Shimmering, ambient noise patterns juxtapozed with elegant, beautiful neo-classical melodic passages. These are just some of the sounds coming from the Kammerflimmer Kollectief (translates to "Shimmering Collective".) Founded by German musician Thomas Webber, they have been playing together for more then a decade. Their style is not limited to any specific genre, but instead encompasses jazz, electronic music, neo-classical, ambient, and more.
Understated and subtle, this album is at times elegant and restrained. However, as with any avant-garde work, there are moments of dissonance and squawking. The music veers into a distorted, abstracted feeling of losing control only to abruptly return to a more melodic section. Really interesting/somewhat challenging listen. Not recommended for everyone, but will definitely be appreciated by fans of John Zorn, free jazz, or Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (see my earlier post here.)
Cicadae (2009)
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