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[chilli]

A really great write up in todays Guardian


Fulborn Teversham, Count Herbert II

John Fordham Friday March 30, 2007
The Guardian Newspaper

****out of 5
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Paul Morley rightly said of this new Seb Rochford band that it wasn't nu jazz, acid jazz, Jamie jazz or Parky jazz. But for all its wilful, rough-skinned unorthodoxy, it has a jazz soul. Inspired Polar Bear and Acoustic Ladyland drummer Rochford's most eclectic venture features abrasive, punky singer Alice Grant, keyboardist Nick Ramm, and plenty of blasting (and sometimes unexpectedly tender) tenor sax from Acoustic Ladyland's Pete Wareham. Grant sometimes sounds like a punk singer playing the Artful Dodger, sometimes like Robert Wyatt at his most hauntingly dirgey. The title track moves from crypt music to dark, funky electronica. Some of the material sounds like music boxes tinkling away with eerie birdsong outside, some of it stomps along with Ladyland-like sax solos. But the sparing ballads Even If and The Time That Went Away are tinglingly lyrical. At times, Count Herbert II suggests a kind of downbeat British Mothers of Invention. Rochford and his F-ire Collective partners are that original.

[chilli]

Superb Fulborn Teversham 4 paragarph preview in todays Guardian Newspaper GUIDE

this is going to be awe inspiring event tonight Pls support

[PVH]

The PVH lads will be there, drooling over Sebs drumming.

[luscious vicar]

The drummer from Quack Quack is coming back to aberdeen on the 5th of may to Cellar 35 with his other band Bilge Pump. They are mighty. Go do it!

[nullmouse]

Quack Quack were band of the night for me, Teversham just behind and Pit Er Pat took until the last two or three songs to truly win me over. Liked Quack Quack last time they played, but was really impressed this time - I think the context of the evening was more in their favour this time around and their energy from the word 'go' was infectious. Magic way to start a thoroughly enjoyable evening.