Simian Carbuncle have several dates booked for April this year, with more to be announced. Keep an eye on the Live Dates page for more information and ticket links.
Category: Live
Simian Carbuncle..?
Indeed… Well, Simian Carbuncle is the name of a new improvising duo with myself and Adrian Southby. It cements our earlier explorations into free improvisation with prepared guitars, culminating in a fantastic performance at the Rose Hill in Brighton, supporting the incredible Sloth Racket. That performance will be available soon via Phonocene Records, but for… Continue reading Simian Carbuncle..?
New EP “Brighton Electric” Out Now!
Recorded in a single, improvised session at Brighton Electric Studios, initially the EP was intended to be a session to work out some new ideas with drummer Darren Beckett, but I liked the recordings so much that I decided to release them as a standalone EP… You can check it out and buy via my… Continue reading New EP “Brighton Electric” Out Now!
Online Collaboration/Free Improvisation
Here’s a collaborative piece I did with Travis Williams. It’s the kind of thing that gives me some kind of faith in social media – we’ve been following each other on Instagram for a while, and when Travis posted a suggestion for an online collaboration, I was absolutely up for it. This is the result!
Phonoscene Presents: THX 1138 LIVE FILM SCORE at Komedia, Brighton
Information can be found here. Buy tickets here. Facebook event page here. “Sometime in the future in a state controlled society, conformity and homogeneity are the rule; a time when people have designations instead of names. A man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly controlled society…” Matt Clark, Brighton based… Continue reading Phonoscene Presents: THX 1138 LIVE FILM SCORE at Komedia, Brighton
Another New Project…
In tandem with the live jazz band project (see previous post), I’ll be performing a live score to the film THX 1138 at Brighton’s Komedia in August, under the monika Phonoscene. Stay tuned for updates…
Matt Clark; Three
Matt Clark; Three is a new, rhythm based jazz project I’m starting. The music takes influence from the burgeoning new jazz scene on both sides of the Atlantic, but also throws a nod to influences as diverse as Krautrock, funk and hip-hop. It’s a convergence ideas inspired by all the new music I’ve heard over… Continue reading Matt Clark; Three
The Devil’s Storybook – Annika Brown
I’m really excited to be working with singer-songwriter Annika Brown on the arrangements and performance of her upcoming album “The Devil’s Storybook” “[Matt’s] guitar and Annika’s voice… you’ve got some pretty tasty potential there!” For more info on Annika, and to preview the album, please visit her website: https://annikabrown.net/about
Serious Child Video
A day out in the country filming a live video for “Time Keeps Rolling” and other songs, ahead of our upcoming gigs at Cecil Sharp House in Camden and Petworth. https://youtu.be/FNNglzExO8w
Elephant’s Graveyard Review
Excellent review of Elephant’s Graveyard from Fringe Review – I’m really proud to have been part of this, and the play will now be a full production run next year! “Billed as a rehearsed reading director David Eaton has managed more in the flexible NVT Studio space. With Kasha Goodenough on production and managing, Vanessa… Continue reading Elephant’s Graveyard Review