Essay
Does playing shakuhachi do anything? Clive Bell makes music for The Sims
September 2020

The Wire’s Japanese flute specialist finds himself improvising on the soundtracks to two video game blockbusters
The Wire’s Japanese flute specialist finds himself improvising on the soundtracks to two video game blockbusters
"Is there some synergistic link between UK improv and comedy? To the headphone-clad listener deeply immersed in an AMM album, the answer might be no. To the audience chuckling at an Alan Tomlinson trombone solo, it’s clearly yes."