Yuko Fujiyama - Night Wave - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

'A rare treat for the Drumcode faithful A-Sides Vol.10 will be the second installment of the compilation series within the same year. Fuelled by the extra time and space to be creative during lockdown, Drumcode's collective of artists have stepped up and gone deeper into their sonic repertoire, crafting powerful, yet reflective works that capture the range of the tag's sound. Long-time DC family member Bart Skils brings his A-game with the thrilling no-nonsense 'Solid State' that hits like a steam train. Alex Lentini & Stomp Boxx serve up 'Expanders' mixing up drone effects, trippy vocals and an unsettling melody line. Newcomer SAMA closes with 'Into The Abyss'.

With Quiet Passion, pianist Yuko Fujiyama finally releases anotheralbum as a leader after a long break from publishing. For this eagerlyawaited addition to her sparse discography, Yuko invites the greatinnovators Graham Haynes on cornet and Ikue Mori on electronics.The album is a mix of piano solos, duets and extraordinarily imaginativedensely woven miniatures. Quiet Passion suggests a dual intentionin both the title and the music - a cross-pollination of emotionsthat the three musicians impressively create. Regarding the instrumentation,Yuko says InchGood musicians listening to one another. Ilike totally free, because - I'm free, and anything I hear at thatmoment is allowed.Inch Laurence Donohue-Greene writes in the linernotes InchIt may have taken 17 years of woodshedding - in essenceshedding off layers and decades of influences ranging from CecilTaylor and Marilyn Crispell to Beethoven and Japanese composer-Takemitsu - but she has gotten to the core of a very personal style,as if discovering within herself a finely cut diamond.Inch A defining characteristicof Quiet Passion is keeping the listener in suspense, witheach piece developing a magical appeal.

Billy Harper - Live-On Tour in the Far East [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/01/1994