Talented multi instrumentalist and composer Peter Ashby delivers his first fully-fledged solo album for Six Armed Man records. It is a refreshingly progressive take on jazzrock. Egg, Hatfield & the North influences are evident and sit comfortably in a boundary challenging melting pot of jazz, prog rock and an edgy post punk ethos.

Tracks

• Metaphoric Introduction

Disturbances in the ether

• Part 1 - Intangible
• Part 2 - Intrinsic
• Part 3 - Intractable
• Part 4 - Intransigent
• Part 5 - Closure
• Shuffling
• Piano Piece 1 (Dedicated to Adri)
• Gratitude
• Two (basses) for T
• After the boats came in
• Reprimand
• Piano Piece 2
• Small Collage
• Embers
• Rift Part 1

Influenced by British freeform / jazz of the early 70` such as Ray Russell and Howard Riley. Keith Tippet .The influence of Debussy is occasionally evident especially in some of the piano work. Early King Crimson (on which Tippet`s piano featured )and the more avant garde elements of progressive music are there such as third ear band. Some influence of Airto Moreira , Opa and Brazillian progressive jazz.  Bit of Faust and Can thrown in for good measure. Some industrial influence can be heard too.

REVIEW

Question: What do you get when a visionary musician with roots in the cassette culture of the early 80's and influences as far reaching as Frank Zappa, 70's progressive rock, Debussy, avant-garde pioneers such as Pierre Henry and many who think outside the boxes of our culture and society.

Answer: A disturbingly fantastic album called "Disturbances in the ether".

Incredible instrumentation. This is a refreshing approach to progressive jazz rock. Zappa influences are evident but this goes beyond what you would expect. The music captures the concept perfectly and engages the listener in a journey of discovery that involves more than the notes that make the music, you'll appreciate the spaces between the notes and somewhere in the undertow of this album is a story. Rarely in these days of disposable pop music do you find something that resonates with as much depth as "Disturbances in the ether".

------------Psychedelic Joe 

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"Disturbances In The Ether" is a truly remarkable album. At times it really reminded me of Egg (one of my all time favourite bands) and even Hatfield & The North with loads of other influences thrown in. Beautiful production.

- Tim Jones (Census of Hallucinations)

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