AMYGDALA
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition • Ireland

Amygdala's debut (and only) album is an unedited recording of the first meeting of an odd and exciting line-up: Dave Carroll (E+S=B) on percussion, Fergus Cullen (E+S=B) on guitar, Gavin Prior (UBS) on percussion & electronics Paul Roe (Concorde Ensemble) on Bass Clarinet. This unplanned hour-long session arose from two overlapping sessions in the Deserted Studio and was an enjoyable departure for everyone involved. Paul Roe draws on his contemporary music background, exploiting a wealth of extended technique. His humming and clicking blends in and out of whatever noise or groove comes his way. He is met half-way by the non-academic musicians in a stew, stranger than the sum of its parts.It is an extremely fluid set with frenetic grooves twisting and turning before dissolving back into free formlessness. Around the time of this recording Fergus Cullen was also playing guitar with twins Anto and Dave Carrol in a read more...