Accidentally (On Purpose)
by Steve Lawson and Daniel Berkman
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Digital Album
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24 Steve Lawson/Lobelia albums + 45 Min Video, on USB Stick
In MP3 format, you get the following albums:
My Solo Albums:
1 :: And Nothing But The Bass: Live At The Troubadour (2000)
2 :: Not Dancing For Chicken (2002)
3 :: Lessons Learned From An Aged Feline Pt 1 (2002)
4 :: Grace And Gratitude (2004)
5 :: Lessons Learned From An Aged Feline Pt 2 (2004)
6 :: Behind Every Word (2006)
7 :: Ten Years On: Live In London (2010)
8 :: 11 Reasons Why 3 Is Greater Than Everything (2011)
9 :: Believe In Peace (2012)
Steve and Lobelia Albums:
10 :: Live In Nebraska (2008)
11 :: Live So Far (2010)
Lobelia Albums:
12 :: Solitary World (1999)
13 :: 040515 (2004)
14 :: Beautifully Undone (Songs I Wish I’d Written)
Other Collaborations:
15 :: Conversations (Steve Lawson and Jez Carr) 2002
16 :: For The Love Of Open Spaces (Steve Lawson and Theo Travis) 2003
17 :: Live in Cambridge (Steve & Theo, previously unreleased, double length official bootleg) 2005
18 :: Numbers (Lawson/Dodds/Wood) 2008
19 :: Slow Food (Steve Lawson and Trip Wamsley) 2010
20 :: Infrablab (Trip Wamsley and Steve Lawson) 2010
21 :: Hidden Windows(Steve Lawson and Neil Alexander) 2012
22 :: Invenzioni (Steve Lawson and Mike Outram) 2012
23 :: Nothing Can Prepare (Steve Lawson and Andy Williamson) 2012
24 :: Accidentally (On Purpose) (Steve Lawson and Daneil Berkman) 2013
Video:
:: Steve Live in Belgium (45 minutes - MP4)
PDF/EPUB
:: "Rock And Roll Is Dead" = Steve's novel.
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about
Steve says:
in my music-life thus far, there have been a number of collaborators who have proved to be far easier to work with than perhaps any musical relationship should be... Three of those are already on record - Jez Carr, Theo Travis and Mike Outram - and now, Daniel Berkman.
The difference with Daniel is that we had little idea who each other were before the first gig. An amazing mutual friend, to whom we shall both be forever indebted, suggested that we play together. We met at the soundcheck of the first of two sessions that were planned, and fully expected to play a solo set each followed by some kind of improvised collaboration at the end.
The soundcheck, such as it was, suggested otherwise. For in the process of plugging everything in and making sure it was all working, we fell into the kind of musical dialogue that made it very clear solo sets would be a bit of a wasted opportunity. So over the next two nights we played about 2 hours of improvised music.
Improvising is, I often find, even more fun when you have no clue at all how your musical collaborator is making the noises they are making. With Daniel’s on-stage set-up looking like something out of the Fifth Element - all pointy chrome and unusual instruments - it was left to my ears to make sense of what he was doing. Which is where that most valuable of improv currencies kicks in - trust. I instinctively knew that whatever I did, he’d make it sound better. I’ve said before many times that that’s my criteria for playing improvised music - a commitment to allowing the other person to turn my music into something bigger than I could ever have imagined. And vice versa - I throw myself into using the full range of my musical ideas and experience to build on their vision and see where we end up. It’s conversational, collaborative and hugely life affirming stuff.
I commented at the time that meeting Daniel and playing those two shows was a lot like falling in love - totally taken by surprise by the depth of connection and the level of communication possible between us on stage. It was an emotional ride, and one that has produced, I think, some of the finest music I’ve ever been blessed to be a part of.
So, thanks Daniel. :)
in my music-life thus far, there have been a number of collaborators who have proved to be far easier to work with than perhaps any musical relationship should be... Three of those are already on record - Jez Carr, Theo Travis and Mike Outram - and now, Daniel Berkman.
The difference with Daniel is that we had little idea who each other were before the first gig. An amazing mutual friend, to whom we shall both be forever indebted, suggested that we play together. We met at the soundcheck of the first of two sessions that were planned, and fully expected to play a solo set each followed by some kind of improvised collaboration at the end.
The soundcheck, such as it was, suggested otherwise. For in the process of plugging everything in and making sure it was all working, we fell into the kind of musical dialogue that made it very clear solo sets would be a bit of a wasted opportunity. So over the next two nights we played about 2 hours of improvised music.
Improvising is, I often find, even more fun when you have no clue at all how your musical collaborator is making the noises they are making. With Daniel’s on-stage set-up looking like something out of the Fifth Element - all pointy chrome and unusual instruments - it was left to my ears to make sense of what he was doing. Which is where that most valuable of improv currencies kicks in - trust. I instinctively knew that whatever I did, he’d make it sound better. I’ve said before many times that that’s my criteria for playing improvised music - a commitment to allowing the other person to turn my music into something bigger than I could ever have imagined. And vice versa - I throw myself into using the full range of my musical ideas and experience to build on their vision and see where we end up. It’s conversational, collaborative and hugely life affirming stuff.
I commented at the time that meeting Daniel and playing those two shows was a lot like falling in love - totally taken by surprise by the depth of connection and the level of communication possible between us on stage. It was an emotional ride, and one that has produced, I think, some of the finest music I’ve ever been blessed to be a part of.
So, thanks Daniel. :)
credits
released 11 January 2013
Modulus Basses, Looperlative loopness, lots of unbasslike noises - Steve Lawson
Roland Handsonic, Akai Synthstation 25, Gravikord, Line 6 DL4, Laptop and general genius things - Daniel Berkman
Recorded live at The Orange Room in Oakland (this is a single gig, in order, minus the two solo pieces).
edited, mixed, mastered by Steve
Cover design by Steve, featuring a painting by Brian Travers entitled "Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement" - www.numberninethegallery.com/index_numbernine.php?artist=briantravers
Huge thanks to Artemis for match-making this most amazing of musical matches (and for helping with the naming of the tracks!)
Modulus Basses, Looperlative loopness, lots of unbasslike noises - Steve Lawson
Roland Handsonic, Akai Synthstation 25, Gravikord, Line 6 DL4, Laptop and general genius things - Daniel Berkman
Recorded live at The Orange Room in Oakland (this is a single gig, in order, minus the two solo pieces).
edited, mixed, mastered by Steve
Cover design by Steve, featuring a painting by Brian Travers entitled "Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement" - www.numberninethegallery.com/index_numbernine.php?artist=briantravers
Huge thanks to Artemis for match-making this most amazing of musical matches (and for helping with the naming of the tracks!)
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The UK's most celebrated solo bassist, here with lots of looped/layered solo albums, & collaborations, most notably with
genius singer Lobelia. Dig in deep, there's a lot to discover.
Pretty much all the music here is 'Pay What You Think It's Worth', so listen as much as you like, & do what it says on the tin...
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