STRONEN, THOMAS — Pohlitz
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"THOMAS STRONEN (Jahrgang 1972) ist Gründer der halb-britischen, halb-norwegischen Formation FOOD. Aber es wäre verwerflich, ihn bloß darauf zu reduzieren. "Pohlitz" ist STRONENs erstes Soloalbum und gleichzeitig das 30. Album auf dem er in seiner Karriere mitwirkt. STRONEN hat sich mittlerweile einen Namen gemacht der weit über den Ruf des ordinären Drummers heraus geht. "Pohlitz" ist ein Percussionalbum, das komplett ohne Percussion auskommt, sich auf Details und melodische Elemente zurückbesinnt und an den Minimalismus von Steve Reich, traditionelle Gamelan-Musik und die klassische elektronische Musik von Arne Nordheim erinnert. //
_This is the first solo release from Thomas Strønen who is founder and leader of the Norwegian/British band Food. Strønen has since long established himself as much more than a traditional drummer, but also as a composer of percussion and electronics, as well as an active contributor to other major projects including the Humcrush duo with Supersilent keyboardist Ståle Storløkken, the Maria Kannegaard Trio and Parish, the quartet he leads with ace Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson. Strønen has also worked with trumpeter Tomasz Stanko, the Cikada String quartet and singer Silje Nergaard. Pohlitz marks the 30th release Strønen has appeared on, and the eight tracks show a mature writer and arranger, the music sharing some possible references with minimalists such as Steve Reich, traditional gamelan music as well as fellow Norwegian Arne Nordheim's classic electronic exercises. From jazz, to improv, to electronics, each detail and melodic element is an important part of the whole picture. Thomas Strønen has already done several solo live shows under the Pohlitz name and will continue to do so in the future, all the music being played and processed live in real-time." [press release]
_This is the first solo release from Thomas Strønen who is founder and leader of the Norwegian/British band Food. Strønen has since long established himself as much more than a traditional drummer, but also as a composer of percussion and electronics, as well as an active contributor to other major projects including the Humcrush duo with Supersilent keyboardist Ståle Storløkken, the Maria Kannegaard Trio and Parish, the quartet he leads with ace Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson. Strønen has also worked with trumpeter Tomasz Stanko, the Cikada String quartet and singer Silje Nergaard. Pohlitz marks the 30th release Strønen has appeared on, and the eight tracks show a mature writer and arranger, the music sharing some possible references with minimalists such as Steve Reich, traditional gamelan music as well as fellow Norwegian Arne Nordheim's classic electronic exercises. From jazz, to improv, to electronics, each detail and melodic element is an important part of the whole picture. Thomas Strønen has already done several solo live shows under the Pohlitz name and will continue to do so in the future, all the music being played and processed live in real-time." [press release]