January Gig at Xposed Club

23 January 2009, Xposed Club, Pittville Studios, Albert Road, 8pm

Friday, 23 January 2009 will bring to Xposed Club SIRR (featuring NIK TURNER, PAT THOMAS, STEVE NOBLE & CHRIS CUNDY).

Nik Turner (saxophones) was a founder member of the pivotal 1970’s British counter-culture, space rock group Hawkwind penning some of their most influential songs including ‘Brainstorm’ and ‘Master of the Universe’. During the 80’s he then went on to form the post-punk anarcho-political group Inner City Unit famous for their perverse homemade videos and their self proclaimed gambits towards the demons of the music industry. Turner has also made occasional guest appearances with, amongst others, The Damned and Sham 69.

Chris Cundy (bass clarinet) tours regularly with Mercury Music Award nominated orchestral/pop band Guillemots. He also appears on both of their recent albums under Polydor. Cundy is also involved with many other experimental and improvised groups where he frequently works with Guillemots lead singer Fyfe Dangerfield as well as many other musicians. He has made appearances at numerous experimental music festivals including Venn and Supersonic.

Pat Thomas (electronics + piano) is known for his innovations within urban dub and jungle/electro music. He has recorded a number of solo projects including ‘New Jazz Jungle’ and the mystic Sufi inspired ‘Jungle Sufi’. Collaborations have encompassed projects alongside influential sound artists such as Joe Gallivan and Rhys Chatham. As a major figure within the improvisation scene he has appeared with Lol Coxhill and Tony Oxley amongst many many others over the years. He recently released ‘Pat Thomas Plays the Music of Derek Bailey and Thelonious Monk’ for the independent FMR label.

Steve Noble (drums) is a leading exponent of improvised and new jazz drumming and recent projects include an exciting new trio with Ingrid Laubrock and John Edwards. During the 1980’s he was a member of the band Rip Rig and Panic with Neneh Cherry. Noble has also worked very closely with the composer Simon H Fell on various projects involving improvised and compositional cross over. His powerful approach to rhythm sets him apart as a player whose music is enriched by the beat, the swing and the shuffle in a very contemporary way.

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