●フランシスコ・カナロとオルケスタ・ティピカ&オスヴァルド・プグリエーセとオルケスタ・ティピカ
『カナロ対プグリエーセ名演ヒット集 Grandes Exitos de F.Canaro y O.Pigliese』（Angel Records 東京芝浦電気 OW-1059 / 発売年表記ナシ）
1888年生まれで「タンゴの王」と呼ばれたフランシスコ・カナロ（Francisco Canaro）と、1905年生まれで“ジュンバ”と呼ばれる激しいスタッカートを活かした演奏で知られるオスヴァルド・プグリエーセ（Osvaldo Pugliese）というアルゼンチン・タンゴの2大巨匠のカップリング10インチ。発売元は東京芝浦電気株式会社となっているから、1960年にレコード会社 東芝音楽工業が創業する以前に発売されたものと思われる。1930~40年代のカナロの音源はSP盤用の録音と思われ、低域が弱い鄙びた蓄音機サウンドはたまらなく大正浪漫を感じる。それに比べて50年代の録音のプグリエーセはサウンドも演奏もモダンで「The New Shape of Tango to Come（タンゴ来るべきもの ）」と呼びたくなる。「Nuevo Tango=新しいタンゴ」を生んだアストル・ピアソラがプグリエーセを高く評価しているという話も頷ける。
出演：
DJ Athmodeus a.k.a.持田保
DJ BEKATAROU a.k.a.伊藤元
DJ Bothis a.k.a.山田遼
DJ Ipetam a.k.a. Rie Fukuda
DJ Necronomicon a.k.a.剛田武
DJ Paimon a.k.a. Moppy
DJ Qliphoth a.k.a.宇田川岳夫
DJ Vaby a.k.a.大場弘規
一番手はグレイのロングヘア―ともじゃもじゃの髭のベーシストが率いるトリオ、kill me Elkと職場の仲間達。kill me Elkとはヴォーカル兼ベーシストの個人名で、他の2人は本当の職場の仲間達だという。何て良い職場だろう！ハードロッカー然としたごつい外見のElk（ヘラジカ）氏のハイトーンヴォイスとドリームポップなメロディ、グロッケンシュピール、ソプラノ・ピアニカ、オタマトーンなどを駆使したカラフルな演奏、シンプルなドラムセットの空間的なプレイが相まって、優しい夢のようなサウンドが繰り広げられる。得体のしれない愛おしさを感じる不思議な三人組である。
“ケミカル轟音プログレパンク”バンド、I love you Orchestraのメンバーの白水悠（ベース）、中平Jim智也（ギター）によるノイズ・ユニット。白水氏はNEPOの創設メンバーのひとりでもある。数多くのエレクトロニクスを操りながら、ギターとベースで重層的なサウンドを組み立てる。アンビエントでありプログレでありエレクトロニカでもあるが、意外にオーソドックスなブルーススケールのフレーズを繰り出すギターや、ミニマルなビートに乗せてベースを振り回し機材テーブルの上に立ち上がってプレイする姿を見て、根っこにあるのはロックに他ならないと感じた。
MALSTROM / Klaus-Dieter
text by 剛田武 Takeshi Goda
Berthold Records
MALSTROM:
Florian Walter – Saxophone
Axel Zajac – Guitar
Jo Beyer – Drums
1. Flerminger
2. Tinder: Zu Vino sag ich nie no. Achso und übrigens: Ich reise gerne.
3. Klaus Dieter ist verwirrt
4. Schnee im Sommer. Oder: Musik ist auch immer Ausdruck meines Konsumverhaltens.
5. Die Maskenpflicht-Verweigerer-Inzidenz-Befürworter-Lockdown-AHA-Glauben-Zweifel-Strategie
6. Matthiasbrücke
7. Somnambulismus ist die neue Work-Life-Balance
8. Pumpen mit Klumpen
9. Klaus Dieter geht baden
10. Smurfbrett
recorded at Fattoria Musica Osnabrück
by Steffen Lütke in May & June 2021
mixed and mastered at Fattoria Musica Osnabrück
by Steffen Lütke in August 2021
"No Destruction, No Creation". The Shape of Power Jazz Trio to Come.
The latest album by Malstrom, a saxophone, guitar and drums trio formed in Germany in the early 2010s. The original members were Axel Zajac (g), Jo Bayer (ds), and Salim Javaid (sax). They have been active in the avant-garde music/ improvisational jazz scene in the Cologne - Essen - Bremen areas, and have released four albums so far, winning the German jazz competitions in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
I first heard about them in August 2019 from German avant-garde saxophonist Florian Walter, who was visiting Japan for the third time. Saying "I will join this band soon", he handed me a CD of Malstrom's second album "Phantom Architect" (2016). I listened to it and was aware that although there are many improvised parts, the style of the band was basically based on meticulously composed and structured music. For me it was a different impression from Walter as an free-improviser. I was also intrigued by the fact that Walter, who has been active in a variety of fluid projects including the experimental big band The Dorf, would be joining a "band" as a fixed member. After Japan tour, he returned home and joined Malstrom at the end of 2019 as a new saxophonist, replacing Salim Javaid. The following year, in 2020, the COVID-19 disaster occurred and the live performance activities were restricted. But the band meticulously rehearsed in the studio to develop the new Malstrom sound, and in the early summer of 2021, they went into the recording studio and this album was finally produced.
MALSTROM(L to R): Florian Walter(as), Jo Beyer(ds), Axel Zajac(g) Photo by Nico Herzog
The title "Klaus-Dieter" was a popular male name in Germany in the past. As far as Walter knows, very few newborns have been named Klaus-Dieter in the past 20 years. In Japan, it would be something like Taro or Hanako. It's also the name of the humorous monster on the CD cover. When you think about the above fact, the goggle-eyed, big-headed figure seems to symbolize a pathetic old authority figure who missed out on the times and clings to the glory of the past. The album itself doesn't have a story, but you can feel the ridiculousness and sadness of the Klaus-Dieter monster in the background of the performance, not to mention the crazy song titles that are neither joking nor serious (see translation below).
M1. Fleminger (Flamingo as drunks call it)": A flowing guitar with irregular rhythm leads a wave attack of hard beat of drums and bass tone of 8-string guitar exploding, and bright saxophone surfing while cutting between the waves. It's like having a drill hole into your head and injecting an energy drink directly into your cerebral cortex.
M2. Tinder (a German dating app): I never turn down an invitation to drink. Oh, and by the way, I also like to travel": Enjoy the saxophone rampaging in all directions in a symphonic development that spins an avant-garde yet lyrical tale.
M3. Klaus-Dieter is Confused: The beauty of the turbulence of the three musicians jumbling around an abstract rhythm.
M4. Snow in Summer. Also, music is always an expression of my consumer behavior: I feel the "Ma (pause)" in this piece, which is similar to Japanese Noh. The tension of walking on a tight rope is quickly released into a relaxed and beautiful melody, and finally, the song returns to the tightrope walking again.
M5. Masked Duty - Denier - Incidence - Proponent - Lockdown - Alpha Hydroxyl Acid - Trust and Doubt Strategy: A circulation foxtrot with call & response of guitar and saxophone over an irregular beat. The superb guitar playing that can be heard throughout the song is very cool.
M6. Mathias Bridge: An extreme metallic tune that will drive you crazy.
M7. Sleepwalking is the New Work-Life Balance: Heavy rhythm but lyrical chord progression. The crazy saxophone gradually gets in tune with it.
M8. Sluggish Pump: A superb improvisation like a "tanka" or "haiku".
M9. Klaus-Dieter Goes for a Swim: A slow-motion number that lets you enjoy the sentimental side of the band. A floating dreamboat in a sea of nostalgia.
M10. Smurfboard: An emotional tune with a pleasant repetition of minimalist guitar phrases. The convulsive saxophone in the middle section is the essence of Florian Walter. The guitar explosion in the latter half of the song leads me direct into ecstasy. However, at the end of the continuous stimulation, the song returns to a minimalist pattern and ends suddenly. It's a graceful ending that leaves no regret.
Malstrom - "Maskenpflicht"
A 40-minute listening journey that activates the synapses in your brain with its dizzying development. The words "free jazz," "heavy metal," "progressive rock," "post-rock," and "minimal music" come to mind. But in this day and age, when all kinds of information is intermingled in the digital environment, it would be outdated and mind-boggling to use words like crossover and mixture. As the band's name meaning "whirling waves" implies, their methodology of creating new music after swallowing and destroying all kinds of elements is the proof of "No Destruction, No Creation". Here comes the new shape of power jazz trio. (December 2, 2021)
No Destruction, No Creation. 破壊から生まれた創造的パワージャズ。
「大渦潮」を意味するバンド名通り、ありとあらゆる要素を巻き込んでぶち壊してから新たな音楽を生み出すマルストロームの方法論こそ、＜破壊なくして創造なし＞という真理を音楽の最前衛で実践する新世代パワートリオの証である。
