Geoff Leigh (born 5 October 1945) is an English

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

and

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

musician, playing primarily soprano saxophone and flute. He was a member of the English

avant-rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with ...

group

Henry Cow Henry Cow were an English experimental rock group, founded at the University of Cambridge in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Henry Cow's personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer Chris Cutler, b ...

and founded several bands himself, including Red Balune, Random Bob, Black Sheep, Mirage, and Ex-Wise Heads.

History

Early career

Geoff Leigh's first gigs were with

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bands in

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in 1965, (the beginnings of the Northern soul scene), in clubs such as the Twisted Wheel. His professional career began in 1968, touring the

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and

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with various

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groups, mainly Crazy Mabel. In 1969 he joined Gerry Fitzgerald's band Mouseproof, which introduced Leigh to the budding

Canterbury scene The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury sound) was a musical scene centred on the town of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Associated with progressive rock, the term describes a loosely-defined, improvisational styl ...

and musicians like

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Kevin Ayers Kevin Ayers (16 August 1944 – 18 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely assoc ...

, and

Robert Wyatt Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is a retired English musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming para ...

Henry Cow

In the early 1970s Leigh performed with

on several occasions; he had known the band's drummer

Chris Cutler Chris Cutler (born 4 January 1947) is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist. Best known for his work with English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Cutler was also a member and drummer of other bands, including Art Bears, Ne ...

from school. Leigh accepted Henry Cow's invitation to join the band in 1972, and he played on their first album ''

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'' (1973). After a tour of the

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at the end of 1973 he left the band, as he preferred playing composed over

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music. The band's timeline of its history in the 1991 CD of ''

'' stated that Leigh left because he was "apparently unhappy with heincreasingly total & scheduled group life." As Henry Cow were signed to

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwid ...

at the time, Leigh took advantage of Virgin's network of artists and performed and recorded with a number of their musicians and groups, including

Slapp Happy Slapp Happy was a German/English avant-garde pop, avant-pop group, formed in Germany in 1972. Their lineup consisted of Anthony Moore (keyboards), Peter Blegvad (guitar) and Dagmar Krause (vocals). The band members moved to England in 1974 wh ...

and

Hatfield and the North Hatfield and the North were an experimental Canterbury scene rock band that lasted from October 1972 to June 1975, with some reunions thereafter. Career In mid 1972 the band grew out of a line-up of ex-members of blues/jazz/rock band Del ...

. In November 1973, Leigh participated in a live-in-the-studio performance of

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's ''

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'' for the BBC, with

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, h ...

Steve Hillage Stephen Simpson Hillage (born 2 August 1951) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo sound recording and reprodu ...

and members of Henry Cow,

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and

Soft Machine Soft Machine are a British rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Mike Ratledge (keyboards, 1966–1976), Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals, 1966–1971), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals, 1966–1968) and Daevid Allen (guitar, 1966–196 ...

. It was released on Oldfield's '' Elements'' DVD. He also guested on Henry Cow's album ''

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'' (1975).

Radar Favourites

In 1974, Leigh formed Radar Favourites, with Gerry Fitzgerald (vocals, guitar), Cathy Williams (keyboards, vocals),

Jack Monck Adam John Monck known as Jack (born 14 March 1950, London, England) is a British bass guitarist, songwriter and teacher. Jack Monck started playing bass guitar in 1968 with the blues band Delivery with Steve Miller, Phil Miller and Pip Pyle, lat ...

(bass guitar) and Charles Hayward (drums). After only a few months, musical differences led to Monck and Fitgerald leaving, to be replaced by Charles Bullen (guitar), and Alan Möller (bass). The group disbanded the following year after unsuccessful negotiations with Virgin Records – Hayward and Bullen went on to form

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 Willi ...

. Leigh and Cathy Williams embarked on a long musical relationship – their first project was a duo, Rag Doll, followed by Red Balune, a music theatre collective they formed in 1976. Red Balune grew over the next few years and attracted a number of musicians, including Colin McClure (bass), Robin Musgrove (drums), Henk Weltevreden (keyboards), Aloijsius van Saus (industrial sounds and performance), and Anne-Marie Roeloffs (trombone). In December 1977, Red Balune toured the Netherlands and returned to England in January 1978 to begin recording an album. The album was never finished, but they did release a single, "Spider in Love" c/w "Capitalist Kid", in 1978, on their own MCCB record label, which became a "seminal underground classic". In April 1978 the band relocated to the Netherlands, recording the EP ''Maximum Penalty'' in early 1979, which featured guest appearances by ex-Henry Cow members

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

(guitar, violin),

Tim Hodgkinson Timothy "Tim" George Hodgkinson (born 1 May 1949) is an English experimental music composer and performer, principally on reeds, lap steel guitar, and keyboards. He first became known as one of the core members of the British avant-rock group ...

(keyboards, alto saxophone, clarinet),

(piano scrapes and general burning ideas), and

Aksak Maboul Aksak Maboul are a Belgian avant-rock band founded in 1977 by Marc Hollander with Vincent Kenis, and now revolving around Hollander and Véronique Vincent. Aksak Maboul hasn't stopped changing shape and form throughout its existence (the only pe ...

founder

Marc Hollander Marc Hollander is a Belgian musician, producer and creator of the independent record label, Crammed Discs. Hollander is the leader of the Belgian avant-rock group Aksak Maboul, which he founded in 1977 with Vincent Kenis. Aksak Maboul first rele ...

(bass clarinet).

Univers Zero and the 1980s

By then Leigh was spending more time in Brussels, playing with experimental bands

and Univers Zéro, and after the release of his solo EP ''Chemical Bank'' in 1979, played solo performances for almost eighteen months, mainly in Belgium and France. In 1981 Leigh moved back to Rotterdam and formed the Kontakt Mikrofoon Orkest, featuring Colin McClure, Aloijsius van Saus (vocals, guitar, alto sax, keyboards, electronics), Gert van Seters (drums), and Jos Valster (saxophones and clarinets). This short-lived group recorded one single on the MCCB label, "Living in Rotterdam"/"Do the Residue", before splitting in late 1981. But the seeds of Black Sheep were sown with Colin McLure and Aloijsius van Saus. In 1981 they released a 12-inch maxi single, "Animal Sounds", and contributed "Strangelove" (on which

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made her recording debut, as backing vocalist) to a

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compilation disc. They toured extensively in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Sweden, and Yugoslavia. After leaving the Black Sheep in 1982, Leigh formed several bands which owed more to world music than any of his previous work, the most long-standing being Random Bob, featuring Colin McClure, Henk Weltevreden, and percussionist Asad Oberoi, later replaced by drummer/percussionist Coen Aalberts. In 1986, Leigh headed back to Brussels, where he became even more closely involved in the world music scene, performing with Algerian singer Hamsy Boubaker, and Moroccan oud players Hassan Erragi and Abid. With Abid he co-composed and performed the music for a one-woman theatre production with Tunisian-Belgian actress Sabra Ben Arfa, produced by Moroccan actor-producer Amid Chakir, a close associate of Belgian film maker Chantal Akerman. The play was performed many times in Belgium, Tunisia, and Egypt. Around this time Leigh also had a long-term musical partnership with Moroccan guimbri player, vocalist, and percussionist Jalil El Afra. Leigh continued working with Rotterdam-based percussionist Asad Oberoi, composing and performing music for several dance productions. Via his contacts in Brussels he worked with film maker Alain de Halleux on many TV and movie ads, including a trilogy of ads for Perrier. Several short-lived duos and one-off projects from this period included musicians John van Rymenant (saxophones, electronics, programming), Peter Beyls (self-designed software, controllers, interfaces, electronics), Claude Janssens (alto saxophone, trombone, programming). Leigh played with Pierre Jacob (keyboards, flutes, percussion, vocals) in the fusion group Sables from 1988 until 1992, and in 1988 formed the Morton Fork Gang with British saxophonist Joe Higham – the band included Daniel Denis (drums) and Guy Segers (bass guitar) from Univers Zéro, cellist Jan Kuijken, and saxophonists Mark Bogaerts and Daniel Stokart.

Illness and semi-retirement

In 1992 Leigh was diagnosed with

dystonia Dystonia is a neurological hyperkinetic movement disorder in which sustained or repetitive muscle contractions result in twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures. The movements may resemble a tremor. Dystonia is often inten ...

, an incurable neurological condition, contracted after a badly performed dental operation some two years earlier, which affected his performing capabilities to such an extent that he eventually stopped playing altogether. He managed to fulfil some concert obligations with Morton Fork and Sables in Brussels in early 1993, and after returning permanently to the UK, rehearsed and performed in small venues with original Radar Favourites bassist

and Moroccan percussionist Lahcen Lahbib, as the Highly Irregulars.

Back to work

In 1999 he formed the ethno-fusion band Ex-Wise Heads with bass-guimbri player

Colin Edwin Colin Edwin is an Australian musician, specialising in fretted and fretless bass guitar, double bass and guimbri. Edwin first came to public attention as a member of the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, in which he was bass playe ...

from progressive rock band

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. A chance meeting in 2002 with Berliner Tom Zunk (

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and Indonesian percussion) led to the formation of the duo Men Working Overhead, which performed several concerts in Germany and London between 2002 and 2004, often augmented by dancer-video artist Elke Postler. Since the re-release in 2005 of the entire MCCB back catalogue on Ad Hoc Records, a subsidiary of

, the Black Sheep recorded the album ''Out of Quarantine'', featuring both previously unreleased material from 1981 to 1982 and recordings from 2005. As a result of renewed interest in the MCCB release, Leigh and Cathy Williams formed the band Mirage. They released their second album, ''Child's Play'', in 2007, augmenting the group with Sam Christie (percussion), and Gem McSweeney (mandolin and various strings, flutes, and percussion). In July 2005 Leigh played a one-off concert in London with

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founder members

Jean-Hervé Péron Faust (English: "fist") are a German rock band from Hamburg. Formed in 1971 by producer and former music journalist Uwe Nettelbeck, the group was originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier (b.1949), Hans Joachim Irmler (b.1950), Arnulf M ...

and

Werner "Zappi" Diermaier Werner Diermaier (also known as Werner "Zappi" Diermaier) (born 1949) is a German drummer, best known as one of the founding members of the German krautrock band, Faust. Diermaier has remained with Faust for its entire lifespan and appears on all ...

, then played with Lucianne Lassalle (voice, electronics) as Henrico Reed & Lulu at the Faust Avant Garde Festival near Hamburg in September 2005. The duo performed again on the 2006 festival, and also contributed to the Faust UK tour in October/November 2005. A box set, ''Faust....in Autumn'' was released on Dirter Records in December 2006, featuring the band and both Leigh and Lassalle. Leigh performed solo at the 2008 Faust festival.

Other projects

In 2009, Leigh was involved in several projects, including solo performances, a duo with Simon Crab (laptop processing, ex–

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), and several on–line collaborations. He also has several archive releases in the pipeline, including a Radar Favourites album release, and possibly an album from the Morton Fork Gang. An album with Japanese pianist–vocalist–composer Yumi Hara Cawkwell was released in June. He has become something of a regular at Hastings Electric Palace Cinema, recently voted one of ''The Guardian's'' Top Ten UK arthouse cinemas, contributing live improvised soundscapes to short experimental movies. Other activities in 2009 included a solo performance at the Kraak Festival in Brussels in March, five concerts and two workshops in Japan with Yumi Hara, plus a guest appearance with Japanese psychedelic rock band

Acid Mothers Temple Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O., commonly shortened to Acid Mothers Temple or AMT, is a Japanese psychedelic rock band, the core of which formed in 1995. The band is led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto and early in their career feat ...

. Leigh and Yumi Hara were joined by Japanese drummer

Tatsuya Yoshida (born 9 January 1961 in Kitakami, Iwate) is a Japanese musician; drummer and composer who is the only consistent member of the renowned progressive rock duo Ruins, as well as of Koenji Hyakkei. He is also a member of the progressive rock trios ...

for a concert in Tokyo. Saxophonist Ryoko Ono also guested on one concert. In August, Leigh performed at the annual Avant Garde Festival in Schiphorst, Germany, with Yumi Hara and ex–Henry Cow members

(drums) and

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(bass and vocals), which led to them forming

The Artaud Beats The Artaud Beats is a progressive rock band consisting of John Greaves (bass, vocals), Chris Cutler (drums) and Geoff Leigh (soprano sax, flute, vocals, electronics), all formerly members of Henry Cow, and Yumi Hara Cawkwell (piano, vocals). Hi ...

. He was also invited to perform with Nurse With Wound. In late October 2009, Leigh played solo at the Nodutgang Festival in Bodo, Norway, and several concerts in Sweden with Magnus Alexanderson (guitar and electronics). In 2010, after playing a short tour of Italy in February with guitarist Adriano Lanzi, Leigh decided to take a break from live performances due to ongoing dental problems, which had obliged him to temporarily stop playing saxophone. However the year saw a handful of local performances, including two appearances at Brighton's Spirit of Gravity, one with the Warrior Squares, the second with cellist Bela Emerson. Three new albums were released: Radar Favourites, Ex Wise Heads, and Uwe Bastiansen's ''Stadtfischflex'', featuring Leigh alongside Jean–Herve Peron and Zappi Diermaier (Faust), and

(Henry Cow). 2011 – Three concerts in Italy and three in France with Stadtfischflex; various ensembles at the Schiphorst Festival; a solo performance in St. Petersburg. The Artaud Beats play in Norway. 2012 – Ex Wise Heads play in Ukraine, Estonia, and Holland; The Artaud Beats play ten concerts in Japan; Leigh plays in various ensembles at the Schiphorst Festival. 2013 – The Artaud Beats play fourteen concerts in Japan. Leigh records material with guitarist

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. 2014 – The Artaud Beats play the Fort Process festival (their UK debut), and two concerts in Japan, including the first

Rock in Opposition Rock in Opposition or RIO was a movement representing a collective of progressive bands in the late 1970s united in their opposition to the music industry that refused to recognise their music. It was initiated by English avant-rock group Hen ...

Festival in Tokyo; Leigh plays seven other concerts there, with various line–ups including guitarist

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(Acid Mothers Temple), Max Manac'h (Faust), Rie Miyazaki, Morhide Sawada, Shizuku Aosaki, and Yumiko Yoshimoto. A new project, Jump for Joy, with Leigh, Jean–Herve Peron, Zappi Diermaier, Chris Cutler, and Yumi Hara headlines the Schiphorst Festival. 2015 – Concert/radio broadcast in Rome (Italy) with K–Mundi Trio (Adriano Lanzi, Filippo Okapi, and Marco Ariano); The Artaud Beats present their new album ''Logos'' at Le Triton in Paris; Leigh plays a festival in Lille (France) with Max Manach, Valentin Carette, and Ciro Martin as "Haricot Massacre". Concerts in London include a trio with Max Manac'h and Jean–Herve Peron, and various combinations with Yumi Hara, Guy Harries, Chris Cutler, and Tim Hodgkinson. Jump For Joy (2014 lineup plus

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) play in Gothenburg, Sweden. The concert was recorded for Swedish Radio and subsequently released on vinyl and CD as "Bat Pullover". 2016 – The Artaud Beats play the Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Leigh plays eight concerts in Japan with Makoto Kawabata, and other concerts with Tatsuya Yoshida, Kazuto Shimizu, Mitsuru Tabata, and Darren Moore. Jump For Joy play the Rock in Opposition Festival in France. The Warrior Squares continue playing in Hastings, Brighton, and London. Leigh and Kawabata release their first CD "Spatial Roots". Leigh appeared with the Murmurists at Cafe OTO in London. 2017 – Leigh and Makoto Kawabata tour in UK and Western Europe. Warrior Squares continue to play regular gigs. Leigh plays concerts and records two albums for release in 2018 with Haricot Massacre and VI!VI!VI!, both based in Lille, France. Jump For Joy release "Keeping Score", a live recording of their 2016 concert at the Rock in Opposition Festival in France. Leigh performs with Faust in UK. 2018 – Warrior Squares perform their own set and as members of ex- Can vocalist

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's "Sound Carriers" in Hastings. Leigh and Kawabata tour UK, Netherlands, and Belgium, and Leigh plays several UK concerts with AMT. 2019 – Some recording activities and a handful of concerts. 2020 – COVID-19.

Discography

* 1970 Mouseproof: ''Mouseproof'' ## * 1970 Mary-Anne Paterson: ''Me'' ## * 1971

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: ''I love you so'' (Credited as Jeoff Leigh) * 1971 Zakarrias: ''Zakarrias'' * 1971 Crazy Mabel: ''Crazy Mabel'' * 1973

: ''

'' * 1974 Henry Cow: ''

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'' (side 2) * 1974

: ''

'' * 1974

: ''

'' * 1975 Slapp Happy/Henry Cow: ''

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'' * 1975 Henry Cow/Slapp Happy: ''

'' * 1978 Red Balune: ''Spider in Love / Capitalist Kid'' # * 1979 Red Balune: ''Maximum Penalty'' # * 1979 Geoff Leigh: ''Chemical Bank'' # * 1979

Pierre Vassiliu Pierre Vassiliu (23 October 1937 – 17 August 2014) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. His first record, "Armand", co-written with his brother Michel, appeared in 1962. It was an enormous success, selling 150,000 copies. This opened the ...

: ''Vassiliu'' (Credited as Jeff Leigh) * 1981 Kontakt Mikrofoon Orkest: ''Living in Rotterdam / Do the Residue'' # * 1981 Black Sheep: ''Animal Sounds'' # * 1981 Black Sheep: ''Strangelove'' (ReR compilation) # * 1981 Pierre Vassiliu: ''Le Cadeau'' * 1982 Pierre Vassiliu: ''Presentement'' (Credited as Jeff Leigh) * 1987 Hamsy Boubaker: ''?'' * 1988 Geoff Leigh and Frank Wuyts: ''From Here to Drums'' * 1988 Geoff Leigh: ''The Russians are Coming'' * 1989 9T2: ''Why Politicize?'' * 1989 Pierre Jacob: ''Sables'' * 1990 Bassline Boys: ''Baby B'' * 1994

: ''Flotsam Jetsam'' (One track with Slapp Happy & guests) * 1999 Ex-Wise Heads: ''Everything is Hear'' * 2001

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: '' I.E.M. Have Come for Your Children'' * 2000 Ex-Wise Heads: ''No Grey Matter'' * 2003 Ex-Wise Heads: ''Time and Emotion Study'' * 2005 MCCB Compilation: ''Things from the Past'' (CD + digital download) * 2006

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: ''Multiphonic Music'' * 2006 Ex-Wise Heads: ''Holding Up the Sky'' * 2006 Mirage: ''Mirage'' * 2006

: ''Faust...In Autumn'' * 2007 Ex-Wise Heads: ''Grounded'' (exclusive download from Burning Shed) * 2007 Ex-Wise Heads: ''Liquid Assets'' * 2007 Mirage: ''Child's Play'' * 2008 Ex-Wise Heads: ''Celestial Disclosure'' (limited vinyl release) * 2008 Geoff Leigh / Simon Crab: Track on ''Antibothis'' Compilation CD * 2009 Henry Cow: ''

The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set ''The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set'' (also known as ''The Road'') is a nine-CD plus one-DVD limited edition box set by English avant-rock group Henry Cow, and was released by RēR Megacorp in January 2009. It consists of almost 10 hours ...

'' * 2009 Geoff Leigh / Yumi Hara: ''Upstream'' * 2009 Geoff Leigh / Yumi Hara: ''Riverhead'' (Limited Edition CD-R) * 2010 Radar Favourites: ''Radar Favourites'' * 2010 Ex-Wise Heads: ''Celestial Disclosure'' (CD version re-release plus bonus track) * 2010 Stadtfisch: ''Stadtfischflex'' * 2010 X Black Sheep: ''Out of Quarantine'' (Digital release) * 2013 Geoff Leigh /

: ''Co-Lab'' (CD-R + digital release) * 2015

: ''Logos'' * 2015 Warrior Squares: ''Vol.1'' (CD-R + digital release) * 2015 Simon Crab: ''After America'' (Guest appearance) * 2016 Geoff Leigh /

: ''Spatial Roots'' (CD + digital release) * 2016 Kontakt Mikrofoon Orkest: ''KMO Live in Paris 1981'' (Digital release) * 2016 Jump for Joy: ''Bat Pullover'' (CD + vinyl) * 2016 Geoff Leigh + Friends: ''USA'' (Digital release of demo from 1991, originally released on cassette) * 2016 Filippo Paolini aka Økapi: ''Pardonne-moi Olivier. 16 oiseaux pour Olivier Messiaen'' (CD + digital release) * 2017 Geoff Leigh / Makoto Kawabata: ''Into The Fire'' (Digital Release) * 2017 Jump For Joy: ''Keeping Score'' (CD) * 2017 Geoff Leigh / Frank Wuyts: ''Concert For Two Flies and a Mouse'' (Digital Release) * 2018 Geoff Leigh / Makoto Kawabata: ''Villa K'' (CD-R + Digital Release) * 2018 Geoff Leigh / Makoto Kawabata / Aogu Tanimoto: ''Live at Delsol Cafe'' (CD + Digital Release) * 2019 Geoff Leigh – Solo: ''Sleeping For England'' (Digital release) * 2019 Henry Cow: '' The Henry Cow Box Redux: The Complete Henry Cow'' * 2020

: ''Chosen Star Child's Confession'' (Vinyl, CD, Digital Release) * 2020 Geoff Leigh: ''RIO Festival, Reims, 1980'' (Digital Release) * 2020 Acid Mothers Temple: ''Zero Diver or Puroto Guru'' (Vinyl + Digital Release) * # Re-released 2005 on MCCB Compilation CD (Ad Hoc Records) * ## Re-released 2006

References

External links

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