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This fourth effort is by far Not Missing Drums Project's best album
to date. While the previous ones tended to lack focus, multiplying
short tracks, guest contributors, and approaches, The Gay
Avantgarde has a clear purpose. Joachim Gies (saxophones,
keyboards) and Thomas B”hm-Christl (cello, keyboards) have
selected texts from the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, particularly
those pertaining to music, and set them in contexts that add an
interpretive dimension. The lineup is restricted to six musicians:
the two leaders plus trombonist J”rg Huke, bassist Matthias Bauer
(who also doubles as speaker), Alex Nowitz (voice and effects), and
mezzo-soprano Ute D”ring. The ten pieces take the general form of
a contemporary song cycle, with D”ring occupying center stage.
Each track offers a different dosage of certain basic elements:
composition versus free improvisation, contemporary classical
versus jazz, acoustic (two horns, two strings) versus electronic
(keyboards and treatments), singing versus speaking, legibility
(written text) versus gibberish (vocal improvisation). If this
breakdown sounds mechanical, the music doesn't. Nothing is stated
in black or white; the interest of each piece resides in the
displacements on these various axes and how a whole set of choices
enriches the philosopher's aphorisms. It's simply brilliant, both
as concept and result. Luckily, the booklet includes English
translations. ~ Fran‡ois Couture
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