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John Butcher

Winter gardens

Label: Kukuruku Recordings

Format: Vinyl LP

Genre: Jazz

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180g LP in fine paper silkscreen printed cover. Recorded in London, December 2011 and in Milwaukee, October 2011. A solo album by saxophone virtuoso John Butcher featuring some of his most exceptional extended techniques which he has been developing during his career as a soloist as well as a member of some significant collaborative projects. Playing tenor & soprano saxophones, Butcher has developed a very unique style in free improvised music and composition, mostly by engaging with a sense of place through in situ performances and space resonance. The album's two longer tracks were recorded in December 2011 at St.Annes & St.Agnes Church in London by Simon Reynell (Another Timbre label) and document his acoustic solo while interacting with the environment's natural feedback; evolving tonal patterns and harmonics of circular breathing, repetitive musical riffs and silent moments create an atmosphere with a special character. Two shorter tracks in 'Winter Gardens' document Butcher's skills incorporating microphone feedbacks. Recorded in Milwaukee, October 2011, the result is resembling electronically synthesized sounds while resonances of different parts of the saxophone blend with oscillating re-amplified sounds.

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Cat. number: k17
Year: 2013
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180g vinyl, in a fine paper silkscreen printed sleeve. A1 & B1 recorded at St. Anne's and St. Agnes, London, 13 December 2011.
A2 & B2 recorded at Unruly Music, Vogel Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 28 October 2011. Thanks to Angharad Davies & Christopher Burns for arranging the concerts.

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