Geoff Leigh / Frank Wuyts ‎– From Here To Drums (1988, LP, Germany)

 

No Man's Land ‎– NML 881

With 'From here to Drums', these two musicians display their extensive musical backgrounds. Leigh played with Henry Cow, Slapp Happy, Red Balune, Hatfield and the North; and Wuyts is a former member of Aksak Maboul. Suspensfully arranged, their music is somewhere between Avant-pop and experimental-rock.

Geoff Leigh/ lead vocals, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, computer
Frank Wuyts/ keyboards, computer, percussion
John Van Rymenant/ soprano saxophone, sequencer
Michel Berckmans/ bassoon, soprano saxophone
Willem Cramer/ guitar
Phil Miller/ guitar
Wim Pop/ guitar
Asad Oberoi/ percussion, voice
Colin McClure/ bass
Byard Lancaster/ alto saxophone
Fay Arnold/ backing vocals
René Wiegmans/ voice, effects
Martin Van Gent/ drums

" Musically, one can find some relationship to early XTC, Gong and a little bit of Robert Wyatt. Wonderfully wierd pop music which seems to sometimes cross over into relaxed sessions. Slightly spaced oüt, but always entertaining." (ml, H. Schmidt 3/88)