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Gilles Aubry, Andrea Ermke, Annette Krebs, Ignaz Schick: Berlin Electronics
by John Eyles
Five years after Berlin Strings (Absinth, 2004) and Berlin Reeds and four years after Berlin Drums (Absinth, 2005), Absinth releases the fourth in the series, Berlin Electronics. As before, it features four practitioners, each one represented on their own 3-inch CD. Unlike before, all the music is also available on a 12-inch vinyl edition. In typical ...
Alexander von Schlippenbach's 70th Birthday Year
by John Eyles
In the year which saw him turn seventy (on April 7th 2008), pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach released these three very different recordings which amply demonstrate that he is still at the peak of his powers whatever the context. The year also saw Schlippenbach tour the UK with drummer and percussionist Eddie Prevost, and a record of ...
Another Timbre Label Goes From Strength to Strength
by John Eyles
With its third batch of releases, Another Timbre reinforces the impression created by the first two batches--this is a label whose every release is likely to surprise and delight the listener, a label that is documenting improvised music's journey into interesting new territory. Although this latest batch does not yet see the release of the mouth-watering ...
Anthony Braxton: Quartet (Moscow) 2008
by John Eyles
Anthony Braxton Quartet (Moscow) 2008 Leo Records 2008 These are not easy times for casual followers of reed player Anthony Braxton. New releases of his music, many of them multiple disc sets, continue to arrive at an alarming (and ruinous) rate. In addition, Braxton continues to add new ...
Drifting and Tilting: The Music of Scott Walker at the Barbican Theater, London
by John Eyles
Drifting and Tilting: The Songs of Scott Walker Barbican, London November 13-15, 2008 There had been a buzz about this event ever since it was announced that there was to be a series of live performances featuring songs from Scott Walker's last two albums, Tilt (Drag City, 1995) and The Drift ...
London Improvisers Orchestra and Angeli / Parker / Rothenberg: Hard times, fine music
by John Eyles
Even before the crisis of capitalism, 2008 was not the most auspicious year for improvised music in London or in Britain generally. Early in the year, the closing of the Red Rose club in Seven Sisters Road robbed improv of one of its strongholds, a decent-sized venue that charged reasonable entrance fees. The fallout of the ...
Hugh Davies on Another Timbre
by John Eyles
Another Timbre label proprietor, Simon Reynell, observed in early 2008 that as regarded future CD releases of music by the late Hugh Davies, he would just pick out the tribute disc. And rather than simply issue old recordings of Davies' music, he decided to do something more contemporary. So on For Hugh Davies, three ...
Spontaneous Music Ensemble & Orchestra: Trio & Triangle
by John Eyles
Given the quantity of SME music released by Emanem, cynics might be thinking that quality control must have slipped, that the barrel is being scraped. Miraculously, nothing could be further from the truth. Each new release adds to the body of work available, shedding further light on the exploits of John Stevens' multifaceted ensemble, and putting ...
The Magic I.D.: Till My Breath Gives Out
by John Eyles
The release of Till My Breath Gives Out caused something of a ripple to run through the ether--not an earthquake, but a sizeable ripple. The reason? Erstwhile Records, that bastion of “eai" (electroacoustic improv), has released a CD that purports to be pop, even going so far as to specially create a new imprint, Erstpop, for ...
Phil Minton: No Doughnuts in Hand
by John Eyles
This album is the third part of an astonishing trilogy, following A Doughnut In Both Hands (1975-1982) (Emanem, 1998) and A Doughnut In One Hand (FMP, 1998). With its title, Minton seems to have heeded the advice he gave as a track title on In Both Hands--Too Many Doughnuts Make You Ill. Minton himself ...
