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291: FLORIAN EGLI WEIRD BEARD. Orientation

Intakt Recording #291/ 2018

Florian Egli: Saxophone, Clarinet
Dave Gisler: guitar
Martina Berther: Electric Bass
Rico Baumann: Drums

Recorded in January 2017 at studio Black Box, noyantla-gravoyère, France.

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Format: Compact Disc
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The quartet Weird Beard was founded by Zurich based Saxophoneophonist Florian Egli. Following the debut album 'Everything moves' on intakt records, they’ll release a second studio album, recorded again in the Blackbox studio in Brittany by the outstanding sound engineer David odlum. 'orientation' is a sophisticated record on which Weird Beard increasingly focus their attention on the creation of moods and atmospheres.

Christoph Wagner writes in the liner notes: "Weird Beard forge creative sparks out of opposites. the band use contrast as a means to create dramaturgy, veering back and forth from soft to loud, from fast to slow, and from forceful to lyrical. sometimes the music acquires a lightness and transparency, but then becomes progressively more dense. in other places it can morph into a dreamy wallowing elegy, before opening outinto a tub-thumping inferno. Perhaps “post-jazz” is the word which comes first to mind to describe it."

Album Credits

Cover Art: Jörger-Stauss and Annatina Nay
Graphic Design: Jonas Schoder
Photo: Angelika Annen
Liner Notes: Christoph Wagner
Executive Producer: Anja Illmaier

All compositions by Florian Egli, except “Playground” by Dave gisler(sUisA). Recorded in January 2017 at studio Black Box, noyantla-gravoyère, France, by David odlum. mixed and mastered by Davidodlum.