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Lis - Li 47:39

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"João Madeira on double bass has long been one of the corifei of improvised music in Portugal. With the trio Galmadrua together with Paulo Galão on soprano sax and Mario Rua on drums he meets for this recording, made in the studio in Lisbon in July 2021, the French saxophonist Michel Stawicki on tenor sax. It is a long improvisation, 47 minutes, without interruption, which has been given the name of Lis-Li. The four ride for long stretches the path indicated by the New Thing in the sixties, but not only. In the long piece, the solos of the saxophonists have space, often together, creating a perfect example of collective improssisazione, but also the double bass player together with the drummer, for example around minute 28, rich as they are in technical possibilities, make this record interesting when the saxophonists they allow themselves a moment of quiet. For those who appreciate the genre this is a record of considerable interest. All good, and inspired." Vittorio, MusicZoom
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"Flash forward two years and southwards to Lisbon for Galmadrua’s no less intense nearly 48-minute single improv. Again it’s the bassist who sets the pace with a walking pulse, medial strums and up-and-down twangs. As the drum beats ruff and ripple, the saxophonists open up the exposition. There are grainy peeps from Galão, overblowing from Stawicki, and irregular vibrations from both. Reed multiphonics fly every which way threatening to shatter any attempts at harmony, but Madeira’s spiccato and sul tasto bowing keeps the music moving forward. Before the half way mark in fact, contradictions are resolved with drum rolls and bass thumps on one side with progressive linearity, while the saxophonists’ timbres collide and separate as they try out for size altissimo and sopranissimo shrieks, dual counterpoint and fragmented trills. While Stawicki’s playing sometime seems more modal and connective and Galão’s more staccato and fragmented, neither would be confused for Smooth Jazz stylists. Madeira’s guitar-like facility when playing pizzicato and Rua’s drum solos that include ratamacues, rebounds and ruffs contribute to the intensity level, as well as serving as anchors. Following an interlude of mewling reed echoes and bagpipe-like tremolo squirts from the horns at prestissimo tempos, the final sequence moves from New Thing-reminiscent miasma to a near lyrical coda, with reed textures mellowing even as they head northwards. Finally as in the other disc, the ending is signaled by a conclusive drum rumble and bass string thump.
If the skeptical need any proof that high-energy and high-quality Free Jazz still thrives in performance, all they have to do is hear these sessions."
Ken Waxman, jazzword.com

"The album by the trio Galmadrua, featuring
Michel Stawicki. The quartet includes two saxophonists,
and present a 48 minutes long siote "Lis-Li", recorded
at Namouche Studios in Lisbon in Summer 2022. The
music is dominantly free improvised, but it does contains
some more "traditional" moments of free jazz. It is full
of energy, synergy and expression: it is a permanent
explosion of feelings. Everybody is fantastic here, but
João Madeira's bowed or ngerpicked solo evidently
merit distinction. The combination of alto and tenor
sounds is also very appealing. It reminds me of some
recordings of Ken Vandermar, or Mikolaj Trzaska with
Peter Brötzmann. Fantastic music!" Maciej Lewenstein

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released June 3, 2022

All music composed by Paulo Galão, João Madeira, Mário Rua, Michel Stawicki.
Recorded at Namouche Studios, Lisbon, on July, 24th 2021.
Mixed by Joaquim Monte.
Mastered and Produced by João Madeira.
Concept Design by Elements Artwork.
4DaRecord 2022
4DRCD003

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João Madeira Lisbon, Portugal

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João Madeira has been totally committed to discovering new processes of creating and composing music, whilst, at the same time, exploring new concepts of musical performance.
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“A Fábrica de Nada”, 2005, and “A Máquina Hamlet”, 2020 - “Parece que o Mundo”, 2018, (contemporary dance). ... more

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