THE MICROSCOPIC SUPER-GROUP
When some collaborations occur, it feels like Fate has been paying close attention, planning something special. On one hand: Bugge Wesseltoft, pianist, composer and pioneer of electronic jazz; on the other: Henrik Schwarz, one of the most sought after producers of electronic music who has remixed stars from Michael Jackson to Ane Brun.
2022 Wesseltoft Schwarz return with a new selection of tracks, DUOII, demonstrating that while neither acclaimed jazz composer and keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft nor electronics maestro and producer Henrik Schwarz could be described as predictable, as a duo they are absolutely mercurial. Their natural affinity and symbiotic musical relationship seem to provide both with equal amounts of inquisitive, experimental and creative energy, and all without sacrificing their accessibility.
This second collaboration album (or third, if you also include the equally superb "Trialogue" where the duo was joined by bassist Dan Berglund - of EST, Tonbruket and RYMDEN fame) travels the sonic landscapes of their imaginations, in all directions. Like its predecessor, the album retains that organic quality that allowed the music to breathe and expand, blurring the distinction between electronic and acoustic, and between live and sampled performance. However, that is where the similarities end, as this time their stylistic mutations have followed different paths, and they have augmented their sound with guest musicians and vocalists, conjuring different vibes, sounds, methods and moods - all while remaining distinctly Wesseltoft Schwarz.
DUOII
01 Woodened Stone 5:00
02 Future Strings 6:29
03 My First Life feat. Kid Be Kid 04:41
04 Duolism - One Two - feat. Solistensemble Kaleidoskop 4:33
05 Duolism - Two Two - feat. Solistensemble Kaleidoskop 3:57
06 Eye For An Eye feat. Jenniffer Kae, Jemma Endersby, Catharina Schorling 04:14
07 Basstorious feat. Sebastian Studnitzky 6:56
08 Now I’m Better 6:22
Bugge Wesseltoft - grandpiano, synthesizers, marimba
Henrik Schwarz - computer
Kid Be Kid: voice/ Vocals
Sebastian Studnitzky: Trumpet
Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop: Paul Valikoski, Violin, Grégoire Simon, Violin, Ildiko Ludwig, Viola, Boram Lie, Cello
