Debut album by free jazz trio consisting of prepared piano, turntables and drums

With solid training as a classical musician, Sophie Agnel took a close interest in modern jazz before committing in the early Nineties to the shifting, deliciously uncertain ground of free improvisation, thanks to her fascination for the powers of expression displayed by a few great keyboard-heretics such as Keith Tippett, Fred Van Hove or Christine Wodrascka. She began reworking the prepared piano techniques imagined by John Cage and transformed her instrument into a sort of extended piano. Coming from a Punk music background Joke Lanz started in the mid 80s to play Experimental- and Noise music. Best known for his internationally acclaimed project Sudden Infant, Lanz is presenting his work since 30 years all over the world. Born in Switzerland and currently operating out of Berlin, he is one of the most prolific and profound artists working in the border zones where performance and body art meet Improvisation and Noise. California native Michael Vatcher, now residing in Amsterdam, quickly progressed from hitting household furniture to taking vibraphone and snare drum lessons as a child. The trio impresses with precise playing, intensity, spontaneity and a great sense of musical humour. Radical playing techniques, curiosity and the exploration of sound possibilities create constant tension. Their first trio release Animals brings together 13 tracks full of twists and turns, creative lightness and complex virtuosity.

Track Listing

• Laughing Hyenas
• Lullaby For Dionysus
• Poltergeist Activity
• Baby On Board
• Michael Nyman Fell Asleep
• Agatha Christies Notebook
• Metallic Meditation
• Its Not Allowed
• Odobenus Rosmarus
• Wally Walrus
• Siren Song
• Frog Pond Ballet
• Paul Rutherfords Trombone

Additional Details

Label: KLANGGALERIE

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 56:33 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/10/23

UPC: 5052571011126