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music tagged with: jazz

nicolás chientaroli trío – ViajeraMente

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nicolás chientaroli trío

“ViajeraMente”

based in buenos aires, pianist nicolás chientaroli is an active member of the city’s jazz scene where, in addition to his trio, he leads the group, la gran cena; and co-leads the groups los improvisadores gráficos and las formas avanzan. he has also performed with the groups andrés elstein trío, caravana colemanica, proyecto orgánico rave, trío dumpty, francisco salgado cuarteto, and la hormiga.

ViajeraMente is the third album from the trio and the first on pan y rosas. for this album the lineup features chientaroli on piano, carlos álvarez on bass and sebastián groshaus on drums. the album contains a mix of compositions by chientaroli, group improvisations and a cover of dizzy gillespie’s be-bop.

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posted 07 June 2013

Sergi Boal – Cercle

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Sergi Boal

“Cercle”

“A transposition of the soul into sound waves” NetMusic Life

“Cercle” is my most spiritual project. the most introspective. In this little EP the music flows, the themes don’t have any concrete structure, and maybe this gives the sensation of a visual dream, the sensation that you are floating, and you could create images, thoughts, sensations…. Not having a concrete structure, there’s no beginning, no end ; it’s like a circle! All the songs were recorded in one or two takes.only with a nylon guitar.
The music was almost improvised, except the theme “NILS” that was a rework of the pianist Nils Frahm, from one song of his album “Screws”, trying to “move” the sounds of his personal piano, to the guitar..
I recorded this EP with Hector Xiqués ( I/O Estudi de Gravació, Barcelona),and we tried to give that especial sound of the guitar, with some delays, and reverbs.
Nuvol ( Cloud) Angel Blau ( blue angel) Cercle (circle) Nils ( rework of Nils Frahm Composition ” LA” Sense tu…res… ( without you…..nothing)
please, sit down and dream……………..

This is a joint release with Alchemistica netlabel

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posted 06 May 2013

Zeus Scientist – Zeus LP

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Zeus Scientist

“Zeus LP”

ZEUS LP is the first collection of sounds that were discovered by the Zeus Scientist Research Group, led by physicist Eric Rogers at Princeton University from 1942 until 1971. The twelve sounds which can be heard are in chronological order, dating back to the 19th century. Strange as it seems, ZEUS LP follows musical structures that were completely ahead of its time. How could these sounds be made? Who made them? And why would someone do that?
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posted 02 May 2013

Sergi Boal – Silenci

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Sergi Boal

“Silenci”

This is my second Cd. After “Nylon and Turtle”, that was only guitar, I tried to experiment with other instruments and other musicians. In the work “silenci” I composed for trumpet, for cello, oud and voice, but always with the sound of the guitar like the principal instrument. “Silenci” reflects a mood, a declaration of intentions, in this convulsed times. The first notes the work, a Oud solo ( Origen,played by the Oud Player Yannis Papaioannou), it’s a metaphorical way to say that the music is a spiritual thing, and you have to sit down, cease your minds, and only listen to. i think you will need to listen this work during a Sunday evening, in the dawn,during a raining day or just when the house is almost in silence. Like the last word in the David Linch’s film Muholland drive:..”silence”…. My intention is summarized in the words written on the back cover (translation from the catalan language):The silence is the origin
The absence of sounds
The silence is the utopia
listen the silence, not the noise.EL SILENCI ÉS L’ORIGEN
L’ABSÈNCIA DE SONS
EL SILENCI ÉS LA UTOPIA
QUE EL SOROLL NO ENS
IMPEDEIXI ESCOLTAR EL SILENCI

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posted 28 April 2013

volcano radar – refutation of time

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volcano radar

“refutation of time”

volcano radar is a fusion of ecstatic improvisational energy and apollonian intellect. a power quartet with dual free jazz/noise/avant guitarists elbio barilari and julia a. miller, legendary bassist harrison bankhead and incendiary drummer avreeayl ra, volcano radar moves fluently through a stylistic range from noise-funk improvisation to structured sonic forms.

their debut album, refutation of time, consists of an improvised set that was recorded at experimental sound studio in chicago on february 26, 2013.

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posted 26 March 2013

Leedian – portrait

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Leedian

“portrait”

■ EPV_121


■ bonus item
wallpaper for iPhone5 (lock & home screen) & PDF BOOK

all tracks & artwork & visual by Leedin

■ Leedin
Coming from Toon, a small Japanese town which belongs to the Ehime province, Hitoshi Asaumi delivers very unexpected sounds when compared to contemporary beat culture. Leedian disguise has been around for two years now and listening through his work one can find it difficult to categorize his music. From extreme noise, he switches fast to melodic pop backed by organic beat, then quickly back to the extreme noise .
There is an inevitable innocence deriving from his tracks, mainly with regards to their length. His music feels like an “arranged marriage” of the punk approach to composition with experimental electronic sounds. The result is rewarding and raw sounding. Jazz and electronic influences melting together in a chaotic doom-sounding noise. 
(Byron Chris)

soundcloud.com/knarfnaideel

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posted 08 March 2013

Radio for the Daydreamers – Denouement

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Radio for the Daydreamers

“Denouement”

“The final section of the triptych “Praying for the Be(a)st”, “Denouement” continues and concludes the story of our protagonist through all the discrepancies and dilemmas. A realization of the power of existence and dreaming, this record tells the story of that character realizing that without an audience, a catastrophe is short lived. So eventually. it is up to him to stop fueling the fire.

“To embrace the sunlight,
that brought me my eyesores.
My demons and gods.
are only as mighty as I wish.” – Radio for the Daydreamers

01 – The Tender Is Frightening
02 – Dorian, The Apathetic
03 – But Passive Aggression Is All I Have Got
04 – Lush Black (When Will It Rain Again)
05 – Confusion Is My Birthright
06 – Lower Than Angels
07 – Everything You Can Not C#
08 – Drawing Teeth On The Moon
09 – But Pessimism Is All I Have Got
10 – Insect Eyes (Please Wake Me Never Again)
11 – The Emotion Incomplete
12 – I See People
13 – We Are Safe And Sound
14 – I Create My Own Demons To Fight
15 – But Life Is All I Have Got
16 – The Surface Is Tension
17 – A Lone Drive Away
18 – Closure (A Reductive Totem)

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posted 07 February 2013

Claudio Nunez – December last poems

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Claudio Nunez

“December last poems”

“…the music loosely evokes the feeling of some of my favorite jazz piano trios (the udu replacing a regular drum set): Paul Bley, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett… a little more toward free improvisation since there are not tunes or structures previous to the playing itself…”
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posted 21 January 2013

Goto80 and the Uwe Schenk Band – The Ferret Show

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Goto80 and the Uwe Schenk Band

“The Ferret Show”

This is a live recording from Uwe Schenkt Trifft in Stuttgart October 2012. This is probably the first musical that combines C64 and text graphics, with acoustic instruments and improvisation. Goto80’s music was re-arranged for 4 musicians, according to the story of the ferret. The video recording is available at Uwe Schenk Trifft… and Youtube.

Goto80: original songs, live C64-magic
Raquel Meyers: animation and live visuals
Re-arrangement: Uwe Schenk

The “Uwe Schenk Trifft…” band:
Uwe Schenk: spinet
Jochen Feucht: saxophone
Markus Kössler: bass
Torsten Krill: drums

Released under a Kopimi license.

posted 11 December 2012

Nature – Forget The Theory

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Nature

“Forget The Theory”

“Forget The Theory” features two arrangements and five original pieces written by Kevin Higgins for his group Nature – a quartet with voice, electric guitar, electric bass and drums. The material was honed in a dozen live performances, then recorded over two days in spring 2012. The result is an album of dark grooves, mixing techno, funk and dubstep with contemporary jazz.

In the foreground, ethereal vocals and frenzied guitar carry on an improvised dialogue. “Forget The Theory” captures the energy of their alternating conflict and cooperation. Behind them there’s tension of another kind, as club-inspired drum beats threaten to melt into jazz cross-rhythms.

This album was built off basslines: some abstract and symmetrically structured, some just funky. Either way, every tune was designed to make you nod your head. Enjoy the bouncy pulse and powerful perfomances of a young band playing with passion.

Nature is:

Georgia Cusack – voice
Chris Guilfoyle – electric guitar
Kevin Higgins – bass guitar
Tommy Gray – drums

All compositions by Kevin Higgins except “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” by Skip James and “I Remember You” by Victor Schertzinger and Johnny Mercer. Lyrics in “Mic Check” by Kevin Higgins. Lyrics in “In The Techno Tent” and “Extraordinary Vibe” by Georgia Cusack.

Recorded by Michael Buckley. Mixed by Shane Glynn and Kevin Higgins. Mastered by Scott Halliday.

Cover photo of Taney Bridge by Jack Acecroft.

http://www.acustronica.com/releases/audio/forgettheory/05%20Resonance.mp3

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posted 09 November 2012

tomás gris – arche

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tomás gris

“arche”

the olatunji duo (txema fernandes and tomás gris) began playing together in 2000. their first recordings were improvisations for alto sax and drum. they have continued to play together when they can. this recording was made in asturias where txema lives with his family. as a duo they are interested in ritual and improvisation which provide the basis for a dialogue between the musicians and their environment.

on their first album for pan y rosas they use various percussion instruments; wind instruments; and the sound of their environment – friends and family, water, wind, bonfire, etc. all these elements combine to form a bridge between ritual and improvisation. objects. night. voice. wind. sparse. rattle. quietly passing through the gateless gate.

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posted 08 November 2012

David Scott – The Unjazz

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David Scott

“The Unjazz”

“When I started writing the music for The Unjazz, I was attempting to create a jam session between technically advanced jazz musicians that could only exist in the hyper-realistic realms of sequencers and digital audio synthesis. After the first song was finished, I realized that it was too clean. So, I went back into the track and carefully created small misalignments in timing and rhythm to add the human factor into the music. As a result, the parts jump, move, and slide around as if performed by professional musicians.”
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posted 22 October 2012

like Moon

[UPL 044]

Proyect? Moone Jazzers

“Jazzing To The Cat-like Moon”

Proyect? Moone Jazzers, a mysterious musician from Western Europe, returns and this time presents ethereal, soothing melodies. Jazzy melodies are underpinned by a homemade, diy atmosphere, resounding on the background of a car alarm or dogs barking out on the street – which adds an intimate, mysterious dimension to the whole.
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posted 17 October 2012

Clarabella Olssen – Rosalong

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Clarabella Olssen

“Rosalong”

We are very happy to present you Wondermachine 001. The title of the opening EP is “Rosalong” by Clarabella Olssen, it includes a remix by Storlon.

Clarabella Olssen is the alias of Andres Marcos Revellado used for spontaneous musical structures based on improvisation, live and field recordings. The music produced under this moniker is focused on trial concepts and impulsive arrangements. Andres Marcos never liked rules, Clarabella Olssen is the perfect alibi to share his vision.

Andres Marcos and Storlon have been collaborating on several projects already so they know each other very well and have a very compatible taste in music. Storlon has developed an unique and recognizable style, his interpretation of Rosalong is an illustration of his approach.

Let’s air the dirty laundry in public!

Tracklist:

01 – Rosalong
02 – Atlantic
03 – Regulations
04 – Confluence
05 – Rosalong (Storlon Wash Up Remix)

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posted 11 October 2012

Claudio Nunez – The tension of the strings

Claudio Nunez – The tension of the strings
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Claudio Nunez

“The tension of the strings”

“The tension of the strings” is a set of 7 free improvisations or, as I like better: 7 compositions in real time for classical guitar solo with some extended techniques and a little of everything in terms of textures, styles, harmonic, rhythmic and melodic explorations.”
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posted 17 September 2012

Blackdaylight – The Madness

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Blackdaylight

“The Madness”

Blackdaylight – The Madness
(Kreislauf 127)

01 Overhelmed (2:31)
02 Again (Live) (4:43)
03 On The Cusp (4:07)
04 Collapse (2:40)
05 Burn (2:35)
06 All I Am (2:09)
07 San Loco (Live) (2:20)
08 Labour Of Love (4:53)
09 Adult Swim (Live) (4:13)
10 Noise In The Streets (Live) (5:16)
11 Deserted Channels (3:46)
12 Various Fires (Live) (4:59)
13 Reformulated (Live) (5:04)

11. September 2012
Kreislauf.Organization

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posted 11 September 2012

Sergi Boal – Nylon & Turtle

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Sergi Boal

“Nylon & Turtle”

“My ear were literally staggered as soon as the first notes of this disk” La Grosse Radio Rock

“An album you can taste listening after listening” NetMusic Life

“An interesting and pleasing album” iThink magazine

Nylon and Turtle was recorded after that, while he was watching jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, Sergi boal, guitarist and composer, had a revelation: the necessity to create his own music. This necessity led him few months later to record this CD. There are 9 songs, most of them recorded in one or two takes, so it’s almost a live recording. It is an organic and intimate album, in which the guitarist tries to make a little travel. As in Ice Voice, where it can be appreciated the Nordic influences of Jose Gonzalez, or Yorke, where we can hear echoes of Radiohead. Fukushima is a tribute to the victims of the tsunami in Japan, in where it mixes anger and calm; The incident of the Bell features great tecnique and sounds with a mixture of pop and grunge music, all with the same nylon guitar. In Frontera, the flamenco sounds in his fingers, and take us to Orecchio di Dioniso, and then we get carried away through the last song of the album, “Is anybody out there?”, a composition that borrows the title from Pink Floyd, ending with a question. This album is the starting point of this guitarrist of Barcelona, who decided one day to make his own music with the guitar. Sit back and listen … is anybody out there?

(this album is a joint release with the No-source netlabel)

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posted 29 August 2012

PK Jazz Collective – Just Unsorted

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PK Jazz Collective

“Just Unsorted”

01 -yet another cosmic jazz(4:48)
02 -crazy oldman talks witn jupiter(4:17)
03 -ethnic jazz(3:20)
04 -a little improvisation influenced by french news of jim morrisons death(3:31)
05 -inspired by gotye(4:16)
06 -brushes(3:41)
07 -indian trip(3:19)
08 -sadness(2:42)
09 -light lounge(2:13)
10 -to the future(2:44)
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posted 26 July 2012

NP – Blue Surface

NP

“Blue Surface”

Contemporary classical meets jazz and glitch.
Second album of French composer
Philippe Nore for NoEcho records.

Gematria
Schrödinger
7238979Bits
Y=x_blue_
n = np
MT
H = – Kl og p
D#
F#
7

all tracks written, mixed and mastered by NP (Philippe Nore)

noechorecords.com

posted 25 July 2012