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| Simon James Phillips "Blage 3" out now!  Exploration of time, perception and place is the recurring theme of the work of Simon James Phillips. Blage 3 was an extended installation and performance piece curated by Phillips — a one-off five hour uninterrupted improvisation with an ensemble of six of Berlin's most visible experimental artists – Tony Buck (drums and percussion), Werner Dafeldecker (double bass), BJ Nilsen (electronics), Liz Allbee (trumpet), Arthur Rother (guitar) and Simon James Phillips (piano).The ensemble was placed in the centre of a large dance studio. Borrowing from a concept used by Berlin electronic trio Groupshow, the audience, free to come and go, were admitted only once the work had begun – the five hour duration unknown to the audience. The ensemble created sonic atmospheres that incorporated outside concrete noise, extended techniques and a sense of gradual overlapping thematic development. Communicative and responsive yet with a continual sense of consensual disconnection between the artists. This CD release is a reduced version edited by Phillips with an extended version available for digital download. Street date — 15 May, 2015 STREAM — https://soundcloud.com/mikrotonrecs/simon-james-phillips-blage-3-taken-from-simon-james-phillips-blage-3 write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |