Second album of Marienburg - "Miasto Nic" (Nothing Town) reflects on many experiences with film, folk music and mainstream pop, Janusz Zdunek has have in his career.
Janusz Zdunek + Marienburg
Miasto NicLabel: Okno Records, 2008
Catalogue No: OKNO102
Tracks:
1. Autonaprawa
2. Miasto
3. Marsz
4. Coda
5. Naprawa obrazów
6. Jass Yass
7. Nic
Line-up:
Janusz Zdunek - trumpet, organ, electronics
Irek Kaczmar - bass guitar
Rafal Baca - drums
Mariusz Godzina - bass clarinet
Kajetan Aron - recording, mixing
Krzysztof Banasik - mastering
Recorded:
January 15-18, 2008, Warszawa, Slabe Studio SP Records
Review:
Second album of Marienburg - "Miasto Nic" (Nothing Town) reflects on many
experiences with film, folk music and mainstream pop, Janusz Zdunek has have in
his career. Marienburg's new project combines leader's experimental soul with
his love for jazz. Of course, each of the musicians involved in this project
brings something of their own to the disk as well, and the musical plate seems
sometimes less structured but more stylistically mixed, due to diverse
upbringing of the musicians involved in Marienburg project. Irek Kaczmar (bass
guitar) musical activities began in hardcore-rock-punk, alternative and folk
bands. In turn, Rafal Baca (drums) worked with punk and death metal bands, when
Mariusz Godzina (bass clarinet) has flourished in rock-avant guard environment.
The final result on "Miasto Nic" keeps the listener engaged all the time, due to
the band's authentic joy of collective improvisation.
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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