A large group with somewhat fluid membership, Glasgow's Scatter create music that touches many bases. There's a lot of brass instrumentation (over some fairly swinging rhythms), but you wouldn't call them jazz; there is a proliferation of voices and acoustic instruments, though you wouldn't call them folk; there are flourishes of stranger sounds -- electronics, vocal babbling, and odd percussion -- but don't call them experimental. At its core, Scatter is a glowing ball of musical energy, the various instruments clattering together like kinetic sparks of inspiration. Some members have performed with Vibracathedral Orchestra, and a similar musical language is evident -- the harmony of glowing tones combined in a common goal.
Scatter are an improvisational collective, based in Glasgow. Their music is heavily influenced by jazz and f
olk (releases have included versions of folk standards).
The membership of the group is fluid, and Scatter has contained up to nine musicians at points, featuring cornet, flute, megaphone, drums, bouzouki, guitar, trombone, saxophone, upright bass, and harmonium, among the instrument used. Members have included Rebecca Ashton, Martin Beer, Kenneth Broom, Matt Cairns, Chris Hladowski, Nick McCarthy, Alexander Neilson, Stephanie Hladowski, Oliver Neilson, Morag Wilson, Aby Vulliamy, George Murray and Hanna Tuulikki. The band has been on indefinite hiatus for the past several years, and no future performances are currently scheduled.
Scatter have released music on the Pickled Egg Records, Cenotaph, and Blank Tapes record labels.
Aby Vulliamy, Chris Hladowski, and Hanna Tuulikki are also sole members of Nalle, a psych folk trio and The Family Elan.
Aby Vulliamy and Chris Hladowski are also member of The One Ensemble of Daniel Padden and The One Ensemble
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Alexander Neilson has toured extensively as a member of Will Oldham's band, has played with Jandek, and is also a member of Tight Meat Duo, Trembling Bells, The Red Krayola, Current 93,Black Flowers and MV & EE
Martin Beer is a member of The Pendulums
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