The Bays' Only Concert at Gaudi Arena

The Bays (UK) is a unique live project of the British dance club scene, considered by many (including authorities like Brian Eno) to be the best. They do not record in studios or release albums: they do not have the desire or time as their goal is to give live performances. Each new show by The Bays is different from the previous one, and eyewitness accounts cannot do it justice. Their manifesto, as proclaimed by Andy Gangadeen (drums), Chris Taylor (bass), Jamie Odell (keys), and Simon Richmond (keys, effects), is Improvisation with a capital I. The Bays' concerts are a trendy act at electronic, jazz, and rock festivals. They have performed at Glastonbury, WOMAD, prestigious venues like Royal Festival Hall, Barbican, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and in the trendiest dance clubs across Europe. The Bays are unique; journalists have even coined a special style: The Bays Trance. The variety of their concerts is astounding. Today it might be trance, techno, drum and bass with the world's most popular DJs, tomorrow a tour with a super sextet where The Bays join forces with Richard Barbieri, founder of Japan in the '80s and now leader of Grammy-winning Porcupine Tree, and guitarist David Torn, whom David Bowie called the "Yo-Yo Ma of electric guitar". The day after, a joint concert at the prestigious Barbican in London with Herbie Hancock. Andy Gangadeen is hailed by the British press as the world's best drummer. He has played with Madonna, Massive Attack, Faithless, Jeff Beck, and even the Spice Girls, but his favorite project is The Bays. All the other musicians in The Bays are also top-class, sought after by stars like David Bowie, etc. All rhythms are played live by drummer Andy Gangadeen on a setup that combines electronic and acoustic drums. Each concert is unique; if you miss it, you won't experience anything similar again—no recordings, and there never will be. Impressions from Alexander Cheparukhin's concert: 'In a BBC broadcast, I once heard that The Bays are "irresistibly impressive, most talked about live act in Britain". Last winter, I finally attended The Bays concert at the popular "forward-thinking" London club Electrowerkz. The reality exceeded all expectations. I had never experienced such euphoric delight. I had never seen such a massive, unanimous, transcendently elated audience reaction. The one and a half thousand people who filled the club to capacity were dancing insanely ecstatically, simultaneously watching the fantastic drummer Andy Gangadeen, the group's founder and leader. The trance-like state was irresistible to resist—physiologically impossible. The powerful sound—dense, intense, constantly building—rich palette of sounds, unpredictable rhythmic twists, the musicians' dedication, and their exceptional performance are truly unparalleled. This is absolute improvisation. The music is not composed; it is born "here and now," without any "home preparations," and the audience's mood and reaction play a significant role in the unfolding act. No breaks, no "compositions"—two hours of non-stop trance. The Bays do not record albums, and they are right. I have never encountered such an incredible, inexplicably monstrous gap between a live performance and a recording (of the same concert!)". The Bays. July 1st. Gaudi Arena Club. 1 Skladochnaya Street, Building 19, Savolovskaya Metro Station.