Richard Spaven

Colston Hall Presents at Rough Trade Bristol

Venue:

Rough Trade Bristol
Time:

19:30
Date:

Thu 24 Jan 2019

Arguably one of the most open-eared and adventurous drummers around, Richard is a man who inhabits two worlds: he trained as a jazz drummer but drum & bass and broken beat is his internal heartbeat. Bringing his “fierce, fastmoving set” (The Guardian) to Rough Trade Bristol with guitarist Stuart McCallum (Cinematic Orchestra) and bassist Robin Mullarkey (Jacob Collier), Spaven’s “snare-drum shuffles and lurching offbeats” offer contemporary electronica with the feel of a live album.

Plus support from Ålesund

Age 14+ (Under 18’s to be Accompanied by an adult)

This is a standing Colston Hall Presents show at Rough Trade Bristol, 3 New Bridewell, Nelson Street, Bristol BS1 2QD

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Richard Spaven

Richard Spaven trained as a jazz drummer but drum & bass and broken beat is his internal heartbeat. Accordingly, the music he makes straddles both incarnations, narrowing any gulf there might have been between jazz and dance music.

Spaven has supplied the drums for many artists on stage and in the studio including José James, Flying Lotus, The Cinematic Orchestra, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Gregory Porter to name but a few.

In 2010 he released his solo debut ‘5ive’s EP’ (Jazz Refreshed) and with a guest appearance by José James on the track ‘Maz’ the record turned heads in both the jazz and club DJ scenes. In 2014 he followed with ‘Whole Other*’ defying genres with performances from Blue Note trumpeter Takuya Kuroda playing soulfully amongst ragga tinged drums. In 2017 he released his third solo album ‘The Self’ and in November 2018 he will release his fourth ‘Real Time’.

Ålesund

Dreamscape pioneers Ålesund started 2018 with a bang, as well as finishing their latest EP, putting on their own sell-out shows in Bristol, and playing shows and festivals across the UK, they teamed up with photographer Antonio Petronzio to make a video for their lead single Shift and Flux.

Shift & Flux was greatly received by fans and critics. Produced by Jake Bright (Mary Spender, Doeray, Kate Stapley, Svelte, Future Dub Orchestra), their forth coming EP is a collection of beautifully crafted songs with a sparse, Nordic undercurrent. Immersive sound; rolling drums; intricate guitar work; and soaring vocals, Ålesund are an atmospheric force from the trip hop heartland that create expansive, emotive and exhilarating sound worlds.

“Flawless production, exquisite vocal range and graceful atmospherics…‘Shift & Flux’ might very well be the best song we’ve listened to this year.” – Tap the Feed

“There’s a film not yet made, for which Ålesund haven’t yet composed the award-winning score. But it must happen in the future…” – Bristol In Stereo

“It’s a cinematic piece, sounding like the soundtrack to a verdant landscape of a distant planet, or an out-of-body experience in another world.

Richard Spaven

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