here’s something that i was listening to earlier this afternoon. well done ‘tatadada’ for getting the whole performance aired & then sharing it. i’ve added a sample of the first 10 minutes of the performance. enjoy!
gerður gunnarsdóttir | claudio puntin | hilmar jensson | skúli sverrisson
festival ‘islandbilder’
“köln trifft reykjavík”
stadtgarten
cologne, germany
24 nov 2005
gerður gunnarsdóttir, vl, voc
claudio puntin, cl, bcl
skúli sverrisson, git, b
hilmar jensson, git
improvisation (51:00)
digital radio (mpeg-1 layer 2, 320kbit/48khz) – mp3directcut (direct cutting, no conversion)
[comments from tatadada, the original seeder. thanks!] a while ago i seeded a rather small part of this, which was all that was broadcasted at that time – but it seems that not only i wrote a letter to the radio station to complain … “all hell broke loose !” is how the radio host described what happened after the show, prompting this re-broadcast of the entire improvisation.
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text from attached pdf of wdr webpage
(original german + google-translation into english)
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07.07.2006
feuer und eis – island
“köln trifft reykjavík”
köln trifft reykjavík. elektronik trifft unplugged, komposition trifft improvisation: im rahmen des islandfestivals in köln trafen im kölner stadtgarten die isländischen musiker skúli sverrisson (bass) und hilmar jensson (gitarre) auf das duo gerdur gunnarsdottir (gesang, violine)/ claudio puntin (klarinetten). das quartett, das bisher in dieser form nicht aufgetreten war, präsentierte einen musikalischen ausflug in phantasievolle welten ambienter klangtexturen und der gezähmten energie hypnotischer rockmusik. wdr 3 open: freiraum dokumentiert die höhepunkte dieses gipfeltreffens.
skúli sverrisson, git, b
hilmar jensson, git
gerdur gunnarsdottir, vl, voc
claudio puntin, cl, bcl
aufnahme vom 24.11.2005 aus dem stadtgarten köln
redaktion markus heuger
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07/07/2006
fire and ice – iceland
“cologne meets reykjavík”
cologne meets reykjavík. electronics meets unplugged, composition meets improvisation: as part of the iceland festival in cologne, the icelandic musicians skúli sverrisson (bass) and hilmar jensson (guitar) met the duo gerdur gunnarsdottir (vocals, violin) / claudio puntin (clarinets). the quartet, which had not previously appeared in this form, presented a musical excursion into imaginative worlds of ambient sound textures and the tamed energy of hypnotic rock music. wdr 3 open: freiraum documents the highlights of this summit.
skúli sverrisson, git, b
hilmar jensson, git
gerdur gunnarsdottir, violin, voc
claudio puntin, cl, bcl
recorded on november 24, 2005 from the stadtgarten in cologne
editor markus heuger
sample: improvisation 10-min sample.mp3
download: GunarsdottirPuntinJenssonSverisson_2005-11-24_CologneGermany.zip