One Day Band 17 – Evelyn Glennie and Roly Porter
Trestle DL

Sult – Maja Ratkje
Rune Grammofon

Shamania – Marilyn Mazur
RareNoiseRecords

Dame Evelyn Glennie booked a permanent place for herself in the pages of Sir James MacMillan’s magnificent percussion concerto, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, which she premiered 25 years ago, and which has figured strongly again – this time under Colin Currie’s capable hands – in MacMillan’s sixtieth birthday celebrations. And yet, one shouldn’t be misled by the titles, or the big retrospectives, for neither MacMillan nor Glennie shows any desire to slip into the armchair role of “establishment artist”.
The percussionist has recently worked on a movie soundtrack, Altamira, with Mark Knopfler; teamed up with Edinburgh-based jazz group Trio HLK; and has now shown an even more experimental side by recording another ad hoc free improvisation, this time with dubstep producer, Roly Porter. She’s not entirely new to this field, having previously worked with the eclectic guitarist, Fred Frith, but One Day Band 17 (Trestle DL) is an extraordinary thing – a piece of music one not so much listens to as climbs inside, and walks around.