Jazz Articles about Stade

Stade: Freewheel

by Mark F. Turner
July 28, 2009

The relationship between electronics and acoustic instruments has evolved since Miles Davis' groundbreaking Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969), with artists continuing to manipulate technologies within their current environments. These lines are becoming increasingly blurred on recordings such as Opsvik and Jennings' A Dream I Used To Remember (Loyal Label, 2009) and Humcrush's Rest at Worlds End (Rune Grammofon, 2008). Further proof of this techno-improv pandemic is witnessed in Stade's Freewheel, yet another brilliantly creative duo featuring keyboardist Pierre ...