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Hyper.object: inter.independence
by Mark Corroto
The premise defined for this recording session was clear; each member of the quintet was “to develop their ideas individually and to not immediately react or engage in direct dialog with the other musicians from the group." Did they succeed? Absolutely not, and that is what ultimately makes inter.independence a success as a free improvised recording. Hyper.object comprised bassist Hernâni Faustino and pianist Rodrigo Pinheiro from the acclaimed Red Trio plus the electronics of Carlos Santos, trumpeter João Almeida, and ...
read moreFred Lonberg-Holm, Abdul Moimême & Carlos Santos: Transition Zone
by Karl Ackermann
Chicago-based cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm has long been in the vanguard of free improvisation. But along with free jazz, he has recorded in the rock and country genres, and composed concert works. He is joined on Transition Zone by two leaders of Lisbon's creative music scene. Dual-electric guitarist/composer Abdul Moimême and electronics artist/composer Carlos Santos bring their extraordinary abilities to create ethereal soundscapes to this impressive project. Nothing sounds familiar in this amalgamation of cello, custom guitars, electronics, computer, ...
read moreBruno Parrinha/Abdul Moimême/Carlos Santos: A Silent Play in the Shadow of Power
by Karl Ackermann
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world in early March 2020, electronics artist/composer, Carlos Santos brought together reed player (José) Bruno Parrinha and dual-electric guitarist Abdul Moimême for A Silent Play in the Shadow of Power. The three Lisbon based artists often work within the same cohort of adventurous Portuguese musicians and are a perceptively attuned group. They recorded this album at the Small Formats Materials Festival in their home city. The compelling album ...
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