Recording: Eucalyptus

Artist: Eucalyptus

Song: unknown^*

Recorded at The Tranzac's Main Hall (Tranzac Fundraiser II), June 14, 2024.

Eucalyptus - unknown

This set brought a different "look" from Eucalyptus than had been seen in their previous appearance in the Tranzac's Main Hall. Part of that was down to the presence of a couple last-minute fill-ins (Chris Banks on bass and Robin Buckley on percussion), but the biggest shift was hearing Aline Homzy on violin up front, occupying the role of foil and counterpart to Brodie West that has traditionally been filled by Nicole Rampersaud. The difference in timbre was felt in an accentuation of glide over thrust, which especially added an extra sheen of subtle shimmy to the slower numbers like this one.

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Recording: Buckley/Hay/Fournier/Perera

Artist: Robin Buckley/Jay Hay/Alex Fournier/Nilan Perera

Song:

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (SynCirSundays), September 11, 2022.

Robin Buckley/Jay Hay/Alex Fournier/Nilan Perera - [1st section]

Switching over to baritone guitar, Nilan Perera was joined for this set by Robin Buckley (percussion) and Jay Hay (sax) who pushed things into some hard funk territory.

You can check out a bigger chunk of this set (and some others in the SynCirSundays playlist!) over on youtube:

[SynCirSundays is back this Sunday (October 9th) with Mike Hansen and Gary Barwin celebrating the release of where the angels once were: live sessions, plus Rob Clutton and Nilan Perera playing the Music of Jimmy Page.]

Recording: Andrew Wedman/Robin Buckley

Artist: Andrew Wedman/Robin Buckley

Song: Second Improvization for Bass Piano [excerpt]

Recorded at Creatures Creating Gallery ("Wavelength 583: The Bass Piano"), December 1, 2013.

Second Improvization for Bass Piano [excerpt]

Full review to follow. Tuning an entire piano down an octave (a process that I learned some more about here) does some cool things, with the slackened tension causing all sort of buzzing overtones and bell-like sounds. The night closed out with a set from Wedman, the Bass Piano's inventor. Backed by Buckley's slowly-roiling percussion, Wedman favoured plucks at the long strings exposed underneath the keyboard, surrounding his notes with long, low sproings.