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Every once in a while you come across a piece of music or a band that surprises you. ROAM THE HELLO CLOUDS convey the excitement that feeling of discovery brings.
At a glance, some might mistakenly classify it as jazz/electronica mainly due to PHIL SLATER’s soaring trumpet (reminiscent of Miles Davis circa ‘Bitches Brew’) in combination with DAVE MILLER’s subtle electronics and LAURENCE PIKE’s (TRIOSK, PIVOT) untethered drumming.Barriers are dissolved and all attempts at categorizations fail. This music never stands still! In October 2003, Sydney-based drummer Laurence Pike was paired up with Perth Laptop artist Dave Miller in a musical blind date for a performance at the Sydney Opera House – a meeting of kindred spirits. When in the following week the opportunity for another gig in Sydney arose, Pike called upon trumpeter Phil Slater (former Australian Jazz musician of the year) to complete what he thought would be an ideal musical partnership for a one-off collaboration.
DAVE MILLER – in THE WIRE “Dave Miller puts a new spin on the virtual reality of sample-based composition”… PHIL SLATER – in THE AUSTRALIAN “at the cutting edge of contemporary jazz . . . originality, technical mastery and that spark of intelligent musical exploration that has always driven the evolution of jazz.” LAURENCE PIKE in THE WIRE “Whoever programmed him should be mighty proud”
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