Limbs, by Vipertime

Limbs

by Vipertime

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freejazzy Try the say the the same as Nonsemble but in other words. The sax is all the way confident and sometimes persuasive, its supported by two drummers who are determined to speak one exotic language. The bass is somehow steadily traveling back and forth. They all come from far away. Favorite track: All Our Heroes Are Dead (Single).

The Nonsemble The lineup consists of Saxophone, Bass and Two Drum+Perc Kits.
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Slightly unorthodox, perhaps - yet the voodoo rhythms, SUB-sub-Urban base-lines and dramatic wailing sax are - all pushed by twin rhythm engines... indeed - that is just what the witch-doctor ordered!
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"VIPERTIME GIFTS US WITH MORE BANGERS - AGAIN. SOME MORE. AS ALWAYS AND OF COURSE."

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	1.	Limbs (Single) 02:55		buy track
	2.	All Our Heroes Are Dead (Single) 06:28		buy track

about

20 months after their debut LP and in the midst of a global pandemic, Leeds four-piece Vipertime are back with their new double A-side Limbs / All Our Heroes Are Dead.

Vipertime blossomed as band leaders Ben Powling and Matías Reed immersed themselves in the sounds of the 70s Ethiopiques records, and ‘Limbs’ continues to draw from this well of inspiration. Nubian scales and a punk aggression merge in Matías Reed’s snarling bass, the roaring engine at the centre of the machine. Ben Powling’s muscular saxophone takes influence from the recently de- ceased Steve Grossman as well as Vipertime’s peers in the current South East London jazz revival. The double drums of Luke Reddin-Williams and Charlie Grimwood fan the flames with a ferocious combination of brute force and agility.

B-side ‘All Our Heroes Are Dead’ is a meditation on the sound world of John Coltrane, Gato Bar- biere, Sun Ra and a pantheon of musical demigods. Here Vipertime are laid bare. A spiralling saxo- phone and bass introduction moves to a solemn incantation before the energy relentlessly builds to the tune’s soaring pinnacle. Previously recorded on the band’s first EP of the same name, 'All Our Heroes Are Dead' has reached a new level of maturity and intensity as Vipertime strive for the same qualities.

credits

released February 5, 2021

1. Limbs (Matías Reed)
2. All Our Heroes Are Dead (Ben Powling and Matías Reed)

Ben Powling - tenor saxophone and flute
Matías Reed - bass and guitar
Luke Reddin-Williams - drums and percussion
Charlie Grimwood - drums and percussion

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Will Jackson at Eiger Studios, Leeds

As always, special thanks to Jack Simpson and Garrett Brown

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Vipertime Leeds, UK

Born out of the snake pit of LS6 house parties, Vipertime draw from the depths of spiritual jazz and post punk to create improvised music for the dance floor, combining the mesmeric forms and harmonies of 70s Addis with the ferocity of 60s Detroit.

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shows

Apr 29

The Bell Inn

Bath, UK
May 10

Lost In The Hills

Ashbourne, UK
May 15

Peggy's Skylight

Nottingham, UK
May 17

Manchester Jazz Festival

Manchester, UK
May 23

Leeds Jazz Festival

Leeds, UK
May 24

Cobalt Studios

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

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