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Wrapped In Plastic

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Initially released in 2011, my album Wrapped in Plastic – Music Inspired by the Work of Filmmaker David Lynch as performed by The Escalators, is now set for its digital release through EnRusk Music Presave it on Spotify here https://distrokid.com/…/theescalators/wrapped-in-plastic

“The music is totally absorbing, and it takes you on a journey that could easily be like a David Lynch film. The music creates a world that suggests strangeness and mystery, with the hint of events unfolding.” Roger Mitchell The Herald Sun

The Escalators was and is

Joe Talia Drums

Mick Meagher Electric Bass

Pat Thiele Trumpet

Lawrence Folvig Guitar

DJ Element Turntables and Samples

Marc Hannaford Piano,

and myself on trombone and composition duties.

Artist: The Escalators

Album Title: Wrapped In Plastic Inspired by the films of David Lynch

Digital Release EnRusk Music

Avalaible at: Apple Music Spotify and all other streaming services

So many of you saw us play this music live, and I thank you for those many who came up telling me of the mesmerizing effect this music had on you, placing you somewhere in outer space.

And also, thank you to the many others who approached me at the end of a concert, visibly upset and seeking to vent your anger at me for making you sit through what you had to endure.

When observing the sculptures and paintings of surrealist artist Giacometti, Lord commented that ‘In some of your sculptures and paintings, I find a great deal of feeling’. To this Giacometti answers, ‘You may find it … but I didn’t put it there. It’s completely in spite of me’

” Robinson’s group, the Escalators, is an eight-piece avant-garde jazz ensemble that includes a DJ manning turntables and sampling. What else sets them apart are live shows where their slowly evolving, sometimes disturbing, and opaque music is married to set designs and film that play in a similar sandbox of mood, repetition, beauty and what they like to call Lynchian weirdness” Sydney Morning Herald Feature Article

Get it here

https://distrokid.com/…/theescalators/wrapped-in-plastic

Announcing my Latest Musical Project: Collider.

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Some thoughts behind my music

A relatively New Band of mine, Collider, will be performing this weekend at the closing party for the Melbourne JaZZ Fringe Festival closing party Big Arse Sunday SUnday the 8th May at 303

Collider is a band that consists of trombone, tenor saxophone, drums and a string section of violin, viola and double bass. It creates a very unique and interesting sound.

Band Members are

Myself – Trombone

Adam Simmons – Sax

Andrea Keeble – Violin

Jason Dunn – Viola

Ronny Ferella – Drums

Anita Hustas – Double Bass

The other interesting aspect of the band is that everyone in it is a very strong composer in their own right which has allowed us to pursue a different approach to how the band chooses to perform. Rather than getting a bunch of tunes up we have decided to approach each future performance as an opportunity for one member of the ensemble to compose for the band. In the past both Adam and myself have composed music for various concerts and Andrea and Anita have composed work for performances at The Womans JaZZ Festival. On June 22 we will be presenting new work by Ronnie and Anita as part of th La Mamma Music series.

I have also had my head down writing for the group. My new work is a really stripped back approach to composition. I am attempting to focus in on the purity of sound and therefore trying to pair back anything I have written that is unnecessary. The idea of a purity of sound also has certain religious connotations to me, something I have avoided for a long period of my life but feel ready to tackle now. The obvious reference points for this new music I am struggling with would be Messiaen and the stark music of Morton Feldman.

For a review of the bands recent gig here is a link from AusJaZZ.net