Vandermark 5 - Beat Reader

A new episode of the V5 project, after eleven years since the debut album and some changes of line-up during this long time.
Ken and his ensemble succeed once more in making convergent different attitudes of contemporary music.
This double disc shows, in fact, the eclectism of the composer: an instinct of free improvisation rules “Beat reader”, of course, but there is also space for moments of progressive rock, some unusual rhythms and unexpected variations.
Each track has a definite identity and reserves a particular approach. So, for example, the first part of “New acrylic” is focused on the enthralling rhythm supported by Tim Daisy, the cello of Lonberg-Holm that sounds like a distorted guitar, “Any given number” with its melodic line, "Signposts" that alternates frenetic passages and sudden breaks into a slow playing, “Speedplay" with a pure free bop structure and the unrecognizable Lonberg-Holm’s cello that returns with an incredible rock-style solo.

Another step ahead, the evolution of this excellent group goes on...

Personnel:
Ken Vandermark: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet
Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello and electronics
Dave Rempis: alto and tenor saxophone
Kent Kessler: bass
Tim Daisy: drums

Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP184CD
Format: 2xCD
Release date: 2008

Tracklisting:
01 - Friction (For Gyorgy Ligeti) (08:36)
02 - New Acrylic (For Andreas Gursky) (09:35)
03 - Any Given Number (For Bernd And Hilla Becher) (08:02)
04 - Signposts (For Lee Friedlander) (08:56)
05 - Speedplay (For Max Roach) (07:08)
06 - Compass Shatters Magnet (For Paul Rutherford) (11:54)
07 - Further From the Truth (For Walker Evans) (06:28)
08 - Desireless (For Daido Moriyama) (08:43)

Previous releases:

Single Piece Flow















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP047CD
Format: CD
Release date: 1997

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Target Or Flag















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP106CD
Format: CD
Release date: 1998

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Simpatico















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP107CD
Format: CD
Release date: 1999

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Burn The Incline















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP121CD
Format: CD
Release date: 2000

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Acoustic Machine














Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP128CD
Format: CD
Release date: 2001

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Free Jazz Classics Vols. 1 & 2















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP137CD
Format: 2xCD
Release date: 2002

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Airports For Light















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP140CD
Format: CD
Release date: 2003

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Elements Of Style, Excercises In Surprise















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP150CD
Format: CD
Release date: 2004

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Alchemia















Label: NotTwo
Cat. #: MW 750-2
Format: 12xCD, Box
Release date: 2005

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The Color Of Memory















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP166CD
Format: 2xCD
Release date: 2005

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Free Jazz Classics Vols. 3 & 4















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP170CD
Format: 2xCD
Release date: 2006

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A Discontinuous Line















Label: Atavistic
Cat. #: ALP173CD
Format: CD
Release date: 2006

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Links:
Tim Daisy
Kent Kessler
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Dave Rempis
Ken Vandermark
Atavistic

News from the Archives: issue #6 (2008/02/27)

Labels: b-boim Records

b-boim is a label created by the composer Radu Malfatti.
Most of the pieces are conceived and performed by him, often in collaboration with other composers/musicians.

year of birth: 2006
area: avant-garde, experimental

to order CD-Rs: Radu Malfatti, Hoffingergasse 16/3/5, a-1120 Wien

mail: radu.malfatti@chello.at

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Catalogue:

Radu Malfatti - Hoffingerquartett
















Cat. #: b-boim 001
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: for two violins, viola and violoncello

Tracklist:
01 - Hoffingerquartett [2005] (72:41)

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Radu Malfatti - Zeitschatten
















Cat. #: b-boim 002
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: for clarinet and violoncello - electronic version by Radu Malfatti

Tracklist:
01 - Zeitschatten [2004]: Electronic Version (40:00)

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Radu Malfatti - Friedrichshofquartett
















Antoine Beuger: flute
Jürg Frey: clarinet
Radu Malfatti: trombone
Eva Reiter: contrabass-recorder

Cat. #: b-boim 003
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: for flute, clarinet, contra-bass-recorder and trombone

Tracklist:
01 - Friedrichshofquartett [2005] (52:08)

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Radu Malfatti - Düsseldorf Oktett
















Cat. #: b-boim 004
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007

Notes: for guitar, clarinet, alto saxophone, trombone, violin, viola, violoncello and vibraphone - electronic version by Radu Malfatti

Tracklist:
01 - Düsseldorf Oktett [2006]: Electronic Version (35:04)

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Frey - Malfatti - Pisaro - Three Backgrounds
















Jürg Frey: clarinet
Radu Malfatti: trombone
Michael Pisaro: guitar

Cat. #: b-boim 005
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007

Notes: three compositions by Jürg Frey, Radu Malfatti and Michael Pisaro - simultaneously performed by the composers - recorded live at “Merkin Hall“ in New York

Tracklist:
01 - Three Backgrounds [2006] (45:49)

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Radu Malfatti - Hoffinger Nonett
















Cat. #: b-boim 006
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: composition for sine-waves

Tracklist:
01 - Hoffinger Nonett [2006] (36:36)

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Radu Malfatti - Wechseljahre Einer Hyäne
















Ulrich Krieger: soprano saxophone
Martin Losert: alto saxophone
Tobias Rüger: baritone saxophone
Reimar Volker: baritone saxophone

Cat. #: b-boim 007
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: for saxophone quartet - ensemble "Intersax"

Tracklist:
01 - Wechseljahre Einer Hyäne [2003] (30:38)

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Radu Malfatti - Das Pelzige M
















Cat. #: b-boim 008
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: for flute, clarinet, trombone and violoncello - electronic version by Radu Malfatti

Tracklist:
01 - Das Pelzige M [2004]: Electronic Music (40:00)

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Radu Malfatti - Nonostante II
















Radu Malfatti: piano

Cat. #: b-boim 009
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007

Tracklist:
01 - Nonostante II [2000]: Piano Solo (33:20)

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Radu Malfatti - Raum - Zeit I
















Cat. #: b-boim 010
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: electronic realization with sampled instruments by Radu Malfatti

Tracklist:
01 - Raum - Zeit I [1997]: For String Orchestra (40:00)

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Radu Malfatti - Rain Speak Soft Tree Listens
















Cat. #: b-boim 011
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007

Notes: for 25 speakers, piano and stringquartet - electronic realization with sampled instruments by Radu Malfatti

Tracklist:
01 - Rain Speak Soft Tree Listens [2003]: (61:00)

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Radu Malfatti - Nonostante III
















Jürg Frey: clarinet
Joanna Lewis: violin
Russell McGregor: violin
Margit Waller: viola
Eva Reiter: viola da gamba

Cat. #: b-boim 012
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: for clarinet and four strings

Tracklist:
01 - Nonostante III [2000] (33:19)

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Radu Malfatti - Claude Lorrain 1
















Cat. #: b-boim 013
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2008
Notes: for trombone solo and sinewaves

Tracklist:
01 - Claude Lorrain 1 [2007] (35:14)

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Radu Malfatti - Kid Ailack 5
















Antoine Beuger: baroqueflute
Radu Malfatti: trombone
Taku Sugimoto: guitar
Taku Unami: laptop
Manfred Werder: chinese mouth-organ

Cat. #: b-boim 014
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2008
Notes: for baroqueflute, trombone, mouth-organ, guitar and laptop - recorded live in Tokyo by Taku Unami, 24 11 2007

Tracklist:
01 - Kid Ailack 5 [2007] (50:15)

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Radu Malfatti - L’effaçage
















Brandon Pool
Jeremy Brunk
Nick Hennies: bass drum
Rick Kurasz

Cat. #: b-boim 015
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2008
Notes: for four bass drums

Tracklist:
01 - L’effaçage [2001] (40:00)

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Jürg Frey - L'âme Est Sans Retenue III
















Cat. #: b-boim 016
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2008

Tracklist:
01 - L'âme Est Sans Retenue III [1997-2000] Part 1 (31:54)
02 - L'âme Est Sans Retenue III [1997-2000] Part 2 (34:17)

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Radu Malfatti - Düsseldorf Vielfaches
















Cat. #: b-boim 017
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2008

Tracklist:
01 - Düsseldorf Vielfaches [2007] (38:36)

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Lucio Capece & Radu Malfatti - Berlinerstrasse 20
















Lucio Capece: bass clarinet
Radu Malfatti: trombone

Cat. #: b-boim 018
Format: CD-R
Release date: 09/2009

Tracklist:
01 - Berlinerstrasse 20 [2009] (33:40)

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Ulrich Krieger - Up & Down 23
















Ulrich Krieger: soprano saxophone

Cat. #: b-boim 019
Format: CD-R
Release date: 11/2009

Tracklist:
01 - Up & Down 23 [2002-2005] (60:27)

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Jürg Frey - Landschaft Mit Wörtern
















Jürg Frey: composition, voice and mouthorgan

Cat. #: b-boim 020
Format: CD-R
Release date: 11/2009

Tracklist:
01 - Landschaft Mit Wörtern [2007] (26:36)
02 - Landschaft Mit Wörtern [2007] (40:26)

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Radu Malfatti - Himmelgeister 19

Cat. #: b-boim 021
Format: CD-R
Release date: 11/2010

Tracklist:
01 - Himmelgeister 19 [2008] (37:08)

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Radu Malfatti - Cafe Oto 1

Dominic Lash: contrabass

Cat. #: b-boim 022
Format: CD-R
Release date: 11/2010
Notes: for contrabass solo and sinewaves

Tracklist:
01 - Cafe Oto 1 [2009] (35:15)

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Radu Malfatti / Jürg Frey - Weites Land, Tiefe Zeit (Räume 1 - 8)

Jürg Frey: composition, voice and mouthorgan

Cat. #: b-boim 023.1-023.8
Format: 8xCD-R
Release date: 11/2010

Notes: electronic music based on field recordings, instrumental, stone and metalsounds

Tracklist:
1-01 - Raum 1 (40:28)
2-01 - Raum 2 (39:42)
3-01 - Raum 3 (40:30)
4-01 - Raum 4 (39:20)
5-01 - Raum 5 (40:02)
6-01 - Raum 6 (38:08)
7-01 - Raum 7 (40:06)
8-01 - Raum 8 (40:26)

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Bruno Duplant - Slow Breath
















Bruno Duplant: horn, breath, objects

Cat. #: b-boim 024
Format: CD-R
Release date: 11/2011

Tracklist:
01 - Slow Breath (For Radu Malfatti) (45:45)

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Lucio Capece & Radu Malfatti - Explorational
















Lucio Capece: bass clarinet
Radu Malfatti: trombone

Cat. #: b-boim 025
Format: CD-R
Release date: 11/2011

Tracklist:
01 - Explorational (39:43)

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Radu Malfatti - Darenootodesuka
















Marcus Kaiser: cello
Jürg Frey: clarinet
Antoine Beuger: flute
Michael Pisaro: guitar
Radu Malfatti: trombone
Burkhard Schlothauer: violin

Cat. #: b-boim 026
Format: CD-R
Release date: 02/2012

Tracklist:
01 - Darenootodesuka (48:30)

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Guerreiro / Malfatti / Rodrigues - Shimosaki

Ricardo Guerreiro: computer
Radu Malfatti: trombone
Ernesto Rodrigues: viola

Label: b-boim

Cat. #: b-boim 027
Format: CD-R
Release date: 01/2013

Tracklist:
01 - Shimosaki (40:00)

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Radu Malfatti - Ruten

Radu Malfatti: hohner bassmouthorgan

Label: b-boim

Cat. #: b-boim 028
Format: CD-R
Release date: 10/2014

Tracklist:
01 - Ruten (58:00)

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Radu Malfatti - Shizuka Ni Furu Ame

Cristián Alvear: guitar solo

Label: b-boim

Cat. #: b-boim 029
Format: CD-R
Release date: 12/2015

Tracklist:
01 - Shizuka Ni Furu Ame (To Cristián Alvear) (54:09)

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Bruno Duplant - Places & Fields

Denis Sorokin: electric guitar, radio

Label: b-boim

Cat. #: b-boim 030
Format: CD-R
Release date: 06/2016

Tracklist:
01 - Places & Fields (To Denis Sorokin) (53:00)

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Radu Malfatti - Hitsudan

Cristián Alvear: guitar
Dominic Lash: contrabass

Label: b-boim

Cat. #: b-boim 031
Format: CD-R
Release date: 06/2016

Tracklist:
01 - Hitsudan (56:31)

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