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WHO Zoo (electric)

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Egg Mixer 11:24
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Lamp Bowl 25:30
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3.
Kettle Opener 17:20
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The WHO Zoo CD was released as a double CD (acoustic & electric) in 2014 but here are presented as separate recordings. In the AUR-15 edition the electro-acoustic pieces are featured.
The trio of Michel Wintsch (Geneva, Switzerland), Bänz Oester (Bern, Switzerland) and Gerry Hemingway (from NYC now living in Luzern Switzerland) began touring and recording together in 1998. As the trio has developed it's sound and conception, a compelling evolution has developed from the diverse compositional and improvisational sensibilities of all three members. What has grown from those sensibilities is an openness, a willingness to listen and dig deeply into the uncharted terrain of open improvisation. The WHO trio are now clearly three musicians whose refined listening yields an uncommon musical sensitivity, an unspoken agreement that the collective creation is priority over individual contributions, and an honesty and immediacy that engage every audience in every context.

From the NYC Jazz Record in 2014 ..."The trio proves quite capable of creating extraordinary timbres without resorting to electricity, although Wintsch’s electronics considerably increase the palette of tonal color available. In a role reversal, Wintsch and bassist Bänz Oester often maintain momentum as much as Hemingway, who contrarily revels in a boisterous clatter. When Hemingway does contribute a pulse, it remains loosely defined, though lacking nothing in propulsive zeal. Hemingway makes full use of the resources at his disposal, even using his voice on the lengthy “Lamp Bowl” to add a childlike murmuring."

This recording is available as a double CD, which is still in print and can be purchased from gerryhemingway.com/auricle.html

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released October 14, 2014

AUR-15

The WHO ZOO - Electric
WHO trio

Michel Wintsch: piano, synthesizers
Gerry Hemingway: drums, harmonica, voice
Bänz Oester: double bass, lamp

1. Egg Mixer 11:17
2. Lamp Bowl 25:24
3. Kettle Opener 17:20

Total Length: 54:17
All works by Michel Wintsch (SUISA), Baenz Oester (SUISA), Gerry Hemingway (GEMA/BMI)

Track 1 recorded December 16, 2011
Track 2 recorded October 25, 2013
Track 3 recorded December 17, 2011

All recorded, edited and mixed at Xylème Studio
Geneva, Switzerland by Michel Wintsch
Produced by the WHO trio
All selections mastered by Christian Guggenbühl
Photo from Jazz Onze Plus 2013 - Juan Carlos Hernandez
Cover Photo: Michel Wintsch
Design: Gerry Hemingway

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Auricle Records is the artist owned label established in 1978 by composer, percussionist, visual artist and songwriter Gerry Hemingway. For more information visit his website.

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