Back to my birthplace and some new (to me) music and, unusually (for me), some jazz courtesy of Bristol seven-piece 6161.
Not just any jazz, though. According to the Bandcamp biog, this is "a surge of fiercely drum led and brass heavy alt jazz"
6161's self-titled album came out last March, composed, arranged and led by Matt Stockham Brown, whose skills with the sticks and skins has been employed by artists including Massive Attack, Rodriguez, Gregory Porter, This Is The Kit, Get The Blessing, Robin Kester, Squirrel Flower, Liz Lawrence, Paraorchestra, Cosmo Sheldrake, Cloth and Shabaka Hutchings.
The full band line-up is:
Matt Stockham Brown (Drums, Electronics & Percussion)
Dan Moore (Synths)
Pete Judge (Trumpet)
Tom Taylor (Baritone Saxophone)
Jake McMurchie (Tenor Saxophone)
Sophie Stockham (Tenor Saxophone)
Riaan Vosloo (Electronics + Additional Bass)
In January, a companion album of 6161 remixes was released and in April (this weekend, to be precise), they wormed their way into my consciousness. By way of comparison and complement with the featured video for Up, here's a remix of the same by Ben Nascosto (aka Jim Barr), followed by Up Sneak, a medley of sorts of Up and Sneakanon, by Examples Of Twelves (which include Riaan Vosloo in their number).
If you like any or all of these, then 6161 and 6161 (Remixes) are well worth your time and money.
If you want to catch Matt in action in a live setting, he appears to be on the road a fair bit, performing with other musicians, which you can keep track of via his website.
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