The Bays (band)
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The Bays are an English group of musicians who only play live improvised Electronic music.[1] They have never rehearsed nor recorded in a studio as they do not release music commercially and are independent of record labels. Their slogan is "Performance is the Product".
Performances
The Bays gig regularly and are known for their live shows. Sets are improvised, with the band playing off the mood of the audience and the atmosphere. Performances vary from an
, are all styles mixed into their sets.They have headlined
Another project saw The Bays performing their improvisations to Tom Tykwer's "Run Lola Run" film. The idea being that the original soundtrack is removed and The Bays improvise a new soundtrack in real time. They have performed this format most notably at Darling Harbour in Sydney (2009), Australia and at the Brighton Festival (2007). The most recent performance of Run Lola Run saw the current three piece line-up closing the Ilkley Film Festival in 2016.
Line up
The current members of the band are Andy Gangadeen (drums, also of
The Bays have largely operated as a collective with key personnel including: Chris Taylor (bass), Jamie Odell, Ski Oakenfull or Tom Szirtes (keyboards) and Simon Richmond (effects and samples). Previous members include Simon Smugg, Tom Middleton and Nick Cohen.
The Bays have performed with other artists including Herbie Hancock, Richard Barbieri, Matt White, Mark Pritchard, Bluey, Stamina MC, The Stereo MCs Ty, Hexstatic, and the Heritage Orchestra.
The Bays have done two British Council tours in Mexico (2003) and Germany (2004) to run music workshops with young musicians.
References
- ^ "BBC Sounds - Categories - Music". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
External links
- Official website
- An interview with The Bays
- 2002 Peel session (RealPlayer)
- 2002 Amsterdam & Big Chill festivals (RealPlayer)
- The Bays workshop with the British Council (mp3s & video)
- Discography of released live recordings
- Video of sessions with roots and d'n'b MCs (David Boomah, Yush, Levi Roots, Levy Sill, Top Cat & Earl Sixteen)