Geoff Serle

Geoff Serle was born in Bristol, England and played in various rock and jazz groups in the seventies before recording his first album in 1979 with renowned jazz bassist Paul Rogers. 

He formed Research in 1981 as an electro-funk industrial jazz unit who supported the likes of Material and Swans as well as playing at Womad and recording sessions for the BBC. The band recorded three albums, including Social Systems featuring keyboard player Django Bates. 

In the eighties he played in the systems music big band Tranceathon, a funk outfit called Rhythm Force and Elbow Room, an improvising group with Soft Machine saxophonist Lyn Dobson.
 
In 1987 he formed Radius with King Crimson violinist David Cross to explore ambient rhythmic grooves. Sonicphonics, formed in 1988 with B-Shops for the Poor guitarist John Dobie, is a more hard-edged, guitar oriented band which later included violinist Billy Bang. 

Other projects include the short lived Shock Troops with saxophonist Pete McPhail and keyboard player Pat Thomas, who recorded the still unreleased electronic album Hedonism, and a dance music project Proof.

ALBUMS

1980 - Koral/Mills/Rogers/Serle - Rising (View VS008) LP

Rob Koral, Chris Mills, Paul Rogers, Geoff Serle

1982 - Geoff Serle's Research - Laws Of Motion (View VS022) LP

Jim Dvorak, Veryan Weston, Dan Brown, Geoff Serle

1987 - Research - Social Systems (Dossier ST 7533) LP

Jim Dvorak, Django Bates, Mark Hewins, John McCullough, Geoff Serle

1988 - Radius - Arc Measuring (Ear-Rational ECD 1006) CD

David Cross, Steve Topping, Sheila Maloney, John McCullough, Geoff Serle

1989 - Sonicphonics - Dream Photography (Ear-Rational ECD 1009) CD

Jon Dobie, Sheila Maloney, Dan Maurer, Geoff Serle

1989 - Radius - Sightseeing (Ear-Rational ECD 1017) CD

David Cross, Tim Crowther, Sheila Maloney, Simon Murrell, Geoff Serle

1991 - Sonicphonics - Neo Kamikaze (Ear-Rational ECD 1030) CD

Jon Dobie, Sheila Maloney, Elliott Sharp, Chiemi Nagata, Geoff Serle

1992 – Radius - Elevation (Ear-Rational ECD 1036) CD

David Cross, Tim Crowther, Sheila Maloney, Simon Murrell, Geoff Serle

1993 - Geoff Serle - Severe Test (Systems Collusion SCCD 8001) CD

Francine Luce, Chiemi Nagata, David Cross, Sheila Maloney, Pat Thomas, Elliott Sharp, Mark Hewins, Jon Dobie, Trevor Manwaring, Geoff Serle

1994 - Sonicphonics - Rotator (Systems Collusion SCCD 8002) CD

Jon Dobie, Simon Murrell, John Edwards, Dan Maurer, Geoff Serle

1995 - Radius - There Is No Peace (Voiceprint VP155CD) CD

David Cross, Steve Topping, Tim Crowther, Pete Nettleton, Sheila Maloney, John McCullough, Simon Murrell, Geoff Serle

1997 - Research - Social Systems (Voiceprint VP 199 CD) CD

re-release with additional track Tough (Tokyo Monster Mix)

Jim Dvorak, Django Bates, Mark Hewins, John McCullough, Geoff Serle

2000 - Research - The Perpetual City (Impetus IMP CD 19233) CD

Ron Caines, Mark Hewins, Simon Murrell, Geoff Serle

2000 - Radius - Civilizations (Noisy  NOISY 002) CD

David Cross, Maxine Braham, Sheila Maloney, Geoff Serle

2001 - Sonicphonics - Exploded Views (No Wave NWCD 10) CD

Jon Dobie, Billy Bang, Adrian Northover, Geoff Serle

2003 - Tek-San - Radio Tek-San (Dossier  DCD9101) CD

Geoff Serle, Tim Crowther

http://www.visionlogic.demon.co.uk/TekSan_01.htm

2003 - Sonicphonics - Zoot! (Dossier  DCD9102) CD

Jon Dobie, Adrian Northover, Geoff Serle

2007 – Sonicphonics – Six (Tone Industria TI022) CD

Jon Dobie, Adrian Northover, John Edwards, Geoff Serle

2010 - Sonicphonics - In the blink of an Eye (Reel Estate RECD9001) CD

(Compilation)

2011 - Geoff Serle - Soundtracks for the Abandoned (Reel Estate  RECD9003) CD

 (Compilation 1986-1994)

2016 - Tek-San - Sanskrit Tahiti (Reel Estate  RECD9004) CD

 Geoff Serle, Tim Crowther, Roberta Crowther, Violeta Alonso Mañanes

SINGLES & EPs

2010 – Research – Reworks (Reel Estate REV001) Vinyl 12”

Julian Chown, Geoff Serle

2012 – Research - Day By Day (Paper Recordings PAPERVINYL06) Vinyl 12”

Valerie Maxfield, Tim Crowther, Julian Chown, Geoff Serle

https://youtu.be/yR83XP2dJcQ

2014 - Research - Miss Ya (Paper Disco PAPDLS167) Digital

Valerie Maxfield, Tim Crowther, Julian Chown, Geoff Serle

http://www.junodownload.com/products/research-miss-ya/2464835-02/

2014 - Research - Day by Day (Paper Recordings PAPDLA160) Digital

(Psychemagik Instrumental Mix)  Paper Cuts #2 Compilation

Tim Crowther, Julian Chown, Geoff Serle

http://www.junodownload.com/products/research-day-by-day-remixes/2223569-02/

2014 - Research - Shape the System (Paper Disco PAPDLA164) Digital

(Bassjam mix)  Trash the Wax #1 Compilation

Mark Hewins, Adrian Day, Geoff Serle

For further details please see:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/249460-Geoff-Serle

Tim Crowther

Tim Crowther’s association with Geoff Serle goes back to the late 80’s when he recorded two albums of improvised music with Radius, featuring King Crimson violinist David Cross.

At that time he also he formed the jazz-rock group Network with drummer Steve Clarke and co-wrote the CD Corroded Path, released in the USA and Canada. With Steve Clarke his improvising group Conglomerate included trumpeter Ted Emmett and keyboard player Steve Franklin and released two CDs, the second of which featured Soft Machine’s Hugh Hopper on bass. His jazz-rock trio Groon with Steve Clarke and ex-Damned bassist Algy Ward released a CD of written and improvised pieces.

He has also gigged with ex-Soft Machine saxophonist Lyn Dobson in an improvising trio with Dreamtime drummer Jim Lebaigue. With Jim he formed the band Organon, featuring Soft Machine’s Elton Dean on saxes, Jim Dvorak on trumpet and John Edwards on bass, and released the CD Klusterbuckstuckle on the SLAM label.

With jazz drummer Tony Marsh and keyboard player Steve Franklin he recorded two CDs of improvised jazz rock.

ALBUMS

1989 - Radius - Sightseeing (Ear-Rational ECD 1017) CD

David Cross, Tim Crowther, Sheila Maloney, Simon Murrell, Geoff Serle

1990 – Conglomerate – The Bible Says (Impetus Records IMP CD 18921)

Tim Crowther, Ted Emmett, Steve Franklin, Nick Stephens, Steve Clarke

1992 – Radius - Elevation (Ear-Rational ECD 1036) CD

David Cross, Tim Crowther, Sheila Maloney, Simon Murrell, Geoff Serle

1993 – Network - Corroded Path (Progressive International PRO 018) CD

Tim Crowther, Ted Emmett, Pete Jacobsen, Lawrence Cottle, Steve Clarke

1994 – Groon – Refusal to Comply (Progressive International/ Dissenter PRO 050/DIS 002) CD

Tim Crowther, Algy Ward, Steve Clarke

1995 – Conglomerate – Precisely the Opposite of What We Now Know to be True (Progressive International/Dissenter PRO 034/DIS 004) CD

Tim Crowther, Ted Emmett, Steve Franklin, Hugh Hopper, Steve Clarke

1999 - Crowther/Franklin/Marsh – Shell of Certainty (Visionlogic VLG 101) CD

Tim Crowther, Steve Franklin, Tony Marsh

2003 - Tek-San - Radio Tek-San (Dossier  DCD9101) CD

Geoff Serle, Tim Crowther

http://www.visionlogic.demon.co.uk/TekSan_01.htm

2004 – Organon – Klusterbuckstuckle (Slam Productions SLAMCD 256) CD

Tim Crowther, Elton Dean, Jim Dvorak, John Edwards, Jim Lebaigue

2008 – Crowther/Franklin/Marsh – Amherst Dislodged (Slam Productions SLAMCD 263) CD

Tim Crowther, Steve Franklin, Tony Marsh

2016 - Tek-San - Sanskrit Tahiti (Reel Estate  RECD9004) CD

 Geoff Serle, Tim Crowther, Roberta Crowther, Violeta Alonso Mañanes

SINGLES & EPs

2012 – Research - Day By Day (Paper Recordings PAPERVINYL06) Vinyl 12”

Valerie Maxfield, Tim Crowther, Julian Chown, Geoff Serle

https://youtu.be/yR83XP2dJcQ

2014 - Research - Miss Ya (Paper Disco PAPDLS167) Digital

Valerie Maxfield, Tim Crowther, Julian Chown, Geoff Serle

http://www.junodownload.com/products/research-miss-ya/2464835-02/

2014 - Research - Day by Day (Paper Recordings PAPDLA160) Digital

(Psychemagik Instrumental Mix)  Paper Cuts #2 Compilation

Valerie Maxfield, Tim Crowther, Julian Chown, Geoff Serle

http://www.junodownload.com/products/research-day-by-day-remixes/2223569-02/

For further details please see:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/330946-Tim-Crowther

http://www.visionlogic.demon.co.uk/index.htm