Martin Archer

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Martin Archer
Born (1957-03-09) 9 March 1957 (age 68)
Sheffield, England
GenresAvant-garde jazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Saxophone, keyboards
Years active1973–present
LabelsDiscus

Martin Archer (born 9 March 1957) [1] is an English jazz saxophonist and electronic musician. [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Archer entered the British improvisational jazz scene at age 15. His first working band was Bass Tone Trap, with which he recorded an album in the early 1980s. [2] [3] In 1983 he founded the band Hornweb, which released three albums. [2] He also released a solo album called Wild Pathway Favourites in 1988 on his own label, Discus. [2] [4]

In 1993, Archer disbanded Hornweb, temporarily gave up the saxophone, and adopted synthesizers and electronic music. His first solo album in this new style was Ghost Lily Cascade in 1996. [5] His usual recording method is to record jazz musicians as they improvise on acoustic instruments, and then reconstruct the results electronically. [2] [5] He has since released more than 20 solo albums, usually on his Discus label, which sells both his own records and those by other selected artists via mail order. [2] His 2019 album, Another Fantastic Individual, was recorded entirely solo. [6] Since 2019 he has written, performed and recorded 5 albums with the avant-prog band Das Rad.

Collaborations

Archer collaborated with electronic musician Chris Bywater is the duo Transient v Resident, which released albums in 1997 and 2001. [7] Archer collaborates periodically with bluegrass/jazz guitarist John Jasnoch under the name Ask. [8] He co-leads the 30-member improvisational singing group Juxtavoices, which has been described as an "antichoir", [9] [10] and periodically performs with the Murmurists. [11] Archer also collaborated with Julie Tippetts on the albums Ghosts of Gold [12] [13] and Tales of Finin. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Martin Archer at All About Jazz". Allaboutjazz.com. 9 March 1957. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Couture, François. "Martin Archer: Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Martin Archer". European Free Improvisation Pages.
  4. 1 2 "Martin Archer's Tea Break". Sandybrownjazz.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 Ghost Lily Cascade - Martin Archer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 22 August 2020
  6. ↑ Parker, Matt. "Martin Archer: Another Fantastic Individual". AllAboutJazz.com. No. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Transient V Resident | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "martin archer | john jasnoch | ask | disconnected bliss". metropolis. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Juxtavoices: The Antichoir". Opus Independents. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Juxtavoices - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Murmurists ← People ← Cafe OTO". cafeoto.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Lee, Stewart. "Julie Tippetts and Martin Archer: Ghosts of Gold". The Sunday Times . No. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  13. ↑ Astarita, Glenn. "Julie Tippetts / Martin Archer: Ghosts Of Gold". AllAboutJazz.com. No. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  14. ↑ Fordham, John. "Julie Tippetts/Martin Archer: Tales of Finin – review". The Guardian . No. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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