Gediminas Karkauskas, Lost Suite

A strong statement of intent here from Ireland-based Lithuanian pianist and composer Gediminas Karkauskas who releases this his debut. A solo piano album is never easy to pull off. It can be too remote or on the other hand too much of a showcase of …

Published: 19 Sep 2020. Updated: 3 years.

A strong statement of intent here from Ireland-based Lithuanian pianist and composer Gediminas Karkauskas who releases this his debut.

A solo piano album is never easy to pull off. It can be too remote or on the other hand too much of a showcase of technique. Karkauskas avoids both pitfalls with a dreamy impressionist approach, reminiscent of Bill Evans as the album opens and which moves into a darker, carefully detailed, world of his own on tracks such as 'Talking Summer' and 'The Blame Rests'.

The album thrives on slow tempi, the pianist lingering over complex chords and subtle mood shifts that keep your interest throughout.

Out on the Teddy D label on 16 October.

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Telepathic band: track of the day

Brooklyn label 577 Records have a stimulating number of avant releases this autumn including from Shifa Live in Oslo (that's from Rachel Musson, Pat Thomas and Mark Sanders following on from a live at Oto release) and a sax-piano free improv record …

Published: 19 Sep 2020. Updated: 3 years.

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Brooklyn label 577 Records have a stimulating number of avant releases this autumn including from Shifa Live in Oslo (that's from Rachel Musson, Pat Thomas and Mark Sanders following on from a live at Oto release) and a sax-piano free improv record by Cooper-Moore and Stephen Gauci. This track 'SignGhost Theatre' from the Telepathic Band's upcoming release caught my ear best of all, an elegant plangent serenity settling in through the studio improvisation from the seasoned grouping of Daniel Carter (reeds/trumpet), Patrick Holmes (clarinet), Matthew Putman (piano, keys), Hilliard Greene (bass), and Federico Ughi (drums). Telepathic Mysteries, Vol. 1 comes out in mid-October. It's fresh and meaningful.