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Daniel Lanois (Interview): "We want to build things that haven't been heard before"
Buddhist monks used to chant and meditate on the very spot where Daniel Lanois is creating his sonic adventures these days. There might...
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Apr 3, 2021
Stefano Di Battista (Interview): "Ennio Morricone said: 'I'm going to write a song for you now!'"
Stefano Di Battista is one of Italy's most renowned jazz musicians — although it was his move to Paris in the early 1990s that opened the...
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Mar 27, 2021
Kurt Rosenwinkel (Interview): "When we get down to business, we get down deep!"
Kurt Rosenwinkel has been hailed as one of the most influential and creative guitar players in jazz music (and beyond) for a long time...
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Mar 21, 2021
Caterina Lichtenberg (Interview): "The mandolin is in a very different place today"
Whether you’re a classical mandolinist, a bluegrass player or just an avid aficionado of the little, double-stringed instrument: You have...
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Mar 13, 2021
Iiro Rantala (Interview): "Everybody can be serious. It is much more difficult being funny."
It is the richness of classical music, the substance of its compositions, the brilliance of its orchestration that is a big part of...
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Mar 4, 2021
Sven Regener (Interview): "I learned to play the trumpet so that I could make jazz music"
Sven Regener, one of the most unique songwriters and lyricists in German music, has made a jazz record. Without vocals – using...
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Mar 4, 2021
Sven Regener (Interview): "Trompete habe ich gelernt, um Jazzmusik machen zu können."
Sven Regener hat ein Jazzalbum gemacht – ohne Gesang, mit Trompete und in Trio-Besetzung. Hyperlocrian.com bat den Musiker und Autor zum Ges
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Feb 25, 2021
Happy Traum (Interview): "Bob Dylan called me and said: 'You should learn how to play the bass'"
Happy Traum was not only there when things started happening in the Village (we're talking Greenwich Village here) – he was an important...
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Feb 20, 2021
TRANSATLANTIC's Roine Stolt (Interview): "There is a fair amount of ego going on in this band"
Roine Stolt has been a key figure in Swedish progressive rock music for decades. The guitarist, singer and songwriter first appeared on...
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Feb 13, 2021
Rene Huemer: "It's a responsibility to the artist's legacy to make those moments last forever"
Rene Huemer's concert photography almost bursts with energy. It draws you into the very epicenter of the night, the venue, the heat, the...
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Feb 9, 2021
Science, rebellion and harpsichords: Visiting master instrument maker Matthias Kramer in Berlin
Hyperlocrian.com paid a visit to multi-award winning master harpsichord instrument maker Matthias Kramer in his workshop in Berlin - and...
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Feb 6, 2021
Brian Charette (Interview): "Johann Sebastian Bach was a jazz cat!"
Brian Charette did not plan a career as a Hammond organ player, but by coincidence became one of New York City's busiest ones. Born in...
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Jan 30, 2021
John Goldsby (Interview): "That's when I realized: There are other bass players in New York!"
Master double bass player John Goldsby is deeply rooted in traditional jazz, yet he is also a joyful explorer of modernity. His working...
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Jan 27, 2021
Album review: The John Goldsby Trio "Segment"
Ever since he left New York City for Germany in 1994, double bassist John Goldsby has been a member of the renowned WDR Big Band. It is a...
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Jan 23, 2021
Mattias IA Eklundh (Interview): "Without integrity, you start to smell funny after a while."
Hejsan svejsan! Have you thought about playing licks in 57/4 (because why not?) or shuffles in 26/4 lately? All of that, of course, on an...
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Jan 16, 2021
Composer/conductor Shaul Bustan: "I always felt closer to jazz musicians" (Interview)
(Interview) Israeli composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist Shaul Bustan is a traveler between worlds and cultures...
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Jan 15, 2021
"Battlescar – Punk Was Invented By Girls" – a Virtual Reality movie
I am a big fan of the possibilities of storytelling in Virtual Reality – and I'm also very optimistic about the opportunities it will...
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Jan 11, 2021
Alex Machacek (Interview): "But what if you saw off your own hand?"
When talking about musicians who push the boundaries of their instrument, you can't not mention Alex Machacek. The guitarist and composer...
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Jan 4, 2021
Chords Of Orion (Interview): "My advice is: Don't stop. Keep the fire alive!"
You don't necessarily have be a fan of ambient guitar to stumble upon the work of Bill Vencil aka Chords Of Orion. Maybe you've been...
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Dec 30, 2020
Looking back on 2020: Cancelled plans, new routines and A LOT of music.
So that was that. 2020, a strange year indeed. One full of changing plans, of rearranging and reorganizing life. A year with a fair...
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