Improv show at Vinyl Deptford June 2016
‘Born of the fire’
‘Born of the fire’ – unreleased and unmastered – recorded around 2012 with Sand Snowman on bass
Video from last night’s Constitution show
That was fun! Thanks so much to Simon Yorkshire for putting this together. Last night’s performance live at the Constitution backing poet Gerry Mitchell with Andi Elliot (Bass), Mark Stone (flute) Gavan Kearney (acoustic guitar) Alex Monk (mixer/dubbing.) Come and catch Gavan and myself as a duo on 4th June at Vinyl Deptford.
Leigh Folk Festival and Summer shows
Hi,
I have some shows coming up over the next couple of months to let you know about. I’m very much looking forward to playing some improv shows with friends and also playing at Leigh Folk festival for the first time.
This Saturday 14th May at Intox at The Constitution Camden, London: improv show with Andi Elliot (bass), Serenella Noseda (voice, shruti box) Mark Stone (flute and assorted instruments) and Alex Monk (guitar, voice, synth)
June 4th Intox, Vinyl Deptford improv show with Gavan Kearney AKA Sand Snowman
June 26th Leigh Folk festival with Serenella Noseda
Will be great to see you there if you can make it!
Cheers
Alex
www.alexmonk.org
Free festive download: ‘Psychophoria’
Free Free-Folk Show 25th November
I have a show with some great friends of mine on Wednesday 25th November with So Like Dorian and Sand Snowman & Moonswift.
The music starts at 8 pm and it’s free to get in. See below for more details:
Address and venue details: https://vinyldeptford.wordpress.com/about/
Musicians:
So Like Dorian
Founded by songwriter Rasmus Steffensen, So Like Dorian is an open
project exploring crossroads between fragile folk balladry,
atmospheres and raw improvisations. Often involving various
co-players, So Like Dorian is a restless wanderer, sometimes gentle,
sometimes barking at the moon.
Listen to So like Dorian at
https://solikedorian.bandcamp.com/
Sand Snowman & Moonswift
Psychedelic Folk with hints of Post-Punk Prog strangeness. The duohave, in recent years, worked with Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree,
Storm Corrosion), Judy Dyble (Fairport Convention, Trader Horn) and
Bobbie Watson (Comus).https://moonswiftsandsnowman.bandcamp.com/
Storm Corrosion), Judy Dyble (Fairport Convention, Trader Horn) and
Bobbie Watson (Comus).https://moonswiftsandsnowman.bandcamp.com/
Alex Monk
Alex Monk draws on both the 60s and 70s acid folk movement as well as
ambient and electronic experiments. His first records were greatly
influenced by the instrumental and ambient style but at the time of
his release ‘The Safety Machine’ (2011 ) he moved more into a song
based and guitar dominated universe where the raw and improvised meets
the dreamy, trippy and ghostly. References to early Eno, Coil, Robert
Wyatt and Islaja have been made to Monk’s work and his latest release
is the concept piece ‘Fragments of lost rivers’.www.alexmonk.org
ambient and electronic experiments. His first records were greatly
influenced by the instrumental and ambient style but at the time of
his release ‘The Safety Machine’ (2011 ) he moved more into a song
based and guitar dominated universe where the raw and improvised meets
the dreamy, trippy and ghostly. References to early Eno, Coil, Robert
Wyatt and Islaja have been made to Monk’s work and his latest release
is the concept piece ‘Fragments of lost rivers’.www.alexmonk.org
‘Pluckley Follies’ on new Acid folk compilation
‘Pluckley Follies’ from ‘Indiscreet Mirror’ features on this new Active Listener compilation. You can download the whole thing below. Make a donation if you are so kind.
