BANG, JAN - AND POPPIES FROM KANDAHAR (CD - USED m-/m-)

"And Poppies From Kandahar come from the studio and the stage, close-mic'd instruments and field recordings, the clank of a bottle and the grandeur of an orchestra. Says Bang, "As a 'samplist' I collect sounds that may become useful in other situations. It´s much like collecting sand shells without knowing how to use them - just keeping them because of their pure beauty." The result transcends idiom or genre. A sample of guitarist Eivind Aarset clicks over humble handclaps on "The Midwife's Dilemma"; trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær solos over a melody by Robert Schumann. "Self Injury" is a hybrid of live and studio tapes, where upright bass casts a pall over Arve Henriksen's monastic falsetto. And "Passport Control" excerpts "Gammler Zen + Hohe Berge" by Germany's Kammerflimmer Kollektief, marrying its urgent tempo to wary brass. The conclusion, "Exile from Paradise," is a performance of Sidsel Endresen's "Undertow" that was taped at Punkt Festival 2008 - and that features Jon Hassell on trumpet." (label info)