Reviews
BBC Proms
'...4-MALITY perform with a flamboyant theatricality...as much
performance art as it is music.'
The Guardian
Art Gallery of Western Australia
'as soothing as Valium... drum sufaces are relentlessly attacked
by the seemingly tireless quartet.... superbly virtuosic!'
The Western Australian Times
Music Network Tour, Dublin
'... Think of Liszt putting pianists through their paces in
his operatic paraphrases or fantasias and you'll be on the right
track. The 4-MALITY players take the theatricality of percussion
performance as a gift to be seized on, and their show runs with
a slick, well-oiled purr behind the blur of mallets and the finely
co-ordinated drills.'
Irish Times
Mad, Fast, Physical
'The Concert Hall was packed and the audiences gave a standing
ovation. The audiences were taken a back by the groups unique
stage presentation.'
International Ajans Press, Turkey
Stroud Fringe Festival
'...4-MALITY are truly masters of percussion
and their technical skill is really very impressive. They managed
to coax some pretty improbable sounds out of their instruments
and their timing was impeccable. It crossed my mind that 4-MALITY
were not really a band but secret ambassadors for the marimba...There
were moments of brilliance, yes they have really got something.'
Stroud Fringe Festival
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
' ...good percussion quartets are a rarity. 4-Mality is one of
those rare gems...For something outside your normal musical diet,
take a bite out of 4-Mality - you’ll be glad you did,'
Edinburgh Evening News *****
'Evelyn Glennie watch your back: this Manchester-based
quartet of young percussionists have picked up your baton and
are running with it in exhilarating style.'
Metro ****
Exhilarating Performance
'...the group exudes a deep-rooted camaraderie and immaculate
but unobtrusive coordination...'
'For breathtaking ensemble skills, visual display
and sheer bravado, Jan Bradley's stunning In-Line was appropriately
reserved for the finale of this exhilarating, liberating presentation.'
Birmingham Post
Critics Choice
'Boundary-Leaping Percussionists'
Time Out Magazine