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Electroacoustic Improvisations

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about

This is a very special release indeed on Vision Of Sound Records.

Stirfry (1993-1996) was an experimental electro/acoustic trio based in Norwich that constantly challenged many of the accepted rules and boundaries of free, improvised music-making at that time by way of its openness to sampling, melody and rhythm just as much as more experimental approaches to sound.

It featured Colin Brady (percussion), Dave Pullin (soprano and sopranino saxophones) and myself (piano, synthesizer and live electronics), and in its brief yet intense history surprised – it's more than fair to say – audiences at some of the UK's leading improvised music events in Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, London and of course Norwich itself.

This studio recording made in 1995 allows the listener a unique and focused window into the pacing, energy and above all detail of just some of the vast canvas of Stirfry's soundworld.

Audiences may already have been aware of both Dave Pullin’s and my experimental output, however many would not have heard Colin Brady in this context as often as they should have, and all three of us were delighted to have had the chance not only to listen once more to these recordings at the beginning of this year, but also to decide that we should like to make them available.

We hope you enjoy them.

STIRFRY: ELECTROACOUSTIC IMPROVISATIONS is dedicated to the memory of Colin Brady (1960-2021) and his breath-taking approach to sound and invention.

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Dear Listeners,

Having not heard these recordings for over 25 years, we were not sure how we would respond.

Memories of the session are hazy but we can say that we were all motivated by and shared the vision that it should be possible to make music in this way.

Listening now, we’re struck by what can only be described as an innocence and playfulness in the playing that seems to completely disregard genre and be simply about creating and organising sound together.

The pieces are all improvised in the moment and are all a result of one session recorded by Graham Halliwell in the Concert Hall of the Music Department at UEA, Norwich. We can remember it was a sunny day in August 1995.

We have decided to make these recordings available, as to us they represent an honesty and directness of approach. Our ambition was simply to make music as good as it can be.

Colin Brady, Dave Pullin and Simon-Mary Vincent,
March 2021.

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released June 22, 2021

Colin Brady: Percussion.
Dave Pullin: Soprano and Sopranino Saxophones.
Simon-Mary Vincent: Piano, Synthesizer and Live Electronics.

Recorded by Graham Halliwell.

Produced by Simon-Mary Vincent.

Artwork by Mark Burden.

All tracks © Colin Brady, Dave Pullin and Simon-Mary Vincent (PRS/BMI)
Published by Vision Of Sound Publishing (BMI)

In memory of Colin Brady
October 1960 – April 2021.

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