Kthxbye

Kthxbye is the Norwegian duo of Stian Larsen (guitar) and Brage Tormaenen (drums). I joined them for a collaboration on the last night of their UK tour in March. This duo create highly textured improvisations that sustain ideas for prolonged periods.

Part of our set at Power Lunches in Dalston, London was recorded:

Fat Out Festival

Manchester based record label 'Tombed Visions' are curating a stage of unique collaborations at this year's Fat Out Festival. They have invited me to perform with the guitar/drums duo of David Birchall and Andrew Cheetham, combining free improv, drone and noise rock.

More info on the event here:

http://www.fatout.co.uk/colin-webster-vs-the-birchall/4584056807

A track from the Birchall Cheetham's debut album 'Tipping Point':

https://tombedvisionsrecords.bandcamp.com

Invertebrata - Available Now

New release on Raw Tonk Records: Invertebrata is a duo record with Graham Dunning, and the follow-up to our previous album 'Estigate'. Recorded in the same series of sessions in South London, Invertebrata features minimal and textured improvisations using tenor and baritone saxophones, Walkmans, found tapes, and amplified objects.

The download version is pay-what-you-want. The physical version is a limited edition CDR (50 copies), with individually hand-printed covers.

http://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com
http://www.grahamdunning.com

Collaboration with Romvelope D.V.M.A. Installation

In July, myself and Jussi Brightmore improvised live to a sound installation entitled D.V.M.A. by artist Bjorn Hatleskog, aka Romvelope. A recording of the set is here:




DVMA Installation by Bjorn Hatleskog / Romvelope
Colin Webster: Baritone Saxophone
Jussi Brightmore: Electronics

Recorded at Burgh House Gallery, London. July 10th 2013.
http://www.adaadat.co.uk/romvelope/

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

...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':

'...And It Ended Badly' - Artwork

'...And It Ended Badly' is the collaboration I recorded with Dead Neanderthals at the end of last year in rural Netherlands. The album will be released by Gaffer Records and Raw Tonk Records on October 10th on CD and download.

Artwork by Dead Neanderthals

www.gafferrecords.com
rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com
deadneanderthals.wordpress.com 

Albatre + Colin Webster - Live in Rotterdam Video

Videos of the collaboration I did with Albatre at Roodkapje, Rotterdam. The material here is mainly from their 'Nagual' EP.





Hugo Costa: Alto Sax
Goncalo Almeida: Bass
Philipp Ernsting: Drums
Colin Webster: Tenor Sax

http://albatre.bandcamp.com

Duo with Mike Hurley

In May I performed an improv duo set with pianist Mike Hurley at The Lamp Tavern in Birmingham. This was the first time we had met and played together, and I've posted some of the set below for streaming. It was a great experience, full of deep listening and exploration of sounds.
 

Mike curates the excellent 'Fizzle' nights in Birmingham every month:
http://www.blambirmingham.co.uk/the-lamp-tavern/

Rotterdam

I'm heading to Rotterdam at the end of the month for two collaborative shows. The first is with Dead Neanderthals at Vrooom, and the second is with Albatre at Roodkapje. This will be my first time guesting with Albatre, and third time with Dead Neanderthals following our mini-tour in the UK. 

The Netherlands has a really strong scene of artists at the moment exploring the frayed edges of improvised music, free jazz, noise, metal, electronics, and so on, and I'm really excited to be involved with these two shows.

Details about both shows:

27th June: Vrooom, Rotterdam w/ Dead Neanderthals. 
http://vrooom-rotterdam.blogspot.nl/2013/06/vrooom-6.html

28th June: Roodkapje, Rotterdam w/ Albatre.
http://roodkapje.org/gespitzen-28-06-2013/

http://deadneanderthals.wordpress.com
http://albatre.bandcamp.com