SOLO : DUO : TRIO
First set : John Edwards (solo)
Second set : Colin Webster & John Macedo (duo)
Third set : John Edwards, Colin Webster & John Macedo (trio)
Doors 7.30 | music 8pm | £10
John Macedo is an artist and performer from London. He has incorporated everything from acoustic instruments and environmental sound to analogue and computer synthesis into recorded works, live performances, film, sound installations and workshops. He has a pluralistic approach which explores connections, relationships and the hidden potential in all sounds, environments and technologies, often in intimate, immersive and intuitive ways.
London based saxophonist Colin Webster has quickly established himself on the European avant garde scene. Collaborating with some of the key figures in improvised and experimental music, Webster is known for working from extreme sonic palettes – from minimal to maximal, constantly pushing boundaries. Webster works regularly in a wide range of settings, from solo to large ensemble, and recent collaborators include John Edwards, Dirk Serries, and Daniel Thompson.
“The application of circular breathing techniques are essential to this ritual-ready, sustain-heavy sound, it seems. Fans of an ensemble like Phurpa might get as much out of it as jazz cadets into, say, Peter Brötzmann, and if you happen to be the sort of wildcat who likes both, then Vs Amp is likely your kind of journey into sound.” – Noel Gardner, The Quietus
‘When John Edwards plays his double bass, he is extraordinarily engaging. He plucks, tweaks, bows, hits and hums aloud. So engrossed is he that it is difficult to look away. One memorable gig, I overheard a member of the audience say “It’s almost pornographic what he does with that bass.”‘ – Sammy Stein
