Camberwell Now

- Yes!
- This Heat drummer plus other guys
- see last answer
- S: "All's Well" discography / D: ????
- C

Of course, the best This Heat side project was either the Lifetones EP, though it wasn't quite up to TH standards except for one astonishing, blazing track. Or it could have been Hayward's "Survive The Gesture" album, the best and songiest thing he's ever done solo.

Camberwell Now are totally classic, the All's Well disc has almost everything but is missing a great track from the Sub Rosa comp LP Myths Instructions 1, which is too bad. Also it edited the track "Trade Winds" out of the 1st EP (he weeps quietly), so search those.

Also, it's unfair of me to call Lifetones a "side project", it was the band Bullen started after TH.

The Camberwell Now have more traditionally structured songs, but you can hear the connection with This Heat - Hayward's voice and drumming are quite unique. They lack a lot of the kinetic energy of This Heat, as well as the "collage" aspect of the band, but they're swell, even if they won't blow minds in the way "Sleep" or "Health & Efficiency" or "Paper Hats" will.

The Lifetones was a one-off project, quite tough to find. It's similar to This Heat, but a little less noisy, more overtly rhythmic. Didn't sell squat.

the camberwell now is fantastic stuff...i would give it to someone at the same time as Deceit...i think TCN would win...agree with Dom.

it's pretty wanky prog, and this is coming from someone who usually likes pretty wanky prog.

i have the LP for sale if you're interested

Last night in my local shop I saw this used cd by Charles Hayward with Peter Brotzmann, Keiji Haino, Yoshihide Otomo and Tatsuya Yoshida. It was called Double Agent(s) - Live in Japan Volume Two. I didn't get it but will probably go back and pick it up later. Just wondered if anyone has heard it or knows anything. I assume it's free jazzy.

I think Hayward did a series of 3 discs like that, various in-Japan live collabs. From what I remember reading about them when they came out, I think they are a bit more varied and electronic than a straight free jazz thing. But I have not heard them. Based on the lineup and a used price, I would buy it in a second.

i think "spirit on dunkirk" is my favorite hayward track, period.

^^^ Everyone upthread OTM.

Can one find the un-released This Heat take on Greenfingers anywhere? I know there is a live clip of it on youtube. The boxset was not so heavy on oddities like that. Of course if it doesn't exist that would explain it...

Just downloaded the 'All's Well' comp off iTunes...astonishing stuff...one of the only things I've bought in the last year and it sounds fresher than anything I've heard in ages...pre empts loads of musical styles by about 30 years...

Steve Davis is a fan.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/a-look-inside-steve-davis-record-collection

"These days, the best way to keep up with what’s happening is on MySpace"

I didn't even know it was still going. he should check Friends Reunited and hook up with Joe Johnson!

This feature originally appeared in Prog issue 2.

Explains the MySpace rec!

Have had the Ghost Trade reissue for a while and given it a few listens without quite clicking - but tonight it is really hitting the spot - what an excellent band. I guess I have to seek out the EPs collection now.