(2024, 300lmt 180g 12” Vinyl, FK020)

Michalis Siganidis seems to narrate through the strings in this absolutely physical, organic way his experiential, intellectual and emotional relationship with the instrument. The accompanying electronic commentaries by Jannis Anastasakis refers to a dialectic of question and answer. Through this pulsating sound environment, the listener receives a musical world deeply internal, a circuit – extremely subtle but also coarse with a fierce intensity in places – of rare in expressiveness psychic vibrations.

”Interactive sound narrative in 2 tracks -no overdubs- where the acoustic bass converses with BBC samples and electric one with Yannis Anastassakis’ effects, creating an environment of immobility. Sakis Papadimitriou used to call me Slownidis (Siga=slow). Ten -at the most- evolving patterns – for a life” Michalis Siganidis.

Michalis Siganidis – doublebass, electric (Banchetti) bass
Jannis Anastasakis – fx, loops

(2024, 300lmt 180g 12” Vinyl, FK019)

When Sorey and Rudolph reconvened at Roulette a little over a year later from Zürcher Gallery (Archaisms I) as part of Thomas Buckner’s long-running Interpretations series, they decided to expand their palettes by inviting the three members of Yarn/Wire and ICE and conduct this larger ensemble using their respective languages. Archaisms II focuses on the unique approach to conducted improvisation that each has devised, with a trio of collaborators from the new music realm: Sae Hashimoto and Russell Greenberg of Yarn/Wire and Levy Lorenzo of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

The first half of Archaisms II features Rudolph at the helm, with Sorey at the piano for much of its 22-minute length, before shifting to drum kit in the closing minutes. The second half is conducted by Sorey, with Rudolph taking his turn at the keyboard for a portion of the proceedings. Despite the additional voices, Sorey says, “In a lot of ways it’s still a duet between Adam and me. Our concept has expanded so the point where the music still sounds like something that we teamed up and developed together.”

Tyshawn Sorey – piano, drumset
Adam Rudolph – handrumset, electronic processing, voice, percussion piano
Sae Hashimoto – multiple percussion
Russell Greenberg – multiple percussion
Levy Lorenzo – multiple percussion and electronic percussion

(2023, 300lmt 180g 12” Vinyl, FK018)

Rudolph and Sorey had long admired one another’s work from afar when they first met for a concert at The Stone in 2018. “Tyshawn and I had an immediate, alchemical connection,” Rudolph recalls. “We found that we were really in tune with each other, and it was easy and inspiring to play with him.” Sorey adds, “With both of us being composers, it felt natural for us to operate in this composerly way. Rather than speaking two different languages, we quickly found a way to unify our languages and speak as one. Having developed a greater understanding of each other’s work as composers and performers has really intensified the experience for me.”

Archaisms I begins sparsely, with surprising, pointillist sounds that seem to emerge from various points in three-dimensional space surrounding the listener – strikes, crashes, gongs, chimes, horns. An insistent rhythm gallops out of this mysterious space before subsiding again into a mesmerizing sparseness. The first half of the performance continues in this tidal fashion, ebbing and flowing from dynamic action to punctuated silences. The second half (Side B of the vinyl release) begins with a dialogue of mallets and hand strokes, echoing and floating like whale song carried underwater. Ricocheting cymbals and snare snap these amorphous sonics into crisp focus, initiating an avalanche of roiling, shifting sounds that carry on at blistering pace for the remainder of the 22-minute excursion.

Adam Rudolph – handrumset and percussion
Tyshawn Sorey – drum set and percussion

(2023, 300lmt 180g 12” Vinyl, FK016)

Recording live on a rainy night at Brussels in October 2017 “Pray For Your Prey” will capture your attention with it’s s striking power. An eclectic mixture of noise, experimental, free jazz and improvised music blended exemplary together creating a volcanic atmosphere.

Giovanni di Domenico – fender rhodes
Gonçalo Almeida – bass
Balázs Pándi – drums
Giotis Damianidis – guitar