Kraakgeluiden, a series of improvised music-performances involving acoustic
and electronic instruments, was started in 1999 by a group of musicians in Amsterdam. The central idea of the series is to encourage musicians and composers from Amsterdam and elsewhere to experiment with the electronic medium in a live, improvised setting. They perform in combinations, which include musicians with whom they have never performed before. The selection of recordings on this cd aims at representing the diversity and the quality of the Kraakgeluiden improvised sessions.
Appearing on this CD are: Sasha Agranov – Ab Baars – Henk Bakker – Richard Barrett – Justin Bennett – Jaap Blonk – Dirk Bruinsma – Stephie Büttrich – Sakir Oguz Buyukberber – Lucio Capece – Jeff Carey – Marko Ciciliani – Tobias Delius – Huib Emmer – Walter Fabeck – Cor Fuhler – Carlos Galvez – Bjornar Habbestad – Steve Heather – Rozemarie Heggen – Gudrun- Hrund Hardadottir – Hilary Jeffery – Yannis Kyriakides – Anne La Berge – Yoshio Machida – Lou Mallozzi – Colin McLean – Andy Moor – Koen Nutters – Paul Obermayer – Morten J. Olsen – Dragan Pajic Pajo – Gert-Jan Prins – Alan Purves – Robert van Heumen – John Richards – Matt Rogalsky – Michael Vatcher – Cesar Villavicencio – Michael Vorfeld – Joe Williamson.