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Pip Pyle's Equip' Out: Instants
by John Kelman
Widely recognized as the drummer of the British Canterbury progressive rock scene, Pip Pyle has made his mark playing for a number of seminal bands, including Hatfield and the North, National Health and Gong. After spending thirty years as the on-call drummer for the scene, he has emerged over the past fifteen as a leader in his own right with Equip' Out and, more recently, Bash. What Pyle has demonstrated with his own projects is a more free improvisational sensibility. ...
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by John Kelman
Pip Pyle has an illustrious history in that subset of British pop and jazz fusion called the Canterbury Scene. He was the drummer for both Hatfield and the North and National Health, two ‘70s groups that were defined by clever writing, virtuoso musicianship, strong chemistry and more than a little sense of humour. In recent times he has been visible as the drummer in ex-Hatfield/Health guitarist Phil Miller’s group, In Cahoots, as well as leading his own group, Equip’ Out, ...
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