SLOWFOOT RECORDS

Sonic Navigations - The Grip + CoN and KwAkE + Micachu [DJ Set] - 18th Nov

SONIC NAVIGATION - THE GRIP + CoN and KwAkE + MICACHU [DJ set]
Tuesday 18th November @ Cargo, London

Info/Tickets:
http://www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/info/sonic-navigation
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/308954859290983/

Part of the London Jazz Festival, Sonic Navigation is a new project, conceived by
Finn Peters, which aims to explore the lineage of improvised music referencing
those 60’s and 70’s jazz recordings that influence live hip-hop, spoken word
and contemporary jazz.

The Grip
This playful, freewheeling and energetic trio is comprised of three of Europe’s
most in demand and respected jazz musicians. Joining Finn Peters on flutes
and sax, we have the highly individual playing of Oren Marshall (Sons of Kemet)
on tuba and Tom Skinner (Melt Yourself Down, Owiny Sigoma Band) on drums.

"…one of the city's hottest propositions. Their debut album Celebrate, out now on
Slowfoot Records, takes the group through knotty free-bop, deep blues and Middle
Eastern drones in a deft mix of free playing and compositional ingenuity."
[The Quietus]

CoN & KwAkE
Hip-hop duo who have recently performed alongside the likes of Mos Def & MF
Doom. MC Confucius is the cerebral lyricist rapping with Kwake Bass on drums,
samples and production.

Micachu -
DJ sets from a highly creative and original musician & composer (Micachu & the
Shapes) who knows no musical boundaries. ‘Micachu is so far ahead of the game
it hurts’ [The Collapse Board]

THE GRIP at The Cockpit

The Grip performing at The Cockpit at Jez Nelson's Jazz In The Round.

Finn Peters - Sax
Oren Marshall - Tuba
Tom Skinner - Drums

THE GRIP MIXTAPE - FREE!!

THE GRIP MIXTAPE

In anticipation of their album 'Celebrate' The Grip have put together a mixtape which features covers, re-workings and remixes of material recorded during the album sessions, featuring Confucius MC, some additional production by Snorkel's Frank Byng and a Hello Skinny remix.

The Grip Mixtape

1. Planet Earth
2. Revival [feat. Confucius MC]
3. Piano Interlude
4. Eulipians [feat. Confucius MC]
5. Sax interlude
6. Saladin [Hello Skinny Remix]

Snorkel gig at The Birds Nest w/ Snapped Ankles - 25/10/14

PRESCOTT / TWINSCAPES/ STEVE LAWSON - 1/11/14

SNORKEL TO PLAY MATCH AND FUSE FESTIVAL - OCT 2014

MATCH AND FUSE FESTIVAL 2014

A three day festival across three venues in East London: showcasing an exhilarating diversity of new music across a multitude of genres

- M&F LONDON 2014 will feature premieres of new works from Elliot Galvin, Shabaka Hutchings, James Allsopp, Rebecca Sneddon & Lunch Money

- M&F LONDON 2014 will be broadcast live online to the world through Screensaver on October 3

- M&F LONDON 2014 will feature some of the UK and Europe’s most exciting acts, breaking genre barriers, challenging convention and producing innovative live sounds including:

Lazy Habits, The Comet Is Coming, Pixel, Lana Trio w/ John Butcher, Snorkel, The Physics House Band, Bellatrix and many more.

DON’T MISS OUT !!
ALL TICKETS CLICK HERE

Thurs October 2 (The Vortex, N16 8AZ): Doors 7.30pm, stage times TBA

£7 adv or before 9pm // £10 otd after 9pm

SynKoke (NO), Schnellertollermeier (CH), Elliot Galvin trio feat. Harald Lassen (UK), Pixel (NO)

Fri October 3 (Rich Mix, E1 6LA): Doors 7.30pm, stage times TBA

£9 adv or before 9pm // £14 otd after 9pm

in association with Sinema City & Screensaver

Lazy Habits (UK), Doffs Poi (SE), Nohaybandatrio feat. James Allsopp (IT/UK), Ben See + Bellatrix + Grace Savage + Sam Coates (UK), The Comet is Coming (Soccer 96 + Shabaka Hutchings) (UK)

Sat October 4 (Vortex, N16 8AZ + Cafe Oto, E8 3DL): Doors 7pm, stage times TBA

£9 early bird wristband for both venues // £12 both venue wristband adv // £10 otd of each venue

in association with Va Fongool and Rare Noise Records

Monkey Plot + Frode Gjerstad (NO), Snorkel (UK), Wolfram trio (NO), The Physics House Band (UK), Free Nelson Mandoomjazz (UK), Lana trio feat. John Butcher (NO/UK), Lunch Money (UK), Twinscapes (IT/UK), The Eirik Tofte Match&Fuse Orchestra (all)

Match&Fuse gratefully acknowledge support from the following organisations:

Arts Council England , PRS Foundation, Music Norway, Rare Noise Records, Swiss Culture Fund , Kanton Luzern Kulturförderung

THE GRIP ALBUM LAUNCH - 4th SEPT

THE GRIP [Finn Peters on sax, flute, Oren Marshall on tuba, Tom Skinner on drums] will be performing at The Vortex in London on Thursday Sept 4th to celebrate the release of their debut LP...'Celebrate'.

The album is due for release on 27th October.

4 Sep - THE GRIP ALBUM LAUNCH

@ The Vortex, London

5 Sep - THE GRIP

@ Turner Museum, Margate

9 Oct - THE GRIP

@ The Portland Arms, Cambridge

27 Oct - THE GRIP

@ Jazz In The Round at The Cockpit Theatre, London

18 Nov - THE GRIP [w/ KWAKE & CON + MICACHU DJ Set]

@ Cargo, London

FINN PETERS + TOM SKINNER - CELEBRATE

Finn Peters and Tom Skinner from The Grip perform 'Celebrate' in the park...and talk about stuff. The album of the same name will be with you soon....

Hello Skinny - improvisation in the woods

Hello Skinny improvising in a barn at 'In The Woods Festival'

Tom Skinner, Shabaka Hutchings and Hugh Jones [aka Crewdson]...Nice!

The Grip - Debut album set fro 27th October release

New signing The Grip to release their debut album on Slowfoot - drops 27th October.

The Grip is Finn Peters [sax/flute], Oren Marshall [tuba] and Tom Skinner [drums]....

Noah Harris on artwork!...

Limited edition vinyl - Available for pre-order from our shop.

Prescott - On the Prog covermount cd - August Issue

MONKEY PUZZLE TRIO + PRESCOTT reviewed in The Wire

PRESCOTT @ Roundhouse Studios - 13th June [w/ ARCH GARRISON + STARS IN BATTLEDRESS]

PRESCOTT Promo Video + Press

Check out some the press from the PRESCOTT - 'ONE DID' , aswell as Kev Hopper's hilarious promo video.

PRESS:

'…the wildly eccentric melodic and harmonic choices and snare-tight but restless compositional arrangements make this a remarkably confrontational and uncomfortable (albeit totally compelling) listen… As far as British-politician-themed art-rock bands go, Prescott are a unique and mischievous proposition…' [The List] Matt Evans

Prescott make music that is hilarious as it is infuriating. Hopper bouncing tang grabs hold of Byng's metronomic dub- funk rhythms, with Marsden adding tight slashes of discordant electric piano and crumpled clavichord scrunches… neatly positioning Prescott - and Slowfoot - in a fictional and slightly skewed parallel universe where wayward British eccentrics lurk at every turn. [The Wire] Daniel Spicer

"The real beauty of the material lies in the lithe and minimalist nature of group... ...More than all this, as the group’s first recording One Did serves to underline the true potency of the experimenting that’s key to the Prescott trio." [Sonic Router]

"...Hopper revels in angular mischief throughout One Did's 11 gleefully perverse instrumentals. The fi"Best band in the world…ever!" [John Prescott]nest moments here - the tense, Can-like shuffle of Didism; the twitching, cinematic jazz menace of Philby Flies - are throwbacks to Stump's heroically non-conformist clatter, and a tantalising glimpse of what's in store if Hopper continues this joyously wayward course." [Prog Magazine]

" You wouldn’t be surprised to know that former Stump bassist Kev Hopper is behind this gem... ... A tirade that breeds some nice irregular metrics, funky falls and even a smidgen of dub." [Freq]

"For sheer verve this will be a tough album to beat - by turns odd, melodic, exciting." [Terrascope Rumbles]

"...all three have fully succumbed to and are in thrall of th' groove - albeit a refreshingly inventive and unconventional one." [Terrascope]

"Best band in the world...ever!" [John Prescott]

PRESCOTT @ The Buffalo Bar - 2nd July [w/ Tuner + Matt Stevens]

PRESCOTT review - Rock A Rolla

Prescott on Prescott - John Prescott approves new Slowfoot signing!

Slowfoot's latest signing PRESCOTT looks to have won the approval of their namesake. "...best band in the world ever" he tweeted. And now this...

SNORKEL @ NO DARK PLACES FESTIVAL - 1/6/13

PRESCOTT LIVE IN THE STUDIO

SLOWFOOT LABEL SAMPLER

Label sampler featuring tracks old and new from the Slowfoot roster, including two previously unreleased tracks from Robert Logan and new signing Hello Skinny.

Also available as a CD in a beautiful gatefold cardboard sleeve.

Tracklist:
1. Snorkel - Stop Machine
2. Robert Logan - Error Message
3. Crewdson - Cascade
4. Charles Stuart - Drive Through Snow
5. Monkey Puzzle Trio - Knight, Rook, Bishop
6. Crackle - Heavy Water
7. Sebastian Rochford/Pamelia Kurstin - Hop [edit]
8. Oren Marshall - Six [edit]
9. Robert Logan - Cytochrome
10. Snorkel - Battle Of The Odds
11. Hello Skinny - Hello Skinny [Bonus Beat]
12. Robert Logan - Accurate Spit Boy [Bass Clef Remix]
13. Crewdson - Cascade [Snorkel Remix]
14. Charley Marlowe - Shining Star

SLOWFOOT + HELLO SKINNY FEATURED IN THE WIRE

The Wire - Dec 2012

Feature on Slowfoot and Hello Skinny....courtesy of Nick Southgate.

HELLO SKINNY MIXTAPE - FREE

HELLO SKINNY - SMASH + GRAB MIXTAPE

New signing HELLO SKINNY [aka Tom Skinner] celebrates his induction into the Slowfoot fold with a free mixtape featuring the talents of Shabaka Hutchings, Rowdy Superstar and Trudie Dawn Smith. His debut album is due in the autumn.

AVAILABLE FOR FREE HERE

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