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Christoph Irniger Pilgrim: Big Wheel Live
ByMost of these works offer harmonious primary themes, regardless of tempo or when the band is tearing It up. Marked by expanding improvisational components and converging opuses, Irniger's corpulent sound and Gisler's scathing, distortion tinted lines often bridge flourishing upsurges with airy and uncluttered movements, augmented by the rhythm section's punchy accents.
"Acid" is framed on a staggered cadence, colorfully navigated by the leader's delicate and tuneful phrasings that evolve into ominous and brooding passages, where Gisler seemingly bores a passageway into the netherworld with crunching and resonating lines. Irniger and Gisler's chunky notes on "Falling II" tenders an avant, jazz fusion paradigm, leading to ethereal contrasts amid a winding and edgy mode of attack, as the musicians' paint a dark, yet evocative storyline of perhaps searching for hidden treasures along the way. However, the plot thickens on the aptly titled "Lost in Space," via pianist Stefan Aeby's opening intro that summons an ECM Records type esthetic, tinted with a quiet and mystical tone poem vibe. Ultimately, Irniger's latest offering has great replay value due to its magnetic appeal, where various jazz-laced inferences translucently morph into an enticing program that draws you deeper and deeper into its core on repeated spins.
Track Listing
Entering The Concert Hall; Acid; Ending At The District; Falling II; Lost In Space; The Kraken.
Personnel
Christoph Irniger
saxophone, tenorChristoph Irniger: tenor saxophone; Dave Gisler: guitar; Stefan Aeby: piano; Raffaele Bossard: bass; Michi Stulz: Drums.
Album information
Title: Big Wheel Live | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Intakt Records
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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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