Post by heapsaflash on Aug 2, 2011 17:37:55 GMT 10
Saturday August 20th @ The Melbourne Recital Center.
A quintet that combines jazz-tinged indie with Michael Nyman-like pulsing rhythms, Topology is one of Australia’s leading ensembles. A distinctively down-to-earth, unstarched mix of the highly calculated and the spontaneous, the band is an institution in their hometown of Brisbane but also an internationally acclaimed act, their praises sung by everyone from Michael Nyman, Steve Reich and Ross Edwards to John Adams and Terry Riley.
Together in the same line up for 14 years now, the group have worked and collaborated with everyone from Geoffrey Rush and Savage Garden to Katie Noonan, Tyron Noonan, The Kransky Sisters, The Brodsky Quartet, William Barton, Kate Miller-Heidke and electro-pop group Full Fathom Five - a wide spectrum of artists from many genres.
Their energetic, full-blooded sound has seen them perform everywhere from Canada to Indonesia and for the first time later this year, Singapore and Europe with plans to tour India next year. Continually developing new work, they have been the ‘resident ensemble’ at the internationally renowned Brisbane Powerhouse since 2008.
Live - Topology are about connecting with their audience, each show presenting a new twist or idea, new works and new collaborations. It’s this inventive and fresh approach, exuberance and accessibility, that has seen Topology develop such a wide fan base. As bass player Robert Davidson puts it, “we’re like coopers pale ale, rather than champagne.”
‘Difference Engine’
Topology is proud to announce the release of their 7th studio album; ‘Difference Engine’. Featuring 4 key works across ten tracks, ‘Difference Engine’ highlights the compositional strengths of Topology’s saxophone player, John Babbage, bassist Rob Davidson and esteemed Brisbane composer Lynette Lancini.
Topology’s saxophonist John Babbage may just be related to the inventor of the computer, Charles Babbage. Called “Difference Engines”, Charles Babbage’s mechanical computers were never actually completed in his lifetime, possibly in part due to his “special” personality. It wasn’t till his 1820s designs were made into working devices in 1989 by the London Science Museum that his work was entirely vindicated.
Using notes and rhythms in place of gears and wheels, for the title track, John Babbage has made music from the idea of these mechanical computers. As bassist Robert Davidson explains, it’s “music inspired by and mimicking mechanical computers but finding mflaws and humanity in the process”.
The Davidson composition ‘Exterior’, Babbage penned ‘φx174’ and Lynette Lancini’s 4-part ‘Centaur’ complete the album, the official launch for which takes place at the Melbourne Recital Center on Saturday August 20th. Tickets available at: www.melbournerecital.com.au/whatson/buytix?perfid=2650
A quintet that combines jazz-tinged indie with Michael Nyman-like pulsing rhythms, Topology is one of Australia’s leading ensembles. A distinctively down-to-earth, unstarched mix of the highly calculated and the spontaneous, the band is an institution in their hometown of Brisbane but also an internationally acclaimed act, their praises sung by everyone from Michael Nyman, Steve Reich and Ross Edwards to John Adams and Terry Riley.
Together in the same line up for 14 years now, the group have worked and collaborated with everyone from Geoffrey Rush and Savage Garden to Katie Noonan, Tyron Noonan, The Kransky Sisters, The Brodsky Quartet, William Barton, Kate Miller-Heidke and electro-pop group Full Fathom Five - a wide spectrum of artists from many genres.
Their energetic, full-blooded sound has seen them perform everywhere from Canada to Indonesia and for the first time later this year, Singapore and Europe with plans to tour India next year. Continually developing new work, they have been the ‘resident ensemble’ at the internationally renowned Brisbane Powerhouse since 2008.
Live - Topology are about connecting with their audience, each show presenting a new twist or idea, new works and new collaborations. It’s this inventive and fresh approach, exuberance and accessibility, that has seen Topology develop such a wide fan base. As bass player Robert Davidson puts it, “we’re like coopers pale ale, rather than champagne.”
‘Difference Engine’
Topology is proud to announce the release of their 7th studio album; ‘Difference Engine’. Featuring 4 key works across ten tracks, ‘Difference Engine’ highlights the compositional strengths of Topology’s saxophone player, John Babbage, bassist Rob Davidson and esteemed Brisbane composer Lynette Lancini.
Topology’s saxophonist John Babbage may just be related to the inventor of the computer, Charles Babbage. Called “Difference Engines”, Charles Babbage’s mechanical computers were never actually completed in his lifetime, possibly in part due to his “special” personality. It wasn’t till his 1820s designs were made into working devices in 1989 by the London Science Museum that his work was entirely vindicated.
Using notes and rhythms in place of gears and wheels, for the title track, John Babbage has made music from the idea of these mechanical computers. As bassist Robert Davidson explains, it’s “music inspired by and mimicking mechanical computers but finding mflaws and humanity in the process”.
The Davidson composition ‘Exterior’, Babbage penned ‘φx174’ and Lynette Lancini’s 4-part ‘Centaur’ complete the album, the official launch for which takes place at the Melbourne Recital Center on Saturday August 20th. Tickets available at: www.melbournerecital.com.au/whatson/buytix?perfid=2650