a r t i s t : Mattin / Jean-Luc Guionnet / Bertrand Denzler / Taku Unami t i t l e : st
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Fargone far-044
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2006
t r a c k s : 01
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 78,3 MB
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Mattin: computer.
Jean-Luc Guionnet: alto saxophone.
Bertrand Denzler: tenor saxophone.
Taku Unami: computer.
This is a unique quartet improv from four musicians with such
varied interests that even fans familiar with all of them will
be unable to predict quite what this disc sounds like. The
language-defying title gives some hint of the odd vibe at work
here, as these adventurous players craft a sparse,
impenetrable landscape populated with inscrutable sounds. One
wouldn't think that Mattin's blistering laptop feedback could
blend so effortlessly with the droning sax of Guionnet and
Denzler, or that Unami's clattering computer-controlled motors
would work so well set against his partners' more static
contributions. This is a truly challenging work, addressing
modern ultra-minimalist improv with stretches of silence or
near-silence, but also flowing into passages of delicate but
sustained interaction or noisy aggressiveness. This disc is
perhaps representative of one path back from the brink of pure
silence for many modern improvisers who have headed in that
direction.
RELEASED May 23, 2006.
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