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Florian Arbenz: Convergence: Moon
by Neil Duggan
For over 30 years drummer Florian Arbenz has taken his drumming style into new genres. His Conversation series produced 12 albums with 12 different ensembles and as part of the VEIN trio, he recorded eight albums, collaborating with Dave Liebman, Marc Johnson and Andy Sheppard. Classically trained, he has also worked as a percussionist in numerous concerts and festivals. Florian Arbenz: Convergence is a series of cross-continental collaborations, Moon being the second album in the series. He initially ...
Continue ReadingClemens Kuratle Murmullo: Lies
by Jerome Wilson
Clemens Kuratle is a young Swiss drummer whose group, Murmullo, puts out an interesting mixture of prog rock, folk music and jazz. The front line combination of saxophone, trombone and guitar gives the band a dense sound where guitarist Franz Hellmueller often sets the tone. He plays long dreamy lines on the brief “Prelude" and strikes up a chattering murmur on “Aunt Rose" which Kuratle and bassist Rafael Jerjen turn into a dub-influenced trio conversation. Then trombonist Florian ...
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