John Hughes / Double Bass ---
Lars Scherzberg / Saxophones ---
Nicolas Wiese / Electroacoustics ---
other projects of members:
tripwire, nordzucker, rocket no.9, [-hyph-],
klammer/lettow/scherzberg, hosho
Sounds Like
"[...] the result mixes the abrasive humanity of
the saxophone and bass with jarring electronic
sounds in stirring, physical ways that range from
distinct melodies to punishing white noise, all of which
makes for a bracing listen. [...]"
Jerome Wilson (Cadence)
"[...] although studio-bound, discard’s sonic coloration
is wide enough to encompass not only waveforms from
the cosmos, but synthetic landscaping that suggests both
the ocean and solid land. [...]"
Ken Waxman (Jazzword)
"[...] well thought out balance between the improvised material
and the composed result. Throughout a very nice CD, simply
because its more than 'just improvisation' [...]"
Frans de Waard (Vital Weekly)
in summer 2005, Wiese made recordings of Hughes and Scherzberg
improvising -- he processed and alienated those recordings --
in early 2006, the three started reintegrating those processed sounds
with its original sources, the acoustic instruments --
Hi Nicolas, Please give my complements to Lars...I listened with much delight to Nordzucker last night while driving home from the High Zero festival. It was a great show. BTW...I was looking forward to hearing Andrea Neumann play a solo set but she had cancel. :-( I hope you are well. Gary
"five years and counting" - schraum label festival !
On
september 11th and 12th Berlin based label schraum will celebrate its
fifth birthday at Weisepuff - a new venue in Berlin-Neukölln. We invite
you to listen to some of the great acts who released music on our small
label during the last years...
*********** fr sept 11th
UTE VÖLKER SOLO accordeon solo
AXEL HALLER SOLO electric bass & objets trouvés
Torsten Papenheim's TRU CARGO SERVICE Christian Biegai - altosax Matthias Müller - trombone Dave Bennett - guitar, clarinet Torsten Papenheim - guitar, banjo Berit Jung - double bass Christian Marien - drums
*********** sa sept 12th
HUGHES / SCHERZBERG / WIESE John Hughes - double bass Lars Scherzberg - alto- and sopraninosax Nicolas Wiese - electronics
HOTELGÄSTE Michael Thieke - clarinet, altosax, zither Dave Bennett - guitar, radio Derek Shirley - double bass