About Red Square

Red Square is a pioneering free-improvising band, originally from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, that formed in 1974 and broke up in 1978, before reforming again in 2008 as a result of renewed interest in their music.

The line-up has remained unchanged, consisting of Ian Staples (electric guitars), Jon Seagroatt (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute & electronics) and Roger Telford (drums & percussion).

Bridging the worlds of psychedelia, metal and avant-jazz and pre-dating Sonic Youth by seven years and The Thing by twenty five, Red Square's railing aural assaults were once considered too extreme for commercial release.

Red Square continues to deliver free-form avant-metal through very big speakers with undiminished enthusiasm.

Since reforming, dates and broadcasts have included Cafe Oto, the Vortex, Resonance FM, Darkstar at the Dogstar, Southend's Culture As A Dare Fringe Festival, Utrophia's Cwm Festival, Oxford Improvisors, Chatham's Brutally Honest Club and Brighton's On The Edge.

Over the same period they have also released four albums; 'Thirty Three', 'Shuttle Bag', 'UnReason: Live At The Vortex' & 'Bird Haus'.

L-R Ian Staples, Roger Telford, Jon Seagroatt

The Red Square website.

Red Square's Soundcloud page.

There's a band biography here on Wikipedia.

All four Red Square albums are available from Discogs.