As often among the creators of jazz music, the main emphasis is on improvisation - and the musicians here do not fail. Imagination with the mixture of acoustic and electronic sounds - all of that makes listening to this CD a pure pleasure.
Janusz Zdunek + Marienburg
Pop DomLabel: Okno Records, 2008
Catalogue No: OKNO101
Tracks:
- After
- Hej wiosna
- Stereofoniczne
- Pop
- Dom
- Ost Traume
- Pop
- Jedzie Janek
Line-up:
Janusz Zdunek - trumpet, organ, electronics
Ireneusz Kaczmar - bass guitar, electronics
Rafal Baca - drums, percussion, electronics
Maciej Cieslak - recording
Slawomir Sobczyk - recording, mixing
Krzysztof Banasik - mastering
Recorded:
April 10-12, 2006, Sopot, Studio im. Adama Mickiewicza and on August 7, 2006, Malbork, Studio Marienburg
Review:
The music is very interesting, the musicians often run at the limit of the experimentation, but there's going concern for the continuing effect of 'pleasure'. Through electronic processing the tracks move into some deep space dimensions, which gives an interesting and pleasant effect . As often among the creators of jazz music, the main emphasis is on improvisation - and the musicians here do not fail. Imagination with the mixture of acoustic and electronic sounds - all of that makes listening to this CD a pure pleasure.
(Tomek Byczek)
About:
Janusz Zdunek - the trumpeter and composer graduated Music Academy in Bydgoszcz. Since 1992 closely tied with club Trytony in Bydgoszcz, since 1994 with Mózg (the Brain), important place of jazz map in Poland. Member of one of the most innovative Polish bands of 1990s - Mazzoll & Arhythmic Perfection band (Mazzoll, JZ, Slawomir Janicki, Tomasz Gwincinski, Jacek Majewski), with whom he extensively toured and recorded albums: A, Out Out To Lunch, Rozmowy s catem, One, Single 3.
In 1996 Janusz creates an experimental Trio Syfon (JZ, Wladyslaw Refling, Jacek Buhl), which one year later becomes a quartet 4 Syfon (+ Tomasz Glazik), and in 2003 a quintet 5 Syfon (+ dj SynKopa). Syfon have toured Poland, Germany, Austria and France, and released albums: Jestem w kinie, To Prawda, Baterie, New Tango.
In 2004 Janusz makes a project Marienburg (JZ, Irek Kaczmar, Rafal Baca), an electric trio trumpet-bass-drums going beyond the area of folk, free jazz and rock. Project Marienburg published albums: Pop Dom (2007) and Miasto Nic (2008).
Since 1997 Janusz has been cooperating with the moving force of Polish rock scene Kazik Staszewski with whom he recorded albums Melassa, Melodie Kurta Weilla, Piosenki Toma Waitsa, Czterdziesty pierwszy, Los sie musi odmienic. Janusz's cooperation with Kazik encompasses his participation in concerts and recordings of Kazik's cult band Kult (Kazik Staszewski, Janusz Grudzinski, Piotr Morawiec, Wojciech Jablonski, Ireneusz Werenski, Tomasz Goehs, JZ, Tomasz Glazik, Jaroslaw Wazny). Albums: Ostateczny krach systemu korporacji, Salon Recreativo, Poligono Industrial. In 2005 started project Buldog (Piotr Wieteska, Wojciech Jablonski, Syn Stanislawa, Adam Swedera, Kazik Staszewski, JZ, Tomasz Glazik), which released albums Singiel and Plyta.
Janusz Zdunek is also a composer of soundtracks to several movies, including Byc, Trebacz, Bellissima, Dwie stówy z montazem, Pokonać siebie, Flesh And The Devil, Autonaprawa. He cooperated with other composers and recorded music for: I co wy na to Galuszko, Rozdroze Cafe.
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