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279: LILLINGER – ELDH – SLAVIN – EVANS – AMOK AMOR. We Know Not What We Do

279: LILLINGER – ELDH – SLAVIN – EVANS – AMOK AMOR. We Know Not What We Do

Intakt Recording #279/ 2017

Christian Lillinger: Drums
Petter Eldh: Bass
Wanja Slavin: Saxophone
Peter Evans: Trumpet

Recorded in May 2016 by Marko Birkner at H2 in East-Berlin, Germany.

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You are gonna love this quartet“, writes American journalist Kevin Whitehead. „This quartet was preceded by the Starlight trio of the Berlin players Christian Lillinger, Petter Eldh and Wanja Slavin, but Peter Evans is obviously a full partner in a new band. He brought some prime material, and shows uncanny range. His improvising is airy and abstract, tuneful, and tinged with the blues. His lines and Slavin’s can be disarmingly lovely; the blend is bright and fizzy.

The rhythm section is earth to their air: the nutty precision of abstract beat music echoes in Eldh’s eloquent stutters and way of covering highs and lows in a single line, and in Lillinger’s clarity at high speed; his sticks on snare can sound like dried peas poured on a metal sheet, every stroke distinct. Yeah, they’re all great, but this music is about how they come together, showing creative tradition some crazy love: amour run amok. Kevin Whitehead, Liner notes

Album Credits

Photo of cover art: László Moholy Nagy
Graphic design: Jonas Schoder
Liner notes: Kevin Whitehead
Photo: Lukas Haemmerle

Recorded in May 2016 by Marko Birkner at H2 in East-Berlin, Germany. Mixed in February 2017 by Mark Fuck. Mastered in February 2017 by Klaus Scheuermann. Executive producer: Anja Illmaier. Produced by Amok Amor and Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt. Published by Intakt Records.

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Luc Bouquet
Impro Jazz Magazine

Ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils font (We Know Not What We Do) mais reconnaissons qu'ils le font bien. Et d'ailleurs ils savent très bien ce qu'ils jouent tant leurs rythmiques ultra-binaires et zébrées demandent haute technicité et endurance. Leurs découpages dévoilent quelques-unes de leurs influences: l'harmolodie d'un certain Ornette C, la trompette guerrière de Mister Don C.

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Jean Buzelin
Cultur Jazz Magazine

Autre batteur, l’Allemand Christian Lillinger est un musicien très apprécié, puisqu’il a enregistré nombre de disques en compagnie de Günter Sommer, Rudi Mahall (cf. Culturejazz « Une année avec Leo (1) » 16/12/2016), Simon Nabatov, Urs Leimgruber, Achim Kaufmann, Tobias Delius, Axel Dörner, John Tchicai, Rolf Kühn et autres personnages d’envergure. Le quartette réuni ici comprend deux partenaires familiers, Wanja Slavin (saxophone) et Petter Eldh (contrebasse), plus Peter Evans (trompette). Une batterie lourde, des collectives bruyantes, une esthétique dure... produisent une musique, certes originale, mais un peu fatigante. À noter que l’un des thèmes s’appelle Alan Shorter (qui ne faisait pas non plus dans le “confortable”) et un autre The New Portal (nous n’en saurons pas plus).

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