Artists

Roman Urinals

Chelsea Charlton      drums
Kahl Monticone        guitar
Victor Roberts          bass
Markos Zografos      keyboard

new instrumental / improvised music

from brisbane, the individual members have played many shows locally, nationally and internationally with many different bands/projects and feature on many independently released cds. after rehearsing and recording weekly for the past four months, this will be their 2nd show as Roman Urinals.

utilizing drums, electric guitar, electric bass and keyboards with various effects pedals and implements, the quartet deals with improvised music as a specific form of composition. creating spontaneous balance and variation amongst a diverse array of compositional elements including: dynamics, tempo, phrasing, range, texture, tone, space, silence, counterpoint and form.

with each musician assuming the role of 'half player / half listener' the music is projected outwardly with energy, passion and clarity. ideas are stylized, streamlined, refined and economised to create music that reflects 5 i's: idiosyncrasy / instinct / intuition / intensity / inspiration. the results are often fluid, uncontrived, minimalist and hypnotic. presentation is key, and they have it be good.

Roman Urinals adopts a full compass of playing techniques. the resulting sounds, textures, patterns and harmonies are at once diverse and complimentary. consistently they churn it out from the gut with conviction, commitment, animation, humour and as much love as possible.