PUBLISHED: Nov 05, 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Ma - the experimental outfit led by Tom Challenger -extensively recorded their performances in 2011 and 2012; 'Live' is a collection of live material from that period.
Tom Challenger (Brass Mask, Fofoulah), Matt Calvert (Three Trapped Tigers) and Dave Smith (Robert Plant) are heard here both as a trio, and as a sextet with added Percussion and Organ.
Drawing on the sound established with their lauded 2011 album 'The Last', here they combine to further the depth of the sonic imagery they create.
Synthesisers, processed percussion and spontaneous interplay all merge together to create a multi-layered horizon of LoFi drones; intense, jagged rhythms and contrasting colours. 'Live' is a fascinating chapter in Ma's history.
credits
released January 26, 2015
Produced by Tom Challenger and Matt Calvert
Mixed by Matt Calvert
Mastered by Pete Beckman @ Technology Works
Tracks 1 + 2 recorded Live at the Forge, 2011
Track 3 recorded Live in the House of Strange, 2011
Tom Challenger - Saxophone/Keys
Matt Calvert - Electronics
Dave Smith - Drums
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Ross Stanley - Organ
John Blease - Percussion
Ben Bryant - Percussion