A Voyage of Eccentric Musical Improvisations
The Beginnings
Four musical friends (Eugene, Bernie, Axel, Nowick) embarked on a journey of pure improvisation, channeling the music they've absorbed over the years. They were soon joined by other great musical friends and partners to create new soundscapes and dance-shapes
The Philosophy
Improvisation is unpredictable, it comes with great challenges but rewards us with blissful moments. "Each moment is different, each moment is familiar, each moment is unusual, each moment is unpredictable, each moment is uncovered, each moment is new '.
The Music
Genres: Alternative, Experimental, Fusion, Funk, Ambient, World, Underground, Electronica, Indie...
Styles: Ethnic-Fusion, Tribal, Free-Style, Psychedelic, Modern-Creative, Post-Disco, Art-Rock, Meditative, Noise, Scat, Jazzy, Reggae, Proto-Punk, Humorous, Free-Wheeling, Primitive.
Moods: Whimsical, Provocative, Laidback/Mellow, Passionate, Eerie, Exuberant, Nonchalant, Trippy, Theatrical, Earthy, Eccentric, Exploratory, Quirky, Contemplative, Excited, Visceral, Playful, Wry, Moody, Spacious, Volatile, Organic, Strange, Hypnotic, Rambunctious, Spirally, Magical, Uncompromising, Transcendental, In the Moment...
The Influences
(Sounds like, to be used as reference) Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Prem Joshua, Parliament-Funkadelic, Grateful Dead, Olatunji, Fela Kuti, PIL, Mandrill, Lee Scratch Perry, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, Primus, Red Snapper, Radiohead, Mickey Hart, PsychicTV, The Cure, Miles Davis, Dead Can Dance, Don Cherry, High Tone, Throbbing Gristle, Pharaoh Sanders, The Residents, Test Dept, Perubu, T. Waits, Black Hurura (Dub), Ossibissa, Material...
The Instrumentation
Multitudes of Percussion, Variety of Flutes, Drums, Voices, Bells, Electric Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Computers, Water, Sequencers, Car Parts, Air, Rattles, Bowls, Foreign String Instruments, Breath, Kinetic Energy, African Drums, Telepathy, Didgeridoo, Reed instruments, Soul & Spirits, Rain Sticks, Electromagnetic fields...
Joined in at various times during moments of inspiration.
Axel, Bernie, Eugene, Nowick. Pamela, Hon, Elena, Maury, Arif, Kato, Harry, Chris, Karin, Terry, Rawberto, Stephanie, Tamara...
