Fred Frith about Improvisation and Collaboration
“I don’t think you can ever really get to grips with improvising unless you accept yourself for who you are.”
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The collective vision of Geinoh Yamashirogumi
Time Capsule’s Kay Suzuki tells the story behind the latest VF release.
When Ecophony Rinne was first released in 1986, its ambitions exceeded the limitations of the formats available at the time. This new edition, half-speed mastered at Abbey Road, approaches the material with a different level of precision, focusing on the preservation of its extended high-frequency structure and hypersonic overtones.
To understand why that level of detail matters, you have to begin in the centre of Tokyo’s concrete landscape.
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The Necks Experiment with Long-Form Minimalism
Disquiet is a genuinely absorbing series of luxuriously paced improvisations from the Necks, who have been doing this kind of thing for decades.
MATMOS: Metallic Life Review
A “life review” is a phrase used to describe the psychological phenomena reported by people who have survived near death experiences: the sense captured in the phrase “my life flashed before my eyes.”
Fred Frith’s Improvised Structures
English guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser, one of the most long-lived and vital characters in a field of action that ranges from pure improvisation to rock, from composition to daring New York and Japanese creative forms.
Erdfisch = Soil Fish
On their self-titled epic, the duo, whose name neologizes the German words for “soil” and “fish”, gifts us with avant and convincingly blended 9 tracks that promise to attract music fans from Post-Kraut and Contemporary Jazz to Experimental Electronic and Sound Art alike.
Ches Smith’s Clone Row
Clone Row is the long-form improvising ensemble led by drummer and composer Ches Smith, featuring Mary Halvorson and an exceptional quartet of New York-based improvisers.
Scientists of Groove, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin
The series „Scientists of Groove“ offers a transformative cinematic experience, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the spellbinding world of one of contemporary music’s most visionary talents, Nik Bärtsch.
Makaya McCraven in Athens | Scenius Series 22/11/2025
Makaya McCraven with his band in sensational first concert in Athens.
Scenius Series are grateful!
Makaya McCraven’s four-EP project review by Quietus
The drummer-producer’s four-EP project blends live performance and post-production tricknology into a new kind of superstrong musical compound