Headfirst Editor's Pick
"Improv’s Greatest Hits returns with a night of sonic mutations and scene collisions. Edinburgh’s Cowboy Builder weld cranky no-wave drawls to serrated noise jams, while local trailblazer Micheal Gianan spins his rare kind of post-jazz guitar racket and Frannie & Zooey sieve nu-country and drone into longform folk-tech rituals. Essential FFO: The Fall, Gastr Del Sol, Bill Orcutt, Prurient, On The Corner era Miles Davis."
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A gig held at Cafe Kino on Friday 16th May. The event starts at 20:00.
Improv’s Greatest Hits is a night and fluid collective using
improvised music as a vehicle to mix musical and social scenes.
Blurring subculture lines, debuting new artists + collaborations
on the regular
For more and past shows look below !
https://www.instagram.com/improvsgreatesthits
*EDIT * Cowboy Builder have sadly had to drop out so
this night is now our extended collective taking over …
new Bristol post jazz giant Micheal Gianan / Country
combines with krautrock making Frannie & Zooey plus
a smooth makeover with new opener Improv’s Softer Kicks
feat tech innovatOR Jack Doyle on beats + Archie Ttwheam
( Ex agent etc ) on keys !
MICHEAL GIANAN
https://www.instagram.com/mykgianan
https://www.instagram.com/drk.humr
Philippines born, New Zealand raised and now
residing in Bristol ; Myk, in record time has become
a new musical titan of the local scene. One half of
alt jazz post rock improv duo D/ark-humr with Chris
Langton ( Snazzback etc ) on drums whilst currently
working with Run Logan Run + several others ; their
tone on the guitar is as unique as themselves. Even
though guitarists like Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Kurt
Rosenwinkel and Blake Mills are big influences ;
the goal for them is to make sounds on the guitar
that don't sound like one
FRANNIE & ZOOEY
https://tdwm.bandcamp.com
https://inklabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-face-of-us-smiling-on-its-own
An all star mini scene amalgamation of players ; Frannie &
Zooey are a Nu Country band that hold the keys to a unique
mix of folk / electronics / song, krautrock and drone. Long
form improv leading into and out of a tune. Think, Acetone
Dick Slessig Combo or Amps for Christ. Featuring members
of The Big Fuss Ensemble / The Dolebury Warren Movement
Tender Foot and Bearer
IMPROV’s SOFTER KICKS
A collaboration between Archie Ttwheam ( Ex Agent ) on
keys and Jack Doyle ( BLISS studio etc ) on electronics. 2/3
of the team behind debut club night Improv’s Greatest Kicks
take on a more laidback but no less weirdo approach. FFO
Amon Tobin / Radiophonic Workshop + Thelonious Monk etc
*EDIT* NO LONGER PLAYING —- COWBOY BUILDER
https://cowboybuilder.bandcamp.com/
Cowboy Builder is a rogue trader forced by blacklist into
the world of music where they may hide forever. Cowboy
Builder began trading in October 2019, but may have been
going longer under misleading handles and faker names.
“While the drawls and serrated edges in Cowboy
Builder’s music carry echoes of The Fall and The
Country Teasers, there’s a jam band’s sense of
exploration that’s all theirs.
CB find light in our doomed realm precisely because
their cranky levitations are realised through battered
people and machines rather than despite them. Their
music is damaged, but they ride that damage into
something remarkable” - The Quietus
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
improvised music as a vehicle to mix musical and social scenes.
Blurring subculture lines, debuting new artists + collaborations
on the regular
For more and past shows look below !
https://www.instagram.com/improvsgreatesthits
*EDIT * Cowboy Builder have sadly had to drop out so
this night is now our extended collective taking over …
new Bristol post jazz giant Micheal Gianan / Country
combines with krautrock making Frannie & Zooey plus
a smooth makeover with new opener Improv’s Softer Kicks
feat tech innovatOR Jack Doyle on beats + Archie Ttwheam
( Ex agent etc ) on keys !
MICHEAL GIANAN
https://www.instagram.com/mykgianan
https://www.instagram.com/drk.humr
Philippines born, New Zealand raised and now
residing in Bristol ; Myk, in record time has become
a new musical titan of the local scene. One half of
alt jazz post rock improv duo D/ark-humr with Chris
Langton ( Snazzback etc ) on drums whilst currently
working with Run Logan Run + several others ; their
tone on the guitar is as unique as themselves. Even
though guitarists like Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Kurt
Rosenwinkel and Blake Mills are big influences ;
the goal for them is to make sounds on the guitar
that don't sound like one
FRANNIE & ZOOEY
https://tdwm.bandcamp.com
https://inklabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-face-of-us-smiling-on-its-own
An all star mini scene amalgamation of players ; Frannie &
Zooey are a Nu Country band that hold the keys to a unique
mix of folk / electronics / song, krautrock and drone. Long
form improv leading into and out of a tune. Think, Acetone
Dick Slessig Combo or Amps for Christ. Featuring members
of The Big Fuss Ensemble / The Dolebury Warren Movement
Tender Foot and Bearer
IMPROV’s SOFTER KICKS
A collaboration between Archie Ttwheam ( Ex Agent ) on
keys and Jack Doyle ( BLISS studio etc ) on electronics. 2/3
of the team behind debut club night Improv’s Greatest Kicks
take on a more laidback but no less weirdo approach. FFO
Amon Tobin / Radiophonic Workshop + Thelonious Monk etc
*EDIT* NO LONGER PLAYING —- COWBOY BUILDER
https://cowboybuilder.bandcamp.com/
Cowboy Builder is a rogue trader forced by blacklist into
the world of music where they may hide forever. Cowboy
Builder began trading in October 2019, but may have been
going longer under misleading handles and faker names.
“While the drawls and serrated edges in Cowboy
Builder’s music carry echoes of The Fall and The
Country Teasers, there’s a jam band’s sense of
exploration that’s all theirs.
CB find light in our doomed realm precisely because
their cranky levitations are realised through battered
people and machines rather than despite them. Their
music is damaged, but they ride that damage into
something remarkable” - The Quietus
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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