A non-genre-specific group of musicians led by composer-collaborators Brendan Hains and Leigh Underhill from Melbourne, Australia.
To attempt categorization the following descriptions may apply: progressive-rock/jazz/ambient/world/fusion.
Influences (which may or may not be evident or obvious in the resultant music):
Robert Fripp, King Crimson, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Brian Eno, Shadowfax, Peter Gabriel, Mick Karn, Mike Gibbs, Return to Forever, Brand X, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Mike Oldfield, John McLaughlin, George Benson, Bill Frisell, Steve Hackett, Andy Summers…
Musician credits:
Brendan Hains guitars
Leigh Underhill bass, mellotron
Justin Humphries drums
Craig Beard marimba, vibraphone, percussion
Julien Wilson saxophone
The Changing's self-titled album was originally recorded between 1994 and 1996 but was never officially released. Inspired by the release of Brendan Hains' new album "Modal Nomad", the chief
perpetrators Hains & Underhill have decided to re-make/re-model many of the original tracks for a new release in 2007. With guidance from Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson, The Changing shall return interfrastically.
CD available soon through www.cdbaby.com
Links:
www.brendanhains.com
Contact: info@thechanging.net
The monumentally brainless Baldrick: "I have a cunning plan..."
Edmund Blackadder: "The last time you had a cunning plan you solved the problem of your mother's low ceilings by cutting off her head".