Fresh Frozen by Achille Succi-alto saxophone & clarinets, Christopher Culpo-piano, Oren Marshall-Tuba
In the eleven tracks of Fresh Frozen a dualism between past (frozen) and present (fresh) manifests itself in all its ambivalence: writing and improvisation are claimed and radicalised, thesis and antithesis of a synthesis that the musicians pursue in every composition.
In the project Fresh-Frozen, the musicians leave no room for melodic concessions, and do not compromise on the harmonic or formal aspects of the music. The rigor of thought and contrapuntal writing and the strict principles of compositional construction contrast with the need to exit the path, to thaw the material. Never with the "muscular" aggression of the rebel, but with the slight irreverence of intelligence and irony.
Achille Succi - alto sax bass clarinet
Christopher Culpo - piano
Oren Marshall - tuba
Tracklist
| 1. | Jack-In-The-Box | 3:00 |
| 2. | Sbach | 4:13 |
| 3. | Sonic Lube | 2:52 |
| 4. | Wabi | 5:37 |
| 5. | Smallips | 5:07 |
| 6. | DicciCome | 5:03 |
| 7. | Soul Blisters | 8:33 |
| 8. | Culpography | 7:34 |
| 9. | Quail Stomp | 4:17 |
| 10. | Fresh Frozen-Colette | 7:36 |
Credits
Recorded at Catsound Studio, Badia Polesine July 2009 by Mario Marcassa
Mixed by Enrico Terragnoli
Mastered by Ivan Rossi
Released 2010 by El Gallo Rojo
Achille Succi clarinets and saxophones
Oren Marshall tuba
Christopher Culpo piano
Art by Massimiliano Sorrentini
License
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Christopher Culpo is a performer/ composer who’s work lies at the confluence of contemporary music, jazz, and improvisation. He's written symphonic, opera, for dance and theatre,and has composed and improvised music for silent films.Recent releases include Thawing Mammoth with clarinetist-saxophonist Achille Succi, The Spectral Life of Things and Mimesis (2020) with saxophonist Catherine Sikora.