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skin and wire 19

skin and wire

Set of pieces performed by pianocircus and Bill Bruford with two grand pianos, two keyboards and drums plus live electronics; sometimes delicate and sparse, and other times a giant rhythm section.

Reviews:

‘Energetic and at times downright cheeky … as accessible as it is intellectual and as felt as it is thought’ Andy Robson, Jazzwise, 2009

‘Unequivocal beauty and genre-busting writing … transcending the contemporary classical realm … progressive, but in a completely different sense … Bruford is the ideal choice for Riley.‘ John Kelman, All About Jazz, 2009

‘Restless, intricate rhythms … absorbing and gently hypnotic. The avant garde shows its happy face.’ John Bungey, The Times, 2009

‘Takes the sound-world, gestures and techniques from classical, rock and jazz, and makes no apologies for inhabiting the cracks between all three.’ 991 sleevenotes, 2009

‘Can and does groove like hell … at all times Skin and Wire operates on a high level of musical interest … one of the years most important fusion hybrid offerings.’ Gabblegate Music Review, 2009

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kit and caboodle (7.10) 70 p
pale corridor (6.39) 70 p
stalling between two fools (5.36) 70 p
the still small voice (7.54) 70 p
achilles feel (7.22) 70 p
without a hand to hold (2.49) 70 p
squiggle zipper (9.58) 70 p
tear (2.43) 70 p
ebb cast (9.47) 70 p

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a green and yellow melancholy 23 : CRCD003

a green and yellow melancholy

Collection of chamber works 2000-5. These range from the title track for solo piano to large ensemble pieces. The music is played by new music ensemble Kokoro and features soprano Alison Wells.

Reviews:

‘The plop of raindrops, the rustle of leaves, the unfolding of a flower; Riley has the ability to evoke nature with the simplest of means, a plucked harp or a flutter of strings. The central tracks are exquisite settings of a sequence of verses. The other two discs, jazzy and choral, are equally impressive.’
Barry Millington, Evening Standard, 2006

‘Colin Riley has for some years been a composer who seems to be able to create moments of magic, and his ‘A Stranger Called This Morning’ absolutely sticks out as one of those half hours that whistled by in a completely enchanting and memorable way. Beautiful, clever and direct.’
Stewart Collins, Classical Music Magazine, 2006

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Frieze Frame (11.44) 70 p
Celebration (1.41) 70 p
Rising, Falling (4.34) 70 p
Where Do Giants Go To Cry (3.43) 70 p
What Could I Do But Laugh And Go (1.34) 70 p
Dream Colours (2.11) 70 p
The Sound Collector (3.51) 70 p
Helplessly Young (3.03) 70 p
More Often Than We Tell (3.33) 70 p
Never Will I Go Home To Be A Child (2.37) 70 p
Taking Leaves (14.06) 70 p
Airs And Graces (10.04) 70 p
A Green And Yellow Melancholy (7.00) 70 p

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close 24

close

A mixture of songs, instrumentals and a chamber opera about Mary Shelley. The album features the stunning voice of Claron McFadden.

Reviews:

"Colin Riley is a restless, questing composer operating in the margins where classical form clashes with improvisation, pop and electronica. Close covers some tantalisingly different ground, with marimba, electric guitar, cello and violin combining to create a kind of brooding post-rock atmosphere."
Daniel Spicer, Jazzwise 2006

"Ranging from skewed jazz to shimmering textures, it’s full of other influences from rock to trip hop."
Kerry Andrew, New Notes 2006

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close (5.59) 70 p
upon the sharp edges of the night (4.15) 70 p
fire roses (4.35) 70 p
i suspect (1.27) 70 p
at 3am (3.31) 70 p
my bed (1.47) 70 p
a big event (2.26) 70 p
the longing of the meat trade (4.18) 70 p
the morning after (1.53) 70 p
after love (7.27) 70 p
science fictions (20.15) 70 p

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in the gloom of whiteness 25

in the gloom of whiteness

Choral collection performed by Canticum. Colin’s set of winter pieces for choir ‘… round the still earth’ celebrate all aspects of the season setting the work of a range of English poets.

Reviews:

‘The works range from doleful lament to rousing exhortation’.
Daniel Spicer, Jazzwise 2006

‘Fans of sombre, elegiac and diatonic choral writing, people who like Tavener or Pärt, will find much to enjoy’.
Warwick Thompson, Metro 2006

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News! (3.34) 70 p
Flight (4.40) 70 p
The Warm And The Cold (6.18) 70 p
As The Manner Is (2.49) 70 p
Snow Down (5.04) 70 p
Into Leaf (4.54) 70 p

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