OOOoooffff! This gig will be flippin awesome. Brilliant jerky grooves, wonky glassy synths in various tuning systems, drum triggers and more. So cool, intuitive and special! We are delighted to have KirK Barley back in the house under his other alias for this collaborative project with drummer Matt Davies – Church Andrews.
“Magnificent collision of the organic and synthetic as Church Andrews and Matt Davies create mind-warping intricate patterns using Fibonacci sequences. Think the radical rhythmic percussion of Eli Keszler, Valentina Magaletti, and Milford Graves meets the pristine, crystalline digital sounds of Gábor Lázár, Rian Treanor and Mark Fell. Sounds like some form of hyper-techno-jazz from far out in the multiverse. Ace!” NORMAN RECORDS
Church Andrews & Matt Davies showcase a mutually informed conversation between live electronics and analogue percussion, in which Andrews’s synth sounds and Davies’s drum performances act in response to one another, the results are a series of sonic organisms – semi-mechanical ecosystems that click and whirr with subtle, shifting focuses.
On a compositional level, the British duo often work with alternate tunings, employing just intonation or observed tunings derived from instruments and musical styles from all across the world. Heavily experimenting with time signatures and morphing temporals, their minimal sound palette feels rhythmically and aesthetically diverse.
“Dead strong and curious rhythmic bliss on that distinctive tip shared with SND/Mark Fell,
BOOMKAT
Gábor Lázár, goat (JP), Beatrice Dillon and Eli Keszler, with some added jazzwise sauce“
The duo have performed across the UK and Europe, playing festivals such as Rewire (NL) Waking Life (PRT) Meakusma (BE) and Tamsta Jazz Festival (LT). And Iconic venues such as the ICA and Cafe Oto.
They have also filmed live performances for Fact Magazine,Worldwide FM & Slate & Ash, featured on Radio 4’s Today Show., and have had the music played by DJs and artists such as Aphex Twin, Thom Yorke and Gilles Peterson.
More about the artists:
Church Andrews aka Kirk Barley : His highly textural music is formed from studio and field recordings, digital synthesis, and musique concrète audio processing techniques. Drawing influence from minimalist music, techno and hip-hop, he experiments with unusual time signatures, just intonation tunings and algorithmic composition, to create a unique and compelling sound world. Barley has performed across the UK, Europe, and Canada, and has completed commissioned work for the Open Music Archive and British Art Show