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Instrument: Guitar, electric
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by John Kelman
One of music's most remarkable qualities is its ability to provide a context for expression of otherwise indescribable feelings. The genesis of Machine Mass Trio came at a time of duress for Tony Bianco, the expat American drummer who, since relocating to Europe in the mid-1990s, has performed with A-list improvising musicians including Elton Dean, Evan Parker and Alexander Von Schlippenbach. He's also a charter member of douBt, alongside fellow MMT mate, Belgian guitarist {Michel Delville. My wife ...
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by Neri Pollastri
Machine Mass nasce nel 2010 come duo tra Tony Bianco e Michel Delville, in un momento esistenzialmente drammatico per il batterista, colpito dalla perdita della moglie. Dopo una messa a punto in Europa e una serie di concerti negli States, i due decidono di dare una svolta al gruppo ospitando in questo CD Dave Liebman, che con entrambi aveva avuto varie collaborazioni e che ne arricchisce le possibilità espressive e timbriche. Il lavoro si ispira esplicitamente al ...
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by Glenn Astarita
Renowned saxophonist Dave Liebman's legacy as a musician who radiates illimitable vigor and a broad artistic expanse, hearkens back to his stint with Miles Davis and seemingly countless collaborations with a who's who in jazz amid an extensive resume as a leader. On this supercharged jazz-fusion gala he is the featured artist with spiraling young star, Belgium guitarist Michel Delville (The Wrong Object), ace drummer Tony Bianco (Elton Dean, and Alexander Von Schlippenbach). Delville's stinging phraseology, angular wah-wah ...
read moreMichel Delville: Guitar, Improv & Electro
by Jean-Pierre Goffin
Besides teaching at the University of Liège, Michel Delville is widely regarded as one of the most original musicians and composers of the current jazz, rock and jazz-rock scenes. His latest offering, Machine Mass' INTI (2014), recorded with Dave Liebman and Tony Bianco, has just been released by New-York-based label MoonJune Records. Michel Delville: According to my parents, I was a compulsive listener of Mozart and Beethoven at the age of five or six. In my early teens ...
read moreThe Wrong Object: After the Exhibition
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sono passati cinque anni dall'album Stories from the Shed e il gruppo belga The Wrong Object torna con un nuovo album intitolato After the Exhibition che segna anche importanti cambiamenti nella band. Rimangono a bordo il chitarrista e indiscusso leader Michel Delville (che compone da solo o in coabitazione sei degli undici brani presenti) e il batterista Laurent Delchambre. Volti nuovi del gruppo sono invece i saxofonisti Marti Melia e Francois Lourtie, il bassista Pierre Mottet e il tastierista Antoine ...
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