Christian Kunert - Fagottkonzerte - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Artistic involvement with contemporary music is of prime importance for the three musicians of the Absolut Trio, which is why they commission works at regular intervals. Eight works for piano trio (some with live electronics) have come into being in that way and they are integrated into richly evocative programs that deserve to be exposed to the light of day.

Knut S nstevold - Fagotto Con Forza [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/11/2006

Brothers won't break. Not these brothers, at least - Gary, Ryan and Ross Jarman, known collectively as The Cribs. After two decades and nine albums as one of Britain's best-loved bands, the Wakefield-born siblings have weathered enough storms to realise that an indestructible bond exists between them. That bond is at the heart of Selling A Vibe - their bold new album, produced by MGMT and Caroline Polachek collaborator Patrick Wimberley, and an unapologetic celebration of family. The last Cribs album, Night Network, looked to the world like a triumph, but separated by the pandemic, the brothers reflected on what their relationship had become. InchIn the beginning, we were brothers who had a band. And I think we realised we'd become a band that happened to be brothers,Inch says Ryan. The record features bittersweet anthems like InchDistractions,Inch the danceable InchSelf Respect,Inch and the hazardously catchy InchA Point Too Hard To Make.Inch Wimberley helped the group adopt contemporary pop recording techniques for the first time, pushing their sound in new directions. Selling A Vibe closes with InchBrothers Won't Break,Inch a song about being in a band with your brothers, and owning what that means. InchThere's something special about being in The Cribs with them,Inch says Gary.