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Schlippenbach & Johansson: Live 1976/77
by Derek Taylor
Alexander von Schlippenbach has always worked well with drummers and his previous discography bears his preference for such percussive partners out. From the work unveiled on this disc to later meetings with the likes of Sunny Murray and Tony Oxley ( Smoke and Diggers Harvest respectively, both on FMP) his own percussive style with hooks in ...
Bill Dixon Quartet: Berlin Abbozzi
by Derek Taylor
By all accounts, including his own, Bill Dixon is a very private and passionate man. On the record in an interview with Cadence's Bob Rusch several decades ago Dixon recounted a litany of misconceptions ascribed against him and in no uncertain terms stated his disdain for those unable or unwilling to accept his artistry on its ...
Bill Dixon: Berlin Abbozzi
by Andrew Lindstrom
The evocative, untitled pen-and-ink abstract which graces the cover of Bill Dixon's latest release, Berlin Abbozzi (FMP), hints at the impressive aesthetic focus of the sounds contained within. The cover art is Dixon's own; it is a beautifully balanced piece, mostly shades of a single hue, with a certain aura of forboding mystery. The music only ...
Olaf Rupp: Life Science
by Derek Taylor
Taken solely on the trappings of this release Olaf Rupp is something of an enigma, a German guitar prodigee who skipped the usual scuttling about in obscurity and shot straight to the big leagues of FMP. His debut disc for the label is complex primer detailing his impressive command of string theory and praxis. Recorded direct ...
Abiding Variations
Label: FMP Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: Variations I; Variations II; Variartions III; Variations IV; Variations V; Variations VI; Variations VII.
Charles Gayle 3: Abiding Variations
by Derek Taylor
Often denigrated and lauded in equal measure, Charles Gayle is perhaps the most iconoclastic jazz musician of the 90's. His penchant for fundamentalist-grounded religious diatribes and earlier bouts with homelessness frequently garner as much press as his monolithic musical prowess. He is a master at inciting both heated vocal reaction and awe-struck, gaping stares among his ...
