Rocketnumbernine biography (Ben and Tom Page)

Rocketnumbernine caught a windward tack and have been riding it leaving precipitous acclaim in their faint wake.  Brothers Ben (keyboards) and Tom Page (drums) drew prominent electronic musicians in with their 'live aesthetic' (also called playing their instruments deftly).  Having hacked it out as a live duo for six years they initially caught the attention of auspicious benefactors like Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) who released their first single Matthew and Toby (straight live cut, one run through, no overdubs) on his Text imprint.

Throughout 2010 they toured with Hebden gaining a much broader platform through a live session for Gilles Peterson's as well as a performance at Gilles Worldwide Awards (TM).  It was their followup EP however the fittingly titled Lone Raver that cemented their concrete appeal.  The fraternal bond in music, when it plays to the strengths of the individual players and the time, can often become something that exceeds the sum of its parts as in the live clip below.

 

Perhaps it comes as no surprise then that Four Tet is sounding his most re-invigorated, in anticipation of the decade anniversary of Rounds (with a deluxe edition forthcoming), in this collaborative cut simply titled: Roseland