Crazy Chant

Bounce Back

Intertwined

Mr Moody

This Is The End My Friend

Oh Karina

Duet

Revert To Saved

The Passage

Wet Dream

The Brick Lane Sessions

In 2004-2005, Antoine Olivier (Tone Wreck, LEM)  and Paul Chivers (Ramjac) decided to host a regular jam session in Antoine's studio in the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane in East London.
For about a year, on the last Sunday of every month, a very eclectic and experimentative bunch of electronic and acoustic musicians would gather for a few hours and improvise. 
They were perfectly informal sessions with no rules nor leader. Every one would find their natural place, sometimes providing a background for others or taking some kind of lead. It was all very organic and free. 
Usually Paul would lay down a rhythmic base by live tweaking drum machines and/or playing acoustic percussion as well as any other instrument laying about, while Antoine would play his collection of analog synths and a fully loaded sampler, while mixing and using effects straight to stereo DAT. 
The guests, who would number between 4 and 8, contributed what they felt like. After a little while the energies would start to line up and a completely unexpected sound would emerge. It was time to press the record button on the DAT and let it unfold. 
Later, Paul and Antoine would edit those sessions into some kind of musical forms which are presented here. 
It was also a great social gathering where like-minded people would merge their energies and talents, listen back, and chill out before having another go. London was such a creative and fertile ground for experimentation of all kinds, and Brick Lane was where so many talented and inspired musicians converged.  
Some were regulars while others appeared only once, in no particular order they were (or are perhaps not yet listed):
Laura B - 808 & synths
Eva Brandt - Vocals & Soprano saxophone
Alberto Ramon - Flute & percussion
Simbad - Alto sax & synths
Aniruddha Das - Bass guitar
Andy Diagram Trumpet & Eventide
Susi O'Neill - Theremin
Lord Camacho - Drum machine
Derek aka Peri Roller - Turntables
Patrick Miller aka Patch - Turntables
Patrick Cameron- Percussion
Mick Ritchie  - Electric guitar
Louis Beckett - Electric guitar
Karina Townsend - Tenor & soprano Saxophone
Robbie Knight - Keyboards
Ian Thompson - Cello
Carlos Aquilera 6 stringed electric bass guitar
Bernard Maiquez - Compusync & Roland SH1000 random note generator
Spike Strachan - MPC
Liz Chi - Violin 
Laurence Revey - Vocal
Mr Moody - Ableton Live