Urs Leimgruber, soprano and tenor saxophone. Recorded 2017.
“These recordings are truly purist in nature, having not been retouched or cut in any way – each track sounds exactly as it has been recorded. All sound effects have been created directly at the instrument, be it through audible manipulation of the keys, playing on the individuals parts of the disassembled tenor saxophone (the body of which is often played without the neck), or by using special techniques of embouchure, overblowing, or multiphonics, the latter of which allow for several notes to sound simultaneously. Throughout his career, Urs Leimgruber developed a wealth of experimental techniques that let him create the most unusual sounds without ever having to use electronic aids”. Reinhard Kager