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Powerplant is a collective brought together by percussionist Joby Burgess, combining Burgess's playing with electronics and soundscapes devised by Matthew Fairclough and visuals by Kathy Hinde.... — The Guardian, 7th November 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Oct 2008
Catalogue No: SIGCD143
Label: Signum
Length: 49 minutes

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Bringing together some of the most dynamic young British artists, Powerplant explores hi-octane percussion-led music with an electronic sound and strong visual performance. The collective made its debut in July 2005, with a sell out performance at The Purcell Room, London. Since then Powerplant has performed extensively throughout the UK and was one of the few ensembles to perform at Steve Reich's Barbican birthday celebrations 'Phases', in 2006. As well as Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint, works by the electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk (which translates as 'Powerplant' in English) are also performed on the disc. At the heart of the Powerplant sound is the percussion and live electronics duo of genre trashing Ensemble Bash virtuoso, Joby Burgess and Liverpool based composer and live sound engineer, Matthew Fairclough. Coupled with specially created film, vintage computer imagery and live visuals from Bristol-based visual artist Kathy Hinde, the trio has created an experimental and challenging repertoire fusing seminal percussion works alongside their own work, improvisations and remixes. Powerplant's set of classic electronica from pioneering dance masters Kraftwerk, was arranged in-conjunction with composer, Ben Foster, and features the Elysian Quartet, the only British string quartet of its generation exclusively dedicated to 20th century and contemporary music. From September 2006 until June 2007, Powerplant worked on a 'Item' research grant from the Arts council of England hosted by FACT - Foundation for Arts & Creative Technology - in Liverpool. As a result of this work Powerplant will premiere major new commissions from British minimalist, Graham Fitkin and composer/producer Gabriel Prokofiev to coincide with the release of this disc. This release is a CD Plus, which will incorporate visuals from Powerplant's live shows, and will be supported by a UK tour during November and December.

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7th November 2008

Powerplant is a collective brought together by percussionist Joby Burgess, combining Burgess's playing with electronics and soundscapes devised by Matthew Fairclough and visuals by Kathy Hinde. This disc provides an intriguing sample of their programming

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