album 2 in progress
Michelson Morley, augmented by guitar maestro dan messore, has returned to the studio to being work on its second studio album. We’re back in Jim Barr’s Bristol-based J and J Studio and have recorded a full album’s worth of music …
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Taking Off feature in September Jazzwise
Michelson Morley is featured in this month’s edition of Jazzwise magazine in a Taking Off feature…
4 star review from the Jazz Mann
Very complimentary review from Ian Mann the Jazz Mann in his online blog, giving Aether Drift 4 stars: “Strong melodies, inventive rhythms and grooves, plus imaginative use of electronics adds up to a winning formula that is thoroughly convincing” Read …
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4 stars in Jazzwise and a great review in London Jazz News
This month’s Jazzwise Magazine reviews the album and has given it 4 stars! “… the sparse textures and nu-groove-with-loops aspects link to post-rock aesthetic as much as they do contemporary UK jazz. But it’s more than good enough to get the …
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Video from Live at The Cube
Review of our launch at The Cube
“… the confident fearlessness of the players seeming capable of taking things afresh every time.” Bristol 24/7 Read in full
Guardian review of Aether Drift
“liberating flexibilities of time and space certainly characterise McMurchie’s fine first album as a composer/leader … The compositions are imaginative and the collective creativity gives the set an unapologetically jazz-rooted feel” http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/01/michelson-morley-aether-drift-review
First review of Aether Drift gives 4 stars
“The album successfully bridges a bluesy freebop acoustic jazz sensibility and futurejazz electronica… A fine debut.” Marlbank **** Read in full
Loop the Loop
Creative adventures inspired by books: A series of events, providing high quality participatory arts experiences to St Ives library visitors (including One Stop Shop). This two week project is designed to highlight the library’s strength as a hub for cultural …
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Collaboration with film-maker Jo Mayes
We’ve been working with experimental film-maker Jo Mayes who has taken our music and used it to produce 3 short studies, as well as a short film to accompany Cross-stream roundtrip time (featured on the homepage). Jo Mayes is a …
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Jazz Services touring support
We’re very happy to be able to announce that Jazz Services have chosen us for touring support from their National Touring Support Scheme for our tour in April/May/June. Thanks to Anne, John, Chris at Jazz Services support and all on …
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Interview with Marlbank
I was recently interview by the excellent online music magazine Marlbank. Here’s the interview in full…
Broadcast on Radio 3’s Late Junction
Nick Luscombe played Cross-stream Roundtrip Time on Late Junction last night. Our first broadcast on national radio! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03h3tfy