Archipelago

Archipelago Archipelago are a genre-defying trio of adventurous musicians, formed out of the North East of England’s creative musical underground. Fronted by saxophonist, clarinetist, singer and composer Faye MacCalman and completed by John Pope (Bass) and Christian Alderson (Drums); their sound is a dreamlike collision of otherworldly atmospheres, heartfelt song-writing and energetic off-kilter rhythms. Moving between instruments and effects to create the illusion of a much larger ensemble, before peeling back to their raw, improvisational trio form, Archipelago’s uncompromising refusal to fit in one genre makes for a fully-charged musical experience. With influences stretching from Joni Mitchell to Don Cherry to Esperanza Spalding, Archipelago draw on a deep pool of sonic references and the diversity of their individual musical histories. ‘A quiet fire ...a gently held back power and energy that I absolutely love’ - Corey Mwamba - BBC Radio 3 Freeness “**** Superb...epically adventurous... An impressive unity of vision” - Jazzwise archipelagobanduk.bandcamp.com Bulbils BULBILS is Sally Pilkington and Richard Dawson (one half of Hen Ogledd), a duo from the Tyne & Wear valley channeling the infinite with their burgeoning, beguiling homespun music. Their vast catalogue stands at 71 titles (at time of writing) and runs the full gamut with mesmeric, drifting, inventive freedom occupying the heart of the group. Resolutely lo-fi, spontaneous and often unruly, Bulbils started out as a lockdown coping strategy based around the idea of providing comfort and employing synths, bass, drum machines, vocoder etc. but has sparkily propagated into something truly expansive, unhurried and horizon-chasing. bulbils.bandcamp.com