A Strident Light: Portrait of Maria Bertel.. read my feature interview with the fantastic sound artist @bertel_m , where she speaks about her beginnings, path into the avant garde, joining the irascible @selvhenter_band , forming @eget_vaerelse , and crafting Monophonic, one of the best records of last year, out now on @relativepitchrecords .. head over to @post_trash_ now!!
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Photos by Lin Wuqi
#mariabertel #selvhenter #drone #experimental #avantgarde #relativepitchrecords #denmark #dynamics #harmonics #frequency #tone #egetværelse #ninagarcia #arnaudriviere #musicinterview #journalism
SORGÉ (HALAK)..
pinned track is by incredible Copenhagen collective, Selvhenter @selvhenter_band , off their ‘23 album Mesmerizer.. an absolute masterclass in controlled chaos and the rejection of traditional melodic hierarchies.. by routing acoustic wind instruments through electronic signal chains, the band create dense wall of sound textures that subvert standard jazz frequencies.. a nightmarish, swarming and highly intoxicating blend ensues, of sludgy waves of harmonic distortion, heavy pitch-shifting, overblown reverb, and dual drummers that contrast each other with ambient pulses and motorik experimental time signatures.. a disorienting throbbing mass.. in other words, a masterpiece.. released by @handsinthedarkrecords
#selvhenter #avantjazz #primitivism #portraiture #warp
*OUT TODAY* Vladislav Delay Quintet: vd5 (We Jazz Records, LP/digi). Info & orders: wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com
Vladislav Delay, primarily known as a highly regarded electronic music innovator, steps ahead with his acoustic jazz quintet, releasing "vd5" on We Jazz Records, 8th May. Echoing the forward-looking vd musical vision always ahead of the curve, the new album does not fit into any specific category, forging a path of its own across the 10 tracks. Recorded at Candybomber Studio in Berlin, the album brings vd together with Maria Bertel, Lucio Capece, Derek Shirley and Max Loderbauer. This is shape-shifting, elastic music that exists left of any given timeline.
Based in Hailuoto in Northern Finland, Vladislav Delay has never fit into any preset mould as an artist. His prolific, at times mythical output has elevated him to a veritable legend status in all music cycles appreciating a unique artistic voice. Be it his forward-reaching recent releases as Vladislav Delay on his own Rajaton imprint, his Ripatti alias, or playing metallic percussion with the Moritz Von Oswald Trio, Vladislav Delay always has A SOUND. And that sound is ever-evolving, as his new jazz album shows. What "jazz" is this? There are certainly liquid elements there in the mix, not unlike the ones heard on previous vd productions. Then again, this is acoustic quintet music by and large, but not any specific kind we have ever heard before. Isn't that the whole point of "jazz"? Whatever came before is a springboard, not a limitation.
Composed, produced and mixed by Vladislav Delay
Maria Bertel, trombone
Lucio Capece, soprano and slide saxophones, khene
Derek Shirley, bass
Max Loderbauer, Haken continuum & piano
vd, electronics, production, mix
Recorded at Candybomber, Berlin by Ingo Krauss
Mastered by Juho Luukkainen
Vinyl cut by JSA at Timmion Cutting, Helsinki
Design by Matti Nives
Vladislav Delay Quintet's new single "fourteen" is out today. Listen wherever, preorders & info at wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com
The new album "vd5" is out 8th May on We Jazz Records.
Selvhenter bewegen sich jenseits fester Genres und schaffen ein unmittelbares, körperliches Klangerlebnis. Das Kopenhagener Quartett arbeitet innerhalb seines eigenen Idioms und schöpft aus den Persönlichkeiten der vier Musikerinnen, um eine dichte, kollektive Musik zu formen, in der Free Jazz, Elektronik und Noise aufeinandertreffen.
english: Selvhenter transcend fixed genres and create an immediate, physical sound experience. The Copenhagen-based quartet works within its own unique idiom, drawing on the personalities of the four musicians to shape a dense, collective sound in which free jazz, electronic music, and noise converge.
Sonja LaBianca – saxophone
Maria Bertel – trombone
Anja Jacobsen – drums
Jaleh Negari – drums
Tagesticket Freitag = 50,00€
3 Tage Festivalpass = 150,00€
@selvhenter_band@jacobsen.anja@bertel_m@jalehnegari@planetrockbooking
#jazzwerkstattpeitz #jazzfestival #openair #lausitz
Mittwoch, 27. Mai
CHUCHCHEPATI ORCHESTRA
FANFARA CHUCHCHEPATI
PALACE ST.GALLEN
TÜR 20:00 BEGINN 20:26
Erstmals spielt ein größeres Blechblasorchester über die acht Hornlautsprecher des Chuchchepati Orchestra. Hymnen für den Frieden, die Kraft der Passion, der Ausdruck des respektvollen Zusammenspiels und die Freude am Austausch stehen im Zentrum dieses Homebase-Konzerts. Neben dem ehemaligen Mitglied des Liberation Orchestra und Altmeister Ray Anderson (NYC) an der Posaune sind mit Maria Bertel (DK), Susana Santos Silva (PT), und Jaronas Höhener (CH) drei der prägendsten Musiker*innen der aktuellen europäischen Musiklandschaft zu hören. Den „fliegenden Teppich“ legen der aus Montreal stammende Pianist Félix Stüssi (CA) und der Orchesterwart sowie Kontrabassist Patrick Kessler.
Ray Anderson (Posaune)
Maria Bertel (Posaune),
Susana Santos Silva (Trompete)
Jaronas Höhener (Trompete),
Félix Stüssi (Piano)
Patrick Kessler (Kontrabass & Orchesterwart)
🎵ÉVÉNEMENT ! Rendez-vous jeudi 16 avril prochain au Crac, à 19h, pour un concert de trombone amplifié de Maria Bertel !
Gratuit et tout public
📍 Crac Occitanie – 26, quai Aspirant Herber à Sète
Maria Bertel est une tromboniste, improvisatrice et compositrice danoise dont le travail s’inspire des musiques drone et noise. Maria Bertel nous fait entendre des sons qui d’habitude échappent à notre oreille grâce à l’amplification de son trombone.
"Monophonic" est une étude de la musique jouée à "une seule voix", où les compositions sont de longues nappes sonores qui se développent lentement. Le bourdonnement et le grincement du trombone créent des harmoniques changeantes, des cliquetis et des claquements étranges, et des ajustements cycliques du timbre.
Ce concert est proposé dans le cadre d’In a Landscape, une saison de concerts itinérants initiée par le GMEA – Centre National de Création Musicale d’Albi-Tarn, dont la vocation est de faire découvrir des artistes représentatif·ve·s de la vivacité et du pluralisme de la création musicale actuelle.
Une programmation conçue par le GMEA à Albi et le Vent des Signes à Toulouse, en partenariat avec Crac Occitanie et l’École des Beaux-Arts de Sète.
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📸 Visuels : Maria Bertel au OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival à Shenzhen, 2024
@bertel_m@gmea_albi@leventdessignes@beauxartsdesete@dca_reseau@air_de_midi@reseau_plein_sud@laregionoccitanie@culture_gouv
#inalandscape #mariabertel #trombone #musiqueexperimentale #leventdessignes #concert #cracoccitanie #cracsete #regionoccitanie #occitanie #centredart #gmea #beauxartsdesete
