Binker Golding, John Edwards, Steve Noble - Moon Day

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: BYR30
Barcode: 9502359895326
Release Date: 9th April 2021
Genre: Jazz

TRACKLISTING:
A1. One Giant Leap, Parts I-Iv
B1. Reflection
B2. Lunar Wind

LP FORMAT DETAILS: An edition of 300, hand numbered in a coloured sleeve

Award winning saxophonist and composer Binker Golding returns to Byrd Out with a new trio comprising giants of the experimental scene Steve Noble and John Edwards for an album of unparalleled instant creativity: 'Moon Day'. The album plays with the post truth zeitgeist, using the first major moon conspiracy of 1835 as a launch pad, throwing a sly wink at Buzz Aldrin as the trio impart on their own musical odyssey. The sheer variety of pace, tone and texture across the record is breathtaking, from Golding’s soft, almost weightless opening on ‘One Giant Step’ through to the skittish re-entry of ‘Reflection’ as the musicians ricochet off one another, the album bursts with ideas and energy, yet remains coherent and singular in its purpose. Recorded during a gap between the various lockdowns of 2020, you can sense the release from the musicians as they combine after enforced isolation with a telepathic sense of where to push each other: Noble interjecting both chaos and order from the drums; Edwards the rocket fuel propelling the unit on; and Golding soaring and cutting through on sax. You will not find a better showcase of these musicians’ phenomenal abilities. This is free jazz at its most compelling and most engaging. ‘Moon Day’ is undoubtedly a future jazz classic.

Award winning saxophonist and composer Binker Golding returns to Byrd Out with a new trio comprising giants of the experimental scene Steve Noble and John Edwards.

From Golding’s soft, almost weightless opening on ‘One Giant Step’ through to the skittish re-entry of ‘Reflection’ as the musicians ricochet off one another, the album bursts with ideas and energy, yet remains coherent and singular in its purpose.

PRESS/ONLINE: Mojo - leading jazz review in March issue: **** "Experimental scene giants in rulebook-ripping form"
Reviews confirmed from Jazzwise (UK), Jazz Journal (UK), Record Collector (UK), Jazzism (Netherlands), Orkester Journalen (Sweden), Jazz In Europe (Belgium).

The Wire - featured in 'Below the Radar' compilation
Reviews likely in The Wire (UK), Jazz Magazine (France).
Likely mention in The Evening Standard in their piece on Tomorrow's Warriors.

RADIO: Tom Ravenscroft on BBC 6 Music to premiere the single (For S.K. (Stage H Edit)) on 29/01.
Seonaid Aitken on BBC Radio Scotland 21/02, including intro from Binker. (For SK)
Freeness on BBC Radio 3 7/03. (For SK) 14:40 in... "There's a wonderful lyricism to the saxophone there, the way that there was a lovely arc to each of the lines spun out."
The Mystery Lesson on Totally Radio on 4/02. (One Giant Step)
Toshio Matsuura on Inter FM 897 (Japan) on 7/02. (For SK)
Illicit Grooves on Totally Wired Radio 7/02. (For SK)
Halo Odbior on Radio Aktywne (Poland) on 12/02 (For SK)
Tamar Collocutor on Soho Radio 20/02. (For SK)
Tina Edwards on Worldwide FM 20/02. (For SK) https://www.mixcloud.com/worldwidefm/universal-sanctuary-tina-edwards-with-shifting-spheres-and-astigmatic-records-20-02-21/

OTHER ACTIVITY: https://byrdout.com/