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Upset The Rhythm presents… EARTH BALL - ‘It’s Yours’ album launch
CHRIS CORSANO
TERRINEMonday 20 May Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin St, London, E8 3DL 7.30pm | £14 | Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/Q5215784e354 EARTH BALL
are a wild ensemble from Canada, mainly based on Vancouver Island.
Their inception was serendipitous, emerging out of necessity when Isabel
Ford, John Brennan, and Jeremy Van Wyck needed a name for a gig. What
began as a pragmatic solution blossomed into an artistically conceived
project. Embracing complete improvisation, free expression and a truly
psychedelic sound, the group's lineup expands for different projects and
now features Kellen Maclaughlin on Guitar and Liam Murphy on Saxophone.
Each member brings a diverse musical background, having been part of
various bands such as Shearing Pinx, Plan Your Future, Kamikaze Nurse,
Eschatons and Psychedelic Dirt. Their individual collaborations with
artists like Deerhoof, Raven Chacon, Chris Corsano, William Hooker, and
others enrich their collective experience, forging a powerful musical
force. Earth Ball’s first cassette 'Fruiting Bodies', released in
2021 under Misophonia Records, was followed by the self-released album
'Go to Earth.' The creative momentum continued with the digital and
cassette release of 'Have One' in 2023. Earth Ball's dynamic presence
has reverberated across the west coast of Canada. The group’s live
shows are ecstatic and spontaneous, offering audiences a unique
experience at every performance. Notably, their appearance alongside
legendary experimental duo Wolf Eyes in August 2023 underscored their
standing in the experimental scene. As Earth Ball continues to push the
boundaries of improvisation and sonic exploration, they remain a guiding
light for those seeking a transcendental musical experience. The
group’s upcoming album ‘It’s Yours’ will be released on LP / digital by
Upset The Rhythm this May and marks another significant leap forward. https://earthball.bandcamp.com/ CHRIS CORSANO
is an upstate NY-based drummer who has been active at the intersections
of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and noise music
since the late 1990's. Corsano is one of the greatest drummers working
today, developing a percussive language of extraordinary amplitude and
infinite resources. His collaborations stretch from free jazz greats
(Joe McPhee, Evan Parker, Paul Flaherty & more) to noise mavens
(Jandek, Bill Nace, C Spencer Yeh etc) and pop superstars (Björk).
Capable of generating narrative out of permanent ecstasy, Corsano never
ceases to be profoundly affirmative and imposing of his language, and
being an absolute and charismatic virtuoso, he simultaneously is one of
the most noble and generous improvisers of the few last decades. A
move from western Massachusetts to the UK in 2005 led Corsano to
develop his solo music - a dynamic, spontaneously-composed amalgam of
extended techniques for drum set and non-percussive instruments of his
own making: e.g. bowed violin strings stretched across drum heads,
modified reed instruments, and stockpiles of resonant metal. In February
2006, Corsano released his first solo recording, The Young Cricketer,
and toured extensively throughout Europe, USA, Australia, and Japan. In
2009, Corsano returned focus to his own projects, including a duo with
Michael Flower, Vampire Belt (with Bill Nace), Rangda (with Richard
Bishop and Ben Chasny) and his solo work, further expanded in its use of
contact microphones and synthesizers. In 2017, he received the
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artist Award. Corsano's
dedication to collective improvisation has led to collaborations with
many kindred spirits and his appearance on over 150 records and 1000
live performances. He's worked with, among others: Paul Dunmall
(released by ESP-Disk), Joe McPhee (Roaratorio), Okkyung Lee (Open
Mouth), Earth Ball (Upset The Rhythm), Nate Wooley (No Business &
Astral Spirits), Jim O'Rourke & Akira Sakata (Drag City), Merzbow
(Family Vineyard), Jessica Rylan (Load Records), John Edwards, Nels
Cline, Heather Leigh, Ghédalia Tazartès and Sunburned Hand Of Man.
https://chriscorsano.bandcamp.com/music TERRINE
is Claire Gapenne, an artist and musician from Amiens in the north of
France. She has been part of the experimental scene since 2012, notably
in the industrial rock band Headwar with whom she discovered other ways
of performing music. Begun in 2013, her solo project Terrine develops
spontaneous and immediate music. From 2014, she also formed Me Donner
alongside Romain Simon, a band at the fringes of no-wave, no-techno and
improvised music. In 2017 Me Donner and Les Conférences Bunker founded
the group Les Conférences Donner where Claire plays free guitar. Finally
in 2021 she started an electronic project with Amédée de Murcia called
Jazzoux during a residency at Paris’ Instants Chavirés. Claire Gapenne’s
music is hosted on many different labels, from No Lagos, to
Tanzprocesz, Bruit Direct, Third Type Tape.
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