Magic Daffodils
Members:
- Warren Pratten - Guitar
- Cailen Dye - Bass & FX
- Bernie Koenig - Drums & Vibes
- Richard Moule - Synthesizers & Electronics
- Art Pratten - Pratt-a-various
- Alex Schmoll - Synths & Electronics
Recently, I’ve been playing with a group that calls themselves the Magic Daffodils. This is a group that is playing what I’d describe as free ambient-noise. The group includes drums, bass, electric violin, synthesizers and samples.
I love to play music and tend towards playing improvised, unscripted music. I am fortunate to be able to play with this group fairly regularly. For me it is an interesting opportunity. While I have played in past situations where the music is mostly free noise the emphasis there was on loud. My past groups have also had a sense of improvisation and live spontaneous but the music was constrained generally to something more melodic and ambient. The music we play could be considered noise music. The sound can be quite loud and chaotic at times. But at other times (possibly within the same piece) things might quiet down and some space develops. The music can almost veer toward ambiance. Playing this way really requires a lot of attention to what others are doing, selectively playing with or against. Visually I describe it as being like a rollercoaster with peaks and valleys, sharp turns, slow climbs, quick descents. As a musician, this is very challenging and at the same time there is a weird peace, almost like being in the eye of a hurricane. There is also a flow and an acceptance of what is right now. There is no point showing up with preconceived ideas. You don’t have to be concerned with anything that was just played and you also have no idea what will happen next. There is only now, this note, this pause, this moment.
You can hear a little of what Magic Daffodils are all about here
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