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Jazzrausch Bigband: Sinfonie in Cis-Moll: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, Nicht Zu Schnell

by Geno Thackara
October 12, 2026

Gustav Mahler always lamented that nobody understood his fifth symphony, claiming it was cursed. Fair enough; even as this most epic musical form goes, it was a work arguably packed with more layers of emotion than most. Jazzrausch Bigband, however, figured out that those shades can come through just as much with a massive heap of techno beats--nowhere more so than the third movement, where “every note is charged with life" and one of the piece's recurring motifs gets cheerfully ...

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Jazzrausch Bigband: téchne

by Geno Thackara
March 29, 2021

Considering how Jazzrausch Bigband has spent its career shaking the rafters in dance clubs, it may seem a little odd to say things are sounding a bit more modern this time around. The outfit's hard-pounding electronics have always stayed on the cutting edge and attracted an adventurous young fan base from the start. Nonetheless, it's also been common for most of their outings to include something of an old-world theme, from adapting German Christmas carols on their ACT Music debut ...

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Jazzrausch Bigband: Beethoven's Breakdown

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by Geno Thackara
March 31, 2020

The big names of bebop made a splash in the music world by brashly turning convention on its head. Black Sabbath first catalyzed heavy metal into the force we know today. Punk was invented by either Link Wray, the New York Dolls or (depending on how you look at it) Cheech and Chong. Still, for flouting rules, they were already following in footsteps hundreds of years old. Those names could have hardly hoped to be more disruptive in their respective ...