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Open Secrets
By Peter Kowald
Label: FMP Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Peek At World; Languages Differentes; Vita Povera - Arte No; El Mismo Rio; Welt Um (Wale); Open Secrets; Watu Wote; Archaion Mellon; Ima Samu Dessu (Mi Tsu Ni).
Ulrich Gumpert / Gunter Baby Sommer: Das Donnernde Leben
by Mark Corroto
Collaborations between pianists and drummers often evolve around a unique chemistry creating interesting works of art. Such is the case with Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink, Matthew Ship and Guillermo E. Brown, and Louis Moholo-Moholo and Marilyn Crispell. There's also Cecil Taylor and Tony Oxley, Paul Lovens, Jackson Krall or Max Roach). Add pianist Ulrich Gumpert ...
Peter Kowald / Vinny Golia: Mythology
by Nic Jones
Kowald and Golia have been valued players in the realms of the free for long enough to have established their musical identities, but what makes all the difference in this program is the extra-musical knowledge they bring to bear. Golia brings a veritable arsenal of instruments whilst Kowald employs various techniques. Both of these points lend ...
Improvisation from Barcelona: Agusti Fernandez and Octante
by John Eyles
Albums by pianist Agusti Fernandez and the group Octante (as well as the concurrent release of Barcelona Chronicles by guitarist Derek Bailey) provide a timely opportunity to celebrate the dynamic improvised music scene of Barcelona, Spain. The profile of the city's improvisers has steadily grown in recent years, not least because of the work of IBA ...
Ken Vandermark: The Passion and Ascension of a Brilliant Mind
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
This interview was originally published in 2006. In a world that has difficulty and attitude toward unfamiliar and creative thought, Ken Vandermark is a visionary exploring possibilities with improvisational and compositional forms.A recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant, he has used the funding to support his interest in bringing together some of today's ...
Peter Kowald: Open Secrets
by Nic Jones
Debate might rage over the suitability of any given instrument to solo performance, but Peter Kowald's Open Secrets presents the sound of a formidable technician without letting that dubious asset get in the way of musical expression. The results are compelling. Calling Kowald a stalwart of the free music community is both helpful and inadequate. He ...
Duos 2
By Peter Kowald
Label: FMP Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Straight Angel Suite II; He Who Laughs Suite; Electric Fried Rice Field; Balances and Cloves;
Wind Feet; Throat 2; Stein Auf Bein; Burden of Choice Suite; Without the Fat of Sacrifice; Basic; Serious
Fun 2; Maria's Black; Regular Informals; Found Bits; Wind Travel Suite; Power Without Power1; Bamboo-
Iron; And then You Will See.
