Turkish free jazzers KONSTRUKT continue their series of exciting collaborations with OTOMO YOSHIHIDE, highly reputated multi-instrumentalist and composer in the experimental world.
# 4 in the continuing series of KONSTRUKT collaborations on KARL is a live document of the concert by the Turkish freeform group with the Japanese experimental musician OTOMO YOSHIHIDE from the TUSK FESTIVAL 2018. KONSTRUKT, the Istanbul based free jazz / freeeform group founded and led by UMUT ÇAĞLAR and KORHAN FUTACI, are known for their openness to and interest in collaborations – and regularly meet up and perform with new partners that range from OE McPHEE, WILLIAM PARKER, AKIRA SAKATA, MARSHALL ALLEN, EVAN PARKER, THURSTON MOORE, ALEXANDER HAWKINS or KEN VANDERMARK. This latest release sees the quintet join forces with OTOMO YOSHIHIDE who entered the scene in the 1990s with his group GROUND ZERO and his since worked in all fields of adventurous music, from EAI to improv to turntablism, modern composition, jazz and soundtrack, documented on labels like TZADIK or ERSTWHILE and featuring collaborateurs such as JIM O’ROURKE, JOHN ZORN, MERZBOW; BILL LASWELL and endless more ...
„Eastern Saga: Live at Tusk” shows the multi-instrumentalist on his 2 key instruments guitar and turntables, while KONSTRUKT feature 2 drummers besides KORHAN FUTACI’s saxophone / flute , UMUT ÇAĞLAr on guitar, synth, double reeds, flutes and double bass player APOSTOLOS SIDERIS.
A furious gig, and a furious album!
supported by 17 fans who also own “Eastern Saga: Live at Tusk”
Total mastery of patience, time, and drama create a constantly engaging journey that never gets tiresome or same-y: in fact the harder you listen the better it gets! Somehow Sorey et al. find a way to combine the deep listening and spontaneous interaction of the best jazz with the sense of every tone and sound being worth a universe of listening, which could be equally from Cage and Feldman or the accompaniment to an ancient ritual.
The recording/engineering is absolutely perfect as well. Giles
supported by 17 fans who also own “Eastern Saga: Live at Tusk”
So happy to see a new album from this band. I've long been a fan of Mazurek and Parker's work in Tortoise, on top of the CUQ... Anyhow, if you're curious about contemporary jazz, this is a terrific place to start.
Hobie Anthony
C. Diab describes “Exit Rumination” as “a sonic exorcism,” and its dark, swelling songs are equal parts catharsis and tension. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 26, 2018