Stumps, by Sven-Åke Johansson, Pierre Borel, Axel Dörner, Joel Grip, Simon Sieger

Stumps

by Sven-Åke Johansson, Pierre Borel, Axel Dörner, Joel Grip, Simon Sieger

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	1.	Stumps 1 14:44
	2.	Stumps 2 13:51
	3.	Stumps 3 13:51
	4.	Stumps 4 16:07
	5.	Stumps 5 14:28
	6.	Stumps 6 14:34

about

In times of vinyl shortage and production backlog, resourcefulness is
key. In keeping with his well-established practice of replacing
original materials with surrogates to generate new sonic experiences,
Sven-Åke Johansson has devised a digital reinterpretation of the
historic flexidisc in the shape of a 10inch rubber disc with engraved
QR codes that let buyers access the music online.

About the music

The six compositions titled ‘stumps’ are based on a potential for variation with falling and rising short signals (notes). Repeating the theme four times establishes the piece and provides a solid ground for the ensuing improvisations. A simple repetition of the theme at the end rounds off the composition as a kind of return. The underlying tempi of the themes are rather calm, there is no fixed tempo but more of a free positioning. Within the improvisations the rhythm section operates according to the principle of ‘free tempo/dynamic vibration’. This produces swing.

'This is my opus magnum for small ensembles.'

Sven-Åke Johansson

Axel Dörner tp
Pierre Borel as
Simon Sieger p
Joel Grip b
Sven-Åke Johansson dr, composition

stumps 1 14:45
stumps 2 13:51
stumps 3 13:51
stumps 4 16:07
stumps 5 14:29
stumps 6 14:35

recorded at Au Topsi Pohl in Berlin, on 17 12 2021
engineered by Alexis Baskind
mastered by Werner Dafeldecker

video by Carina Khorkhordina

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released October 2, 2022

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