Blutopia - 152CD (2023) | Ron Caines / Martin Archer AXIS

Blutopia - 152CD (2023)

by Ron Caines / Martin Archer AXIS

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1.	Street Drums 02:52	buy track
2.	Glyphx 04:00	buy track
3.	Bell 02:53	buy track
4.	Hunting Horns 04:30	buy track
5.	Acrylic 02:11	buy track
6.	Ornette's Leap 05:04	buy track
7.	Reverie 04:09	buy track
8.	Ancient & Modern 13:30	buy track
9.	Pale Alto 01:22	buy track
10.	Parole 05:25	buy track
11.	Random 02:03	buy track
12.	Portland 03:27	buy track
13.	Morocco Rose 02:39	buy track
14.	Blutopia 04:00	buy track
15.	Marcel 03:21	buy track
16.	Spike Island 06:09	buy track
17.	Pepper Spray 04:13	buy track

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“The fourth collaborative album by Brighton based saxophonist Caines and Sheffield multi-instrumentalist Archer finds them honing their fruitful modus operandi with even more concision.” – Daniel Spicer, Wire

“Somehow both inviting and uncompromisng, it works as a collection of vignettes and as a well-crafted integral whole. Five stars.” – Roger Thomas, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

“The ensemble passages are spikily fraught, but these are punctuated by quite lyrical passages where the music defies expectations and serves high notice of how the line between composition and improvisation can be blurred; it seems to sidestep obvious precedents and stake out its own defined space.” – Nic Jones, JAZZ JOURNAL

For this fourth collaboration between Caines and Archer, we've concentrated on the pure, raw jazz feel of Ron's playing – a rawness which reflects Charles Parker filtered through the prism of British jazz from the 70s or thru AACM music, rather than then more polished sound of many of today’s players. A sequence of short tracks mixes every possible combination of the players from solo through to full ensemble, with instrumental colours scattered around the canvas of what is effectively a concerto with Ron's highly individual sound at its centre.

Ron’s work with East Of Eden was a massive influence on the teenage me, and it is a massive pleasure and privilege for me to be able to present Ron’s late work across these Discus Music releases. - Martin Archer

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released May 26, 2023

Ron Caines – soprano, alto & tenor saxophones
Martin Archer – sopranino & baritone saxophones, clarinet, flute
Graham Clark – violin
Laura Cole – piano
Charlotte Keeffe – trumpet
Chris Sharkey – electric guitar
Gus Garside – double bass
Johnny Hunter – drums

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Discus Music was founded in 1994 by Martin Archer. The label releases leftfield rock music, free jazz, extended songform, electronics, improvised music, and other sounds which defy categorisation.

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