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Ensemble 5: The Human Factor

Alberto Bazzurro By Alberto Bazzurro

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Un camerismo increspato che non di rado si fa decisamente nervoso è ciò che troviamo in questo nuovo album—l'ottavo, con i precedenti sette usciti su Leo fra il 2012 e il 2020—del quintetto svizzero (ma Dell è tedesco, di Darmstadt), inciso a Zurigo nell'ottobre 2022.

Il lavoro svolto dai cinque procede generalmente facendo prevalere l'aspetto corale, per irregolare e alterno nelle temperature e nelle dinamiche che si sdipani, perché quello è l'equilibrio che la musica cerca e persegue, pur con gli ovvi momenti in cui è il singolo, o sottorganici, a prendere in mano le redini delle operazioni.

Ci muoviamo in un ambito certamente sperimentale, però senza eccessi, con un'estrema attenzione alla forma, al totale, in ciò confermando le impressioni più che positive che i precedenti lavori del quintetto ci avevano suggerito.

Avanti così, quindi.

Track Listing

Prelude; The End of Predictability; Stakes Are High; Rebirth Of The Singular; Interlude; The Human Factor; All That Jazz; Transcience.

Personnel

Heinz Geisser
percussion
Fridolin Blumer
bass, acoustic
Christopher Dell
vibraphone

Album information

Title: The Human Factor | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Ezz-thetics


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