Matt Calvert Typewritten

As the composer, guitarist and keyboardist behind the instrumental experimental rock trio Three Trapped Tigers, as well as a regular Heritage Orchestra collaborator and musical director for drum’n’bass pioneer Goldie’s live band, Matt Calvert is more readily associated with distorted synths, heavily processed guitar, relentless drumming and high volume. And yet, with ‘Typewritten’ he has delivered a collection showcasing his compositional originality, multi-instrumental talents and sonic ingenuity that naturally compliment and extend his previous work, without using a single square wave, effects pedal, 808 kick, laptop or amplifier - all performed, not programmed. The gadgetry has been unplugged and swapped for acoustic guitars, piano, dulcitone, tuned and non-tuned percussion, woodwinds and various string instruments performed by Calvert and his collaborators from across Europe, with recording taking place from Oxford and London to Alsace, Bern and Berlin.

Key collaborators include drummer John Blease, cellist Ben Trigg, vibraphonist Jim Hart, double bassist Tom Mason, violinist Raven Bush, Swiss percussion extraordinaire Julian Sartorius and Swedish saxophonist Otis Sandjo.