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Sid Peacock

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  • Genre: Other

    Location Birmingham, England, UM

    Profile Views: 55395

    Last Login: 27/01/2012

    Member Since 29/01/2006

    Website www.sidpeacock.com

    Record Label PeacockAngell

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    “……the best new stuff I’ve heard in an age came from the Birmingham-based Irish composer Sid Peacock, whose young, 16-piece big band played inspiring, wildly creative music of avant-garde bite yet emotional weight. Premiering works written while Peacock was on a recent residency at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, the orchestra (two violins, marimba and congas added to reeds and minimal brass), handled the difficult idioms with great skill.

    His witty titles – “Bronze Bling” (about the Olympics), “Pixel Rampage”, “Hallucinogenic Garden” – are pegs on which to hang intricately tesselated, complex cycles of competing motifs, as well as melodies that are both intellectually satisfying and funkily corporeal. You could mention Steve Reich, but this is actually enjoyable. Give Peacock an award, quick. The album is out this summer.” - Phil Johnson - Independent On Sunday.

    You can learn a little of what I am up to here..... www.sidpeacock.com ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    .. .. .. ....I have had the privilege and pleasure of playing or working with on some level or other.... .... Ruth Angell, Max Gittings, Phil Cardwell, Mike Fletcher, Ed Johnston, Simon Lesley, Frank Moon, Steve Tromans, Ryan Trebilcock, Doug Hough, Percy Pursglove, Dan Nicholls, Melissa Morris, Ray Prince, Carl Hemmingsley, Miles Levin, Joe Egan, Mary Wakelam, Rob Anstey, Simon Harris, Barry, Trevor Lines, The Void, apologies to folks left out I'll get round to it....... ..

  • Influences

    .. .. ..Frank Zappa, John Zorn, Ennio Morricone, Ligeti, Django Bates, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Raymond Scott, Miles Davis, Sam Rivers, psychedelia, Dead Kennedys, Little Richard, Sex Pistols, Victor Jara..... I will be adding more, it's endless!!!!.. .. ..

  • Sounds Like

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“……the best new stuff I’ve heard in an age came from the Birmingham-based Irish composer Sid Peacock, whose young, 16-piece big band played inspiring, wildly creative music of avant-garde bite yet emotional weight. Premiering works written while Peacock was on a recent residency at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, the orchestra (two violins, marimba and congas added to reeds and minimal brass), handled the difficult idioms with great skill.

His witty titles – “Bronze Bling” (about the Olympics), “Pixel Carnage”, “Hallucinogenic Garden” – are pegs on which to hang intricately tesselated, complex cycles of competing motifs, as well as melodies that are both intellectually satisfying and funkily corporeal. You could mention Steve Reich, but this is actually enjoyable. Give Peacock an award, quick. The album is out this summer.” Phil Johnson - Independent on Sunday.

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