Description
SOLO 1 (Vinyl 10 inch – 33 1/3rpm)
Gerhard Gschlößl – trombone, tuba
recorded at Kollektiv Nights, August, 24th 2022 (Kunstfabrik Schlot, Berlin)
recording engineer: Peer Soehring (derguteton.berlin)
Sounddesign and mastering: Christian Betz (berlinaudio.de)
Artwork by Johann Leopard Moncur
Layout design by Nadezda Ukhanova
Linear notes by Richard Roblee
Produced by Gerhard Gschlößl
Eine Interpretation von Improvisation als “spontanes Komponieren” offenbart sich hier als künstlerischer Akt höchster Authentizität. Das Album präsentiert Gschlößls beeindruckende Virtuosität und Kontrolle auf Posaune und Tuba in einem Solo-Konzert bei den Kollektiv Nights in Berlin . Von einfachen, zweitonigen Grooves bis hin zu kreativen melodischen Entwicklungen taucht jedes Stück den Hörer in Gschlößls musikalische Reise ein, geprägt von intensiver Energie und Humor.
The vinyl release “Solo1” by Gerhard Gschlößl captures improvisation as “spontaneous composing.” The album showcases Gschlößl’s impressive virtuosity and control on trombone and tuba in a solo concert held at the Kollektiv Nights in Berlin. From simple two-note grooves to creative melodic developments, each track immerses the listener in Gschlößl’s musical journey, marked by intense energy and humor.
Gerhard Gschlößl grew up in Germany, studied trombone and composition in Würzburg and has lived in Berlin since 2004. The trombone & stuba player belongs to a new scene, which has been successfully freed from the traditional labels of jazz and moved in a wide field of improvised music. Ulrich Steinmetzger about Gerhard Gschlößl: Very agile, muscular and close to the current base the trombonist has developed his personal style. Nothing here is cosmetically polished or coated ambitious. His music is credible because it comes with corners and edges, because it does not hide the dirt that is part of life. This is neither strict mainstream nor pure avant-garde. You can hear the whence and suspect a where.Gerhard about music:
I like to work with improvisation and composition using musical tools such as the parameters of melody, rhythm, tone and dynamics. One of my goals is to be able to move around freely within and outside prescribed forms and meters and to act independently of clichés or stylistic constraints.
