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Solar Fire Trio

About Me

The Solar Fire Trio was founded in 2005 by Ray Dickaty and Dave Jackson, two northwest sax players with a mission to combine the hard-edged exuberance and rebellious spirit of rock music with the improvisational ethos of free jazz. After locating the best drummer for the job in the multi-talented Steve Belger, the trio is ready to take on the world. Based on the principles of total collective improvisation, learnt from years of playing in a wide variety of musical situations, combined with our love of the hard core drive and immediacy of rock music, our aim is to make improvised music stripped to it's primal essence; energy & rhythm, uncompromising in it's freedom. ----- Solar Fire Trio's new vinyl is available at the end of October on Invada Records and is Julian Cope's Album of the month for October 06 - http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/1602/ -----------------------buy it at - www.solarfire.co.uk/shop where you can also buy our new cd "Rise Up" ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- see video of us in action at the Kings Arms in Salford last october- object width="425" height="350" ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------and at the Sounds From The Other City Festival in Salford may6th '07---------

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Member Since: 1/18/2006
Band Website: http://www.solarfire.co.uk
Band Members: Ray Dickaty - tenor sax Dave Jackson - alto sax Steve Belger - drums
Sounds Like: "Up in Liverpool, ex-Spiritualized sax player Ray Dickaty has scored big with his free blowing Solar Fire Trio - their 26 minute opus 'Breakthrough' is something beautiful to behold" - Julian Cope - www.headheritage.co.uk --- "Punk Jazz! - I didn't know where to put my ears" - Robin Hartwell, Professor of Music, Liverpool Hope University --- “Like John Bonham on acid jamming with Albert Ayler’s ugly stepchildren”– Broken Instinct ‘zine --- “Incendiary free jazz blast.... with live talent like this on your doorstep, there’s no need to hunt down obscure Peter Brötzmann or ESP-Disk records from the 1960’s” – Alan Haselden --- "Ornette meets Iggy" - Freenoise
Record Label: Foreign Frequency
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Solar Fire Trio CD/Cassette - Hand To Mouth - out now!!

Our new album 'Hand To Mouth' is out now and available from ace new Florida label Sky Fi Records - http://skyfi-industries.com/9 dollars for the cassette (ltd edition of 125) and 14 dollars for the CD...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:43:00 GMT

Check out this event: Adrian Northover/John Edwards

Hosted By: Solar Fire Trio When: 17 Jul 2008, 20:00Where: The Kings Arms11 Bloom St, Salford, Northwest|70 M36ANUnited KingdomDescription:Solar Fire Trio Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:56:00 GMT

New CD Available now!!

The new Solar Fire Trio Cd "Rise Up" is now available from www.solarfire.co.uk/shop for £10 + £1.50 postage Customers in the USA/Canada can get it from Foreign Frequency Records - www.foreignfreq...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:41:00 GMT

New CD out in a month's time on Foreign Frequency Records

We've got a new cd out at the end of may on Will Berdan's Foreign Frequency label - 49 minutes of hot free jazz action from your favourite noisey bastards
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:56:00 GMT

Video Compilation Of Warrington Improv Fest 2006

Here's a link to some video of The 2006 Warrington Festival Of Improvised Music - including Solar Fire Trio and lots of other good stuff - enjoy! - http://www.superchannel.org/Home/Channels/TBI/Improv...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:32:00 GMT

Debut Vinyl LP on sale NOW!!

Yes!!! We Have Vinyl For Sale!!! Solar Fire Shop is HERE or buy it from Invada Records HERE . Official Release Date 6th November - then you'll be able to buy it from Cargo RecordsTo quote th...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:49:00 GMT

Gig At Kings Arms Salford tuesday 24th October

Solar Fire Trio and Jeffrey Morgan/Phillip Marks Duo at the Kings Arms 11 Bloom Street Salford (off Chapel Street) 8pm -11pm £6 for Map click here
Posted by on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:36:00 GMT

New Vinyl LP

At Last! The debut LP from Solar Fire Trio has arrived. Limited Edition of 500 Out on Invada Records, distributed by Cargo. We'll have it for sale on the Solar Fire websitein a couple of days when I'v...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:19:00 GMT