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Schubert/Rupp/Ohlmeier
Udo Schindler/Olaf Rupp HerzAtmungen Creative Sources CS 833 CD A sound production expert as well as a guitarist, Berlin-based Olaf Rupp has performed with everyone from Rudi Mahall to Tony Buck. While uncompromising as an improviser, he also constantly seeks new musical situations and these discs, recorded two years apart, pinpoint his scope. Entropy Hug is a 2021 meeting that blends his percussive but sensitive string patterns with the contrasting tones of veteran locals, bass… Read More
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Les Émouvantes 2024 was both the 13th iteration of the annual concert series and the 30th anniversary of…
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