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TONUS
“Segment Tones”
Dirk Serries: soprano melodica, accordeon.
Martina Verhoeven: concertina, cello.
Colin Webster: clarinet, alto sax.
Performed, recorded, mixed and mastered at the Sunny Side Inc. Studio, Anderlecht (Belgium) on November 24th 2018.
"Despite the low volumes, the generous use of space, the long, explorative tones and surprisingly subtle harmonies, the subdued and intimate music on Segment Tones (and other related albums) keeps the flame of dissent burning. Just as the clattering of rambunctious free jazz can be regarded as a tumultuous answer to political provocations and general madness, the minimalist means of this album are as determined in their refusal to comply. While all these droning textures and unusual techniques might sound like a concentrated private affair, bundled together they also turn into an act of resistance, showing there is an alternative to greed, rancor and prejudice, and also to fear and uncertainty. This might be a ‘small’ release on a little DIY- label from Belgium (of all places), but it represents a larger world of possibilities. " Guy Peter
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SERRIES / VANDERSTRAETEN / VERHOEVEN
“Impetus”
Dirk Serries: acoustic guitars - Kris Vanderstraeten: percussion - Martina Verhoeven: piano.
Performed, recorded, mixed and mastered at the Sunny Side Inc. Studio, Anderlecht (Belgium) on December 16th 2018.
"With all its creaking, rustling, quacking, plucking and plonking sounds and restlessness, this album is a feast of abstraction, but listen carefully, and you will find so much more between all those awkward sounds. This is strikingly open, spontaneous and intimate music, but there’s a glue that keeps it all together. Not childish, but repeatedly childlike in its sense of wonder. With music as free as this, it is hard to put your finger on what exactly it is that makes it tick, but the explanation might be a simple one. Amidst this colorful, intricately detailed sound painting, there is the realization that these three artists speak the same language indeed. " Guy Peters
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Daniel THOMPSON & Colin WEBSTER
“Boskage”
Daniel Thompson: acoustic guitar.
Colin Webster: alto saxophone.
Recorded on 15th June 2018 at Soundsavers, London by Mark Jasper.
Mixed by Dirk Serries. Mastered at the Sunny Side Inc. studio, Anderlecht (Belgium).
"Thompson and Webster excel in interaction that verges from minimalist flourishes to nervous interaction that demands the listener’s utmost concentration, testing the elasticity of their connection with a dualism that Evan Parker once described so aptly: “The last thing you need to do is rely on material that’s already fixed in your mind, but if you don’t have anything fixed in your mind, you have no starting point. That’s the central paradox, really: the more control you have, the freer you are.”" Guy Peters
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Benedict TAYLOR & Anton MOBIN
“Close – Quarters”
Benedict Taylor: viola
Anton Mobin: prepared chamber
Recorded on 4 & 5 September 2017 and mixed in 2018 by Anton Mobin at La Ferme Ta Gueule, Olivet, France. Mastered at the Sunny Side Inc. studio, Anderlecht (Belgium).
"The end result effortly straddles the lines between free improvisation, musique concrète and minimalist noise music. And even though it might sound unconventional and quite demanding without any visual aid, it is guaranteed to set both your ears and your imagination on fire." Guy Peters
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