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Hand to Mouth: working with Keeley Forsyth
April 6th, 2025
This blog is a little look behind the scenes of Hand to Mouth, made in collaboration with vocalist and composer Keeley Forsyth. After many years of working together as a duo, using a fold-up, portable harmonium, and later, with various expanded touring ensembles for Debris, Limbs, and The Hollow; we had long talked about returning READ MORE
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU.
May 14th, 2024
“Don’t delete anything!” – Simon Ballard, Mute Song Publishing A SHORT NOTE ABOUT DEDICATIONS & TITLES I never sit and make music specifically for people – the music just appears. Then, once the pieces have been decided, and the sequencing of tracks begins, a period of reflective listening enables ideas, images, and people to appear. READ MORE
Abreagierung 50°56’01.6″N 0°47’33.4”E + Daylight Music: The Church Tour
March 29th, 2023
Piano. Today is Piano Day. Happy Piano Day. Abreagierung 50°56’01.6″N 0°47’33.4”E is a piano + memorymoog track that now resides within the Piano Day Compilation Vol. 2 alongside some very distinguished artists, including Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Yann Tiersen, Hélène Vogelsinger, and others. This track would have otherwise been homeless had it not been for Nils READ MORE
Bösendorfer Imperial – Photo Journal
June 10th, 2022
Today was no ordinary Friday. For years I had only dreamed about the idea of building a studio, and even less the idea of anything like the instrument now sitting inside it. I’ll save talk of the build, and the instrument for future Blog instalments, but for now, figured a photo journal of today’s events READ MORE
Irrealis – new album + Piano Day solo concert
March 29th, 2022Today sees the announcement of the latest release for The Leaf Label – Irrealis – a mini album of prepared piano pieces. Tonight, I’ll be carting my box of bolts, screws and Blu-Tack to the Howard Assembly Room, for a special Piano Day edition of Brudenell Piano Sessions – a series of monthly concerts with a piano focus, READ MORE
The Embalmer – forthcoming duo album w/Emil Karlsen
February 7th, 2022It is a real pleasure to be working with Emil Karlsen – who is arguably one of the most individual improvising musicians to have emerged onto the European scene in recent years. Emil and I got together and played some music sometime in 2020. The sessions were recorded and produced by Chris Sharkey, and the READ MORE
Désinances released on Sähkö Recordings
July 24th, 2021Désinances is a collection of solo piano pieces taken from two contrasting recording sessions. The first was intended as a set of raw materials made specifically for a collaborative project with Franck Vigroux, and provided the impetus for the making of this album, with the second following on shortly afterwards. Both occasions yielded different musical READ MORE
Bandcamp Bundle + 1674 exclusive Fender Rhodes EP
June 5th, 2020I hope that you are all keeping well, and have found the opportunity to tune in to all sorts of music these last few months – especially via Bandcamp and their generous gesture of waiving their fees for artists. Aside from today’s enticing all-inclusive bundle on offer from The Leaf Label, I have added a short set READ MORE
Keeley Forsyth: DEBRIS
January 17th, 2020There are moments in one’s life that occur only once. Having the chance to collaborate with Keeley Forsyth is, unquestionably, one of the defining moments in my musical life to date. The first time I heard Keeley’s songs, they were impulsive recordings that had been performed directly into a laptop via its built-in microphone – READ MORE
October Concerts: Mike Westbrook / Keith Tippet
October 4th, 2018SO… Mike Westbrook’s music changed my way of hearing music when I was a student at Leeds College of Music, and Keith Tippett is the reason I play the piano the way I do. And, if that weren’t enough, I am appearing under their auspices within one week of each other. First up: OCTOBER 6 READ MORE