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The Bays live in Rostock - Video by Tom Oldham and Jake Harris (13.2 Mb) |
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Check out the Bays!
Videoclip (9.61 Mb) |
Ostsee-Zeitung Rostock, 16.01.2004
Ostsee-Zeitung OZELOT, 29.01.2004
rok-tv, 05.02.2004
Rostocker Blitz, 08.02.2004
rok-tv, 12.02.2004
Ostsee-Zeitung, 14.02.2004
Ostsee - Zeitung, 16.02.2004
Halle, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 18.02.2004
Halle, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 19.02.2004
Halle, Blitz Stadtmagazin, 02/2004
Halle, iposa magazin für halle, 02/2004
Halle, workshop publicity card, back
Halle, workshop publicity card, front
Rostock, Bays party flyer, back
Rostock, Bays, party flyer, front
Piste, 02/2004
Szene, 02/2004
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The Bays
Performance is the Product
Club Music Live!
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| Rostock and Halle experienced The Bays'
unique approach to groove construction in Mid-February 2004. The Bays
have redefined the making and meaning of electronic club music, but
their innovation doesn't end when the stage lights go out: experienced
musicians were invited to participate in 3-day workshops on improvisation. |
| London-based and thirtysomething, The Bays
are Andy Gangadeen (drums), Jamie Odell (keyboard), Simon Richmond
(CDs & FX) and Chris Taylor (Bass). Intentionally avoiding the
influence wielded by record companies and commercial sponsors, The
Bays' coined the slogan: "Performance is the Product"
to sum up their philosophy. Recordings of their music cannot be bought.
The Bays can only be heard live in concert or via mp3 download
from the Internet. |
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The quartett has developed a completely unique approach to club music
making and live concerts: all sounds, all songs are improvised on
the spot without prior discussion or arrangement. Thus, no two concerts
are ever the same. The Bays are about spontaneity and response
within the group. Each musician relies on his/her awareness of the
other musicians and, from a completely "blank canvas", they
together create all the colours and patterns of the finished performance.
No one person dominates or indulges in solos.
The Bays never rehearse as a group, yet they are all about
teamwork. They practice individually, only bringing ideas together
during the concert itself. This creates a unique tension which gives
the performance a "first take" vibe. Bays concerts include
a wide variety of styles such as breakbeat, house, electro, garage,
drum&bass, hip hop, dub, ambient, funk, techno and ragga. For
the past three years, The Bays have been included in the line-ups
of numerous important festivals including Lowlands, Drum
Rhythm, Big Chill, Pukkelpop, Ministry of Sound,
Eurosonic, Glastonbury, Roskilde und Dour.
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