Now & Zen

Kaufmann, Joerg & Johannes Welsch
Dunrobin Sonic Gym
Jazz | May 2017

Reviews

Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2017-06-01
Experimental jazz meets gamelan? Simply put, this is gamelan type gongs and percussion, slowly phrased, duet with sultry mournful sexy saxophone/flute, chill minimal and sparse. Bird sounds here and there. Altogether hypnotic and atmospheric. Zen. Aptly titled.

1)* (5:56) chill, gongs and gamelan type subtle percussion with slow sensual sax. 2) (5:32) low droning gongs. 3) (4:47) big slow gongs, bird songs. 4) (6:07) big gongs, minimal 5) (4:47) flute appears, eastern flare 6)* (6:20) sax returns, very chill, lovely 7) (5:02) higher energy to this: sax, percussion. 8) (5:11) this has a subtle upbeat rhythm to it if you want something more songlike 9) (4:44) big gongs, sax. 10) (3:59) chill 11) (3:01) percussion has a steel drum ring, upbeat 12)* (6:46) spooky tones emanate from cymbals

Recent airplay

Now & Zen
RebopAug 04, 2017
Otherworldy Mergings
RebopJul 21, 2017
Tongues And Reeds
Clean Copper RadioJul 06, 2017
Now & Zen
Neural facilitationJun 29, 2017
Now & Zen
Ghost TreesJun 10, 2017
Now & Zen
No Cover, No MinimumJun 01, 2017

Charting

2017-06-01 — 2017-08-03 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 23 1
Jul 9 1
Jul 2 1
Jun 11 1
Jun 4 1

Track listing

1. Now & Zen
2. Polished Metal Rumblings
3. Sonic Delights
4. B-A-C-H
5. Ornate Undercurrents
6. Otherworldy Mergings
7. Lontano
8. Tongues And Reeds
9. Random Counterpoints
10. Fleeting Thoughts
11. Gorgeous Tunings
12. Satori