Jazz Articles about Forch

Forch: Spin Networks

by John Eyles
October 11, 2007

fORCH is a greatly expanded version of Furt, the improvising electronics duo of Richard Barrett and Paul Obermeyer, renowned for their animated stage performances. For their live performances as part of the 2005 New Jazz Meeting of the South West German Radio (SWR), Furt was expanded to an octet. In that expansion, a balance was struck between electronics and acoustic sound--although all of the players brought in had worked extensively with electronics. In its relationship between acoustic music and electronics, ...