Able Noise and Sandy Chamoun in session

Verity Sharp presents the fruits of our latest improvised collaboration session, in which cross-continent improv duo Able Noise meet Lebanese vocalist Sandy Chamoun.

Following their debut album release at the end of last year, Able Noise head back to their improvisational live roots for this Late Junction session. Comprised of George Knegtel and Alex Andropoulos on baritone guitar and drums respectively, the duo create minimalist rolling and stuttering pieces that play with varied tempos and the distinctive timbres that each of their respective instruments make possible. Often utilising live sampling and tape recorders to layer and amplify their sounds, there is a woozy, clattering weight to their performance approach.

Able Noise are joined in session by Lebanese vocalist and multi-disciplinary artist Sandy Chamoun. Sandy explores Arabic singing traditions through the research and performance of folk song, channelling her findings into original compositions that meld the historical with political and social critique. Her most recent release is as a part of the Beirut-based group Ghadr, in which she pits her soulful vocal stylings against improvised harsh electronics and distorted guitars.

Elsewhere in the show, experimental choir NYX showcase sounds of primal energy and delicate introspection with their new self-titled release and we delve into the meditative drift and fractured rhythms of Manuel Carbone’s latest offering ‘IN FONDO’. Plus there’s a personified street sweeper and possessed AI poetry from Tujiko Noriko.

Produced by Alex Yates
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

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