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Albrecht Maurer - Norbert Rodenkirchen: Loplop's Call
ByOne of the many rewarding factors here pertains to the duo's continual sense of vibrancy and disparate plot developments. They wade through menacing vistas, but also integrate numerous melodic hooks amid thorny unison breakouts and hearty improv excursions during extended bridge workouts. Maurer's rustic sounding gothic fiddle adds a sense of nostalgia. As the musicians decompose and rebuild themes along with lavish sound-shaping maneuvers while sustaining an innate rhythmic vibe throughout.
"Wall Ums Rot" is devised on Maurer's droning fiddle lines and Rodenkirchen's soul-searching flute phrasings, dappled with ominous overtones. However, the preponderance of this set is upbeat and highlights the musicians' resourcefulness. On "Kachinas," their whimsical improvisational escapades are rhythmically enhanced by Maurer's string plucking and soaring staccato lines, conjoined with Rodenkirchen's linear alto flute patterns, bearing an impassioned jazz-centric groove. They create tension, yet on other tracks the artists seamlessly fuse beauty, eloquence, and hard-hitting exchanges, largely framed on tuneful motifs. The final piece "Peggy," is modeled with nimble string movements and Rodenkirchen's pirouetting developments over the top. Overall, the duo's glaring ingenuity and synergistic interplay, yields a full-blown artistic experience that offers a 360-degree value-add, streaming with qualitative output.
Track Listing
Loplop’s Call; Whatever Met My Ear; Zeynebim; Loplop’s Mind; Die Windsbraut; Wall Ums Rot; Kachinas; Loplop’s Home; Pour Qublier; Helpless Flames; Loplop’s Dream; Peggy.
Personnel
Albrecht Maurer
violinAlbrecht Maurer: gothic fiddle, viola, voice; Norbert Rodenkirchen: transverse flute, alto flute.
Album information
Title: Loplop's Call | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: NEMU Records