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Zbigniew Karkowski

Zbigniew Karkowski (born March 14, 1958 in Krakow, Poland; he passed away December 12) worked actively as a composer of both acoustic and electroacoustic music. He has written pieces for large orchestra (commissioned and performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), plus an opera and several chamber music pieces that were performed by professional ensembles in Sweden, Poland and Germany. He was a founding member of the electroacoustic music performance trio Sensorband.

Zbigniew Karkowski (born March 14, 1958 in Krakow, Poland; he passed away December 12) worked actively as a composer of both acoustic and electroacoustic music. He has written pieces for large orchestra (commissioned and performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), plus an opera and several chamber music pieces that were performed by professional ensembles in Sweden, Poland and Germany. He was a founding member of the electroacoustic music performance trio Sensorband.

Eminent Risk Factor
Internationally acclaimed sound artists Helmut Schäfer and Zbigniew Karkowski met for the first time in 1997. From then on, they maintained a close friendship and worked together on several collaborations, performances and music projects. Then years later, in April 2007, Helmut passed away. "Eminent Risk Factor" gathers recordings from the last 2 concerts and studio session they ever made together. The master was finished on the last day they ever saw each other.  In memory of Helmut Schäfer (19…
Attuning / attending
The first release of Musica Genera's new series which is dedicated to music of from improvisation of improvisers contexts.Zbigniew Karkowski's solo album brings one over 50 minutes long piece. On this CD Karkowski shows himself on composition and more minimal field, but his strong energetical and dynamic attitude is still clearly present.
Connector
Tracks 1. 2. 3 recorded Aug., Sept. 2004 at studio NOEMA Buenos Aires, performed/composed by Alan Courtis, Jaime Genovart, Zbigniew Karkowski and Pablo Reche.Track 4 recorded Aug., Sept. 2004 at studio NOEMA Buenos Aires, performed/composed by Jaime Genovart, Zbigniew Karkowski and Pablo Reche.Track 5 recorded sept 2004 at LIPM [Laboratory of Investigation and Musical Production], Buenos Aires, performed/composed by Jorge Haro and Zbigniew Karkowski.Additional edits Zbigniew Karkowski, mastered …
A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush
This record should be seen not so much as a tribute to Zbigniew Karkowski than as an ongoing concern to further his work and thinking as they were when he was alive, reacting, and questioning, uncompromisingly. Nevertheless, these are his final recordings, which he made- a homecoming of sorts - in Sweden, at EMS Studios in Stockholm, with his friends Jean-Louis Huhta and Lars Akerlund. Late november 2013. a reminiscence from the 1980s, the creation of the label Radium 226.05 by Carl Mich…
World As Will Live In Sao Paulo
Recorded by Tetsuo Furudate with collaborations by Saichi (guitar), Leif Elggren (reading) and Marja-Leena Sillanpaa (electric sound). Electronic and acoustic elements are carefully combined together to make this album both an abstract and dreamy experiment and a very noisy sonic assault! 
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