vorhernach by Axel Dörner / Toshimaru Nakamura

This is a duo album by trumpeter Axel Dörner, who is one of the leading artists on the Berlin improvised music scene, and no-input mixing board player Toshimaru Nakamura, who garners critical acclaim in the west as well as in Japan. Dörner's playing is far removed from conventional trumpet styles: he constructs his sound mainly from hissing noises, clicks and sputters. Nakamura spins out a delicate electronic sound using only the mixing board's internal feedback. At times they produce sounds one at a time; at others their sounds overlap; and at others, both are silent. The tension and structural power are stunning. A masterpiece. The album consists of two tracks, each over 25 minutes long, recorded in Berlin in August 2005.

ドイツ、ベルリンの新しい即興音楽シーンの代表格であるトランペッター、アクセル・ドゥナー (Axel Dörner) と、欧米で絶大な評価と人気を誇るノーインプット・ミキシング・ボード奏者、中村としまるのデュオ。ドゥナーは通常のトランペット奏法から遠く離れて、ほとんど息音とブツブツという濁音でサウンドを構成し、一方、中村はミキサー内部のフィードバックのみを使って繊細な電子音を繰り出す。一方が音を出し、または双方の音が重なり合い、または互いに沈黙する。無類の緊張感と構成力で迫る傑作。2005年8月ベルリンで録音された25分を超える2曲収録。