Plays The Vitamin B12, by Nicholas Langley

Plays The Vitamin B12

by Nicholas Langley

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1.	FORMATION 1 04:35	buy track
2.	FORMATION 2 06:15	buy track
3.	HOTROD 23 00:55	buy track
4.	FORMATION 13 09:42	buy track
5.	HOTROD 26 02:48	buy track
6.	KEIORHYTHM 05:29	buy track
7.	HOTROD 25 01:03	buy track
8.	FORMATION 30 06:36	buy track
9.	HOTROD 24 04:11	buy track

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The Vitamin B12 are, amongst other things, a free improv group. It has been made up of varying numbers of individuals over the years - and on different days of the week - but nearly always including the Brighton based artist Alasdair Willis.

The Vitamin B12 have released tons of records, starting with the untitled and now highly collectible ‘four LP boxset’ in 1990. Since then, Alasdair Willis’s approach to releasing music has included an array of lathe cuts in the late 90’s under 18 different pseudonyms, an eight volume series of handprinted ‘Heads’ LPs, a set of ten 10”s, a CD on Portugal’s Ruby Red Editora label and a double cassette release on Third Kind.

Around 2009-2011 Alasdair recorded a number of completely solo and exploratory albums, the most notable of which was ‘Rock Formations’. The thirty tracks contained within were recorded with a fun yet systematic approach that revealed a love for Cluster, Reich’s phasing work, and surf rock.

‘Nicholas Langley Plays The Vitamin B12’ largely consists of new arrangements by Langley of these tracks, as well as other remixes and reinterpretations from this period including work on some outtakes from the Hot Heap album. Langley played regularly with the B12 for a few years during a period when they regularly appeared live for quite unconventional performances. These performances would often revolve around a predetermined instruction for the performers to follow, with varying outcomes. Langley also edited over two years worth of weekly recording sessions into the twelve album set ‘NEDITS 1-12’.

thevitaminb12.bandcamp.com/album/nedits-1

Nicholas Langley runs the tape label Third Kind, performs live with longtime Vitamin B12 member Hassni Malik and is one half of outsider/folk outfit Erm & Nickname. He has released a number of well received albums such as ‘Thinky Space’ (2016), Kyle & Wilbur’s ‘Springtime Comes To Every Household’ and ‘Are We Not Drawn Onward To New Era’ with Linden Pomeroy (2018). This year he released the 80’s soundtrack pastiche ‘Rebel Convoy’ with long term collaborator Dark Half on Spun Out Of Control Records and will soon release his solo LP ‘Final Wave’ on Third Kind.
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released September 13, 2019

All compositions by Alasdair Willis
Additional production and arrangements by Nicholas Langley

Based on music from the albums ‘Rock Formations’, ‘Hot Heap’ and ‘Keio Rhythms’ by The Vitamin B12.

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B12 discography:
www.discogs.com/artist/4591548-The-Vitamin-B12

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released January 1, 2020

Cover photography by Alasdair Willis.

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Nicholas Langley Brighton, UK

Nicholas Langley solo albums and collaborations. Releases from various labels including Langley's current label Third Kind Records and its predecessor Entropy Music.

Further collaborations with The Vitamin B12 (‘NEDITS 1-12’) and David Dilliway (Cosmonauttransfer) can be found on these links ⬇️ ... more

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