Charles Hayward (born 1951) is an English drummer and was a founding member of the experimental rock groups

This Heat This Heat were an English experimental rock band, formed in early 1976 in Camberwell, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (drums, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Wil ...

and

Camberwell Now Camberwell Now were an English avant-prog band from London, formed in 1982 after the demise of This Heat. Background Camberwell Now were formed out of the remnants of This Heat by drummer and vocalist Charles Hayward, bassist and vocalist T ...

. He also played with Mal Dean's Amazing Band, Dolphin Logic, and gigged and recorded with

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in the group

Quiet Sun Quiet Sun were an English progressive rock/jazz fusion band from the Canterbury scene consisting of Phil Manzanera (guitars), Bill MacCormick (bass), Dave Jarrett (keyboards) and Charles Hayward (drums). History Having originated from a Dulw ...

project as well as a short stint with

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. He was a

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' second album, ''

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'', and on one occasion played drums for the anarchist

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band

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. Since the late 1980s, Hayward has released several solo projects and participated in various collaborations, most notably

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with

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and Fred Frith.

Career

In 1976, Hayward and fellow musician

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began practising with bassist Gareth Williams under the name

. They began to experiment with tape loops, found sounds and keyboards on several sessions (recorded from 1976 to 1978, but not released until 1979). Finally, in 1979, This Heat released their self-titled debut album. 1981's ''Deceit'' marked the final new album from

, Williams leaving just after its release. While Bullen began working as a studio engineer, Hayward did sessions for

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and

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before forming

with bassist

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and tape manipulator Stephen Rickard. The trio released 2 eps ''Meridian'', ''

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'' and 1 album '' The Ghost Trade'' through the Swiss Recommended label. When Camberwell Now disbanded in 1987 Hayward embarked on a solo career which has continued to the present day. He debuted with ''Survive the Gesture'' (1987), ''Skew-whiff'' (1989) ''Switch on War'' (1991) and ''My Secret Alphabet'' (with Nick Doyne-Ditmas) in 1993. Three live albums recorded in Japan followed in the late 1990s (released on Japanese label Locus Solus). In 2003 ''

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'' was released and 2011 saw the release of ''

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''. In 1998, he joined

with Fred Frith and

. Throughout the 1990s up to the present he has initiated a large number of events and performances, including the series ''Accidents + Emergencies'' at the Albany Theatre in

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; ''Out of Body Orchestra''; music made using sounds from the construction of the new Laban Dance Centre (now the

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), which was choreographed for the institution's official opening; music for a circus (part of the ''National Theatre's 'Art of Regeneration initiative); and the full-on installation/performance ''Anti-Clockwise'' (with Ashleigh Marsh and David Aylward) for multiple strobes, maze structure of diverse textures, 2 drummers, synthesizers and your nervous system. Recent developments include the ''CONTINUITY'' evenings as part of ''Camberwell Arts''. Over the past ten years Hayward has developed these attitudes and insights into a wide range of soundwork, both collaboratively and as a solo artist/performer. These include: 30 MINUTE SNARE DRUM ROLL, Zigzag+Swirl, a solo song set at the drums using a system of controlled chance electronics, beginanywhere a set of songs centred around the piano, collaborations with Laura Cannell,

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amongst many others. Recent work with the

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crew in the project Anonymous Bash has led to new work with many younger players, including Harmergeddon, DATA QUACK (with Ben Vince, Merlin Nova and

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) and projects for an array of new record labels including Samarbeta, Care in the Community and Unknown Gods. He also releases material on his own label CONTINUITY..... His long term relationship with the Albany continues with a twice yearly series of performances, workshops and installation, sound is sound is sound which he curates on behalf of Lewisham Arthouse. In 2019 Whistling Arrow - a sextet comprising three members of Ex-Easter Island Head, Laura Cannell, André Bosman and Charles Hayward published an album out on 22 November via God Unknown records. As well as his solo performance, Hayward's recent projects include: * Albert Newton with

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and Pat Thomas has been playing since its first performance at ''Accidents and Emergencies'' in the mid-1990s. * In 1998, he joined

with Fred Frith and

. * Clear Frame with

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and Orphy Robinson *Mathilde 253 with Han-earl Park and Ian Smith * Monkey Puzzle Trio with Viv Corringham (vocals/electronics) and Nick Doyne-Ditmas (double bass). An album ''White World'' was scheduled for release in September 2010 on the Slowfoot label. *

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with John Coxon, Pat Thomas and

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* Oscilanz with Laura Cannell and Ralph Cumbers (aka Bass Clef) * V4V with DJ BPM, Nick Doyne-Ditmas and Vern Edwards * Whistling Arrow with Laura Cannell, Ex-Easter Island Head and André Bosman

Personal life

Hayward currently lives with his wife and three children, Lewis (b. 1987), Merlin (b. 1992) and Riley (b. 1996).

Discography

Albums

*''Survive the Gesture'' (1987)

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*''Skew Whiff – A Tribute to Mark Rothko'' (1990) Sub Rosa *''Switch on War'' (1991) Sub Rosa *''Escape From Europe – Live in Japan vol 1'' (1996) Locus Solus *''Double Agent(s) – Live in Japan vol 2'' (1999) Locus Solus *''Near + Far – Live in Japan vol 3'' (1999) Locus Solus *''Abracadabra Information'' (2004) Locus Solus *''Live At Tone Deaf 10-27-11'' (2012) Otoacoustic, 12xFile, MP3, Album, 320 *''One Big Atom'' (2011) Continuity... Records *''Trademark Ground'' (2012) Otoacoustic, limited edition single sided LP, 300 copies *''Anonymous Bash'' (2014) Samarbeta Residency, LP + DVD *''Begin Anywhere'' (2019) God Unknown, LP

12" singles

*Charles Hayward: ''Wash Rinse Spin'' c/w Michael Prime: ''Osculation'' (2000) These Records *''Smell Of Metal'' (2014) ΚΕΜΑΛ 2 x 12"

7" singles

*Charles Hayward: ''Out Of Order'' c/w ''Beside'' (2000) Dot Dot Dot Music limited edition

DVD

*Charles Hayward, Peter Bromley: ''Charles Hayward Recorded'' (2007) 1968 Film Group DVD-V PAL

Albums as collaborator

''see also

, etc...'' *Regular Music: ''Regular Music'' (1985) Rough Trade *Charles Hayward,

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: ''Les Nouvelles Musiques De Chambre Volume 2'' (1989) Sub Rosa *

Keep the Dog Keep the Dog was an American-based experimental rock touring band from New York City formed in 1989 by English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. The sextet was conceived as a review band for performing selections of Fri ...

: '' That House We Lived In'' (rec 1991, rel 2003)

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*Charles Hayward, Nick Doyne-Ditmas: ''My Secret Alphabet'' (1993) Sub Rosa *La 1919 (

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, Charles Hayward, Roberto Zorzi): ''Jouer. Spielen. To Play'' (1994) Materiali Sonori *Percy Howard, Charles Hayward, Fred Frith,

: ''Meridiem'' (1998) Materiali Sonori *

: '' Funny Valentine'' (1998)

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*Massacre: ''

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'' (2001) Tzadik *

, Charles Hayward,

, Orphy Robinson, guest cornet Robert Wyatt: ''Clear Frame'' (2007) Continuity... Records *Massacre: '' Lonely Heart'' (2007) Tzadik *Hugh Hopper, Simon Picard, Steve Franklin, Charles Hayward: ''Numero d'Vol'' (2007) Moonjune *

: ''

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'' (2008) Expression Records *Charles Hayward, John Coxon, Pat Thomas,

: ''About'' (2009) Treader * Hot Chip: ''

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'' contributed drums to tracks "Hand Me Down Your Love" and "One Life Stand" and drums and chorus vocals to "Slush" (2010) Parlophone *GOL & Charles Hayward: ''GOL & Charles Hayward'' (2010) Planam *Monkey Puzzle Trio (Charles Hayward, Nick Doyne-Ditmas, Viv Corringham): ''White World'' (2010) Slowfoot *Mathilde 253 (Charles Hayward, Han-earl Park and Ian Smith) with

: ''Mathilde 253'' (2011) Slam Productions *Massacre: ''Love Me Tender'' (2013) Tzadik *John Coxon, Charles Hayward, Ashley Wales, Rupert Clervaux, Eben Bull,

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: ''Disarm'' (2013) Lisson Gallery LP limited edition *Monkey Puzzle Trio: ''The Pattern Familiar'' (2014) Slowfoot *Uneven Eleven (Charles Hayward, Guy Segers,

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): ''Live At Cafe Oto'' (2015) Sub Rosa *V4V (Charles Hayward, Nick Doyne-Ditmas, others) ''in/out'' (2014) limited edition 8 disc CDR, 300 copies *Whistling Arrow: ''Whistling Arrow'' (2019) God Unknown *Charles Hayward, Harmergeddon (Fae Harmer and Nathan Greywater) ''Hayward Versus Harmergeddon'' (2020) God Unknown *Charles Hayward (with

Sean O'Hagan Sean O'Hagan (born 1959) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and arranger who leads the avant-pop band the High Llamas, which he founded in 1992. He is also known for being one half of the songwriting duo (with Cathal Coughlan) in Microdisney and ...

, Orphy Robinson, Sharon Gal, Nick Doyne-Ditmas and others) ''Crossfade Estate (2020)'' Klanggallerie

Compilation albums as collaborator

*Charles Hayward, Nick Doyne-Ditmas: "Where Is Chaos Now" 20m 56s, track on compilation ''Chaos In Expansion'' (1993) Sub Rosa *David Shea, Charles Hayward, Nûs: "the new world order, who decides ?" 8m 27s, "accidents & emergencies" 7m 12s, "no bones" 5m 02s, 3 tracks on compilation ''Sub Rosa Sessions Bari, October 1996'' (1997) Sub Rosa

Compilation EPs as collaborator

*Raf And O: ''Time Machine EP'' track "Time Machine" + 3 remixes include "Time Machine" (Merlin & Charles Hayward new yEAR Mix) (2014)

References

External links

Charles Hayward's official facebook page

Charles Hayward at MySpace

at ''Perfect Sounds Forever''.

at ''Freq.org''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Charles English experimental musicians English drummers Canterbury scene 1951 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Gong (band) members Quiet Sun members Massacre (experimental band) members Blurt members This Heat members Camberwell Now members