A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who asks someone else) to take a turn.
Die Enttäuschung, Lavaman On their first new album in five years, Berlin’s Die Enttäuschung not only withstand the loss of founding drummer Uli Jennesen (seamlessly replaced by Michael Griener) but grow into a quintet with the addition of trombonist Christof Thewes. They remain one of the most agile, imaginative, and satisfying improvising bands on the planet, especially with Thewes joining the highly interactive front line of bass clarinetist Rudi Mahall and trumpeter Axel Dörner.
Scott Ross playing the complete harpsichord works of Jean-Philippe Rameau I’ve been obsessed with a 1727 piece by Rameau called Gavotte and Six Doubles. My favorite interpretation is by Scott Ross (1951-1989), who is one of my favorite harpsichordists anyway. He mostly followed performance conventions, but at the same time his interpretations still sound contemporary. He played the way he wanted to, always with clarity, directness, and beauty.
Mantis :: Noisée le Seque by Noisée le Seque
