2020 = SOLO

Benedict Taylor

2020 = SOLO Live at Hundred Years Gallery

In 2020 about two or three live concerts happened. Much solitary music was made behind closed doors. This record is one of the few public outings, sneaked in just at the end of the year.

0:00/???
  1. 1
    2020 = SOLO 32:02
    Info
    0:00/32:02

SWARM

Benedict Taylor

Composition for massed live solo strings, in a polyphonic, microtonal setting. Recorded with approximately a hundred layers of written and improvised solo viola & violin, and one layer of guitar.

All music composed and recorded by Benedict Taylor at Forest Studio London.

0:00/???
  1. 1
    Swarm Part 1 10:18
    0:00/10:18
  2. 2
    Swarm Part 2 9:33
    0:00/9:33
  3. 3
    Swarm Part 3 8:02
    0:00/8:02
  4. 4
    Swarm Part 4 10:25
    0:00/10:25

Rend

Benedict Taylor

  • Disturb the air sharply with noise
  • Pierce with sound

Solo violin - Benedict Taylor ROAM Releases 2019

Recorded at Forest Studios 2018

0:00/???
  1. 1
    1 Ribbon 10:40
    0:00/10:40
  2. 2
    2 Tatter 6:23
    0:00/6:23
  3. 3
    3 Cleave 4:17
    0:00/4:17
  4. 4
    4 Rive 11:12
    0:00/11:12
  5. 5
    5 Sunder 3:16
    0:00/3:16
  6. 6
    6 Dissever 8:40
    0:00/8:40
  7. 7
    7 Wrest 3:28
    0:00/3:28

Caged Guerrillas

Benedict Taylor

0:00/???
  1. 1
    One Caged Guerrilla With A Pork Pie Hat 2:22
    Info
    0:00/2:22
  2. 2
    00:32 Two Caged Guerrillas Robbing A Post Office 0:32
    Info
    0:00/0:32
  3. 3
    Three Caged Guerrillas With Feather Boas 0:44
    Info
    0:00/0:44
  4. 4
    Four Caged Guerrillas On Two Tandems 10:35
    Info
    0:00/10:35
  5. 5
    Five Caged Guerrillas Dancing Round A Maypole 4:50
    Info
    0:00/4:50
  6. 6
    Six Caged Guerrillas With Purple Rinses 7:08
    Info
    0:00/7:08
  7. 7
    Seven Caged Guerrillas At An Illegal Rave 4:06
    Info
    0:00/4:06
  8. 8
    Eight Caged Guerrillas With Ferrets On Leads 2:34
    Info
    0:00/2:34
  9. 9
    Nine Caged Guerrillas Wearing Medieval Ruffs 0:38
    Info
    0:00/0:38
  10. 10
    Ten Caged Guerrillas In Fishnet Tights 3:07
    Info
    0:00/3:07
  11. 11
    Eleven Caged Guerrillas In A Sleeping Bag 2:23
    Info
    0:00/2:23
  12. 12
    Twelve Caged Guerrillas Gone For A Bite 1:28
    Info
    0:00/1:28
  13. 13
    Thirteen Caged Guerrillas Playing A Round Of Golf 0:21
    Info
    0:00/0:21
  14. 14
    Fourteen Caged Guerrillas Doing Community Service 1:45
    Info
    0:00/1:45
  15. 15
    Fifteen Caged Guerrillas At The Back Of The Class 0:04
    Info
    0:00/0:04
  16. 16
    Sixteen Caged Guerrillas In Cowboy Boots And Stetsons 2:30
    Info
    0:00/2:30
  17. 17
    Seventeen Caged Guerrillas At The Top Of The Charts 5:37
    Info
    0:00/5:37
  18. 18
    Eighteen Caged Guerrillas Making Hijinx And Tomfoolery 0:31
    Info
    0:00/0:31
  19. 19
    Nineteen Caged Guerrillas Caught Red Handed 0:28
    Info
    0:00/0:28
  20. 20
    Twenty Caged Guerrillas Being Economical With The Truth 9:26
    Info
    0:00/9:26

Solstice

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor solo viola. Released Nachtstück Records 2018. All music created by Benedict Taylor. Recorded, mixed & mastered at Forest Studios, London December 2017.

0:00/???
  1. 1
    1 Sol 20:30
    0:00/20:30
  2. 2
    2 Sistere 14:58
    0:00/14:58
  3. 3
    3 Stit 15:20
    0:00/15:20
  4. 4
    4 Solstitium 22:02
    0:00/22:02

A Purposeless Play

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor - Viola Released as a solo double album (CD) Subverten Records. Recorded January 2016 at Forest Studios, London.

0:00/???
  1. 1
    Never Apologise 30:29
    Info
    0:00/30:29
  2. 2
    Never Explain 33:42
    Info
    0:00/33:42
  3. 3
    Agitate 8:49
    Info
    0:00/8:49
  4. 4
    Antagonise 17:28
    Info
    0:00/17:28
  5. 5
    Aggravate 8:40
    Info
    0:00/8:40
  6. 6
    Animate 11:28
    Info
    0:00/11:28

Pugilism

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor - Solo Viola All music created by Benedict Taylor Recorded over an hour long bout at Forest Boxing Hall, London, September 2015

0:00/???
  1. 1
    Swarmer 8:38
    Info
    0:00/8:38
  2. 2
    Grapple 10:30
    Info
    0:00/10:30
  3. 3
    Philly Shell 5:57
    Info
    0:00/5:57
  4. 4
    Brawler 5:20
    Info
    0:00/5:20
  5. 5
    Parry 7:10
    Info
    0:00/7:10
  6. 6
    Slugger 7:46
    Info
    0:00/7:46
  7. 7
    The Towel 0:37
    Info
    0:00/0:37