Evan Parker & John Wiese

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4...according to our Brett on Thu 16 Apr, 2009.

Evan Parker is a saxophonic avant-jazz improv legend who's been involved with many amazing collaborations in the past (check out The Topography of the Lungs LP he did with Derek Bailey and Han Bennink) and John Wiese is an experimental noisy fella who also likes to run around collaborating with people. Now they've gone and collaborated together, with the result being an unsurprising result of jazz-noise results. It's an intersection which hasn't been explored anywhere near as fully as it should've been, certainly not since Tzadik's glory days, so it's a welcome (if challenging) listen.. For the most part the the tracks are based around the interplay between the electronic and acoustic sounds but at times it appears as if Wiese is manipulating Parker's sounds, if not he's doing some crazy stunted playing which would have to be heard to be believed. Not the sort of thing that goes down that well on a busy day in our office but I'm gonna have a good listen at home and I'm confident there'll be some real riches to be had! C-Section comes fancily packaged digipak style and is the debut release from Second Layer.

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First release on Second Layer Records. Real-time improvisations to be played at maximum volume. Recorded at Eastcote Studios, London May 2008. Mastered by Tommi Keranen.

Evan Parker: tenor/soprano saxophone
John Wiese: electronics, tape, MSP

First edition of 1000 copies.

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