Clive Bell
An accomplished player of Japanese shakuhachi flute. He also uses a range of other wind instruments, including a khene (mouth organ) and a Norwegian flute. Additionally, he is a journalist and frequently writes for the Wire Magazine.
An accomplished player of Japanese shakuhachi flute. He also uses a range of other wind instruments, including a khene (mouth organ) and a Norwegian flute. Additionally, he is a journalist and frequently writes for the Wire Magazine.
Asakusa Follies
Asakusa Follies is a luminous scene of interplay between melody, breath, and the shakuhachi flute. Following on from the initial triptych of electro-acoustic releases on the Cuspeditions imprint, Clive Bell’s Asakusa Follies shifts the listener away …
The geographers
"It's a generalisation, but Sylvia Hallett scrapes and Clive Bell blows. Bell specialises in reed or pipe instruments from exotic locations, principally South East Asia. Hallett bought a saw for £2.49, mounted a bicycle wheel on a spindle and also pl…