Freistil #114 – July 2024 – Christoph Haunschmid “This is brilliant playing at eye level, intimate exchange of ideas, concentrated sounds that never neglect the sensual listening experience.” JazzPodium – August 2024 – Michael Bossong “The great tenor tradition of modern jazz is in good hands with Beierbach: his tone is warm, clear and mature….
Read moreSchattenlos is not “jazz” as we know it, and we have to listen to these tones with a different pair of ears, and a different mind. No doubt, Tru Cargo service are quietly carving out their own musical niche in the world.
Read moreThe music is sensitive and transparent, carried by the pair Jung/Marien and the complicity between the guitar of the leader and the saxophone of Alexander Beierbach.
Read moreAbout TWIRLS Duo: „The playing attitude of the two is very concentrated, thoughtful, intent on listening to the sounds that emerge. There is no room for inauthentic speaking here.“ About TWIRLS Quartet: „A stylistically confident, well-structured and perfectly aural collective improvisation. Uncompromising, consistent and without gimmick.“
Read more„(…) Both the TWIRLS Duo and the TWIRLS Quartet do not allow themselves to be confused by unruly sound currents, but always have a mental compass at hand to guide their excursions.“
Read more„Preserving two archetypes of their long-standing partnership Tides & Shadows confirms all the musicians’ comprehensive and sympathetic skills. It also demonstrates that profound playing doesn’t have to be overwrought to make an impression.“ https://www.jazzword.com
Read more„(…) they have found a form of collective improvisation with which they more than do justice to the duo’s name. In playful flow, they give free rein to their phrases and lines, eloquently telling their stories and often emotionalising their music through non-traditional playing techniques.“
Read more„The Twirls Quartet loudly paints (…) hymns to the night and to the groove of the Oceans of Sound.“
Read moreAbout TWIRLS Duo: „(…) Their duo pieces offer captivating climaxes, free tonal lyricism, cluster-like sound balloons or crossings of noise with romance.“ About TWIRLS Quartet: „TWIRLS Quartet actually succeed in evoking drastic darkness or anthemic light. And they do it without any themes, metrics or harmonies at all.“
Read more“The interplay and expressiveness of the two musicians is unique and touching.”
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