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NEWS: Barry Adamson Album info and live dates (UK, EU, AUS) 05 Feb. 2008 Coming March 31 on CD and LP is BACK TO THE CAT, Barry's 2nd studio album for Central Control. Premiered live in London at the world famous London Jazz Festival in November of last year, the album is now being readied for public consumption... Also coming March 31 is start of Barry's UK tour, with a quick stop-off in Paris, France. Confirmed dates and ticket details will follow in the coming days... Further dates in mainland Europe, the USA and Australia are all in the works. Keep an eye on BarryAdamson.com and Barry's MySpace page for the most recent updates. And finally, prior to March 31, Central Control will be unveiling a taster from the album - a lascivious track entitled "Spend A Little Time". If you are a member of Barry Adamson's mailing list you will be amongst the first people to know how and where to obtain this track FOR FREE. More details on this will follow soon... ARCHIVE: Matana Roberts Album info and London shows 09 Jan. 2008 Happy New Year! Our first order of business is to inform you that we are delighted to welcome back to the UK the wonderful Matana Roberts. Matana will be gracing London for a slew of radio session (details of when they will be broadcast will be revealed soon) plus will be taking the time to perform a few shows with an especially formed ensemble based in the UK. First up is a show at the legendary Vortex jazz venue in London on Wednesday 16th. See you there! Tickets and info. Matana's debut album for Central Control The Chicago Project will follow in February. The album has been picking up plaudids left, right and centre and deservedly so. For an audio snippet, please check out the track Thrills which is streaming on the CCI MySpace page. The Chicago Project is available NOW for pre-order via our online store. Barry Adamson Southbank Centre summary 28 Nov. 2007 Central Control wishes to express it's gratitude to those that attended and to those that were involved in making Barry's Artist In Residence stay at the Southbank Centre so enjoyable and rewarding. Special thanks and kudos to Matana Roberts and her wonderful Quartet (Frank Rosaly, Jeff Parker and Josh Abrams), our special guests during the second night (Trinity College String Ensemble, the BA Big Band Brass Section, Immodesty Blaize, Nick Cave, Dave Formula, David McAlmont, Eugene Robinson and Sarah Stanton), everyone at the Southbank Centre and many thanks to you if you made it along. Barry Adamson Artist In Residence at the Southbank Centre, with special guest Matana Roberts 19 Oct. 2007 Here's the low-down on the 2 nights. Hope to see you there! November 20 – Barry Adamson + support from the Matana Roberts Quartet In this exclusive performance, Adamson premieres the entirety of his hotly anticipated new album with a full backing band, as well as performing favourite tracks from his back catalogue. The new album, heavily influenced by jazz, soul and blues, is not due for release until 2008. Support comes from saxophonist Matana Roberts and her Quartet, whose album The Chicago Project is to be released in early 2008 on Central Control. The album features bassist Josh Abrams (Town and Country), guitarist Jeff Parker (Tortoise, Chicago Underground Trio) and drummer Frank Rosaly (Ken Vandermark's Crisis Ensemble) – this is the dynamic line-up that will be performing live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Post show event at The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall: Eugene Robinson from Oxbow reads stories from his recently published book Fight: Or, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking But Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking, accompanied by Barry Adamson, Ross Mason from Wonb and members of Strings of Consciousness. Post show is free admission to the general public. November 21 – Barry Adamson "These Are A Few Of My Favourite Themes" Renowned for his trademark sinful noir film scores, Adamson chooses a selection of his favourite soundtracks for this performance. Featuring special musical guests and unique performance collaborations, this evening promises to be a very unique experience. Having covered, reinterpreted, collaborated with and been influenced by artists as diverse as Elmer Bernstein, Archie Shepp, Serge Gainsbourg, Nancy Sinatra, Angelo Badalamenti, Monty Norman and Dusty Springfield, Adamson tries to give you a fair idea of what you can expect: the unexpected. Post show event at The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall: Barry Adamson reads his published short-story Maida Hell (from the novel London Noir, published by Serpents Tail), accompanied by a unique soundtrack by Barry Adamson, augmented live with Matana Roberts and Pete Whyman on saxophones. Post show is free admission to the general public. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE WEBSITE. Strings of Consciousness Debut album available for pre-order + album launch show in London 01 Sept. 2007 Our Moon Is Full, the debut album from Marseilles-based collective Strings of Consciousness, is now available for pre-order on this very website. Please follow the Online Store link for details on how to purchase, plus a few exclusives! The album will otherwise be hitting record stores across the world in September - details below: UK - Sept 10 (plus album launch show at The Luminaire, London) EU + ROW - Sept 24 USA - Sept 18 Digitally - Sept 10 worldwide. If you order directly from CCI, we will endevour to ship so that the record lands on your doorstep on or before the UK street date! Also available, now in super-small quantities, is Strings' debut single on beautiful picture-disc 7-inch vinyl. Get them whilst you can.