Newish label JVTLANDT has some very nice new releases out.
KATSURA YAMAUCHI: “ASAMI”
The remarkable musician and composer Katsura Yamauchi performing on his own and – for the first time on CD – leading a group of fellow saxophonists. Yamauchi’s solo consists of serene compositions and deeply focused improvisations with a gentle sense of tone and time. The ensemble premieres the idea of “semi-automatic improvisation”, a system created by Yamauchi, in addition to expressive tunes and a beautiful ballad, all merging the abstract and the familiar.
EMERGENCY!: “LIVE IN COPENHAGEN”
Otomo Yoshihide: Guitar
Ryoichi Saito: Guitar
Hiroaki Mizutani: Bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: DrumsDocumenting Emergency!’s first ever concert outside of Japan, this album presents a dynamic performance in the band’s original style of psychedelic swing, featuring a rocking rhythm section and roaring guitars working through three famous jazz tunes as well as one explosive original.
STATE CHANGES ACCORDING TO A WIND: “ALLENBY BRIDGE CROSSING POINT”
This part of Martin Vognsen’s project State Changes According To A Wind consists of an ambitious suite, incorporating over three years of work. Digital manipulations combine improvisations by Yasuhiro Yoshigaki, Kumiko Takara and others with Vognsen’s symphonic orchestrations and field recordings, creating a mix of distorted atmospheres, ambient noises and rushes of rhythm.
STATE CHANGES ACCORDING TO A WIND: “KING HUSSEIN BRIDGE”
This part of Martin Vognsen’s SCATAW project features a trio with Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drummer in Altered States, Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Orchestra, ROVO) and Kumiko Takara (percussionist in Bondage Fruit, P.O.N., Warehouse). Spontaneously created on miscellaneous percussion, semi-acoustic dobro and sparse electronics the music takes improvisation through a fresh mix of crisp sounds, meticulous rhythms and enigmatic melodies. Together the 10 distinctive tracks compose a highly dynamic suite of ramshackle, raw, rattling musical energy.
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