Boom Logistics draws on many of my musical loves - 70s jazz, ambient, free improvisation, electronica and contemporary classical - and comprises pieces built on improvisations by both me and a revolving cast of regular collaborators. BL 6 & 7 are presented here as pre-mastered previews, and will be formally released via Bandcamp later in 2024.
BL7: A Stag Hill Miscellany (pre-master)
Yi Zhang: voice (2)
David Kaplowitz: saxophone (3 & 7)
Frank Hopkins: programming (3 & 7)
Chris Jones: guitar (5)
Nick Reynolds: clarinet (10)
Simon Hopkins: guitars, programming
BL6: Attuned to the Rainbow Faults (pre-master)
Nick Reyolds: clarinet
Steve Morgan: piano
Mark Lord: bass guitar
Chris Jones: guitar
Simon Hopkins: guitars, programming
BL5: Fifth (2016)
Recorded in Brighton and mixed in Istanbul, 2013-14
Steve Morgan: piano and keyboards
Chris Jones: electric guitar and voice
Peter Marsh: double bass
Mark Lord: electric guitar
Nick Reynolds: clarinet
Simon Hopkins: electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, field recordings and programming
Mastered by Simon Heyworth, assisted by Andy Miles at Super Audio Mastering, Devon, UK
BL4: The Full Catastrophe (2013)
Recorded and mixed in Brighton, autumn-winter 2012/13
Peter Marsh: double bass
Chris Jones: electric guitar
Matt Walton: acoustic guitar
Simon Hopkins: electric 6-, 8- and 12-string guitars, electronics, field recordings
Mastered by Simon Heyworth, assisted by Andy Miles at Super Audio Mastering, Devon, UK
BL3: Live (EP, 2012)
Peter Marsh: double bass
Paul May: drums and percussion
BL2: Musica Collada (single, 2012)
Matthew Shorter: keyboards
Simon Hopkins: guitars and atmospheres
BL1: First (EP, 2011)
Matthew Shorter: keyboards
Simon Hopkins: guitar, electronics, composition, editing