The Winter: 2010

Newly discovered 2010 'lost recordings' by The Winter An improvised music trio of Mike Kingston, Dave Edwards, and Simon Sweetman - Includes live performances at Fred's, and previously unheard recording sessions on 25-4-10 and 6-6-10. https://youtu.be/d-FrdDzr_-M http://www.fiffdimension.bandcamp.com/album/2010 credits releases June 6, 2023 Simon Sweetman - drums, percussion Mike Kingston - acoustic guitar, charango, vocal, clarinet, … Continue reading The Winter: 2010 →

The Winter: 2003-2015

Simon Sweetman - drums, percussion Mike Kingston - guitars, cello (2-5), clarinet (7,11,14), charango (7,10) Dave Edwards - guitars, vocal (3), harmonica (4,7,9), banjo (7), ukulele (7,9,11), saxophone (10,14), piano (10), bass (12,13), electronics (6,8,13) Wellington, New Zealand,free improv music trio, formed on winter solstice day June 2003. An archive compilation, of excerpts from the … Continue reading The Winter: 2003-2015 →

The Winter: Exit Points

Today is the last day of winter in the southern hemisphere - so to celebrate, here's the fifth album from The Winter - a New Zealand free improvisation trio of Mike Kingston, Simon Sweetman and Dave Edwards… with a sound that swerves from acoustic folk/blues with hints of Asian, Celtic, and Balkan influences, to electroacoustic … Continue reading The Winter: Exit Points →

Gamelan Taniwha Jaya 2015

Thanks to everyone who came to see Gamelan Taniwha Jaya play in Wellington recently! Gopala Tabuh Telu In 2015 we've also performed at the Newtown Festival, the Southeast Asian Night Market, and Indonesia Day. Here are a couple of recordings of two of the pieces we played: https://soundcloud.com/user521325057/gopala-rehearsal-feb-2015/s-l3LrV https://soundcloud.com/user521325057/margapati-rehearsal-feb-2015/s-rQW6u These are in the Balinese gong … Continue reading Gamelan Taniwha Jaya 2015 →

Fame & Oblivion: 2005-2012

"This is something that he has to do, that he will do, come fame or oblivion" -Chris Knox Now available on Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp, Deezer etc fiffdimension vol2, a sequel to Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005, sees increasingly wide-ranging experimentation and exploration both sonically and geographically, from New Zealand and beyond to Australia and East Asia, and a … Continue reading Fame & Oblivion: 2005-2012 →