• Augmented Nature

    In an age where noise-cancellation and meditation apps increasingly seek to simulate silence and inner peace by artificial means, architect-composer-electronic musician Isambard Khroustaliov (aka Sam Britton), film-video-sound-performance artist Britt Hatzius, and sociologist-improviser-composer Tom Arthurs propose a range of site-specific immersive rituals, reconnecting to nature, ourselves and the world around us, with a rare and crystalline depth. Guiding us in and out of the familiar, the real, and the surreal, the trio reconsider and redress the beauty we have before us: just what’s there, in front of our eyes, ears and noses. The resulting performances are the result of two year-long research, mixing field recordings, meditation, improvisation in nature, coupled with Hatzius, Arthurs and Khroustaliov’s 15 year-old collaboration in experimental contemporary music, art, performance and education as part of their joint collective ‘Not Applicable’ – an international collective of musicians, composers and visual artists. Click here for a brief video trailer introducing the project.

  • Tom Arthurs and Björn Meyer

    Tom Arthurs and Swedish-born Bern-resident electric bassist Björn Meyer propose an improvised folk music for the 21st century, drawing on infinite influence, extensive experience, and an instinct and musicality second to none.  "Six" - a one-take improvisation covering this and more was released in 2023.

  • Tom Arthurs and Simone Locarni

    British trumpeter Tom Arthurs and Italian pianist Simone Locarni crossed paths in early 2024, thanks to a fortunate co-incidence of enthusiastic friends snowshoe walking in northern Piemonte. Quickly finding common ground in mutually admired recordings of Norma Winstone, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler and Paul Bley, the two soon evolved a deeply inspiring musical bond, and developed a suite of music, drawing richly on these traditions whilst extending them further. Their first album “Alianti“ (in English: “Gliders”) is a celebration of this meeting, with colourful, fleeting and floating originals from Simone and Tom, classical tributes to Rubenstein, abstract swing, love songs and more – crossing generations and continents, preconceptions and styles – and with a rare touch, depth and intimacy in their connection with their audience and each other. "Alianti", recorded by Stefano Amerio his Artesuono studios in Udine, will be released on Italian label ABeat Records in Spring 2026.

  • QUAIRÓS with Markus Pesonen, Miles Perkin and Janne Tuomi

    "In Greek mythology, the word QUAIRÓS/Kairos refers to the opportune moment to make a decision which, when not used, can have adverse consequences. VELA, the sails of a ship, represent a constellation in the southern sky. The four musicians heard here chose the right moment to publish their music. QUAIRÓS creates marvelous sounds bridging jazz and avant-garde. Have a listen and decide for yourself!" (Ulli Blobel, Jazzwerkstatt Records)

  • GLUE with Miles Perkin and Yorgos Dimitriadis

    "Deep listening, measured, a complex dance of seduction." (Monsieur Delire). ''It’s about a variety of changing, finely nuanced soundcolours, and intensity at low volume. A music that exudes calmness, relaxation, serenity and openness. There are no dogmas, no prohibitions and no taboos. The pieces almost always begin with a clean slate, with a silence from which acoustic structures are carved like sculptures. The musicians are simultaneously performers and listeners, allowing the music space and finding surprise in whatever comes into being between them.'' (Klaus Kürvers). Also available in quartet with turntablist Ignaz Schick.

  • Pedesis with Biliana Voutchkova and Markus Pesonen

    A micro-orchestral experience of infinitesimal variation and crystal-clear complexity, three internationally renowned performer-composers congregate in Berlin. Spectral stretches and filigraine augmentations. Captivating, surprising, moving. Between states, between mysteries.  

  • Tom Arthurs and Simon Vincent

    Tom Arthurs and Simon Vincent (live electronics) have been friends and collaborators since around 1999.  Following first meetings in London, their music has quietly and organically developed through occasional recordings and concerts, mainly since their reconnection in Berlin in 2008. Entirely improvised and focusing on extreme subtleties of sound and interaction, their music consists of beautifully crafted textures and gestures, rich in surprising dynamics, and which are not afraid of taking their time to unfold. Real Time Sound Sculpting Vol. 1 was released by Vision of Sound in late 2016.

  • Marc Schmolling's Ticho w. Almut Kühne (voice) and Marc Schmolling (piano) Vaucanson's Muse w. Isambard Khroustaliov (aka Sam Britton) Circuit Training w. Ignaz Schick (turntables), Achim Kaufmann (piano), Marta Zapparoli (electronics), Eliad Wagner (electronics), Benjamin Weidekamp (reeds), Klaus Kürvers (bass) and Alexandre Babel (percussion) Miles Perkin Quartet w. Miles Perkin (bass), Benoît Delbecq (piano) and Thom Gossage (drums)

  • Tom is currently head of the Jazz and Contemporary Music department at Bern University of the Arts, Switzerland. His PhD, 'The Secret Gardeners: An Ethnography of Improvised Music in Berlin (2012-13)' can be downloaded here (2015, University of Edinburgh, under Prof. Simon Frith). In addition to Tom's work in Bern, in 2016 he was Guest Professor for Trumpet and Ensembles at Jazz Institut Berlin, and he has given seminars, papers and workshops at institutions including International Jazz Platform (Lodz), Universität der Künste (Berlin), FU Potsdam, University of Oxford, University of Edinburgh, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Uppingham School, and the F-IRE collective summer course. A series of Debate Concerts and Workshops with H3B in France inspired the format of a short performance followed by open discussion and sympathetic improvisation with local musicians and this format is available with many current projects. As a writer and musician, Tom is also a key member of French bassist Sébastien Boisseau's 'Musique de Salon', which brings Improvised Music into the homes and community spaces of those who wouldn't otherwise have access to it.