kumiko takara/massimo pupillo/paal nilssen-love  
  JVT0005

(12" vinyl in exclusive hand screened cover)

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"Raids On The Unspeakable" excerpts a scorching and radical performance on tympani, vibraphone, bass and drums. Moving from the loudest grinding to the tenderest of textures the trio of delivers a freeform deliberation on rock, jazz and chaos bursting with spontaneous disharmonies and grooves, opening up an exciting new front of improvised music making.

  raids on the unspeakable

 

 

 
  katsura yamauchi (山内 桂)  
  JVT0004

(CD in 4 panel jacket)

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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.

  asami (朝見)

 

 

 
  yasuhiro yoshigaki's emergency!  
  JVT0003

(CD in 4 panel digipak)

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Documenting 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.

Otomo Yoshihide: Guitar
Ryoichi Saito: Guitar
Hiroaki Mizutani: Bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: Drums

  live in copenhagen

 

 

 
  martin vognsen's state changes according to a wind  
  JVT0002

(CD in transparent jewelcase + 8 pages booklet)

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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.

  allenby bridge crossing point  
  martin vognsen's state changes according to a wind  
  JVT0001

(CD in transparent jewelcase + 8 pages booklet)

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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.

  king hussein bridge