Ocean Eddie / Martin Küchen

MARTIN KÜCHEN

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Swedish saxophonist Martun Küchen is no stranger to the Singer. He has already played here with his quintet All Included and with the nine-piece Angles 9. Now he returns for a solo concert én for a collaboration with Ocean Eddie. 

Martin Küchen has recorded several solo albums including ‘The Lie & The Orphanage' (2010), 'Hellstorm' (2012) and ‘Lieber Heiland, Laß Uns Sterben’. In 2022 his most recent, 'Utopia', came out on the Thanatos label. On it he plays sopranino and soprano sax and makes full use of small percussion instruments and 'analogue' electronics. 

OCEAN EDDIE

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When circular currents coexist within larger ocean movements, we sometimes speak of eddies. Similar bodies competing for limited space and impact. The overlapping functions and timbres of this line-up (Stan Maris - accordion, Viktor Perdieus - sax, Andreas Bral - piano & harmonium) evoke a similar phenomenon. Usually every player can play every part, which leads to improvisations in which orchestration takes centre stage. Modular compositions and pieces that start from a central motif form the starting points. From there the redistribution of impulse, sound and silence begins again and again. This gives an interaction that is playful, tireless and slightly competitively eddie.