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Animals (2023)

by Agnel Lanz Vatcher

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1.
Laughing Hyenas 01:42
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2.
Lullaby For Dionysus 02:47
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3.
Poltergeist Activity 06:01
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4.
Baby On Board 02:50
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5.
Michael Nyman Fell Asleep 02:59
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6.
Agatha Christie's Notebook 02:30
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7.
Metallic Meditation 03:38
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8.
It's Not Allowed 02:34
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9.
Odobenus Rosmarus 03:14
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10.
Wally Walrus 01:01
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11.
Siren Song 05:56
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12.
Frog Pond Ballet 01:14
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13.
Paul Rutherford's Trombone 03:29
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Sophie Agnel: piano
Joke Lanz: turntables
Michael Vatcher: drums

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released January 26, 2023

Studio recording at Confort Moderne / Jazz à Poitiers November 2018
Recording & Mixing by Raphaël Guitton
Mastering by Martin Siewert

Photos by Juliette Agnel
Design by Lasse Marhaug

Dedicated to Matthieu Perinaud

Thanks to Instants Chavirés & JF Pichard, Klanggalerie & Walter Robotka

p) 2023 Klanggalerie
c) 2023 Agnel Lanz Vatcher


With solid training as a classical musician, Sophie Agnel took a close interest in modern jazz before committing in the early Nineties to the shifting, deliciously uncertain ground of free improvisation, thanks to her fascination for the powers of expression displayed by a few great keyboard-heretics such as Keith Tippett, Fred Van Hove or Christine Wodrascka. She began reworking the prepared piano techniques imagined by John Cage and transformed her instrument into a sort of extended piano.

Coming from a Punk music background Joke Lanz started in the mid 80s to play Experimental- and Noise music. Best known for his internationally acclaimed project Sudden Infant, Lanz is presenting his work since 30 years all over the world. Born in Switzerland and currently operating out of Berlin, he is one of the most prolific and profound artists working in the border zones where performance and body art meet Improvisation and Noise.

California native Michael Vatcher, now residing in Amsterdam, quickly progressed from hitting household furniture to taking vibraphone and snare drum lessons as a child. The trio impresses with precise playing, intensity, spontaneity and a great sense of musical humour. Radical playing techniques, curiosity and the exploration of sound possibilities create constant tension. Their first trio release Animals brings together 13 tracks full of twists and turns, creative lightness and complex virtuosity.

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“Joke Lanz aka Sudden Infant is one of the most prolific and profound artists working in the border zones where performance and body art meet Improvisation and Noise.” (The Wire)

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