Schattseite (Remastered) Adelhard Roidinger
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Album-Release:
1982
HRA-Release:
09.08.2019
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- 1 Fü Pfü 09:25
- 2 Lufti 04:27
- 3 Loveland 09:19
- 4 Stress 07:29
- 5 Ania 04:09
- 6 When Earth Becomes Desert 09:55
Info for Schattseite (Remastered)
It’s unfortunate that Adelhard Roidinger only cut this one record for ECM. The Austrian-born Renaissance man seems to have been a perfect fit for the label, which by the time of this release (1982) had firmly established its aesthetic hold on the jazz market. Schattseite has a lush, airy sound that is always appealing, and what better way to draw us in than with the slow-moving “Fü Pfü.” The soloing is crisp all around: gorgeous vibe work from Pirchner, Pepl’s soft guitar licks, DiPasqua’s tender drumming, a fluid run from Sauer on tenor sax, and an alluringly pianistic turn from Degen all make for a crystalline opener, and Roidinger’s plaintive accompaniment pulls it all together with humility. There is much stopping and starting, as if the music were afraid to latch on to a memory it knows could be self-destructive. Next is “Lufti,” a delightfully overdubbed bass duet, interrupted by occasional glissandi for a playful effect. “Loveland” fades in on a sweet piano riff doubled by Aina Kemanis’s brassy vocals, evoking the distinctive sound originally forged on Return to Forever. Roidinger harmonizes with the lead motif, blending into another mercurial leap from Pirchner, this time on marimba, supported by a delicate repeat of the same progression sans voice. The fantastic sax solo and Metheny-esque picking lend even more elegance to the track’s progressive sound. “Stress” begins with a bowed electric bass, caressing the air like whale songs. Sauer introduces the main line, again doubled by Kemanis, before Roidinger steps in to offer some regularity, thereby allowing Deger more room to flex his fingers. “Ania” starts with laughter, or something like it. Out of this abstract pointillism comes an engaging chant, throughout which Pepl jauntily strums his way along. The album closes with its longest track, “When Earth Becomes Desert,” which steadily moves from haunting drones to an all-out improv-fest. The marimba is unusually present here, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was miked differently, if not added in postproduction. The final minute brings us slowly back down with a gorgeous melody in tutti.
Although Schattseite does take a while to find its groove, whatever it may lack in drive it makes up for in atmosphere and melodic robustness. This is an album of exceptional sound and quality, and is like the audio equivalent of a scenic route: it may get you to the same destination, maybe even less efficiently, but its allure is such that by the time you near the end, you no longer care where you were going. In dire need of a reissue.
Adelhard Roidinger, bass
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Bob Degen, piano
Harry Pepl, guitar
Werner Pirchner, vibraharp, marimba
Aina Kemanis, voice
Michael DiPasqua, drums, percussion
Recorded November 1981 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Produced by Manfred Eicher
Digitally remastered
Adelhard Roidinger
geboren am 28. November 1941 in Windischgarsten, OÖ, bekam bereits im Alter von 5 Jahren Klavierunterricht, lernte mit 9 Jahren Violine und mit 14 Gitarre. Mit 16 Jahren begann er sein Kontrabass – Studium bei Prof. Glaser, Solokontrabassist am Linzer Landestheaterorchester. Er studierte Architektur an der Technischen Universität Graz, Kontrabass-Klassik an der Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Graz bei Prof Böhm, Studium der Jazzkomposition bei Prof: Janesz Gregorz, der Malerei bei Prof. Kurt Weber und der Bildhauerei bei Prof. Viktor Winkler, Graz. Es studierte Advanced Architecture and Design am Hornsey College of Art in London und Computermusik am IRCAM und am Atelier UPIC (Xenakis) in Paris. Als Jazzartist (Kontrabass und Electric Bass) ist er mit vielen international bekannten MusikerInnen aufgetreten, hat mehr als 30 LPs und CDs als Leader und Sideman aufgenommen und nahm seit 1970 an zahlreichen internationalen Jazzfestivals teil. Tourneen in Europa, Afrika und Japan. Als Autor verfasste er Unterrichtswerke für Kontrabass und Elektrobass (Universal Edition Wien) und eine umfassende Publikation über Jazzimprovisation und Pentatonik (advance music, Rottenburg, ab 2015 bei schott-music.de). Als Komponist Uraufführungen in Glasgow, Paris, Linz u.a. Als Medienkünstler Ausstellungen in Graz, Triest, Montreal, Linz. Zahlreiche Preise und Stipendien. Landeskulturpreis für Musik, Anerkennungen (Honory Mentions) im Rahmen der Ars Electronica für Computermusik und Computergrafik. Lehraufträge für Zeichnen und Malen und Aufbau eines Lehrganges für Kybernetische Methoden der Gestaltung an der Technischen Universität Graz, welchen er von 1974 bis 2002 leitete. Lehraufträge für Improvisation und Musiktechnologie an der Universität für Musik in Graz. Aufbau und Leitung einer Jazzabteilung, des Studio SAMT (Studio for Advanced Music & Media Technology) und eines Universitäts-Lehrganges für Musik und Medien Technologie an der Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität in Linz. Dozent an der Bundesakademie Trossingen und 11 Jahre an der Bundesakademie Remscheid. Weitere Ausbildungen in Transpersonaler Therapie und Homöopathie.
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