About Group - 'You're No Good' [2011]

Above is the recent single from About Group (featuring Charles Hayward, Pat Thomas, John Coxon and Alexis Taylor), who released their second record 'Start & Complete' on Domino Records. The track takes inspiration from 'Terry Riley's landmark 1967 track, on which the minimalist composer took Harvey Averne's latin-tinged soul track, You're No Good, and turned it into a free flowing piece of tape loop improvisation. Running two copies of the track alongside one another, Riley weaved between the tapes, dropping out and slowing down the song'.


Harvey Averne Dozen - 'You're No Good' [1968]



The group's first record was subtly released under the moniker of Hayward/Coxon/Thomas/Taylor in 2009, simply titled 'About' on Treader. The album is the product of one day's improvisation by the group, resulting in 4 tracks, including 'Forgacs' which you can hear below: HAYWARD/COXON/THOMAS/TAYLOR “ABOUT” - #2: Forgacs by charleshayward

'Start & Complete'

Read a Guardian interview with members of the group here