Jazz Articles about Tuner

Tuner: MUUT

by John Kelman
April 1, 2009

The ability to build expansive sound worlds--referencing a broad continuum spanning time, genre and sonics--has never been greater. With sampling, looping and sound processing, it's possible for just two people to build soundscapes based on the past but with a clear view of the future. Improvisation, when incorporating these advancements with conventional instruments, becomes as much a matter of knowing the technology as instrumental facility. Tuner, the forward-thinking duo of touch guitarist/keyboardist Markus Reuter and drummer/electronics whiz Pat Mastelotto, has ...