Latest News from Bill Bruford, Earthworks, and The Bruford-Borstlap Duo
For all you gamers out there, 'Footloose and Fancy Free' - a long-standing favourite track from Earthworks - has been accepted by Microsoft's servers and will officially be a launch track on the soon to be released on the Rock Band Network. The track has been announced on the official Rock Band forums. If you want to follow the thread, it is located here. There is also a video showing off the gameplay here.
New release from Summerfold: Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks featuring Bill Bruford : 'One' . BBSF 024CD available January 25th 2010. Pete Lockett is one of the world's leading multi-percussionists. An authority on Indian percussion and an expert on tablas, kanjira, and bongos, he has played and recorded with countless artists including Björk, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Jeff Beck, David Torn, Vikku Vinayakram, Selva Ganesh, Ustad Zakir Hussain, The Verve, Steve Smith, Nitin Sawhney, Afro Celt Sound System, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and David Arnold for the James Bond movies. 'One' has been out of print for several years, and Summerfold Records is delighted to bring it back to its rightful prominence as one of the earliest and best percussion quintet albums, joining The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam and The World Percussion Ensemble, also on the label. More here.
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The signed, limited edition, 180gm vinyl Winterfold re-issues of 4 classic Bruford LPs are now available here. The albums are Feels Good to Me, Gradually Going Tornado, One of a Kind, and Rock Goes to College. Please note there are only 100 SIGNED COPIES of each so don't hesitate if you're of a mind to snag one of these long out of print albums.
Unsigned copies are available here..
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Bill retires from public performance Posted by Sid: Monday, 26th January,2009
After 41 years of moving the percussive pulse in music and raising people's pulses in general, Bill Bruford has announced his retirement from public performance, effective from January 1st 2009.
Bill's contribution to music is celebrated by the release of two new anthologies covering his solo career.
The Winterfold Collection 1978 - 1986 has prime cuts from albums such as Feels Good To Me One Of A Kind Gradually Going Tornado and the Bruford/Moraz combo.
The Summerfold Collection 1987 - 2008 is a two disc affair covering Bill's period with the eclectic Earthworks group, as well as his partnership with pianist Michiel Borstlap.
The albums are released on February 2nd 2009. In the UK the Winterfold Collection can be ordered here, whilst its companion can be found here. If you're in the States try here for the first set and here for the Summerfold Collection.
Don't forget if you want to read all about Bill's career in music from the horse's mouth, you can pre-order his forthcoming biography here and here.
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