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THE REVIEW
"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."
This must be the one and only rule that underpins the composition for those whose primary goal is to reproduce and invent sounds within the context of experimentation and free improvisation. The aim is not to create a specific sound type but to go beyond, not to set limits and constraints, and, in some respects, to see what emerges.
Exactly what Mats Gustafsson (Gastr Del Sol, Discaholic Anonymous, Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Zu, etc.) and Paolo Angeli have done, each on their own. The former relying exclusively on sax and bass; the latter with a prepared Sardinian guitar. Different instruments and different final outcomes. Where the former conceives three pieces of noisy deconstruction and hysterical annihilation, the latter shapes a unique musical journey, as narrative as it is expressive, between warm solar settings and sunset landscapes.
Between the two, I'll leave you Gustafsson and take Angeli (metaphorically speaking, of course...).
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Summary by Bot
This review analyzes Mats Gustafsson and Paolo Angeli's experimental album from the Split 10" Series #2. Gustafsson offers noisy, chaotic sax and bass pieces, while Angeli delivers a warm, narrative journey with his prepared guitar. The reviewer favors Angeli's expressive style over Gustafsson's intense approach. Despite bold experimentation, the album received a low rating overall.
Mats Gustafsson
Swedish saxophonist known for work in free-jazz and experimental/noise contexts.02 Reviews
