Recent Webster/Holub Live Recordings

A few audio clips from recent Webster/Holub gigs in London. These were our last UK gigs for a while, as Mark is moving to Vienna. The next gig for us is at Gaffer Fest in Lyon in October.

http://www.gafferfest.com

Duo With Graham Dunning

I've just finished recording a series of saxophone and turntable improvisations with Graham Dunning. Graham is a sound/visual artist who uses a lot of field recordings, tapes, found sounds, custom vinyl, etc.. in his work. In this project he used a fairly minimal set-up of a turntable and mixer. For me this is a continuation of the solo work I've done recently, exploring extended techniques, and employing very quiet sounds. We'll be looking to release the recordings once we've finished the editing/mastering process. Meanwhile here's a link to Graham's work, and a couple of shots from the session:

http://grahamdunning.com

Dead Neanderthals

Dead Neanderthals are an amazing sax and drums duo from Holland who combine noise, grindcore, free jazz and more. Webster/Holub will be supporting them at this London gig at Power Lunches in Dalston in a few weeks.

Here's some info and links for Dead Neanderthals:

The Dutch sax-and-drum duo Dead Neanderthals are not your average free-jazz experience. Incorporating elements from noise, jazz, metal and grindcore, they deliver a punch in the guts with every release. They already played festivals such as Le Guess Who?, De-Affaire and Incubate and they supported acts like MoHa!, Child Abuse, Neptune, Drum Eyes and Shining (No). Now it’s time to invade the UK!

http://deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/


And here's a clip of Webster/Holub's set at Flim Flam last month:

Anorak/Webster/Holub tour recordings

Here's an audio excerpt from the Anorak/Webster/Holub set at Port Mahon in Oxford during our mini-tour back in March:



There's also this excellent video of the whole set:



We also have a video clip from our set at Green Door Store in Brighton:



..and we have an excellent recording of the set at The Vortex that we're hoping to release later in the year.

Recent Airplay/Podcasts/Mixtapes

Tracks from 'The Claw' have had some airplay recently on various radio shows, blogs and podcasts all over the world. Most are still available to stream or download, so check them out. It's great to be included alongside some great artists that I really respect. I've compiled some of them here:

Taran's Free Jazz Hour (1): http://taransfreejazzhour.com/podcast/92012.html

Taran's Free Jazz Hour (2): http://taransfreejazzhour.com/podcast/132012.html

The Mystery Lesson: http://mysterylesson.posterous.com/124102051

Free Form Freakout: http://fffreakout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/fffreakout-podcast-40.html

WRUR 91.1FM: http://dev.wruw.org/guide/playlists.php?show_id=535&playlist_id=26039

Ink Project Mixtape: http://soundcloud.com/inkproject/ink-project-mixtape-12-free-1

Tiny Mixtapes: http://m.tinymixtapes.com/chocolate-grinder/mix-chocolate-grinder-mix-47-slower-combing-eggs

Fractal Meat On A Spongy Bone: http://ntslive.co.uk/?p=8879 

Far Side Virtual: http://www.pbsfm.org.au/node/18942

A track from my previous album Koi Bombs was also recently featured on this free Gaffer Records compilation, alongside tracks by Mats Gustafsson, Weasel Walter, and Sheik Anorak:

http://gafferrecords.bandcamp.com/releases


Also worth metioning this review (in French) of a gig I did in Lyon back in March with Sheik Anorak and Clement Edouard: http://666rpm.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/report-colin-webster-sheik-anorak.html

The Claw - Available Now

'The Claw' is my new duo album with Mark Holub, and is now available to buy, download, and stream from Raw Tonk Records!

http://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com

The album is available as a high quality all-formats download, or CD with individual screen-printed artwork by Oliver Pitt. 'The Claw' is also the first release by my own label 'Raw Tonk'.

Asteroid - Black Lines

A performance I was involved in by sci-fi improv collective 'Asteroid' has been released as a free download by netlabel Electronic Musik, with accompanying remixes by Noise Research and Guy Harries.

The EP can be downloaded from Archive.org: http://archive.org/details/BlackLinesem171