Alan Purves Solo
The fourteen pearls on ‘Hide & Squeak’ make you aware of how important the role of percussion is in music. Masterly. — Jazzenzo
Alan ‘Gunga’ Purves is a completely unique percussionist, always looking for new sounds and playing methods. Quite a few bands and musicians have worked with him, such as Carel Craayenhof, Fernando Lameirinhas, Tjeerd Bomhoff (Dazzled Kid), Sean Bergin, Ernst Reijseger, John Zorn and many others. His collaboration with Corrie van Binsbergen dates back to 1999 and culminating in the many concerts with Toon Tellegen en het Wisselend Toonkwintet.
Hide & Squeak is the title of his latest solo cd, released by Brokken Records.
For his second solo cd Alan Purves recorded fourteen solo pieces using a wide range of obscure instrumentslike the hapi, srute box, boomwackers and balafon, or self-made and named by Purves himself, such as the brimbram, the hemarimba, jawbeans and moanballs. Besides all of these there are quite a few objects that are not meant as musical instruments but which turn out to be so in the hands of Purves, such as the frying pan, wine bottles, toy pigs and cookie jars. Despite his experimental quest for new sounds, Purves’ compositions are always clear, swinging and sometimes meditative with a light ethnic touch.
Un album qui vous enveloppe dans un cocon de patchwork à la fois délirant et rassurant. (Frans) — Revue & Corrigeé, Pierre Durre (02-04-2018)
Recensie Hide & Squeak (Tsjechisch) — Kulturní Magazín, Slaby Z.K. (02-04-2018)
Santo Gunga! (Italiaans) — All About Jazz, Vic Albani (13-03-2018)
He gets in deep — Point of departure, Kevin Whitehead (01-03-2018)
Cd om meteen, zonder twijfel, aan te schaffen (Italiaans) — Sands-Zine, Mario Biserni (18-02-2018)
A joy! — Vital Weekly, Dolf Mulder (05-02-2018)
Dit is muzikaal DADAisme op zijn best (Noors) — Salt Peanuts*, Jan Granlie (03-02-2018)
Hide & squeak spreekt tot de verbeelding, daar heb je helemaal niet veel fantasie voor nodig. — Jan Jasper Tamboer (17-01-2018)
Hide & Squeak is een razendknap, veelzijdig en fantasierijk album waar je niet gauw op uitgeluisterd raakt. — Opduvel.com (21-12-2017)
14 geweldige tracks, waar de muzikaliteit maar ook de speelsheid vanaf spat — Subjectivisten.nl (19-12-2017)
Melodieuze, bizarre en geniale nieuwe cd — JazzFlits, Herman te Loo (18-12-2017)
Meesterlijk album! (Tsjechisch) — HisVoice, Jan Hocek (14-12-2017)
Tamelijk maf, maar wel prachtig — VPRO Vrije Geluiden, Aad van Nieuwkerk (12-12-2017)
Inventief muziek maken met speelgoed en andere objecten — Vera Vingerhoeds (12-12-2017)
“man orchestra extraordinaire” — CloudsandClocks.net, Beppe Colli (10-12-2017)
Een vrolijk album met onverwachte diepgang — Moors Magazine, Holly Moors (07-12-2017)
Muziek uit speelgoedvarkens — MUG Magazine, Arnoud van Soest (01-12-2017)
Recensie Hide & Squeak — Jazzenzo, Erno Elsinga (30-11-2017)MoreClose
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