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Euphorium_freakestra: Free Acoustic Supergroup
by Mark Corroto
Thanks to pianist and director Oliver Schwerdt, the Euphorium_freakestra is and always has been a glorious experiment in organized disorganization. The double CD Free Acoustic Supergroup is the ensemble's seventh release. Schwerdt's experiments began with the single disc Ðal Ngai (Euphorium Records, 2004) and eventually the group's 3-CD Grande Casino (Euphorium Records, 2018). Ðal Ngai included the guest artists Friedrich Schenker and Günter Baby Sommer. Other releases found the ensemble hosting musicians such as Thomas Lehn, Barry Guy, and Bertrand ...
read moreKing Übü Örchestrü 2021: Roi
by John Eyles
The large improvising ensemble King Übü Örchestrü first saw the light of day when they recorded their debut album, Music Is Music Is (Uhlklang, 1985) in Akademie der Künste, Berlin, in December 1984. It was a sign of the times that their trumpeter Mark Charig was prevented from going to Berlin for the recording. But, with players such as drummer Paul Lytton, trombonist Radu Malfatti, cellist Alfred Zimmerlin and violinist Phillipp Wachsmann in the line-up, the music was exceptional. Two ...
read moreBrda Contemporary Music Festival 2022
by Neri Pollastri
12. Brda Contemporary Music Festival Šmartno, Slovenia Hiša Kulture 17-19.9.2022 Arriva alla dodicesima edizione il Brda Contemporary Music Festival, rassegna di musica creativa e improvvisata organizzata e diretta da Zlatko Kaučič a Šmartno, piccolo e delizioso paesino sloveno appena aldilà della frontiera con il Friuli. Il festival ha anche quest'anno conservato la propria identità--tre giorni di musica e un workshop aperto a tutti, gratuito e con concerto finale, stavolta affidato al tubista svedese Per Åke ...
read moreAxel Dörner, Roger Turner, Urs Leimgruber, and Ribo Flesh: Untitled (London Leipzig Luzern)
by Troy Dostert
With a lineup comprising some of the leading figures in free improvisation, fans of the genre will surely want to give Untitled (London Leipzig Luzern) a close listen. Trumpeter Axel Dörner, saxophonist Urs Leimgruber and percussionist Roger Turner have made their mark on hundreds of recordings featuring all of the household names: Evan Parker, Sam Rivers, John Butcher, Joëlle Léandre, and many others. Indeed, all three musicians arguably belong in the pantheon themselves, and there's something to be said for ...
read moreFataka blossoms!
by John Eyles
Although the Fataka label only issued its first two CDs in autumn 2012, it has already established such a high standard that any new release carries strong expectations. Its first four releases featured renowned British and American improvisers playing European free improv of the highest quality. All four came clad in nondescript dun-coloured sleeves inside which there lurked some excellent artwork--so it felt rather as if it was hiding its light under a bushel... Now, with its fifth and sixth ...
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