Rodrigo Constanzo ‘broken’ remix

It gives me enormous pleasure to present to you the third (and final… for now!) in the series of Beats & Pieces remixes, and its one I’ve been looking forward to sharing since it arrived in my inbox a few weeks ago. Rodrigo Constanzo has completely reworked ‘broken’ and it sounds awesome, a fitting end to three weeks of exciting remixes – hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as we have!

Download Rodrigo’s remix for free here (right click/Cmd+click and select Save As…). If you missed any of the previous weeks’ releases you can download all three in a single zip file here.

Remember, if you enjoy any of the music released by Efpi please consider making a donation to support our work by clicking on the yellow ‘Donate’ button to the right of the page – we’d be most grateful!

Beats & Pieces Big Band @ MJF

2 years after our first ever gig opening the Manchester Jazz Festival, its a pleasure to have been invited back to close the 2010 festival! We’ll be playing alongside the Dark Knights of Soul at the Festival Pavilion in Albert Square – click here for more details.

Set starts 8.30pm, advance tickets £7.50 from Ticketline

www.manchesterjazz.com

Dileu ‘bake’ remix

The second in the grand series of Beats & Pieces remixes is by Dileu (aka Owain Roberts, aka Messner), who has reworked ‘bake’ – the first track from the EP. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that Owain also plays trombone on the EP, so its a great pleasure to have the music remixed by someone who plays in the band!

Download the ‘burnt’ remix for free here (right click/Cmd+click and select Save As…) and don’t forget to check back next week for the next remix…

Remember, if you enjoy any of the music released by Efpi please consider making a donation to support our work by clicking on the yellow ‘Donate’ button to the right of the page – we’d be most grateful!

The 265 Quartet

It is our privilege to introduce you to THE 265 QUARTET

Anton Hunter – guitar/fx
Ben Cottrell – clarinet
Graham South – flugelhorn
Rod Skip – cello

Brought together initially by Anton to explore a quieter alternative to HAQ, the group has developed to feature original music by all the members, all from different viewpoints but with improvisation at it’s core.  The group makes it debut (under this name) at Manchester Jazz Festival on July 29th.

Download the demo here.

01 – From Here I Saw What Happened (A. Hunter)
02 – Burrowed (A. Hunter)

The 265 Quartet @ MJF

The 265 Quartet performing at this year’s Manchester Jazz Festival.

Thursday 29th July, Festival Pavillion, Albert Sq. M2 5DB – 12:30pm – Free entry.

Brought together initially by Anton to explore a quieter alternative to HAQ, the group has developed to feature original music by all the members, all from different viewpoints but with improvisation at it’s core.

Anton Hunter – guitar/fx
Rod Skipp – cello
Graham South – flugelhorn
Ben Cottrell – clarinet

Further information from the MJF 2010 website.

Tullis Rennie ‘broken’ remix

First up on the grand Beats & Pieces remix project is Tullis Rennie, trombonist and laptop musician extraordinaire now resident in sunny Barcelona, who has taken on the final track of the EP, ‘broken’. You may be familiar with his BCN_ep which is available on the Concrete Moniker label, and he is also responsible for the vocal manipulation that you can make out on the EP track itself.

Download Tullis’ ‘broken-hearted-boy’ remix for free here (right click/Cmd+click and select Save As…) and don’t forget to check back next week for the next instalment!

Remember, if you enjoy any of the music released by Efpi please consider making a donation to support our work by clicking on the yellow ‘Donate’ button to the right of the page – we’d be most grateful!

Beats & Pieces remixed

In the run up to the Beats & Pieces Big Band playing at the Manchester Jazz Festival on Saturday July 31st, and to celebrate both the end of their UK tour and the 2nd anniversary of their first ever gig at the 2008 festival, we’ve invited some close friends of Efpi to have a go at remixing some tracks from the EP. We’re chuffed with how they’ve turned out, its really exciting for us and we can’t wait for you to hear them!

You can download (for free!) the first remix by Tullis Rennie now and we’ll be making one more available every week so check back every Wednesday to download the next… As always we’d love to know what you think!

Beats & Pieces Big Band @ Marlborough Jazz Festival

Times TBC but keep an eye out on the festival website for more info…