angharad davies – violin, electronics
rhodri davies - harp, electronics
giuseppe ielasi – guitar, electronics
alistair leslie – laptop, field recordings
lee patterson – amplified objects, field recordings
LMC Annual Festival of Experimental Music, London Bridewell Theatre
“Each evening started with the festival commission, Common Objects – a group put together by harpist Rhodri Davies. For me, this group was the highlight of the festival, and having a chance to see them perform nightly was a genuine pleasure. The group managed to embrace five disparate musical personalities without resorting to the quick response style of interplay that characterises a good deal of improvised music. At any one time that might include Angharad Davies playing textures or long single notes on violin; Italian guitarist Giuseppe Ielasi making his guitar chime like bells; Rhodri using his harp to excite the sub-bass speakers; Alistair Leslie injecting a healthy dollop of computer-triggered noise; and Lee Patterson’s more tentative, wild-card interventions. On a good night (three out of five ain’t bad), their lightly-directed improvisations moved from the terrifying to the sublime, encompassing the full textural range in a restrained yet dynamic unity.”