Landscapes is the third album by Lothar Ohlmeier (bass clarinet), Rudi Fischerlehner (drums and percussion) and Isambard Khroustaliov (electronics) recorded at Morphine Raum, Berlin.
The trio’s eight tracks are structured around free improvisation, electroacoustic music, musique concrè:te and avant-jazz. Of the collaboration they say: ”this is a music of conversation and communion but also of exploration, individual forays into the uncharted.” In other words, borders and limits are regarded as concepts to steer clear of.
Other artists and abstract / experimental works cited as influences include Luc Ferrari's Presque Rien, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy and Edgard Varèse's Déserts.
Openness, freedom and spontaneity are the guiding principles. A honking, belching, squelching clarinet sound takes the place of what might traditionally be occupied by a saxophone.
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Titles like Empty Rooms and Falling Water give the idea that the improv is prompted by images as well as sonic interaction.
The closing piece - No End - alludes to the principle of creation free of constraints.
Needless to say, this is a challenging listening experience but a liberating one if you’re in the right mood.
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