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Charles Hayward

 
Artist: Charles Hayward
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Similar Artists:

This Heat

Performed Songs By:

Percy Howard, Nick Doyne-Ditmas, Fred Frith, Bill Laswell

Worked With:

Phil Manzanera

Formal Connection With:

Massacre, Hugh Hopper, Lol Coxhill
  • Born: 1951, England
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Drums, Composer
  • Representative Albums: "Near + Far: Live in Japan, Vol. 3," "Switch on War," "Clear Frame"

Biography

The leader of the pioneering experimentalist group This Heat, Charles Hayward began playing the drums at the age of 11. He later began messing around with home-taping, and joined Mal Dean's Amazing Band in the early '70s. After meeting guitarist Charles Bullen, the two played in Radar Favourites and Dolphic Logic, while Hayward also gigged with Phil Manzanera, appearing with Manzanera's Quiet Sun project and Gong as well.

In 1976, Hayward and Bullen began practicing with bassist Gareth Williams as This Heat. Though each in the trio were superb musicians, they began to experiment with tape loops, found sounds and keyboards on several sessions (recorded from 1976 to 1978, but not released until 1982). Finally, in 1981, This Heat released their self-titled debut album. Williams left just after its release, and 1981's Deceit marked the final new album from This Heat. While Bullen began working as a studio engineer, Hayward did sessions for Lora Logic, the Raincoats and Everything But the Girl before forming Camberwell Now with bassist Trefor Goronwy and tape manipulator Stephen Rickard. The trio released several albums through the Swiss Recommended label, but Hayward began to pursue a solo career by the early '90s. Signed to Sub Rosa, he debuted with My Secret Alphabet in 1993. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Charles Hayward

Charles Hayward in Limerick, Ireland on 17 May 2007.
Background information
Born 1951
Genres Experimental rock
Occupations Composer, Musician
Instruments Drums
Years active 1975 – present
Associated acts This Heat, Camberwell Now, Massacre
Website www.charleshayward.org

Charles Hayward (born 1951) is an English drummer and was a founding member of the experimental rock group This Heat. He also played with Mal Dean's Amazing Band, Radar Favourites, Dolphin Logic, and gigged and recorded with old schoolfriend and "Pooh and the Ostrich Feather" member Phil Manzanera in the group Quiet Sun project as well as a short stint with Gong. On one occasion he also played drums for the anarchist punk band Crass[1]

In 1976, Hayward and fellow Radar Favourites and Dolphin Logic member, Charles Bullen began practising with bassist Gareth Williams under the name This Heat. They began to experiment with tape loops, found sounds and keyboards on several sessions (recorded from 1976 to 1978, but not released until 1979). Finally, in 1979, This Heat released their self-titled debut album. 1981's Deceit marked the final new album from This Heat, Williams leaving just after its release. While Bullen began working as a studio engineer, Hayward did sessions for Lora Logic, The Raincoats and Everything But the Girl before forming Camberwell Now with bassist Trefor Goronwy and tape manipulator Stephen Rickard. The trio released several albums through the Swiss Recommended label. When Camberwell Now disbanded in 1987 Hayward embarked on a solo career which has continued to the present day. He debuted with Survive the Gesture (1987), Skew-whiff (1989) Switch on War (1991) and My Secret Alphabet (with Nick Doyne-Ditmas) in 1993. In 1998, he joined Massacre with Fred Frith and Bill Laswell. Between May and October 2001 Hayward drummed in Ted Milton's band Blurt.

Throughout the 90's up to the present he has initiated a large number of events and performances , including the series Accidents + Emergencies at the Albany Theatre, Out of Body Orchestra, music made from the sound of the new LABAN dance centre being built which was choreographed for the official opening, music for a circus (part of the National Theatre's 'Art of Regeneration' initiative), the full-on installation/performance Anti-Clockwise (with Ashleigh Marsh and David Aylward) for multiple strobes, maze structure of diverse textures, 2 drummers, synthesizers and your nervous system. Recent developments include the CONTINUITY evenings as part of Camberwell Arts.

As well as his solo performance, Charles is currently involved in 3 other central projects:

  • Shape Moreton with Rob Mills, Nick Doyne-Ditmas, Ashleigh Marsh and Chris Cornetto, Charles' first project since Camberwell Now which deals in group composition, songs alongside soundscapes and improvisations.
  • Albert Newton with Harry Beckett, John Edwards and Pat Thomas has been playing since its first performance at Accidents and Emergencies in the mid-90's, essential players in the improv scene play a revolutionary extended quantum-funk that is a celebration of creative telepathy.
  • Clear Frame with Lol Coxhill, Hugh Hopper and Orphy Robinson is soon to release its first CD (with special guest Robert Wyatt on cornet) on the new imprint Continuity....

He currently lives with his wife and three children, Lewis (b. 1987), Merlin (b. 1992) and Riley (b. 1996).

Discography

  • Survive the Gesture (1987)
  • Skew Whiff - A Tribute to Mark Rothko (1990)
  • Switch on War (1991)
  • Keep the Dog: That House We Lived In (rec 1991, rel 2003)
  • Charles Hayward, Nick Doyne-Ditmas: My Secret Alphabet (1993)
  • Escape From Europe - Live in Japan vol1 (1996)
  • Double Agent(s) - Live in Japan vol2 (1999)
  • Near + Far - Live in Japan vol3 (1999)
  • Charles Hayward, Michael Prime: Wash Rinse Spin / Osculation (2000)
  • Abracadabra Locus Solus (2004)
  • Hugh Hopper, Simon Picard, Steve Franklin, Charles Hayward: Numero d'Vol[1] (2007)

see also Quiet Sun, This Heat, Camberwell Now, etc...

References

  1. ^ Steve Ignorant interviewd by Punk 77 website, 2007 http://www.punk77.co.uk/anarcho_punk/steve_ignorant_interview_2007.htm

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