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zoran madzirov the bottleman
Nu-Jazz / Alternative / Classical

"a Joyous Jump Into the Great Unknown"

NEW YORK, New York
United States

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Member Since5/18/2007
Band Websiteallaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=24474
Band Members"here is the-talk-of the-town, the BOTTLEMAN..." LARRY KING CNN 1995, -"...the inventor of the Bottlephone,...how about Watter Music..." NewYorkTimes 2001, -"...Stupendous and Alarming Bottle-Playing Virtuoso...", NewYorkPress 2002 -"...the uncrowned King of the Bottle-Piano named Madzirov..."General Anzeiger, Bonn 2004 -"...Zoran is pushing the boundary of modern music..." Concerto, Vienna 2006
InfluencesLouis Armstrong, Pele, Mozart, Charlie Parker, Nikola Tesla ,J.S.Bach, Nikola Badev, Monk, Bjork, Miles Davis, Tale Ognenovski, Bill Evans, Paco De Lucia, John Coltrane, or beter to say -they all confirmed me as musician !!!
Sounds LikeMacedonian percussionist Zoran Madzirov has made a career of birthing the blazing virtuosity and individualism of Balkan jazz into the 21st century, streaming inimitable instrumentation and the latest incarnations of modern music into this genre's vast sea of influences. This year's offering, Bottling Jazzy, begins with (and returns to) sparse fragments that evoke Radiohead's Kid A, peppered with perhaps the sonic equivalent of drinking fine wine and Madzirov's claim to fame: 40 diatonically-liquid-tuned bottles he has titled "the Bottlephone" and plays with mallets. Enlisting the help of wünderkind computer sound designer Aleksander Spasoski, Madzirov performs electronica-inflected jazz with significant nods to canonical Western classical composition and Macedonian folk song. But the glue that holds everything together is the joyous aplomb with which he leaps into the Great Unknown, manifest in both his self-crafted feature instrument and the effervescence and surprise of his songcraft. Notes, tone colors, and rhythmic patterns enter and exit on their own terms, creating a series of compelling coincidences that give each track its unique flavor; at the same time, echoes of "head" structure and folk aesthetics render the music's ambience as a cloak of tradition. The first two tracks stand firmly within electronica genres (lounge, drum and bass) that have come to characterize the urban metropolis in the majority of Americans' imaginations, thanks to mass media. After making himself intelligible to this target audience (a talent honed in NYC subways), Madzirov slowly challenges the listener to focus on motifs and their development, as well as the role of different instruments in giving them shape. The subsequent "Shturec" and "Tu Be Ve" move into the more experimentalist ground covered by To Rococo Rot and Björk's Medulla, as the Bottlephone moves to the fore in volume and relevance. From Track 5 on, Madzirov commences a call and response with a wide variety of personal influences, mirrored by the appearance of guitar and accordion: it is here that the disc enters the realm of the extraordinary. On "Round Above," the bottles become a melody instrument accentuating the melancholy of this waltz with the delicacy of a fragile ego. In stark contrast, the following track, "On the Phone," finds Madzirov breaking out into improvisations with logic-defying speed and clarity. The CD reaches its apogee in Madzirov's reworking of a Macedonian song in traditional 7/8 meter, "Opa Iha." On this track (no.9), bottles and samples present the melody in ghostly shards and neurotic repetitions before it erupts into completeness via live brass orchestra and vocal exclamations. This thought-provoking musical commentary on the relationship between past and present can be taken as a statement of the work's credo, where a respect for "roots" runs deep enough to honor their ability to accommodate the new realities that Madzirov pushes himself to face head-on, time and again. © Amy Frishkey
Record LabelAquarius Records www.aquarius-records.com
Type of LabelIndie



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ZORAN MADZIROV is the inventor of the Bottlephone -a new feature of a solo music instrument and brought it to a professional playable level over the last 20 years. It contains up to forty carefully chosen, diatonically liquid-tuned-bottles, on two rows and two floors. He also created and developed special mallet technique, which allows him playing on extraordinary virtuoso level. Beside his own, he uses the Vallotti and Pythagorean tuning system. Changing completely the concept of what a solo percussionist can do, you are witnessing an alternation in musical history. Having performed with or for musical giants like Sting, Harry Bellefonte, The Scorpions, and many others, Madzirov chose to further explore the vibrations in our universe. His extraordinary mallet technique, as Tito Puente called it gave Zoran the gift of flying with his feet on the ground. He is also the founder of the group Les Barons Karamazoff in 1987, including Sasa Dejanovic -guitar & Edin Karamazov -guitar, lute, wash-tub-bass (also known as Sergej Karamazov or Edin Dzananovic) performing classical and world music, very unusual way, touring world-wide. His latest CD releases "DALNOVOD" with Petar Tashev & "BOTTLING JAZZY" with Alexandar Spasoski, is where he define him self as a contemporary musician, composer and improviser, inaugurating the new main-stream and assuring future for the jazz today. In 1995 the Arte TV Channel issues an extra TV emission in honor of his body work. Macedonian Radio-Television has realized two documentaries and appearing on Eurovision 2000, and Mondovision on new-years eve 2005. Collaborating with bassist Ellington Mingus, appears on numerous jazz festivals (SJF 2000, Girrona-jazz-in-bottles-2004) He is starring in Sasa Oreskovic's true story based on reality "Round Sound", a music documentary film where he is also the co-author. US Department of Justice awarded him with Green Card as an alien musician with extra ordinary ability. ZORAN MADZIROV composer,performing & recording artist, was born14.01.1968 in Strumica, Macedonia. He lives around the planet prepering for jammin' on the Moon. He plays Bottlephone,Vibes,Drums,Tuned-Bike-Wheel,Marimba,Musical Bottles and Glasses,Percussion and is always ready to make music out of everything,or better to say "nothing".
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Frédéric Paul





Nov 16 2008 1:10 PM

My Dear Friend,

Cheers,
FPLallet
Biljana





Nov 5 2008 7:15 PM

Sekoe dobro do vas,pozdrav od Bt,fala za prijatelstvoto.
So pochit
Golemoto Drustvo





Oct 30 2008 10:23 PM

POCHITUVAN MAESTRO ZORAN GOSPOD DA TE BLAGOSLOVI A JAS SO POCHIT
TE POZDRAVUVAM.IMAJ UBAV VIKEND ISPOLNET
SO RADOST I SREKJA.SASHKO SAVEVSKI GORD
MAKEDONEC OD BITOLA ,REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA
Golemoto Drustvo





Oct 23 2008 5:27 PM

CHESTIT PRAZNIKOT 23 TI OKTOMVRI DENOT NA VMRO.115 GODINI VMRO ,115
GODINI MAKEDONSKI NEPOKOR.GOSPOD NEKA TE BLAGOSLOVI A JAS SO POCHIT TE POZDRAVUVAM.SASHKO SAVEVSKI OD BITOLA,REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA.
massimorasta





Oct 21 2008 12:28 PM

Thanks for the Add Zoran Your Music is Brilliant Massive Respect from Naples.
Ciao
NAV - new album OUT!





Oct 21 2008 12:28 AM

Promocija na noviot album “Genophonia”

Na 24.10.2008 vo petok 20h vo Kulturno Informativent Centar, promocija na novo CD!
Povelete!

Nova pesna na profil…..Denovive ke ima i uste!
Golemoto Drustvo





Oct 11 2008 5:28 PM

MNOGU SUM GORD I SREKJEN SHTO OD DENES IMAM EDEN VAKOV GOLEM MUZICHAR ZA PRIJATEL.MORE NE SAMO MUZICHAR,
TUKU UMETNIK.GOSPOD DA TE BLAGOSLOVI A JAS SO POCHIT TE POZDRAVUVAM.
SASHKO SAVEVSKI OD BITOLA.
REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA.
Natasha Bogojevich





Oct 1 2008 7:24 PM

Thank You for the friend request, love to be your friend;-)
Greetings from Chicago!
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the prodigal son





Oct 1 2008 12:48 PM

fala Zoran,golem pozdrav od MK!
Alterra





Sep 25 2008 5:36 AM

Fala for adding us. Very kind of you, Zoran. Best wishes and regards from Alterra.
Toto From KH





Sep 21 2008 8:57 PM

Fala na add i golem pozdrav
Kostas Anastasiadis





Sep 16 2008 1:14 PM

hey brother thank you
you sound great
hope to see you live
kosta
keke





Sep 2 2008 4:45 PM

Makedonija treba da e gorda sto go ima Zoran Madirov...dodeka go spremav "Take 5" sekogas bev inspirirana od vas.
Katerina
JoJo Zawawi





Aug 14 2008 7:13 PM

Really wonderful stuff !! It's great to meet you !
Doroteja Novosel Balov





Aug 6 2008 9:28 PM

Thank you for the add!
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Aug 3 2008 11:38 PM

New clip!!

holla back!
thx ;)
SPACE STAR





Aug 3 2008 9:52 PM

MAJSTORE, evo sho me asocira na tebe i nemozev a da ne te pozdravam

ARC Music





Jul 31 2008 8:39 AM

Thanks for the add from ARC Music - World Music Specialists
*DANCE*





Jul 30 2008 12:09 AM

Sakam samo da ve pozdravam,i do vi kazam deka sum seuste zaljubena vo vasata muzika.

~Dance~
*DANCE*





Jul 24 2008 3:43 PM

SEKOGAS KOGA KE VE VIDAM NA NASTAP JA SE VOODUSEVUVAM.SAKAM DA VE POZDRAVAM,I FALA VI NA PRIJATELSTVOTO.
Jurica Jelic





Jul 22 2008 12:31 AM

Ola Zorane!
Hvala puno na na add i lijepim rijecima!
Takodjer, vasa muzika je fantasticna, a idea samoga instrumenta nadilazi jednostavno razmisljanje i istice pogled unaprijed..respect
Pozzz
JJ
rizorkestra one-man-folk-roots-blues-band





Jun 29 2008 2:17 AM

"...keepin' music real down-home for y'all..."
live in santa cruz california
rizorkestra youtube

La Colonie Volvox





Jun 3 2008 1:57 PM

Pozdrav Majstore
Sto se desava, ima li nesto novo?
Janko Novoselic





Jun 2 2008 8:27 PM

U subotu 07.06.08. Rollercoaster & KSET predstavljaju večer live elektronike uz:

÷Tobogan÷

_live d'n'b,jungle,breakbeat_

feat.
Janko Novoselić- bubnjevi
Elvis Penava- gitare
Goran Delač- bas
Hrvoje Nikšić- modular,sintevi
Damir Babojelić- sound,fx

special guest- Nenad(Afion,Antenat)!

Dj's: Chatko(BassInvaders),Phillipe(Confusion)
Vj: Smtk,..

Klub otvara u 22h, karte 30kn

Foltin





Jun 1 2008 6:13 PM

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Lilit Vs. Amon Mra





May 9 2008 2:36 PM

Петгодишен јубилеј на “Боб Марли ин мемориам”
11 мај 2008 година
“Школка”, Градски парк – Скопје, од 10 до 24 часот
Афтер парти - Клуб “Кастро” - Скопје, oд 24 до 04 часот

Годинава, под слоганот “One Love” (една љубов), традиционалниот “Боб Марли ин мемориам”, добротворен концерт кој се организира секоја година на 11 мај во Градскиот парк на локацијата “Школка”, ја слави петгодишнината од своето постоење. Овој настан секоја година собира неколку илјади посетители и е најголемиот самит на реге и ска музичарите од Македонија.

Програмата за оваа година е навистина богата: настапуваат најдобрите македонски реге ди-џеи, меѓу кои и ДЈ Чарлито, Лука, Иренска, Раста грл, ДЈ Славе, ДЈ Владо, ДЈ Бранко коцкица, бендовите “Лилит Вс. Амон Мра”, “Канон”, “Конкеринг Лајон”, а кулминација на годинешната прослава е настапот на првиот реге-ска состав од Македонија, “Цилиндер”(Ристо Самарџиев, Пепи Ренџов, Пеце и Мите Димовски, Перо Јанков), кои се реоформуваат специјално за оваа прилика, за првпат по нивното расформирање во средината на осумдесетите.
По одржувањето на концертот во Градскиот парк, забавата ќе продолжи во Клубот Кастро и ќе трае до раните утрински часови.

И оваа година, манифестацијата е поддржана од Црвениот крст на Република Македонија и е дел од програмата за одбележување на Неделата на Црвен крст. За настанот воопшто да се случи голем придонес има и Дирекцијата за култура и уметност, која го обезбедува озвучувањето и осветлувањето. Секако, голема поддршка добивме од уметниците, кои на овој добротворен настан редовно настапуваат без никаков надомест. Медиумска поддршка за овој настан обезбеди Македонскиот институт за медиуми (МИМ).
Chick Corea





May 4 2008 5:11 PM

Hello, many thanks for sharing music with us and showing your friendship on our tribute page. Nice to meet you on here, you're welcome.
C/C Fans Corner..
..

Saso Popovski





Apr 30 2008 3:17 PM

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Dejan Ilijic





Apr 25 2008 9:43 AM

New release by Ninety and Nine Records!
KENT GUSTAVSON AND DEJAN ILIJIC: I Am Here
Have a nice day!
MIYATTA





Apr 8 2008 8:57 PM

Darko





Mar 22 2008 1:22 PM

Thank you for the add truly great stuff
pozdrav
Darko
Millko





Mar 20 2008 11:23 PM

Promo EP Koncert + DJ Set - 29 mart @ RetoxPhotobucket
Matmar





Mar 8 2008 3:01 AM

U ponedjeljak 10.3. skupina MatMar nastupiti ce u Jazz-Clubu u Gundulicevoj ulici.
sastav momcadi:
Teo Martinovic-tipke
Elvis Penava-zice
Janko Novoselic-koze
Hrvoje Niksic-gumbi

pocetak u 21h! 30kn upad.
..bit ce nam pucka svecanost!
Vas MatMar!
Saso Popovski





Feb 19 2008 12:36 AM