Written by Wes Carroll
Wes Carroll - guitar, Andrew Cullen - upright, Jon Bauer -trumpet, Chris Petterson - tenor sax, Ian Montgomery - drums

Minor Madness - VIU Quintet

Written by Wes Carroll . 2014
Wes Carroll - guitar, Andrew Cullen - upright, Jon Bauer -trumpet, Chris Petterson - tenor sax, Ian Montgomery - drums

Borderless (2014) - VIU Quintet

This is a solo guitar piece written about the life of a snowy owl. It incorporates sounds reminiscent of flight, arctic wind, the hatching of eggs and the snowy owl's role as a dominant predator. 'Snow Owl Soundscape' was performed next to the Snowy Owl exhibit at the Royal BC Museum on November 27th, 2015. 

Snowy Owl Soundscape - Solo guitar song for the Royal BC Museum

Track 9 from our full length album "Off Empire". (2018)

Cyril Lojda - drums
Trav Short - upright bass
Dakota Hoeppner - rhodes, synth
Miguelito Valdes - flugelhorn, trumpet (tracks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10)
Andrew Greenwood - tenor sax (tracks 2, 3, 7)
Wes Carroll - guitar, vocals

All songs C Wes Carroll, (Socan).
Songs written by Wes Carroll.
Victoria, BC. Coast Salish Territory.
Engineering and Mixing: Brent Jarvis
Artwork: Lucas Bell
All Rights Reserved.

Off Empire

09 That Winter's Day

Track 8 from our full length album "Off Empire". (2018)

Doublethink is inspired by George Orwell's "1984".  "Doublethink is the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts." - wikipedia. 

Cyril Lojda - drums
Trav Short - upright bass
Dakota Hoeppner - rhodes, synth
Miguelito Valdes - flugelhorn, trumpet (tracks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10)
Andrew Greenwood - tenor sax (tracks 2, 3, 7)
Wes Carroll - guitar, vocals

All songs C Wes Carroll, (Socan).
Songs written by Wes Carroll.
Victoria, BC. Coast Salish Territory.
Engineering and Mixing: Brent Jarvis
Artwork: Lucas Bell
All Rights Reserved.

08 Doublethink

Wes Carroll Confabulation’s debut album ‘Off Empire’ is hard to pigeon-hole. It whisks jazz, soul, rock and hip hop into one and then strains them apart to be experienced individually. Tracks range from a sextet to a quartet with former trumpeter of the Buena Vista Social Club, Miguelito Valdes, featured on many. This 65 minute, 11 track collection of all originals is a culmination of three years of performing. Social justice issues reoccur in the vocal and instrumental recordings. These issues include surveillance, low wage work, climate change and inequality. But what is a good record without some love songs? This album has that too. ‘Off Empire’ establishes Wes Carroll as an accomplished composer who is not afraid of letting the moment take hold.
Whole album is here: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/wescarrollconfabulation

05 Lekker

The Wes Carroll Confabulation walks the tight-rope, balancing detailed arrangements with the power of spontaneity. Since early 2015, they have honed their unique blend: stretching out into a world of hip-hop grooves, soul and electricity, while not losing their footing in jazz. Sharing the front of the stage of this five-piece band is power-house trumpeter Miguelito Valdes, well known for his work with the Buena Vista Social Club.  The Confab is set to release its debut album ‘Off Empire,’ featuring Wes’s original compositions, in early 2018.