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August 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Winter: Exit Points

The Winter Exit Points fiffdimension Here is the new album by The Winter (available for free download from Bandcamp). The Winter is an improvising trio that I play in – so this isn’t really a review…it can’t be. Joining me (percussion, drums) in The Winter is Dave Edwards (guitar, bass, banjo, harmonica, ukulele, sanshin, electronics) […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bandcamp, Dave Edwards, Exit Points, Fiffdimension, Fredd Marshall, Free Download, Free-Improv, Free-Noise, https://fiffdimension.bandcamp.com/album/the-winter-exit-points, Improvised, Kilbirnie, Mike Kingston, Noise, Outsider, Preview, Pyramid Club, The Winter, Trio ·

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July 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Preview: The Winter + Fredd Marshall + Confluence at Pyramid Club

This Thursday, July 23, The Winter, Fredd Marshall and Confluence will be playing at the Pyramid Club ($10 waged/$5 unwaged). The Winter is a band I play in – we formed a dozen years ago, we meet up once a year or not even, and we see what sounds we can make. It’s been fun. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Confluence, Dave Edwards, Fredd Marshall, Gig Preview, Gig Preview: The Winter + Fredd Marshall + Confluence at Pyramid Club, Improv, Improvisation, July 23, Mike Kingston, Pyramid Club, Simon Sweetman, Sound Explorers, The Winter, Thursday, Wellington ·

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June 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Guest Blog: The Winter – 2011

Having already plugged the music of The Winter I wouldn’t want to give you the impression that I’m here to plug my own stuff more than once – but The Winter does have a new album for you to listen to. And it’s our 10th Anniversay; today! So here to tell a bit more of […]
Posted in Blog, Special Guests · Tagged 2011, Blog On The Tracks, Dave Edwards, Free-Improv, Mike Kingston, Parataxes, Simon Sweetman, Swansong, The Winter ·

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June 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Winter: 10 Years On

  Ten years ago – almost to the day – I joined a band called The Winter. Or, really, what actually happened…I met up with two guys for a jam, they were both experienced improvisers. I was not. Around this time I’d taken an interest in a few sorts of free and experimental music – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged CDR, Dave Edwards, Free-Improv, Live Music, Mike Kingston, Parataxes, Photospace Gallery, Simon Sweetman, The Winter ·

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