Two explosive performances from this trio of South East London musicians in different constellations: DODMEN is psychic archaeology. The duo in a primal combination of drums and voice produce free music aimed at the solar plexus. The execution is powerful and the meaning is profound. RABBIT are a duo where the driving, intense, urban, mesmeric drums of David Aylward provide the perfect foil for the layers of edgy originality and profound musicality that emanate from multi-instrumentalist Tom Scott. Having played together since the mid 80’s, they this year celebrate 30 years of musical collaboration within such projects as RUR (Rediscovered Urban Rituals), Stay at Home International, Baby Trio and Rob Mills’s Tale of What. Their duo Rabbit – always improvised, always emotive – produce a contemporary, experimental urban folk mash, merging and mutating genres in an on-going dialogue of sound and music.
Zolan Quobble is a naïve improviser and stand-up poet based in Brockley. He is a founder member of Apples and Snakes, co-founder of Deptford Urban Free Festival, founder of Deptford Kite, and is the voice of One True Dog, Chicken Sidecar, Lofe and Dodmen. He has published two books; “U-I Poems” and “The Tooth Agenda”, and released the CD “Walkies” with One True Dog.
Percussionist David Aylward has collaborated with artists such as Cholmondley Dance-Theatre, Feathersonthaughs, William Burroughs, Baby Trio, Brain of Morbius, Julian Cope and Ted Milton of Blurt. He is a founder/director of RUR – Rediscovered Urban Rituals – an ongoing platform for experimental performance.
Tom Scott (saxophones/clarinets/electronics) has been involved in music making since the early 80s. Interested in a wide range of musical genres (composed, devised, written and improvised), he has played in many different settings; alt rock, jazz punk, graphic scores, urban folk and improvisation. Recent work include an ongoing duo with Adam Bohman, playing in the brass section for Monkey Puzzle Trio, and projects with David Aylward. Also plays strings and samplers on occasion and has collaborated with dancers, poets and performance artists as well as devising soundtracks for theatre pieces.
