Volume 1, by Supervoc

Volume 1

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1.	SV 1 05:26	info	buy track
2.	SV 2 09:18	info	buy track
3.	SV 5 01:37	info	buy track
4.	SV 4 07:14	info	buy track
5.	SV 8 07:27	info	buy track
6.	SV 6 02:11	info	buy track
7.	SV 3 06:41	info	buy track
8.	SV 7 04:27	info	buy track

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Supervoc is a new “jazz” group – ostensibly a piano trio, but performed by two rock musicians. Formed by pianist Matt Baber and drummer Paul Mallyon (doubling on bass duties), Supervoc was brought into existence in the period following the release of the Sanguine Hum album A Trace of Memory, which featured both Matt and Paul playing music in more familiar post-rock/prog-rock territory. In fact, the name Supervoc is taken from the working title of the final (to date) Sanguine Hum track Automaton, which appropriately enough started life as a semi improvised piece by Paul and Matt, which then got developed by the whole band.

Improvised elements occasionally found their way into the music of Sanguine Hum and its predecessor Antique Seeking Nuns, but this is the first time that it has been a key feature of a musical project for these two musicians, with most of the tracks having extended sections for piano and drum improvisations. But Supervoc is certainly a band where composition remains a key focal point. Each track is assigned the title “SV” plus a number which roughly corresponds to the order in which it was written. The pieces range from the twisty, complicated funk riffs of SV1 to the ethereal and dreamlike SV7. Lengthy, suite-like pieces such as SV2 contrast with shorter, almost ambient interlude tracks like SV5 and SV6. And, be warned…with the list currently heading towards SV30 there will be much more to come!

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released January 27, 2024

All music composed and arranged by Matt Baber and Paul Mallyon

Matt Baber - Piano
Paul Mallyon - Drums, Electric Basses

Recorded at Magpie Studios, High Wycombe:
August 29th 30th and 31st 2023
Engineered by Miles Pring

Mixed and Mastered by Paul Mallyon, Autumn 2023 at IsoSlice Studios.

Supervoc Logo Designed by Paul Mallyon
Logo manufactured by Cut Create and Goodwood
Interiors, Penn, Buckinghamshire.

Cover photos by Paul Mallyon.

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