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/

Webster/Holub Duo Micro-Tour

My duo with Mark Holub has a couple of rare live appearances at the end of March at The Cowley Club in Brighton and The Vortex in London. The London date is a double bill with Alex Ward's band 'Dead Days Beyond Help'. Details here:

March 24th: The Cowley Club, 12 London Road, Brighton, BN1 4JA. 8pm, £5
http://clubzygotic.wordpress.com

March 25th: The Vortex, 11 Gillet Street, London, N16 8AZ. 8pm, £9 (w/ Dead Days Beyond Help)
http://www.ents24.com/web/event/Mark-Holub-The-Vortex-Jazz-Club-London-3248166.html

Chik Budo CB13 Mixtape

New release from Chik Budo: CB13 Mixtape. Available as a limited edition cassette with digital counterpart, CB13 features 38 minutes of continuous original music, including new songs, in-house remixes and guest appearances by Theoretical Girl and Hiroko Ohashi.

CB13 is available to buy at gigs, and will shortly be available to buy online via www.chikbudo.com

Unchartered Soundscapes

On Wednesday 23rd January I'm performing an improvised sax and turntables set with Graham Dunning at The Lumiere in Clapton. The full line-up is:

Graham Dunning (turntables)/Colin Webster (saxophone)

Elo Masing (violin)/Dave Maric (electronics)

Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen (percussion)

Lumiere, 88 Chatsworth Road, E5 0LS. Tickets are £5

Full details of Unchartered Soundscapes are here: 

http://papatoi.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/uncharted-soundscapes-wednesday-23.html

Nematodes 3" CDr

First release of 2013, and also probably the smallest format and shortest-run release - 3" CDr by Nematodes: 'An Outside With An Inside In It'. 20 minutes of noisy improv by Max Leonard Hitchings on drums, Jussi Brightmore on processed harmonica and voice, and myself on tenor sax. It's a live recording of a gig at Power Lunches in Dalston last year. Only 50 copies have been pressed, and currently only available at gigs.