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Block 3 (Exerpt)

The Weight Of Air (Exerpt)

Inside (Exerpt)

CD ‘u-ex(perimental)’

by Mark Lotz / Meinrad Kneer

Bassist Meinrad Kneer and flutist Mark Alban Lotz perform in a lot of fantastic configurations here. Extreme textures and atmospheres with both established, as well as emerging new talents of the Dutch improvised scene. 26 tracks of free improvisations that will take you by surprise. An example of the present-day developments and diversity of free music in Holland. u-ex(perimental) is an improvised music concert series, based in Utrecht, The Netherlands. A platform for spontaneous encounters of improvising musicians in concert.

Info

Evil Rabbit Records 2012

Catalogue number ERR17
Recorded by Ben Mendez, december 2009 and february 2010 in Amsterdam
Mixed & mastered by Micha de Kanter.

Musicians

All tracks

Press reviews

His Voice, Czech Republic
“Lotz, Kneer and their guests magnetically attract a surprising response. Musical adventure? Rely on it!”

Jazzism, NL
“Obviously there is an enormous potential of improvisors in Holland.”

Toma Jazz, Spain
“Moments of great intensity. Abstraction to concreteness showing a varied music passing through nervous moments, is descriptive, environmental and shows a character, so to call it, canon.”

Cult Montreal, Canada
“No belly flops in this coherent and deep pool of music.”

Moors Magazine, The Netherlands
“If those two (Kneer & Lotz) improvise together you’re listening on the edge of your seat because they know how to keep the excitement insane surprising. You get the impression that The Netherlands is bursting of improvising talent hearing all this, as there is not one weak moment in between. The quite unique and typical Dutch touch seems to be that remarkable combination of avant-garde adventure and humor. Delicious! An absolute must!”

Sound And Silence at Sands-Zine, Italy
“Precisely in these continuous organic mutations lies the strength of a record that, … runs without ever getting boring.”

Jassepoes, Belgium, rated five stars
“This is pure improvisation, but with a whole new style. Very fascinating organic abstract music poured into a melodic structure, spatial and architectural built. Remarkable are also usually very short miniatures of two, three, four minutes, but accurately connected to each other and form a whole. “

Monsieur Delire, Canada
“Il faut dire que Lotz et Kneer sont des improvisateurs de premier plan. Leurs collègues sont pal mal non plus.”

All About Jazz, USA
“A fascinating journey with some of the most unique improvisers on the fertile Dutch scene.”

Downbeat, USA
“The core duo have a clear rapport and sonic identity marking their abstract improvisations with a frictive astringency.”

Jazzflits, NL
“54 minutes of high-class improvisations with no moment of boredom! Every track nails it.”

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Downbeat (USA)

“The core duo have a clear rapport and sonic identity marking their abstract improvisations with a frictive astringency.”

Jassepoes (Belgium)

Rated five stars

Monsieur Delire (Canada)

“Il faut dire que Lotz et Kneer sont des improvisateurs de premier plan. Leurs collègues sont pal mal non plus.”

All About Jazz (USA)

“A fascinating journey with some of the most unique improvisers on the fertile Dutch scene.”

Jazzflits (The Netherlands)

“54 minutes of high-class improvisations with no moment of boredom! Every track nails it.”

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