Wednesday 17 September 2014

Toolshed

The Toolshed Album (2005) ...

An anthology of Toolshed ...808 State meets Magma downtown ... this is a collection of sessions by various line-ups of the experimental Manchester club night/ laboratory led by Graham Massey (Biting Tongues, 808 State, Bjork, Massonix) ...

Mathematica ... 


 In 1998, Graham Massey (808 State) wanted to create a night out he himself might leave his instruments at home for, and invented the Toolshed night in Manchester. In the time since, Toolshed has been hailed as one of the most expansive and ambitious attempts to leave the planet.

Each month The Toolshed Allstars perform a freeform set with equally unhinged guest musicians. Initially it was just Graham alone on computer, guitars and wind instruments. He was quickly joined in subsequent months by like-minded Manchester luminaries such as Paddy Steer (Homelife) Dick Harrison (Spaceheads) Graham Clark (jazz violinist extraordinaire) James Ford (Simian) and the unique multi-octave voice of Seaming To.

A storming 4 drummer, 6-piece horn section line-up of Toolshed forms the cornerstone of the debut album on Twisted Nerve - together with studio recordings and home sketches...  discogs.com ...



Love in Outer Space (Sun Ra cover) ... 



NANANANANAANAA.13-09-2003.as part of"In The City"
Seaming To (vocals)Graham Massey (alto Sax,;)Paddy Steer(Bass) Pat Illingworth,Richard Harrison &James Ford (Drums) Graham Clark (Violin) Howard Jacobs,Enrico Marcessi,Lara James,Roger Wickham,Gareth Beckwith,




Session 72 documentary ... 



Toolshed Big Band live at Futuresonic 2002 ...

Wok & Giblet live at QEH, London ...
                                                              Watusa ...

Argumenta ...live at Band On The wall 1999...

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