Jérôme Noetinger (multiple Revox tape machines) and Anthony Pateras (piano) are original and interesting musicians of academic avant-garde and experimental Music scene. Evocative ideas, innovative point of view, rare, experimental and home-made Playing Techniques, fantastic sonoristic experiments are the keys of their music. Their music is inspiring, fresh, bright and dynamic – they use their own style, masterful virtuosity and creativity to create an astonishing sound. Their newest album “A Sunset For Walter LP” is a great result of their collaboration.
An album “A Sunset For Walter LP” is based on classical and innovative playing techniques combo, eclectic stylistic allusions, the basics of experimental music and free improvisation, open form and, of course, an organic combo of electronics and acoustics. Both musicians form the instrumental section which is based on radical decisions, rare combos, strange timbres, special effects and innovative ways of playing. Wide range of piano tunes is extracted by extended and innovative playing techniques. Dubs, inputs, glitch, drone, ambient, tape recordings, synth tunes, amplifications, sound machine’s records and other tunes are produced by using multiple Revox tape machines. The music has two different sides – dynamic, vivid, bright and emotional one, which is highly contrasting to depressed, ambient, heavy, synthesized and abstract kept by electronics. Pianist Anthony Pateras blends classical playing techniques, traditional expressions of modern classical music, sonoristic experiments, innovations and free improvisations. His music is somewhere between evocative contemporary academical music and abstract spontaneous free improvisations. By using his splendid virtuosity and expressive playing techniques, pianist dives in wide range of moods, characters and expressions. His music is turning and twisting all the time – from solemn pieces, repetitive soft chords, minimalistic samples accompagnied by strange timbres, electronics and special effects, it goes straight on expressive, moving and thrilling episodes. Hot thrills, bright accents, strong contrasts, sudden turns, transcendental passages, passionate remarkable melodies and spontaneous solos – these elements bring active and moving sound to the compositions. Pianist doesn’t hesitate to make a spontaneous, radical or provocative decisions – that’s why his music has rich, inspiring, surprising and dynamic sound. Revox tape machines by Jérôme Noetinger are the keys of the other side of the album – dark, sophisticated, sometimes depressed, cold or noisy. Jérôme Noetinger is experimenting on instrumental section – he’s using eclectic stylistic allusions, extracting gorgeous, strange and original timbres, mixing together different electronics and playing techniques and finally creates an enchanting, interesting and extraordinary sound. The music of this album has dynamic, modern and innovative sound.
