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The Geordie Approach

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THE GEORDIE APPROACH is an exciting collaboration between the two Norwegian musicians Petter Frost Fadnes and Ståle Birkeland, teamed up with guitarist Chris Sharkey, a Geordie born and bred (hence the approach...). This uncompromising and experimental trio pursues music within loose improvisational structures, adding a surprisingly broad range of flavours and catalysing their creative ideas (sometimes getting lost) within a sizeable musical space. In their untiring quest for brilliant and unusual musical goals - Birkeland, Fadnes and Sharkey produce musical elements that often are contradictory in shape, moving between melody and noise, ambient grooves and abstract textures.THE GEORDIE APPROACH has already performed at various venues across the UK in their atumn 2007/spring 2008 tour, and also toured Norway in 2007. The summer of 2007..s album launch was followed up with gigs in Norway – playing with distinguished Norwegian organist/composer Nils Henrik Asheim. They have played at festivals such as Nattjazz in Bergen, Frakture festival in Liverpool, Kristiansand International Church Music Festival (w/Nils Henrik Asheim), Nu-Music in Stavanger (Children..s show) and LIMA festival in Leeds.

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Member Since: 4/4/2007
Band Members: Petter Frost Fadnes (reeds & electronics) Chris Sharkey (guitar & electronics) Ståle Birkeland (drums & various percussion) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Birkeland, Frost Fadnes and Sharkey are all proud members of LIMA – the innovative Leeds Improvised Music Association (www.limaonline.org.uk) - an organisation currently spearheading the British improvised music scene and recently referred to as ..making some of the most exciting noise anywhere in the country.. (Daniel Spicer in Jazzwise Issue 114).
Influences:Myspace background image and Why Eye CD cover are designed by the inimitable Ray Kane.
Sounds Like: THE GEORDIE APPROACH recently released their debut album Why Eye on Simon Fell’s French label Bruce’s Fingers. The album has already generated some good reviews in Norway and the UK. Critic Tor Hammerø writes in Jazznytt (No. 5, 2007): “The music is experimental and gets its inspiration from a range of sources – both acoustic and electric – both rock, jazz and noise… I have some small doubts about the suitability of The Geordie Approach as a warm-up band in St. James´ Park. Nevertheless: this is tough, original and different.” In Jazzwise (Issue no. 114) the band is curiously depicted as “a little like Scorch Trio and Supersilent playing dance tunes for brain-damaged ravers…Call it noise-funk if you like.” Check out our brand new cd Why Eye on iTunes, or buy it at the following sites:http://www.brucesfingers.co.uk/catalogue/bf68.htm or http://www.amazon.co.ukOr, just click on this :
Record Label: Bruce's Fingers: www.brucesfingers.co.uk
Type of Label: Indie

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Read what the press say about ´Why Eye`

"All seven titles refer to past football heroes of England's premier league and national team, all North-East England Geordies, but behind these humorous titles lie uncompromising and challenging atte...
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