The fluctuating nature of Bill Nelson‘s ORCHESTRA FUTURA is a perfect reflection of this ensemble’s music that deliberately avoided pop-oriented structures of the guitarist’s previous experiments, with BE-BOP DELUXE and beyond. A trio whose ranks include acclaimed reedman Theo Travis and bassist Dave Sturt of GONG fame, the latter also handling electronic effect, excel in presenting epic improvisations, with arresting melodies created on the spot and this existing only in the moment, which is why no studio effort has ever been made to capture such immediacy.
ORCHESTRA FUTURA –
Live At Nelsonica And Clothworkers Hall
The band took to the stage several times, though, most often at fan events, beginning from 2006, and now a selection of their public adventures is going to make a concert album, the six-strings veteran’s fourth. Titled “Live At Nelsonica And Clothworkers Hall” and scheduled to emerge on February 13th, 2006, it features five expansive pieces, culled from three shows in York and Leeds, that expose the three musicians’ sheer brilliance and blistering interplay. A most welcome perspective.
1. A Marble Solace
2. Pixels By Moonlight
3. Starlight Men
4. For The Sake Of Trains
5. Perfect Cloud
