‘Lurching between riff and abstraction…maintains an elegant balance between emergent melody and the wilder activity at its fringes’
– The Wire
‘Startling moments of altered perspective’
– Bandcamp Daily
‘Consider this an important contribution to the debate about spontaneity versus form.’
– Jazzwise
‘An agreeably spicy goulash of free improvisation, grumpy riffs and bluesy themes.’
– The Quietus
‘Nobody in their right mind is going to call this row slothful.’
– Record Collector
At The Vortex, London (September 2018).
At The Vortex, London (September 2018).
At Safehouse, Brighton (Shapeshifters tour, June 2017).
By Agata Urbaniak.
At Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival, September 2016.
By Agata Urbaniak.
At Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival, September 2016.
By Agata Urbaniak.
At The Vortex, London (Triptych album launch, May 2016).
By Ben Owen.
Triptych album teaser, April 2016.
At LUME, London in April 2015.
A Glorious Monster (Luminous, 2018)
Favourite Animals (Sloth Racket extended lineup – Luminous, 2017)
See The Looks On The Faces: Live Recordings (Tombed Visions, 2017)
Shapeshifters (Luminous, 2017)
Triptych (Luminous, 2016)
High res versions of the images below can be downloaded in a zip file from our Dropbox. Photo credit: Agata Urbaniak.
Sloth Racket is a band of UK improvisers led by baritone saxophonist Cath Roberts, with Sam Andreae on alto saxophone, Anton Hunter on guitar, Seth Bennett on bass and Johnny Hunter on drums. They play Cath’s compositions, combining written fragments with graphic notation to explore the balance between freedom and structure. The results are always different, and so far have ranged across musical territories taking in fiery free jazz, minimal improv textures and heavy riffs.
The band formed in 2015 when Jazz North East invited Cath to present a new project at Gateshead International Jazz Festival. Everyone agreed this had to be more than just a one-off, and they went on to appear at London Jazz Festival, Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival and LUME Festival, as well as touring every year. Sloth Racket have released three studio albums on the Luminous Label and one live album on Tombed Visions.
For bookings: cath @ cathrobertsmusic.co.uk
