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The meteoric rise of Roller Trio continues unabated as the Leeds twenty-somethings, described by Gilles Peterson as “…the new sound of UK jazz”, have been nominated for best jazz act at the 2012 MOBOS as well as having their debut album named a 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize ‘Album of the Year’ all within just 18 months of their first gig together!!Roller Trio is the latest band to explode out of the fertile Leeds music scene where experimental jazz rubs shoulders with DIY alt rock and electronica. Their music is a fresh, visceral stew of conventional and experimental sounds that features stonking riffs, thrashy noise, evocative songs and electronic soundscapes. Incubated in mammoth improvisation sessions and honed in local gigs, their music is delivered with a captivating swagger and greedy energy that is utterly beguiling and packs a hook-laden punch.
Their self-titled debut album is a gripping, aural rollercoaster ride, opening with 'Deep Heat', a powerhouse riff of a tune, funky and hard edged, before giving way to the bewitching, evocative Rollertoaster and the punchy, hooky Howdy Saudi. Other highlights include stonking 'The Nail That Stands Up', the echoey sadness of 'A Dark Place To Think', the rollicking 'The Interrupters' and thoughtful softly anthemic 'ROR' and heir use of electronics gives their music a muscular sonic edge and febrile funkiness that makes this music for the heart, head and feet.
WATCH // Roller Trio - The Nail That Stands Up
Roller Trio are James Mainwairing tenor sax and electronics, Luke Wynter guitar and Luke Reddin-Williams on drums and the three met whilst studying at Leeds College of Music. Luke W and Luke RW were the first to jam together, but when they began playing and jamming together as a trio and it became immediately apparent that they had chemistry. In their minds they only really became a ‘proper band’ when they were called in at the last minute to support Phronesis at the Brudenell Social club in Leeds in March 2011.
Influenced by a wide range of music from Tim Berne, Chris Potter and Anthony Braxton to Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden, Slum Village, J Dilla and Flying Lotus, as well as the vibrant local scene, they also name check contemporary bands such as Heernt, trioVD, Animals as Leaders and Siriusmo. However, it is their own invigorating mix of rock riffs, angular drums, electronic loops and James powerful tone and use of circular breathing and multiphonics mark them out as a powerful new band in their own right – one with their own unique voice.
Roller Trio write their songs by recording improvisations and ‘developing the bits they like’, it’s an ‘on the fly method’ which gives their music a compelling immediacy. Each member has their own input when they compose, either in the form of an idea that they bring with them, or just something that is played and works straight away in the moment and then becomes part of the tune. Tunes can even be written and finalised within the space of a few hours - 'The Nail That Stands Up' was written in just over two hours and performed at a gig the very same night. It’s this reliance on what ‘feels right’ over any more traditional compositional process that gives their music such a powerful impetus. It’s this drive that saw the band send a tape of their first concert to the F-IRE label, who then promptly invited them to release an album. It is also this impetus that gives the debut album an energy and freshness that has driven them to Mercury Prize and Mobo nominations just 18 months after their first gig and is set to win the band fans from way beyond the jazz and experimental music world.
The MOBO Awards will be announced on 3 November at Echo Arena Liverpool
Their self-titled debut album is a gripping, aural rollercoaster ride, opening with 'Deep Heat', a powerhouse riff of a tune, funky and hard edged, before giving way to the bewitching, evocative Rollertoaster and the punchy, hooky Howdy Saudi. Other highlights include stonking 'The Nail That Stands Up', the echoey sadness of 'A Dark Place To Think', the rollicking 'The Interrupters' and thoughtful softly anthemic 'ROR' and heir use of electronics gives their music a muscular sonic edge and febrile funkiness that makes this music for the heart, head and feet.
WATCH // Roller Trio - The Nail That Stands Up
Roller Trio are James Mainwairing tenor sax and electronics, Luke Wynter guitar and Luke Reddin-Williams on drums and the three met whilst studying at Leeds College of Music. Luke W and Luke RW were the first to jam together, but when they began playing and jamming together as a trio and it became immediately apparent that they had chemistry. In their minds they only really became a ‘proper band’ when they were called in at the last minute to support Phronesis at the Brudenell Social club in Leeds in March 2011.
Influenced by a wide range of music from Tim Berne, Chris Potter and Anthony Braxton to Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden, Slum Village, J Dilla and Flying Lotus, as well as the vibrant local scene, they also name check contemporary bands such as Heernt, trioVD, Animals as Leaders and Siriusmo. However, it is their own invigorating mix of rock riffs, angular drums, electronic loops and James powerful tone and use of circular breathing and multiphonics mark them out as a powerful new band in their own right – one with their own unique voice.
Roller Trio write their songs by recording improvisations and ‘developing the bits they like’, it’s an ‘on the fly method’ which gives their music a compelling immediacy. Each member has their own input when they compose, either in the form of an idea that they bring with them, or just something that is played and works straight away in the moment and then becomes part of the tune. Tunes can even be written and finalised within the space of a few hours - 'The Nail That Stands Up' was written in just over two hours and performed at a gig the very same night. It’s this reliance on what ‘feels right’ over any more traditional compositional process that gives their music such a powerful impetus. It’s this drive that saw the band send a tape of their first concert to the F-IRE label, who then promptly invited them to release an album. It is also this impetus that gives the debut album an energy and freshness that has driven them to Mercury Prize and Mobo nominations just 18 months after their first gig and is set to win the band fans from way beyond the jazz and experimental music world.
- Oct 29 Jazz In The Round, the Cock pit, Marylebone/ 8pm/£8
- Nov 12012 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize, Roundhouse, Camden,
- Nov 16 Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, 8.30pm/£10
- Dec 5 Soup Kitchen, MANCHESTER 7.30pm/£7
- Dec 10 Komedia, BRIGHTON 8.30pm/£7.50
- Dec 11The Louisiana, BRISTOL 7.30pm/£7
- Dec 12 Brudenell Social Club, LEEDS 8pm/£7
- Dec 13The Lexington, LONDON 7.30pm/£8.50
- Dec 18 Schmazz, The Cluny, NEWCASTLE 8pm/£7
The MOBO Awards will be announced on 3 November at Echo Arena Liverpool
