Collabs

https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues/serpents-progress
Windscale Blues  Serpent and the Birds
Arma Ignifera  Bear and the Bees
Photo by Mariam Zohra D
someday I will write a short fable about 
this Serpent. who, while climbing a tree spied a nest
And that nest was watch over by a bird
That bird raised a ruckus in an attempt to scare the serpent
So loud that a nearby sleeping bear woke to see the ruckus
the bear didn't care much for snakes or birds 
but in a rash and angry attempt he swatted at the bird
striking the lowest limb, knocking it down, serpent bird and beehive all landing on the bears head  
 the serpent still gets the egg

Serpent's Progress (wakes the bear) by The Windscale Blues Experiment

A piece in collaboration with the truly amazing Nigel Manning @windscaleblues

Wind instruments: TWBE
Synths, Percussion, Strings: BP

Cover Art: Joan of Arc Hearing the Voices (1895)by Luc-Olivier Merson. Original from National Gallery of Art.

Lunati | The Windscale Blues Experiment & Belial Pelegrim

Hi and welcome to the 5th track by "Then She Reaches For The Gun". Huge thanks to all the artists involved…. so much variety, craziness, originality and musicianship.

The project’s inspiration is two fold: Firstly its a homage to some of the stuff i grew up listening to like Mr. Bungle and other noisy bastards where anything goes, and often in quick fire succession and secondly it’s a chance to work with an never ending stream of talented musicians that i have known for years either in real life Australia or via the Internet. Each track has changed of course, depending of who has sent me what.

This piece is titled “When all this is over I am off To Madrid to seek mentorship In the traditional art of Pet Flamenco"


Its starting point was a wonderful field recording sent to me by Raöulfr Maganhar of him teaching Flamenco singing to his cat Yoda and his dog  Hacho, its gorgeous and hilarious as both respond vocally. The madness organically expanded either side of the file from there. 

"When all this is over I am off To Madrid to seek mentorship In the 
 traditional art of Pet Flamenco" features the following artists

Dane Renshaw - Drums
ElectroTrek - Vibey Synth
Timothy Korstad - Electronica
TexMex Shaman - Talk Box
holy shitshow - Piano
Chicago Word Brigade - Electronica/Keyboards
Raöulfr Maganhar - Field Recordings/ Flamenco Instruction 
muterial -Electronica
Dough Factory - Electronica
W:I:L-o’ the-wisp - Double Bass
Ariad Music- Clarinet/Percussion
The Windscale Blues Experiment - Saxophones
Thomas Bergheim - Bass/Guitar/Electric Guitar
Hverheij - Electronica
Agnostura Elwar - B-ARP2600, B-Crave, Roland D70, Roland Gaia.
Bellai Pelegrim - Electronica
Hacho - Barking/Growling/Whining
Yoda - Meowing/Purring

me - Noise/Rhythms/Arrangement


If you would like to be part of this ongoing project….(and you know I want you to)

The process is simple, I collect a bunch of random recordings from people and then see what i can arrange from it. Nothing subtle here, just huge noisy fun : ) I am open to anyone that thinks they might like to be part of this mess. Drop me a message and i will send you my email. The only criteria is that i wont be using samples from TV/film/other music etc, so just original stuff played on instruments, field recordings, stupid drunk conversations etc.

 Cheers,
 Mat

When All This Is Over I Am Off To Madrid To Seek Mentorship In The Traditional Art Of Pet Flamenco

Brian Butts - Guitars, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Master Mix
The Windscale Blues Experiment - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophones, Saxophone Arrangement https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues

Vinculum

Vinculum (feat. The Windscale Blues Experiment)

Guest Musicians
SuZanne Ledwith/Vocal
https://soundcloud.com/suzanne-ledwith
SuZanne's original version
https://soundcloud.com/suzanne-ledwith/ascending-stairs-ft-the-furico-music-team-the-windscale-experiment

The Windscale Blues Experiment/Wind instruments
https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues

Production Note
https://furicomusicteam.blogspot.com/p/leaked-live-fmt-1.html
Original Version
https://soundcloud.com/user-596493783/ascending-stairs

Ascending Stairs (Live)

Many thanks to Andre for offering this haunting polka.
https://soundcloud.com/noxpox7/noxpox-phantasm-polka?si=8b8b805dfe99446689b04f3846d19c8a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Wind ensemble: Improvising oboe; short oboe trio; flute quartet; improvising clarinet; clarinet quartet.

(Image taken from Northern Ballet's production of A Christmas Carol at the Marlowe Theatre, courtesy of Pinterest)

'PHANTASM polka' with wind ensemble  - noxpox | WBE

Brian Butts - Guitars, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Master Mix
Marc Freak - Vocals, Lyrics https://soundcloud.com/marcfreak?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
The Windscale Blues Experiment - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone Arrangement. https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

HAPPENSTANCE
Two minds that find themselves in one
Flick a coin - its the same since time begun
I recall adventures on a page
It took.... well infact it took an age

CHORUS
It was a fluke, a happenstance
I dreamt but dreams can fade
Spending my years in lovestruck trance
Elaborate

A look - and I've seen that glance before
You never guessed but it slayed me to the floor

CHORUS

Who'd have guessed that we'd meet here at this time
I confess this coincidence is all mine
All mine

Happenstance (feat. Marc Freak and The Windscale Blues Experiment)

I have had the great pleasure to collaborate on this funky composition by The Furico Music Team.  
The Furico Music Team https://soundcloud.com/user-596493783

If you want to know more about the process:
https://furicomusicteam.blogspot.com/p/ascending-stairs.html

Listen to the live version: https://soundcloud.com/user-596493783/sets/leaked-live-fmt1

https://soundcloud.com/user-596493783/neither
This track was one of the first of theirs that I had heard.  Love to dance to it.

Original Version
User-596493783 – Ascending-stairs

The Windscale Blues Experiment https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues
This piece https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues/apparition?in=suzanne-ledwith/sets/characters really makes me feel like a character in a Black n White movie.

Ascending Stairs ft. The Furico Music Team & The Windscale Blues Experiment

*COMING SOON: Not My Neighborhood, Extended Rant Mix!
The Rant: Cono Corvino & Nadia 
Instrumental & Mix by Garddwr Porffor: 
https://soundcloud.com/garddwrporffor
Sax by Nigel Manning of The Windscale Blues Experiment: 
https://soundcloud.com/windscaleblues
Lyrics, Vocals, Production by Nadia Selvaggi
'Two Boys Smoking' (1975) by Photographer Peter Bellamy:
https://pswbportaiture.blogspot.com/
http://www.peterbellamyphoto.com/
More on Peter Bellamy: 
https://medium.com/@Brownstoner/in-1970s-brooklyn-when-horses-roamed-gowanus-and-kids-played-stickball-photos-a3bbe85c0246
New York Street Noise by Pixabay

Not My Neighborhood
by Nadia Selvaggi

This, this, this is not my neighborhood!
Where is Williamsburg, Brooklyn --
my crime-ridden, filthy, spray-painted 'hood?

Where is Eastern District High School?
Where is that old school cool?
Where is all the red brick?
Where are all the addicts itchin' for a fix?

I don't know this place at all
I don't smell my Grandma's moth or meat balls
Corporate greed, thy will be done,
as it is in Manhattan and the City of London

Mr. Global's mercenaries killed our low rent, 
our culture, and our authenticity
Damn the L train gentrifiers!
Damn the cold glass and bitter steal!

Bamonte's, Fortunato Brothers, Nunzio and Sons,
survived New York's perpetual reinvention
Tell me craft beer drinking, Hipster trust fund --
where is my 11211?

Not My Neighborhood by Garddwr Porffor & Nadia Selvaggi (w The Windscale Blues Experiment)

A Jam with https://soundcloud.com/user-538345690/the-windscale-blues-509358245
remastered on 04/28/2023

Birdcage Blues -Blowback- by The Windscale Blues Experiment

A pleasure to combine an extended "am1270920" by the amazing Boson Spin with a tenor sax solo and a woodwind trio.
Many thanks to Stan Magendanz(Boson Spin) 
https://soundcloud.com/boson_spin/am01270920

Canyon Leap - WBE | Boson Spin

A privilege to work again with the supremely talented Gary Rees.
@gary-rees-since-87

Tribrid Vamp  -  WBE | Gary Rees

Thanks to My Nocturnal Twin for inspirational MNV
https://soundcloud.com/mynocturnaltwin/my-nocturnal-valentine

MNV[Sax Variant]  -  WBE | My Nocturnal Twin

Thanks to Stan (Boson Spin) for the beautiful track 'Reflection'
https://soundcloud.com/boson_spin/reflection

Reflection [sax inversion] - Boson Spin | WBE

Great privilege to team up with Gary Rees in this Windtronix release. As the track takes off Gary's wizardry boosts our humble wind ensemble into the stratosphere!
https://soundcloud.com/gary-rees-since-87
 
[Pic taken from The Dragon Balloon....looking back to the launch site in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield...on a windy day...scary!]

Gaining Altitude - Gary Rees | WBE

Many thanks to Stan Magendanz (Boson Spin) for his wonderful X-aXis series - especially the beautiful track 'X-aXis 159' which has been extended for this version. 

https://soundcloud.com/boson_spin/x-axis-159

X-sAXIS 159+   Boson Spin | WBE

The 7th collab for Gaz (Gary Rees) and Nige (Windscale Blues Experiment @windscaleblues) writing under the Nom de Plume of Windtronix.  We take you to a N. African Souk and into the soul of the marketplace.  Follow the brilliant woodwinding way with Nigel's amazing, enchanting soprano sax and flute accompaniament.  We hope you enjoy!

Soul of the Souk - Windtronix (Windscale Blues Experiment & Gary Rees)

Thanks to Blink Twice for an inspirational track to play with.
https://soundcloud.com/blink-twice-archival/ch-4-120-bpm-4-1

[Blown additions(order): clarinets/tenor sax/reverse clarinet/fuzz clarinet/reverse soprano sax/spaced bamboo flute/clarinet/tenor saxes.]

Ark Dambient [Blow-Up Variant] -  Blink Twice | WBE

Big thanks to Andre [noxpox] for this open collab opportunity.
Origin:
https://soundcloud.com/noxpox5/noxpox-rl-1?in=noxpox5/sets/noxpox-rl-1-mutated-rmxproject

rl 1 [vampmix] - noxpox | WBE

Pleasure to dig up (and dig) some previously created ideas with Seven Churches Underground (guitar / electronics).
https://soundcloud.com/seven-churches

Image: Two Large Forms by Henry Moore (at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton, West Yorkshire)

Tone Pulsation  - Seven Churches Underground | WBE

Woodwind-powered experimental music (jazz/blues/ambient/funk/fusion/free improv....)[MOST TRACKS ARE DOWNLOADABLE] Wind instruments: tenor/alto/soprano saxes; Eb/Bb clarinets; flute/bamboo flutes; recorders; oboe; melodica (+ guitar+other various noisemakers) recorded on a Zoom MRS 1266 / R24.
Beats and other sounds: GarageBand.