THE ELECTRICS
Axel Dörner (D) – trumpet
Sture Ericson (S) – sax, bass clarinet
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (N) – bass
Raymond Strid (S) – drums
The Electrics is an international group which members are renowned through their extensive backgrounds within free jazz and improvised music. (Longstanding and ongoing collaborations of the members has included artists such as Barry Guy, Alex von Schlippenbach, Phil Minton and Ken Vandermark, among many others). The members’ wealth of experiences is reflected in the music of the group. This music grows partly out of the awareness of, and interest in experimenting with the possibilities of sound through so called extended techniques on the instruments – a musical universe associated with the free improvised music of Europe. The other musical fundament consists of the modes of expression and the rhythmic energy associated with free jazz. The Electrics blend these different influences into a musical form that is unmistakably their own.
The Electrics was founded in 2000 and has during the last two years begun to get an international recognition. Their debutCD (Chains of accidents) has received great response from enthusiastic critics worldwide and the band has performed at various international festivals, such as The Vancouver International Jazz Festival (2002), the Seattle Improvised Music Festival (2002), the Nickelsdorf Konfrontationen (2003), Tampere Jazz Happening (2003) and Jazz à Mulhouse (2004).
RECORDINGS:
2002 «Chain of accidents» Ayler records -aylCD-035
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