Free Nelson Mandoomjazz are a three-piece band formed in Edinburgh playing an experimental blend of doom metal and free jazz.
Influenced principally by artists such as Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Sun Ra, Sonny Rollins, Albert Ayler and Wayne Shorter, they term their music doom jazz.
The band formed when all three members met through playing for the same blues band. Paul Archibald (drums) and Colin Stewart (bass) started discussing musical influences, and the concept of Free Nelson Mandoomjazz was born.
With the addition of Rebecca Sneddon (alto saxophone) the band recorded two EPs independently (‘The Shape of Doomjazz to come’ &‘Saxophone Giganticus’) before signing to Rare Noise Records.
The band's sound has progressed with each new recording, one notable track being Archibald's arrangement of Baroque composer Scarlatti's K54, a whirlwind composition encompassing elements of bop and heavy doom while maintaining many elements of the original.
from www.rarenoiserecords.com