Axel Dörner/Agustí Fernández/Ramon Prats

Axel Dörner/Agustí Fernández/Ramon Prats: Venusik

by Mark Corroto
April 7, 2019

The command must have been “make it new," and the trio of Axel Dörner (trumpet & electronics), Agustí Fernández (piano), and Ramon Prats (drums & percussion) wholeheartedly agreed. Venusik is one of several recordings made under the Spontaneous Music Tribune Series for the parent label Multikulti Project. The newness focuses on original music and, maybe better yet, original sounds. With this trio, “original" is interpreted to mean unpredictable. Dörner's trumpet plus electronics are often mistaken for a machine ...