Jazzisthmus, by Jeff Gburek and A.J. Kaufmann

Jazzisthmus

by Jeff Gburek and A.J. Kaufmann

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tonyuser Welcome to the laboratory - far-out and far-reaching - stratospheric down to folk. I hear many influences and inferences and intellects (Darkstar, Marc Ribot, Syd, on and on) but the originality of the collaborative listening/playing between Gburek and Kaufmann is palpable. The radio is always broadcasting and they keep picking apart the fabric but never lose the thread. Really astonishing work. Favorite track: Doof Tram.

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George Cristian Vilela Pereira There's no mistake in joining Gburek and Kaufmann, two cosmic music minds, making the best with their own creativities. Curiously, my favorite track has the title similar to one particular Gilberto Gil's song...! Favorite track: Indigo Blues.

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	1.	Ozone Bender 05:37
	2.	Orange Grey 05:01
	3.	Delta Mental 07:52
	4.	Indigo Blues 04:44
	5.	Serpentina to the Sea 09:53
	6.	Doof Tram 13:10

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JazzIsthmus is the spontaneous nomination of a surreal podcast from two dolphins once swimming the lochs of Berlin un-bump-into-able until another quasi-human life incarnation, in nearby Poznan, where they skimmed palms at some music event in 2016, realized they bore the stigmata of guitarism and poetry. Their various hermetic preoccupations kept them adrift until the Man from Atlantis & his Ramble Records began to publish their solo projects independently. Sharing a label caused Jeff Gburek and A.J. Kaufmann to push their tables together, jam a bit, swap sounds and begin the collaboration that you can witness with a few clicks.

There's more than guitar going into this mistura. First track bears psychedelic jazz ceremonial organ, careening space-cadet theremin glissandi, spiced guitar shards. Track two features Jeff's soundscaping hydrophone recordings, VLF receiver, radios & Adam's minimal ghostly tricky synth-like guitars. Thirdly comes Doof Tram, the very first live meeting, which remains exactly as it was recorded (except for the parts we changed, of course). Like Jerry Garcia meets Bern Nix. Gratefully Undead for this Halloween 2023. Further on down the road there's some real synth and, you guessed it, more guitars. Meandering, nimble, somewhat melancholy at times. This is just a description, not a review.

Recorded in Poznan and mixed by Jeff Gburek.

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released October 31, 2023

Jeff Gburek and A.J. Kaufmann: guitars, effects, keyboards, VLF receiver, radios.

Design and layout by Atharwar Deshingkar.

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Ramble Records is an Independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia specialising in under-represented outsider music: guitar music, acid/avant folk, psych, no wave, post-punk, free / spiritual jazz, Indian classical, Middle Eastern, and avant-garde sounds from around the globe. ... more

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