Spinifex – Spontaneous Live Series vol. 7
Bart Maris – trąbka
Tobias Klein – saksofon altowy
John Dikeman – saksofon tenorowy
Jasper Stadhouders – gitara elektryczna
Gonçalo Almeida – bass
Philipp Moser – perkusja
Amsterdamski Spinifex, nazwany od twardego australijskiego gatunku trawy, może początkowo brzmieć jak połączenie swobodnej improwizacji, punkrocka i innej typowo zachodniej muzyki współczesnej. Jednak pod powierzchnią słuchacz odkryje starożytne rytmy i repetrycje z tureckich i indyjskich kultur muzycznych.
Dave Foxall (Jazz Journal, Wielka Brytania) napisał: „ambitny, ale bezpretensjonalny, napięty, chwytliwy, ale także odważny i eksperymentalny”.
Perkusista i astrofizyk Philipp Moser znany jest z pracy z holenderskim zespołem progresywnego metalu Cilice. Gitarzysta Jasper Stadhouders nadaje ton w undergroundzie Amsterdamu, m. in. jako członek Cactus Truck. Portugalski basista, obecnie mieszkający w Rotterdamie, Gonçalo Almeida bez trudu lawiruje między pełnymi, pięknymi dzwiękami, a ciężkimi elektrycznymi przesterami. Saksofonista tenorowy John Dikeman zachwycał swoją grą widownie podczas występów m. in. z trio z Williamem Parkerem i Hamidem Drake’em, a także z Universal Indians / Joe McPhee i Cactus Truck. Trębacz Bart Maris jest obecnie jednym z najbardziej pożądanych muzyków z Belgii, będąc częścią tak różnorodnych projektów, jak Flat Earth Society i 1000. Saksofonista altowy, Tobias Klein, motor zespołu, zasłynął także jako basista, klarnecista i kompozytor.
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Dragon Social Club
24.09.2019 godz. 20:00
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V I D E O
Soufifex live at MOERS Festival 2018, DE:
Live at SMUP, Parade, PT:
Live at Divadlo 29, Pardubice, CZ:
A U D I O
Latest album “Soufifex”:
SHORT compilation of album Amphibian Ardour:
FULL: album Amphibian Ardour:
P R E S S
“Fun. Effective. Collaborative … Punk exuberance is doused by Necrophagist-level precision.”
Andrey Henkin, The New York City Jazz Record
“…only working bands as Spinifex can reach such high and tight levels of communication and sonic scope…”
Eyal Hareuveni, Salt-Peanuts.eu
„This diversity of seeming incongruences … is laid out with a great love for musical discourse, and organised into a non-compromising idiosyncratic sound aesthetic… Jazz to end all Jazz!”
Freistil *****
”…inspired directly or indirectly in that mystical chain of Islam… in short: a miracle…”
Rui Eduardo Paes, jazz.pt
„Spinifex unravels some of the mystique of Sufi music and sets a new and solid milestone Dutch improvised music.”
Rinus van der Heijden jazznu.com
„The typical hammering staccatos (reminiscent of Louis Andriessen and the Haagse School) appear regularly. They have a hypnotising effect … think of the whirling dervishes… there is room for airiness and lyricism as well.”
Herman te Loo, Jazzflits
„Every note radiates joyfulness, and they all fit together perfectly… it would be a surprise if this album wouldn’t turn out to be one of the nicest jazz albums of the year 2019.”
Opduvel
“The moers festival provided one of the wow-experiences of the year, with an amazing series of concerts on the day we were there. Blown away by Horse Lords, Spinifex, and I was kicking my feet violently to the hellish blues of OXBOW & Peter Brötzmann.”
Guy Peters
„Added to these new dynamics, and how Spinifex maintains its freshness as well as its efficacy, is the band’s adaptation of Middle Eastern tunes such as “Zikr” and “Dhamal Qalandar Shabaz” to its own aims…Changing trumpeters and adding a saxophonist has strengthened Spinifex’s game. Plus its all-encompassing joyous appeal is still maintained.”
Ken Waxman, Jazzword
“… ongebonden, vrij, wars van grenzen en geborneerde opvattingen.”
Coen de Jonge, Jazzism
„… an hour of cutting-edge contemporary jazz … music that is at the same time free and daring … a unique trip on a runaway rollercoaster.”
Guy Peters, enola.be
„ambitious yet unpretentious, tight, catchy, but also fearlessly exploratory and experimental.”
Dave Foxall, Jazz Journal
„’Veiled’ has got it, because it’s so on target, supertight, groovy, transparent, contrapuntal, marvelously playful, almost (!) unpretensious, catchy and just well rounded off, so there is no other choice than to be overjoyed by listening…”
Freistil
“Brilliantly composed and executed … abounding creativity, highly recommended!”
Kris Vanderstraeten, Jassepoes
„What’s exciting—and impressive—about Spinifex’s music is the way the group manages to absorb and synthesize a variety of influences (jazz, punk, metal, Indian, etc.) and then produce something greater than a simple grab-bag of styles … if you haven’t heard Spinifex yet, now is the perfect time to dive in.”
Eric McDowell, Free Jazz Collective
“There is detail and thoroughness and passages which follow the most seminal of orchestral models, Duke Ellington’s … what’s done is among the best one can find today in this music business … this record puts us in heaven.”
Rui Eduardo Paes, jazz.pt *****
„… Everyone here seems to bring out the best in each other, perhaps even things otherwise inaccessible…. we get
everything from snaking unisons to free-form blowing—a bountiful piece from a bountiful group of musicians.”
Eric McDowell, Free Jazz Collective ****½
„… Spinifex shows that tight ensemble play and seeming chaos don’t need to contradict each other at all. Listening to Maximus I experience an excitement … the sensation of wild but controlled energy, of bountiful musical force.”
Mischa Andriessen, Jazzmozaïk
“For 10 years, Spinifex has been one of the most adventurous jazz ensembles in-or outside of the Netherlands.”
Helen Moors, moors magazine
“Spinifex deserves it. Your ears do too. Treat them to this abundance.”
René van Peer, Gonzo Circus
„… All selections are played with sheer abandon and joyful passion, from the first second to the last one. All compositions feature restless shifts and complex dynamics as well as the highly collaborative and versatile interplay of this well-rehearsed quintet…”
Eyal Hareuveni, allaboutjazz
„… The recording is notable for its juxtaposition of complex figures, flawlessly doubled by trumpeter Gijs Levelt and alto saxophonist Tobias Klein, in contrast to unfettered, free-form sections, the two approaches relentlessly overlapping throughout… ending memorably on the Klezmer-goes-Bollywood “Sre Valli Devasenapathe.”
Tom Greenland, The New York City Jazz Record
„Looking for a record that hits hard and never where you expect it? Bam! Hipsters Gone Ballistic is a neverending flurry of pops to the jaw. Ultratight tunes borrowing from jazzpunk and avant-prog.”
Monsieur Délire, Monsieur Délire