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

Live in Bremen

'Live in Bremen' is the next album by Anthony Joseph and The Spasm Band. Due on 17th June via Heavenly Sweetness Records on Double LP/CD/DL.

As the name suggests, the album documents an incendiary concert in Bremen recorded while the band was on tour in Germany. The album features live versions of songs from the previous three albums, plus some previously unrecorded material.

Dead Neanderthals + Colin Webster - Live in Brighton Video

Video taken from the tour I did in collaboration with Dead Neanderthals. This is the full set from the second night of the tour at The Cowley Club in Brighton.


Colin Webster: Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Otto Kokke: Tenor & Soprano Saxophones
Rene Aquarius: Drums

May Update

A selection of gigs coming up in May:

11th & 12th:
Ov London presents Art Of The Moment. Two day improv festival in London with daytime workshops and performances both nights.
http://ovlondon.weebly.com/art-of-the-moment.html

16th & 17th:
Mini-tour with Dutch grindcore free-jazz duo Dead Neanderthals. The Vortex, London (16th) and The Cowley Club, Brighton (17th).
http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/gigs.php?gd=20130516#.UYLcp7_3DLY
http://clubzygotic.wordpress.com

21st:
Duo with Pianist Mike Hurley at The Lamp Tavern, Birmingham
http://www.blambirmingham.co.uk/kook-and-hurleywebster-duo/

24th:
Trio with Sheik Anorak and Alex Ward at The Vortex, London.
http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/gigs.php?gd=20130524#.UYLdSb_3DLY

New Solo Album - Antennae

My new solo album 'Antennae' will be released on cassette and download by Gaffer Records in a few weeks time. In the meantime you can now stream the album from Gaffer's bandcamp page:
http://gafferrecords.bandcamp.com/album/antennae

The album is a series of short improvisations exploring a strict palette of minimal saxophone sounds, with an emphasis on breath and mechanical noises over "pure/natural" notes.

Antennae was recorded, mixed and mastered by Alex Bonney. The download version also features a remix by Alex, and one by Graham Dunning.

Collaboration With Dead Neanderthals

In May I'll be guesting with Dutch duo Dead Neanderthals for a couple of UK dates:

May 16th - The Vortex, London
http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/gigs.php?gd=20130516#.UVxHP6X3DLY

May 17th - The Cowley Club, Brighton
http://clubzygotic.wordpress.com

Both dates will be double-bills with another excellent heavy Dutch trio 'Albatre'. Both bands are part of the burgeoning micro-scene of artists in Europe highlighting the crossover of improv, noise-rock, and jazz. Last August I put on a show for Dead Neanderthals in London and it was one of the heaviest sets I saw all year. In December we recorded a collaborative album, and these gigs will be the first time we perform together live.

Info on Dead Neanderthals here.
Info on Albatre here.

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/