Martin Brunsden

Double bass and singing saw playing for recording projects and gigs…

Collaborators

Hothouse Flowers, PJ Harvey, Sinéad O'Connor, Toumani Diabate, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Baaba Maal, Ronnie Scott, Jacqui Dankworth, Danny Thompson, François Rabbath, Nico Brown, Julia Roberts, Guy Chambers, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Show of Hands, Eddie Reader, Mick Flannery, Abbie Lathe, Steve Cooney, Pauline Scanlon, Cathy Jordan, Twin Headed Wolf, Kíla, Goitse, Solas, Entheogenic... and many others.

Double bass

I love the physicality of the double bass, its noble immensity, its depth charges and dusty bits.
The sonic range is greater and more complex than many other instruments.
It comes from the soil.

My double bass is a Hawkes Classic made in London in 1904.

Marc’s Heart

Singing saw

It’s a little like playing an octopus, or a hoover, or perhaps the Uilleann Pipes.
It’s especially good for cosmic dolphin songs.
The wind is in there too.

I have a collection of saws now - French, Appalachian, homemade, bass and vintage. The oldest was born in 1920.

Twinkle

Restless Souls

Recordings

I use Tube mics and Neve and Grace preamplifiers and elbow grease.

Everything is powered by the sun and the wind.

ommm

ommm is the ambient and explorative side of Martin’s work.

martinbrunsden

An older body of work, covering a range of projects.

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