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Silvan Schmid: Augmented Space
by Glenn Astarita
Progressive Switzerland and Netherlands-based trumpeter Silvan Schmid (Gamut Kollektiv, KvG's Bottom Orchestra) delves into risky territory via these avant-garde solo performances. The good news is, that these are not cacophonous screeching, squealing and directionless free-form improvisations, although minor parts include oddball phrasings and upper-register plaintive cries. Yet the artist remarkably induces a polyphonic sound by often producing two or more tonalities in concurrence. The ball gets rolling quite strangely on Gamut," constructed with lengthy rest stops in-between phrasings ...
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by Alberto Bazzurro
Silvan Schmid è un giovanotto di Zurigo, in parte olandese d'adozione, che c'impiega tre quarti d'ora per farci capire come non si deve suonare la tromba (o più in generale come forse si dovrebbe evitare di fare musica). Un disco al negativo (anche come livello qualitativo), quindi, questo Augmented Space, dove l'aumento di spazio del titolo è quello che il giovanotto di cui sopra si concede per soffiare (spesso spernacchiare) dentro il bocchino del suo strumento regalandoci (si fa per ...
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by Glenn Astarita
30-year-old Swiss trumpeter Silvan Schmid performs at a level of ingenuity and craftiness that some listeners might consider out of the ordinary for such a young artiste. Nonetheless, he's developed a mature and rather cunning compositional style. Among other noteworthy aspects, Schmid employs tubaist Lucas Wirz and cellist Silvan Jeger to build the lower-register bass parts with expansive flows and malleable sound designs. They also enjoy soloing opportunities amid the brazen choruses embedded with subtle melodies and odd-metered unison sprees. ...
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