In a Vancouver recording studio in 2012, the members of Vancouver's premiere new music percussion ensemble, Fringe Percussion, banged on old suitcases, dropped boxes of chains, pounded on wood-framed walls, and stomped and clapped en masse, all in the name of laying down an intentionally rough-hewn rhythm track for innovative Vancouver singer-songwriter Adrian Glynn's album Bruise. Apart from resulting in a sublime, critically acclaimed album, this session also planted a seed in the minds of both parties about possible further collaboration.

Since that time, Glynn and Fringe have worked together to develop a more refined fusion of their sounds, with Fringe now taking on the role of the full band, using their full arsenal of percussion instruments (everything from marimbas and timpani to water-dipped gongs and bowed saw) to supply bass lines, harmonies, and countermelodies, in addition to the rhythmic drive and exotic sound-world first explored in the Bruise session.

Adrian Glynn and Fringe Percussion

perform “The Failures”

Learn more about Adrian Glynn and

Fringe Percussion’s collaboration.

Here’s our an overview of the project:

For booking information, please contact Daniel Tones.