Song Fwaa: SMH review

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The following review of Song Fwaa’s ‘Ligeti’s Goat’ album appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald last month:
From John Shand:

Not everyone can hear this music. First you must lift a certain Persian Rug (depicting grazing goats) to reveal a trapdoor. Opening this, you descend into an underground labyrinth in which every sound has an echo and every echo is a ghost of a note that may have been made by another instrument other than the one you think you heard. The eerie sonic world weaves composition and improvisation as thoroughly as it mingles and blurs the sounds of Martin Kay’s alto saxophone, David Reaston’s guitar, and Jamie Cameron’s drums. By turns dense, disquieting, playful, moving and hypnotic, it adds up to the finest recorded work by each member of this fiercely cohesive Sydney trio.

****
Sydney Morning Herald. 15/7/2011.

Song Fwaa are releasing their debut album “Ligeti’s Goat”.

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Song Fwaa (from the French sangfroid; literally cold blood, colloquially coolness under pressure).

Original, unusual and conversational music from three of Australia’s finest improvisors; Martin Kay on alto sax (Fantastic Terrific Munkle/Continuum Sax/SSO), David Reaston on guitar (leader of the 10 Guitar Project), and Jamie Cameron on drums (20th Century Dog/Amphibious/Adam Ponting). Melodies, sometimes pretty, sometimes catchy, and occasionally abstract and angular, collide with improvisations chattering and emoting, propelling the listener on an exciting express. A fascination for texture and unusual tunings and forms led to a consensus to improvise and compose as a chamber ensemble. Song Fwaa views music as an open vessel into which ideas are dropped and stewed. One is as likely to encounter a ragged ragtime or a post-bop scronk as much as a munted groove or a dodecaphonic row. Transcending the trio’s eclectic curiosity and its diverse stylistic range, Song Fwaa demonstrates a unity of purpose: creating passionate music that resonates in both mind and body.
Personal: Martin Kay (alto saxophone); David Reaston (guitar and pedals); Jamie Cameron (drums).

The Official Album Launch will be held in Sydney at the Venue 505 on Monday 18 April 2011 (8:30PM). For venue enquires please go to www.venue505.com.
Song Fwaa’s ‘Ligeti’s Goat’ album is available online at www.songfwaa.com or through www.cdbaby.com

Song Fwaa new site

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Song Fwaa has a new website. Visit http://www.songfwaa.com/.
Original, unusual and conversational music from three of Australia’s finest improvisors; Martin Kay (alto sax), David Reaston (guitar), and Jamie Cameron (drums). Melodies, sometimes pretty, sometimes catchy, and occasionally abstract and angular, collide with improvisations chattering and emoting, propelling the listener on an exciting express. A fascination for texture and unusual tunings and forms led to a consensus to improvise and compose as a chamber ensemble. Song Fwaa views music as an open vessel into which ideas are dropped and stewed. One is as likely to encounter a ragged ragtime or a postbop scronk as much as a munted groove or a dodecaphonic row. Transcending the trio’s eclectic curiosity and its diverse stylistic range, Song Fwaa demonstrates a unity of purpose: creating passionate music that resonates in both mind and body.

New pages

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I’ve added 3 new pages to the site – Buy Cds, Press and Links.
CDs are now available through the site (via Paypal). The following CDs are in stock:
10 GUITAR PROJECT – 10 Guitar Project – AUD$20
THE REASTON/KAY EFFECT – Reaston/Kay Effect – AUD$15
AFTER NOW – David Reaston – AUD$10