Waldo’s Gift
Having forged themselves as a name to remember, and an electrifying new force in the new wave of UK Experimental music, Bristol trio Waldo’s Gift released their debut album ‘Malcolm's Law’ in early 2025 via fellow Bristolian Ishmael Ensemble’s label Severn Songs.
Following a string of early releases lauded by tastemakers across BBC 6Music and BBC Radio 1, ‘Malcolm's Law’ captures the story of their unusual beginnings, their weekly residency at Bristol venue The Gallimaufry where they built a cult following with their intense & bizarre performances. While Waldo’s Gift have been associated with the UK jazz explosion, mainly owing to their focus on improvisation, within their full-length offering there are unmistakable shades of post-rock, prog-metal, and the more intense ends of Squarepusher or Aphex Twin. Unbelievably, every track is a single live performance, recorded with no overdubs or extras. “To sound like us is to be a sweaty, chaotic mess, on the precipice of falling apart. We’re all on the limit of what we can physically play, and that’s where the fun comes from.”