thought about including this to playlist, but why not own topic?
Jazzkammer did something what few have tried. Monthly CD series in 2010?! Aube failed pretty badly with the monthly series. Even if I have yet to go through all the discs, I feel Jazzkammer may have learned how to make it work.
It seems like every disc, even if being the same high quality one panel digipak, it has different visual artist / style of images as well as different approach to music. Even if I may have been loud spokesman about decreasing the output of projects, Jazzkammer has the advantage of being such a multi faced project, this series seems like perfect match with band. They don't have to offer one well thought album, but can present even merely less than 30 minute piece or series of tracks, what makes a good release.
I'm just now blasting "The Monroe Doctrine" CD, and I recall talking with some Finns about why there is lack of Hijokaidan type of free form instrumental noise distorder, THIS cd is what I recommend to all of you. One could say that at lowest it offers serious competition of what Hijokaidan does, but PERHAPS, I underline, perhaps, it even beats the japs! Only lacking is the female voice on top.
Earlier today was going through "Peanuts" CD, which is totally opposite of peanuts. Photos which could be something that appears in oh so clever VICE magazine, and line up with Hegre, Marhaug and Dronen doing 7 songs of "stuff". Meaning something obscure, silent, electro-acoustic type and field recordings mixed with percussion and turntables. It's quiet enough that you need to crank up the volume, but then some tasty volume differences and (if your speakers allow) ultra deep bass rumbles get the justice.
Jazzkammer is something, that I have never heard a disappointing release, yet I have never intentionally hunted down. Perhaps its the diversity of sound and visuals what makes it hard to really "get" the band, but at the same time it is the strength. I'm interested in any recommendations to see if missing any essential material. Although still several discs of these Pica series to go through!
