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Suggested music
It is a critical reflection about the borderline between composition and improvisation, which follows the experiments of graphical notation introduced in the '60s by avant-garde composers and the conduction methods of contemporary performers such as John Zorn (Cobra method) and Butch Morris (Conduction method).
The method consists of secret tracks that only the musicians can hear through headphones. These tracks give metrical, harmonic and mood oriented suggestions that allow musicians to improvise, still giving them a structure to deal and - sometimes - to struggle with. The result is an orchestra following a ghost director in which musicians preserve their own expressive independence.
This way the importance of musicians and composers is always different. Robotnik are now exploring the possibilities of this method proposing their compositions to heterogenous musicians and bands.
We present two sample tracks recorded with different ensembles, but starting from the same suggested music composition:
1. Tosso
A.Cartolari - sax alto, S.Oletto - piano, E.Mazzone - drums, F.Sciscioli - drums, M.Laiolo - cough.
2. Forse
R.Castagna - guitar, C.Iemulo - acoustic guitar, S.Oletto - bass, E.Mazzone - drums, F.Delfino - voice.
OUT OF JAZZ
live @ folkclub - 05-03-2009 (with Dario Bruna, Carlo Actis Dato, Igor Sciavolino, Tatè Nsongan)
BRODO TOUR
live at Theatre 145 - Grenoble - 23-12-2008 (with Les Barbarins Fourchus)
Theatre 145 - Grenoble - 23/12/2008
Maison Musique - Rivoli - 08/2008