Wojciech Jachna - trumpet, flugelhorn, electronics
Jacek Buhl - drums, percussion
guest: DJ Yaki (3,5)
Synthomathic
REQUIEM 87
By Adam Baruch
This is the fourth album by Polish Jazz duo comprising of trumpeter/composer Wojciech Jachna and drummer/composer Jacek Buhl. It includes eleven original compositions, all apparently co-composed by the duo members. DJ Yaki guests on a couple of tracks.
Musically the album continues
the path set by its predecessors, which finds the duo creating ambient collages
of sounds created by their instruments and those created electronically. In
many respects this album is the most advanced search for the duo's identity,
being less Jazzy oriented than any of their earlier albums and almost
completely immersed in ambient/electronic music. It is accordingly less
melodic and more rhythmic, as is most contemporary electronic music.
Of course Jachna is a superb
trumpet player, as he proves time after time on his Jazz releases, storming mercilessly
the Polish Jazz top trumpet league. However his playing on this album is
distinctly different and includes extensive use of electronic sound effects and
other devices, which distort the trumpet sound considerably. They are of course
no less interesting, but might prove difficult to swallow by hardcore Jazz
enthusiast. Buhl's drumming is also quite distant from a steady Jazz rhythm and
involves a lot of imagination in order to follow the patterns.
Overall this is, as usual, a
beautiful soundscape, which needs to be approached with open mind and complete
lack of preconceptions in order to be fully appreciated. Full of imaginary
worlds, eerie sound bits and distant trumpet cries, this music is a soundtrack
of the private movie screening in the listener's head. Surely not for
everybody, but those who are able to appreciate and enjoy this duo's Art are
truly blessed. Well done indeed!
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