www.cultuurbewust.nl/muziek-79805-dead-neanderthals/

Jazz Flits (Holland), October 2013:
http://jazzflits.nl/jazzflits11.17.pdf

One track from the album was also featured on the excellent Free Form Freakout podcast:
http://fffreakout.blogspot.com/2013/10/fffoxy-podcast-26.html

'...And It Ended Badly' is available from: http://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com

...And It Ended Badly - Available Now

'...And It Ended Badly' - the collaboration I recorded with Dead Neanderthals is now available from Raw Tonk Records on CD and download. The full album can also streamed from the site:

The first few reviews have come in from: Burning Ambulance, Echoes and Dust, and Dutch blog 3voor12.

Also, Marlon Wolterink wrote a piece about recording and mastering the album:

http://www.mrmunchkin.net/dead-neanderthals-and-it-ended-badly-opnames-mastering/

Finally we have some lo-fi footage from the recording session. Here's a clip of 'It Went On For Days':

Recent Press, Reviews, and Airplay

Some recent reviews of Webster/Holub/Anorak - 'Languages..'

Jazzwise Magazine (UK), February 2013:

The Liminal (UK), March 2013:

http://www.theliminal.co.uk/2013/03/liminal-minimals-march-2013/

Kinda Muzik (Holland), March 2013:

http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/colin-webster-mark-holub-sheik-anorak/languages-live-at-vortex/23872/

Sound of Music (Sweden), March 2013:

http://www.soundofmusic.nu/recension/colin-webster-mark-holub-sheik-anorak-languages-live-vortex

'The Claw' with Mark Holub also gets a mention in this excellent overview of recent sax and drums duo albums by the Brazilian blog 'Free Form Free Jazz':

http://www.freeformfreejazz.com/2013/02/sax-e-bateria-meio-seculo-de-encontros.html

Also, the London internet radio station NTS live has been showing support for 'The Claw' recently. One track was included in this interesting show, worth listening again:

http://ntslive.co.uk/dont-trip-w-margarita-john/