Wellingtons Orchestra of Spheres’ limitless funk and cosmic highlife explorations are inspired by what they call the hypnotic beats of Kuduro, repetitive minimalist Bornean sape music, free jazz and improvised music, and the celestial chimes of gamelan’, but the group stake out their own territory with their prismatic minimalism, soukous-like dizziness and eminent boogie.
A graduate of Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music, Reuben Derrick has appeared in the 20+ member ensemble, Splinter Orchestra, alongside leading Australian experimentalists, Jon Rose, Martin Ng, Jim Denley, Nylstoch, xNoBBQx’s Matt Earle and Robbie Avenaim, at NSW’s The Now Now Festival, with Lucas Abela, Sean Baxter and The UNAUSTRALIANS, while also playing with Greg Malcolm in the trio, The Crust. He is joined by percussionist and electronics witch, Rory Dalley.
