A2+ #118: Doskocz / Kurek / Vrba (PL/CZ), Arnica Montana (FR)
Na posledním letošním večeru série A2+ vystoupí polsko-české improvizační trio, v němž se potkali kytarista Paweł Doskocz, bubeník Wojtek Kurek a hráč na trumpetu a elektroniku Petr Vrba, a projekt Arnica Montana francouzské soundartistky Hélène Blondel, která je v současné době na rezidenčním pobytu v Prague Synth Library.
Vstup 150 / 180 (s aktuálním číslem A2)
A2+ je série kulturního čtrnáctideníku A2, probíhající od roku 2012. Zaměřuje se na okrajové či pomezní oblasti současné hudby, zejména na experimentální přístupy, volnou improvizaci, nejrůznější hybridní projevy i subverzivní vpády na území popu.
Akce probíhá s podporou Ministerstva kultury ČR a Státního fondu kultury ČR
Wojtek Kurek – drummer, improviser, composer of theater music. Released over two dozen of albums for example in Pawlacz Perski (PL), Pointless Geometry (PL), Dinzu Artefacts (USA).
Was performing with many great musicians like Lukas Ligeti, Tadeusz Sudnik, Evan Ziporyn, Phil Minton, Sebastien Branche, Miguel A. Garcia and many others.
http://wojtekkurek.com
Paweł Doskocz (Poland) – electric guitar, he often using the preparation to looking for new sound possibilities of the instrument. He focuses on playing improvised music, and draws his inspiration from many sources. Co-creates bands Bachorze, Sumpf and Strętwa.
Played at such festivals as: Nowy Wiek Awangardy Festival, Art of Improvisation Creative Festiwal, Jazz Ring, Musica Privata, Katowice JazzArt Festival, FRIV Festival and Spontaneous Music Festival.
Collaborated so far with: Emilio Gordoa, Matthias Müller, Jasper Stadhouders, Paweł Szpura, Hubert Zemler, Wojtek Kurek, Vasco Trilla, Yedo Gibson, Onno Govaert, Seppe Gebruers, Andrew Lisle, Vasco Furtado, Colin Webster, Dirk Serries, Benedict Taylor, Diego Caicedo, El Pricto and more.
Co-organizer of the "Spontaneous Music Festival" in Poznan/PL.
https://paweldoskocz.bandcamp.com/
Petr Vrba
His unrelenting explorations of non-idiomatic improvisation using trumpet, clarinets, synths, diy electronics, vibrating speakers etc., made him one of the most active experimental musicians in Prague these days. He is founder (with George Cremaschi) of Prague Improvisation Orchestra and bands like Poisonous Frequencies (with Didi Kern and Tomislav Federsel), junk & the beast (with Veronika Mayer), The MoND (with Ken Ganfield and Pasi Mäkelä), NOIZ (with Thomas Lehn and Tiziana Bertoncini), IQ+1 and others. He regularly works with dancers (13 aphorisms - based on Milan Grygars acoustic drawings, duo KaPe, Moving Orchestra a.o.) and filmmakers (live music for experimental or silent movies, creating music for animated movies etc).
His discography counts over 40 albums and includes debut double vinyl Prague Improvisation Orchestra on Polí 5, Schallschatten (with Birgit Ulher) on Inexhaustible Editions, Malá Pardubická vol. 1.-4. (with Mikolaj Trzaska, Mark Tokar and Balazs Pándi) on Don't Sit On My Vinyl! & Gustaff Records, Resonators (with George Cremaschi and Irene Kepl) on Another Timbre, Huppe Quitieren by Poisonous Frequencies feat. Joke Lanz on Meteorismo, duo with Yan Jun on Kandala records and many others. For two albums he was also member of psych-rock band Rouilleux.
http://vrrrba.cz
Arnica Montana is a french artist, synth maker and musician, based in the south of France. She has a really strong interest for synthesizers and analog electronics, and uses synth creation and circuitry as an artistic medium. She defines her sound practice as soft noise and it’s about finding the way of letting the synths play themselves, and creating suitable grounds for chaos."
https://soundcloud.com/arnica_montana