Free Range returns

Thursday 12th September 2019
Garage Coffee, Canterbury

The season actually started the previous Thursday with a photographic exhibition based on the previous season (wonderful black and white and photos by FR archivist Kamila Lobuzinska, including a couple of excellent Tim Hodgkinson portraits from the Lindsay Cooper Songbook event I curated). I had to miss that due to post-Smugglers 'flu, but saw the pictures a week later.

Tonight we kick off our musical evenings with an amazing duo called Black Top! https://t.co/N15LKdgd0S

Doors open at 18:30, show is at 19:30, entry free and no ticket required. Come to @GarageRoasted for the fun!

— Free Range (@Free_Range_) September 12, 2019

Orphy Robinson (who I mainly know from his work with Robert Wyatt) was on xylophone and electronics, Pat Thomas on electronics + a little keyboard, some grand piano and a bit of chair-scraping. Quite abrasive at times, with some curious samples of jungle/dubstep thrown in (like distant echoes of Jamaica filtered through the chaos of modern London). One long piece and one short piece. Keyboard/dance support from organiser with movement artist Kristin Fredrickson.