The Bell

New split 7" release on the God Unknown label, The Bell is a collaborative track with Dead Neanderthals. The vinyl is a limited edition with a track by Sly And The Family Drone on the other side.

Line-up: Otto Kokke - saxophone, Colin Webster - saxophone, Rene Aquarius - drums

Apparitions

New release on New Wave of Jazz - Apparitions is a double studio LP by the quartet of John Dikeman (tenor sax), Dirk Serries (guitar), Andrew Lisle (drums), and myself on baritone sax. The album was recorded on the day after the quartet played a blistering show at Cafe Oto, which was released by Raw Tonk Records last year.

Kodian Trio

Kodian Trio is a new project with Dirk Serries on electric guitar and Andrew Lisle on drums. Kodian Trio's debut album 'I' will be released on LP by the New Wave Of Jazz imprint on 19th March. The trio are also playing a series of dates in Holland, Belgium and Germany, including a two day residency at De Singer in Rijkevorsel:

19/3 - Pletterij (Haarlem, NL)
20/3 - De Nieuwe Ruimte (Rotterdam, NL)
21/3 - Volt (Sittard, NL)
22/3 - Djaezz Keller (Duisburg, D)
23/3 - De Ruimte (Amsterdam, NL)
24/3 - De Singer (Rijkevorsel, B) Two day residency - special guest : Martina Verhoeven
25/3 - De Singer (Rijkevorsel, B) Two day residency - special guests : Martina Verhoeven, John Dikeman, Thijs Troch

The album is available from New Wave of Jazz:

CINEPALACE

New release on the New Wave of Jazz label - CINEPALACE. Named after the venue in Kortrijk, Belgium, where this set was recorded, the album captures the first meeting of this trio with Dirk Serries on guitar and Martina Verhoeven on double bass.

The album is available as a limited edition LP on heavyweight vinyl from here.



Line-up: Dirk Serries - Guitar, Martina Verhoeven - Double Bass, Colin Webster - Tenor Saxophone.

"Think of it as abstract sound painting writ large, with the participants sensitive to the creative entity forming via their pointillist interactions." - Textura

Dead Neanderthals Endless Voids Album

Recorded live at last year's Incubate Festival in The Netherlands with an expanded Dead Neanderthals line-up, the full Endless Voids concert is now available here on double LP or double CD.

The full line-up for this performance was:

René Aquarius (Dead Neanderthals) - drums, percussion

Otto Kokke (Dead Neanderthals) - saxophone
Thomas Ekelund (Trepaneringsritualen) - voice, electronics
Peter Johan Nÿland (Distel) - string percussion
Dirk Serries (Vidna Obmana) - guitar
Steven Vinkenoog (Donne et Desiree) - guitar
Colin Webster - saxophone, clarinet
Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) - electronics