BANGING

I have a proactive approach to music, I like to keep moving, like a chubby shark, so I have a new favourite group every few months, and that brings me joy. The latest addition to my personal pantheon is the Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, a rolling collective of 10 to 14 year old kids who attend a school in Todmorden in the Upper Calder Valley, West Yorkshire (the birthplace of Geoff Love, fact fans, so clearly a place steeped in music). 

Under the direction of their teacher, Mr. Williamson, the group improvise with a range of percussion instruments (and the odd electronic device) in a variety of settings: some inside, some outside, some formal such as school assemblies and concerts. The results are amateurish in the best possible way: fresh, free, alive and brimming with energy and creativity.

Their Bandcamp page holds many downloadable delights, all reasonably priced. Their first CDR We Demand Everything Now, however, also comes with a badge, so there's that to consider.