www.weirdomusic.com/sidpeacock.htm One of the best endorsements I had recently was being given an artist page on www.weirdomusic.com It features the review from Dawgs Blog and links to various information on the web about me. The music featured on weirdo music has been very influential on my own style and it is a great honour to […]
www.myspace.com/hellogull The Void www.myspace.com/hardwahThe Hard Wah Check out these two young bands and if you are on My Space link to them. They have come out of the Elements education project run by Sound It Out and Birmingham Jazz and based at Hamstead Hall school. Check them out for now and I will post a […]
www.undomondo.com Undomondo posted a bit about the Surge WM recordings release and I sent him a download copy of “Live in Birmingham 04” to review. You can read what he posted here www.undomondo.com.sidpeacock . Needless to say I am very pleased with his comments but even more so because this guy has really good taste. […]
Surge recently had a gig as part of the If festival in The Spitz in London. We were invited down by Peter Weigold and Colin Riley of Brunel University. It was a double bill with folk inspired trio Horse’s Brawl and we were very pleased to get the opportunity to play in London again. Given […]
Since I last posted Surge has had a bit of activity. One of the gigs was at Castle Vale performing arts school in Castle Vale estate. The event was held in what is called an Arts Site. It is pretty much the school hall but with a good stage and seating facilities. The gig was […]
Check out the “Live in Birmingham 04” review on The Dawg’s Blog. It feels good that our music is reaching round the world to an appreciative audience. “This is an album that keeps the listener wondering where its going to end up. In an age of mass produced cookie cutter music, that is cause for […]
This is the live recording of Surge’s gig for Birmingham Jazz in the CBSO centre on 4th December 2004. It has 6 lenghty tracks on it making up just under 70 minutes of music. The CD got a four star review in the Indpendent on Sunday and was number 1 in the Jazzwise Magazine office […]
I have released a sampler EP with “WM Recordings” an internet music label. It contains three pieces from my 11-piece ensemble Surge, two elcectro acoustic pieces, 1 chamber work and a spoken word track from the duet “Hydrogen Jukebox” with Steve Tromans. You can download it for free at www.wmrecordings.com/releases/wm030.htm. Tracks 1. You Can’t Buy […]
Hello there, This blog will compliment my website to keep you updated on my musical activities. I am sure I will also go off on rants on various other topics in this space so please feel free to correct, accuse or argue with me at anytime. If you have just happened upon here by chance […]
JAZZWISE ALBUMS OF THE MONTHHot picks from the Jazzwise hydrogen jukebox——————————————————————— 1\ Sid Peacock and Surge Live in Birmingham 2004 Peacock——————————————————————— 2\ Soft Machine Out-Bloody-Rageous 1967-1973 Sony BMG 3\ John Handy Quartet Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival Koch4\ James Finn Plaza De Toros Clean Feed5\ John Cameron Quartet Off Centre Vocalion6\ Tubby Hayes On […]