Andrea Neumann, Ana Veloso, Diana Combo, Filipe Silva and João Martins met at a workshop organized by the Serralves contemporary art museum. Together, they explored the relationships between music and gestures, working at two levels: group improvisation and the awareness of the movements necessary for the production of sound and for daily communication. The process [...]

A Vacu Session made by Darius Ciuta. Download

The only double latop/acoustic mandolin ensemble in the world, PGT includes members Terence M. Pender, Brad Garton, and Gregory Taylor. The trio ocasionally convene for improv sessions, the entirety of which are recorded and then trawled for prize catches. The three tracks here certainly fit that description, recorded in a living room on a sunny [...]

Depuis le billet précédent, quatre peut-être cinq live sessions ont eu lieu sur des durées différentes. Entre un maximum à 50 minutes et un minimum à 15, l’improvisation devant le public de ce soir tournera autour de 25 minutes. Sur cette durée, et dans le même ordre d’apparition que la pièce pré-produite(*), chacun.e d’entre nous jouera en [...]

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A Vacu Session made by Imaginary Forces. Download http://vacu-sessions.blogspot.com/

4 pieces created using broken cymbals, steel strings across wood, cassette field recordings made by my friend Beata Siemaszko in Italy, and Audiomulch software. The melange of home-made instruments were digitally recorded live using contact mics. Strings were plucked and bowed and cymbals were struck with brushes. Promute is Shaun Sandor. 1 osage meets copper [...]

Here’s a new release from Zpoluras Archives. A double album with recordings from two free improvisation sessions on the evening of 10 June 2011 in Atouguia da Baleia and Peniche. Paulo Curado – flute, soprano and alto sax Paulo Chagas – flute, sopranino clarinet and alto sax Fernando Simões – trombone, vox and objects Paulo [...]

This recording came about because of the cancellation of a gig, due to a blizzard in the month of december last year. HALStER is a group of three guitarists, which provides a platform for sessions of improvised music every monday night in Malmo Sweden, since 2008. All improvisations by: HALStER Adam Persson plays modified acoustic [...]

Liverpool’s first Music Unconference is planned for the 23rd and it’s totally free – yes you read that right FREE….. The business of the day will be what those attending the conference want it to be that’s the way an UNCONFERENCE works. The delegates plan the workshops in advance and delegates vote on the sessions they [...]