multumult: ZIGZAG
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a highly improvisational exercise.
Limited Edition of 100 CDs in hand-made & numbered paper gatefolds designed by patkiout.co +/or High-Quality Download in any format (FLAC recommended) multumult is a band based in Bucharest, Romania, whose objective is to produce music on stage, as a highly improvisational exercise. ZIGZAG, recorded in early 2015 at the Traian 150 Studio, is their first release. It was improvised / performed by: Călin Torsan - clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor recorder, fluier, voice Victor Podeanu - electric guitar Andrei Kivu - electric cello Juan Carlos Negretti - drums sound engineer: Costin Dumitrache mastering: moody alien released December 1, 2015. ℗ & © Thirsty Leaves Music |
"Never did them sirens ensnare sailors through beauty, but through the splendor of their song. Neither the sturdiness of the mast he tied his body to
nor the beeswax thrust in his ears shielded Ulysses from bewitchment; only his inner voice, constantly whispering Ithaca, did.
Wandering awhile through the labyrinth of exile, home we’ve returned at last.
Upon our way was learned that music is but sound. Color, that is."
REVIEWS.
"They don’t give you much but what you receive will take a while to digest, even if you’ve a taste for it there is no way to confine these three tracks to a specific definition. Multumult for this release were a quartet focusing on avant-garde free-form jazz-based composition. Got all that down? Well good because those definitions won’t do much good with regard to ‘Zigzag’, as a matter of fact the only guide you get is contained in the title.
[...] To be able to weave so many disparate instruments into a cohesive artistic endeavor is remarkable in itself but that isn’t enough for these fellows. They can also play.
My oh my can they play."
Peter Marks for Santa Sangre
santasangremagazine.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/multumult-zigzag/
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"[...] Fiind vorba de un proiect analogic, doar ocazional-imprevizibil bruiat cu riff-uri de chitară electrică, cu instrumente recognoscibile dincolo de scrîşnetele produse, e totuşi ceva mai prietenos decît omologii digitali consacraţi internaţional (Merzbow şi în general noise-artiştii promovaţi pe canale precum Quietus). Albumul prezintă nişte muzicieni eschivîndu‑se de la orice formă de conformism, chiar şi minoritară. Amatorilor de jazz le place să revendice acest tip de muzică, însă structural e la fel de departe ca de orice alt gen."
Aron Biro for Dilema Veche
dilemaveche.ro/sectiune/muzica/articol/primordial-postuman
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"[...] Multumult don’t quite sound like anyone else. On the first piece, “Zig”, the quartet improvise but soon get into a rocking groove which doesn’t last very long. It sounds like No Wave at this pony but soon slows down with some James Chance like bent sax. I like that the quartet settle down to a calm episode for “Dedal”, just under five minutes and just enough time to mellow a bit. The music doesn’t seem to sound Romanian in any way as there are no folk-like melodies to speak of. It is more non-idiomatic, free-flowing, episodic yet organic… The guitarist moves through fleeting Jon Abercrombie-like flashes to Phil Gibbs-like twists & turns. When they speed up again, the clarinet and drums play those quick fluttering lines together. There is a section on the 20-minute piece called, “Zag”, where they nearly Henry Cow-like, but with Olly Halsall replacing Frith (in spurts) for some sections. There is even a short section of wacky vocals which are buried a bit yet fit just right. Since Multumult don’t quite sound like anyone else, I can't compare then to anyone else. I am impressed since they seem to move to their own twisted logic. An unexpected treat that seems most promising, especially if this is their debut."
Bruce Lee Gallanter for Downtown Music Gallery
www.downtownmusicgallery.com
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"[...] It contains a shamrock of exciting songs that will not let the listeners breathe. "Zig" (7:13) is an explosive mixture of free and power jazz, "Dedal" (4:56) is more ethno-jazz, meditative, even mysterious - then a harsh voice and guitar attacks. The large-scale piece "Zag" (19:43) begins freely, with a recessed clarinet, string scratches and nerve drums that lead to freejazz hot flashes. Then the rhythm straightens to a grandiose straightforwardness, which graduates with eruptions of drums, guitar solos and saxophone. With the support of the noise wave caused by the electric cell, the flow turns into a crushing cut. The quartet will slow down at the end, but there will be no relief for the listeners!"
Jan Hocek for JazzPort.cz (in czech)