Zeitkratzer is easily my favourite contemporary Ensemble. Moving between fully composed and less so musics.
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ZEITKRATZER "KÖRPER KOOPERATIONEN I & II"
Ulrich Krieger, saxes
Franz Hautzinger, trumpet
Melvyn Poore, tuba
Burkhard Schlothauer, violin
Michael Moser, cello
Alexander Frangenheim, bass
Reinhold Friedl, piano
Luca Venitucci, accordion
Raymond Kaczynski, percussion
Markus Weibel, sound
Part I:
1. Terre Thaemlitz "Sloppy 42nd (I)" 6:40
2. Carsten Nicolai "Fatal Attractions" 7:47
3. Philip Glass "1+1" 9:49
4. Nicolas Collins "Broken Chair" 12:55
5. James Tenney "Casting" 20:16
6. Christopher Kondek "Untitled a" 7:11
7. Christopher Kondek "Untitled b" 7:44
8. Terre Thaemlitz "Sloppy 42nd (II)" 6:49
Part II:
1. La Monte Young "Poem For Chairs, Tables, Benches etc." 57:14
2. Zbigniew Karkowski "Monochromy" 14:54
3. Merzbow "Permanent Dialogues" 5:45
Recorded in Stuttgart, Germany between February 22-24, 2002 during the Festival "Concepts Of Doing" - Interaktion Tanz Musik, 8. Festival für Improvisation Stuttgart.
Part I - tracks 1-4 on February 22; track 5 on February 23; tracks 6-8 on February 24.
Part II - tracks 1+2 on February 23; track 3 on February 24.
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