The ninth album of the series includes two festival sets. First of all, it is over half an hour performance of the Spontaneous Ensemble consisting of: Guilherme Rodrigues (cello), Marcelo Dos Reis (electric guitar), Anna Jędrzejewska (electronics), Wojtek Kurek (drums), Witold Oleszak (piano), Paweł Doskocz (electric guitar), Michał Giżycki (bass clarinet) and Ostap Mańko (violin). The disc also features a trio set formed by the musicians co-creating the aforementioned octet: Guilherme Rodrigues (cello), Marcelo Dos Reis (acoustic guitar) and Anna Jędrzejewska (piano).
“The musicians did not use (...) any notations, they said to each other only a few words before the performance. Guilherme himself basically pointed to only one important aspect of coming improvisation - we all have to listen to each other intensely! The effect was great, however. Eight musicians played according to an internal order, nowhere recorded - the sounds were flowing in a dense stream straight from their cerebral ganglia, intertwined with incredibly intense, artistic empathy. The improvisation initially focused on intimate phrases, on a certain minimalism, but many times during the 35-minute set it escaped into effective, hot, almost fiery eruptions of emotions. (...) The trio took us to the land of sensual free chamber music (...). Masterful dramaturgy, fantastic acoustic sounds, and the flash of narrative perfection, especially from the pianist. "
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released October 6, 2022
Guilherme Rodrigues - cello (track 1, 2, 3)
Marcelo Dos Reis - electric guitar (track 1), acoustic (track 2, 3)
Anna Jędrzejewska - electronics (track1), piano (track 2, 3)
Wojtek Kurek - drums (track 1)
Witold Oleszak - piano (track 1)
Paweł Doskocz - electric guitar (track 1)
Michał Giżycki - bass clarniet (track 1)
Ostap Mańko - violin (track 1)
Recorded by Bartek Olszewski, 01.10.2021 & 03.10.2021 at 5th Spontaneous Music Festival, Dragon Social Club, Poznań
Mixed and mastered by Witold Oleszak
Artwork by Witold Oleszak
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