Currently consisting of the cream of the crop
of the Swiss sound-art scene (Günter Müller, Tomas Korber, Norbert
Möslang, Christian Weber) and aforementioned Kahn, this is one of the
few acts which can deliver on stage what the merrits of the individual
members would suggest on paper. When asked about the possibility of the
Signal Quintet appearing in Europe, Jason replies: "I agree, this is a
good group; the problem is, it is so expensive to bring to the stage.
with five people everything starts to cost a lot (the hotels, the
travel, not to mention the fees)... We basically can only play at
festivals." And yet, he certainly won't rule out the chance entirely,
even though the group has just disassembled into its components again.
Part of the optimism can be down to the current album debut of the group, which has just been released on Kahn's "cut" imprint. "Yamaguchi"
consists of three performances at the Center for Arts and Media by the
same name and has once again been realised with the support of the Pro
Helvetia foundation and the city of Zürich/Popkredit. All the
ingredients of the Quintet's live act are perfectly represented
here: Sonorous drone resonances, ominous contrabass slaps, rustling
waves of white noise and looped pulsations. Certainly a good way to
introduce yourself to the unique sound of this band.
Homepage: ://cut fm
Source: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=25780#1
Photo Credit: Martin Morisette
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