Re: [microsound] Burkhard Stangl

[Andrei <andrei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This might not be of that much interest considering the musical direction
Stangl has been going in the last few years, but I thought I should also
mention that he along with Werner Dafeldecker were (maybe still are
?) members of the avant garde jazz/new music ensemble Ton-Art, which put
out a couple of records on Hat Art in the late 80's/early 90's. I haven't
listened to those recordings in a few years, but from what I remember
there was a lot of very linear, 20th century classical influenced type
writing which didn't feature much, if any, textural/extended techniques
improv. I remember finding the discs a bit boring overall to be
honest. The writing was a bit samey samey and lackluster. I preferred the
Maarten Altena Ensemble for that kind of thing. From what I remember
Stangl's playing was very linear on those albums.

Andrei


On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 JonAbbey2@xxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> In a message dated 12/20/00 10:39:19 AM, cramakrishnan@xxxxxxx writes:
> 
> << However, other
> than a couple of Franz Koglmann records and the re-issue of
> Polwechsel, I haven't come accross anything else he plays on. 
> 
> Anyone know what Stangl has been up to? >>
> 
> well, to start, there's Polwechsel 2, also on Hat Art, highly recommended. 
> Polwechsel just recorded their 3rd record, and it should be out sometime in 
> 2001 on Durian.
> 
> he's been playing a lot of duo concerts with Kurzmann, including one I saw in 
> Ulrichsberg, Austria a week or two ago (in a really nice festival curated by 
> Werner Dafeldecker. my festival review is in next month's Wire.)
> 
> he's also been gradually finishing his Venusmond opera, which will be five 
> parts. the first two were released this year on CD, on a label named Quell 
> (http://vnm.mur.at). the band for part 1 is Stangl, Kevin Drumm, Jim 
> O'Rourke, Dafeldecker and Gene Coleman, recorded at the observatory of the 
> Empire State Building in 1997. the third part premiered in Chicago in May.
> 
> lastly, there's a double CD coming out early next year on Grob 
> (www.churchofgrob.com), by the quartet of Stangl, Radu Malfatti, Franz 
> Hautzinger and Gunter Schneider. haven't heard this yet, but I'm very excited 
> about it.
> 
> Jon
> www.erstwhilerecords.com
> 
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