Richard Harrison has also developed his own style on the drums, he skips around the kit, dynamically moving from funky beats to free flowing flurries,creating layers of intricate patterns with meticulous abandon.
His Kit is supplemented with an amazing array of percussive pots and pans and sheets of metal.
He lives in Manchester and plays regularly with improvisers in Manchester and London.
In 2002 he released a collection of recordings made of a wire fence vibrating in the wind in the Scottish borders. It is called Drone hill 225 and released with the Manchester based label Hot Air Recordings. You can read a review here
This was followed up in 2020 with Drone Hill: 2nd Survey and Repossessions
In 2021 an improvised album with Liverpool saxophonist Phil Hargreaves was released Fall through the infinite
Pic above from improv gig in Manchester with Paddy Steer, Graham Massey and Geoff Leigh in Feb 2020
A list of some of the recent releases featuring Richard
Siapiau (shá -pea-eye) (shapes in Welsh) – Pi – discus-music.co.uk -Due out Sept 2023
With: Fran Bass – bass Vox and little instruments, Phil Hargreaves: Sax, flute and little instruments,Maggie Nicols: Voice, Keys and little instruments
Malchamech – The Imperfection of Crowds – March 2023 whi-music.co.uk
With:Richard Harding: Chapman Stick,Phil Hargreaves: Sax and Flute
Bloodcog – the reverse of reality – Sept 2021- whi-music.co.uk
With: Richard Harding: Chapman Stick, Phil Hargreaves: Sax and Flute
In Lieu – Wand and Harrison – Hot Air 2020
With Matt Wand sample grinding, synthetic electrickery, tape gate switchboard, bit fumbling etc
Stretch Marks – The Stretch m-arkhives – Hot Air 2018
Various improvisation sessions with Guitarist David Birchall available from his bandcamp page
Keep up to date with Richards gigs and releases on his facebook page
