Wasp Honey - 138CD (2022) | Martin Archer, John Jasnoch, Sarah Farmer, Lee Boyd Allatson

Wasp Honey - 138CD (2022)

by Martin Archer, John Jasnoch, Sarah Farmer, Lee Boyd Allatson

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1.	Flood 12:46	buy track
2.	WSMay10-MA 02:03	buy track
3.	Two Way Traffic 09:46	buy track
4.	WSMay10-JJ 02:18	buy track
5.	Troop 16:56	buy track
6.	WSMay10-LA 00:59	buy track
7.	Microagressor 04:16	buy track
8.	WSMay10-SF 02:06	buy track
9.	Swoon 08:20	buy track
10.	Wasp Honey 01:58	buy track

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"Together, the four subtly provide enough instrumental grit to move mountains. The opening twelve minutes of “Flood” takes its full complement of minutes to finally crest, as the tumescent urgings of violin and sax dance seductively about one another in flagrante delicto. “Two Way Traffic” is indeed a more bustling affair, Allatson’s percussive firmament propelling forward with a good deal of wit and aplomb, a sturdy bedrock upon which Archer bends notes like passers by navigating tortured, congested avenues. By the time we’ve gotten to “Swoon” (hair tousled back, flirtatious gestures cast askance, looks stolen), as Archer’s bluster vies for attention amidst Farmer’s aching cries, the callback to “Flood” squares the circle, lovers leaping, energies ejected, chaos christened. The closing title track acts like the party’s pre-dawn comedown, swinging with the kind of cool autumnal ‘60s shuffle that would make Don Rendell and Ian Carr proud as peacocks. There’s worse ways to go than getting stung by the sweet nectar of this lot." - Darren Bergstein, Downtown Music Gallery NYC

John and Martin played with Sarah and Lee as part of the Birmingham Improvisors Orchestra, and quickly had the idea for this group - they lost no time in getting the quartet into the studio and spontaneously putting down this mix of compositions, graphic scores and improvisations, which hovers between AACM style free jazz, improvised music plus a hint of contemporary classical music.

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released September 9, 2022

Martin Archer - sopranino and alto saxophones, flute
John Jasnoch - bass guitar
Sarah Farmer - violin and electronics
Lee Boyd Allatson - drums and percussion

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Discus Music Sheffield, UK

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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