eight months after the Fukushima disaster
muted strikes and metallic shimmers calling to mind the use of filters in electronic music
Such processes add an element of both warmth and spontaneity to the work
It strikes to the essence of my being and reveals what otherwise remains hidden
it becomes immediately obvious that this is no dry academic exercise or exotic indulgence
archeus – archeus [CD] Jazz / Free Improv eight months after the Fukushima"archeus is a free improvised group of Keiko Higuchi on vocals, Shizuo Uchida on bass, and TOMO on hurdy gurdy. Extraordinary trio ensemble of vocal voice, bass, and hurdy gurdy triggers an unique chemical reaction of various expressions such as sensitive sound within silence, vocalization of a forgotten and nameless language, interplay of discordant masses of sound, the magic of minimal repetition, and dark dense drones. They also attempt to