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Ruben Machtelinckx & Linus: Belgian Experimental Music, Strings Attached
by Mark Sullivan
Belgian guitarist/composer Ruben Machtelinckx has built an impressive catalog of recordings as a leader since graduating from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp in 2010. He tends to work in groups with no drummer, a chamber jazz approach that suits his lyrical, sometimes minimalist compositions well. His guitar style is tasteful and devoid of flashy pyrotechnics: even ...
Dikeman, Parker, Drake: Live at La Resistenza
by Vincenzo Roggero
Quattro brani di dieci minuti l'uno registrati dal vivo a Ghent in Belgio, i primi due estratti dal primo set, il terzo e il quarto dal set conclusivo. Protagonisti due mostri sacri dell'improvvisazione come Hamid Drake e William Parker più il giovane John Dikeman, statunitense di nascita, giramondo per vocazione--alcuni anni passati al Cairo in Egitto ...
Giovanni di Domenico / Peter Jacquemyn / Chris Corsano: A Little Bit Off The Top
by John Sharpe
Three adept protagonists in the free improv arena assemble in a multinational gathering on A Little Bit Off The Top. Both Italian pianist Giovanni Di Domenico and Belgian bassist Peter Jacquemyn are active on the Brussels scene, while American drummer Chris Corsano shares experience with the pianist of hook ups with the likes of guitarist Jim ...
Bram De Looze: Septych
by John Sharpe
Young Belgian pianist Bram De Looze leads a 7-piece outfit of unusual instrumentation and multinational origin through a captivating and ambitious journey on Septych. While De Looze might be best known for his small group work, with his own LABtrio and drummer Dre Hocovar's combo (checkout Coding of Evidentiality (Clean Feed, 2015)), here he flexes his ...
De Beren Gieren: One Mirrors Many
by John Sharpe
Still looking to breathe life into the venerable piano trio format, Belgian threesome De Beren Gieren (The Bears Shriek would be one translation) present their fourth album following The Detour Fish (Clean Feed, 2014), A Raveling (De Beren Records, 2013) and Wirklich Welt So (El Negocito, 2012). Leading the charge pianist Fulco Ottervanger helms an unchanged ...
Ifa y Xango Tentet: Twice Left Handed / Shavings
by Dave Wayne
A culturally improbable collaboration of Brazilian, Portuguese, and Belgian musicians, the Ifa y Xango Tentet is easily one of the most adventurous large ensembles operating anywhere in the world today. Co-operative in nature, and playing entirely their own original compositions, the group's vision, as captured on Twice Left Handed / Shavings encompasses jazz, rock, post-rock, doom ...
Silent Songs: Introducing Ruben Machtelinckx
by Jakob Baekgaard
The easiest way to impress as a musician is to play loud and fast, but it is not necessarily the most emotionally engaging way of playing music. Instead, some of the best music creates a quiet room that it is possible to inhabit for the listener and such a space has become necessary in a time ...
De Beren Gieren: One Mirrors Many
by Alberto Bazzurro
Trio belga (in effetti il pianista Fulco Ottervanger, autore di tutto il materiale tematico, è un olandese trapiantato), De Beren Gieren ci appare come una delle realtà più felici nel pur battutissimo settore del piano trio. Questo che è il suo quarto CD dal 2012 (più un EP due anni prima) parte posizionandosi nei pressi di ...
Bambi Pang Pang featuring Andrew Cyrille: Drop your plans
by Jakob Baekgaard
In many aspects of life, bringing someone in from outside can provide a new perspective on things. This is also true in music where a guest musician can transform or enrich the established language of a closed unit. In the case of Belgian group Bambi Pang Pang, the inclusion of free jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille opens ...
Michel Bisceglia: Singularity
by Angelo Leonardi
Il pianista, compositore e orchestratore belga Michel Bisceglia è uno dei più noti e versatili musicisti del suo Paese. Nato nel 1970, alla lunga carriera di jazzman iniziata nella seconda metà degli anni novanta (un esordio discografico con Randy Brecker e Bob Mintzer, più la nascita del suo primo trio) aggiunge quella di premiato autore di ...
