Catalytic Sound

Catalytic Sound is a music based co-operative designed to help create economic sustainability for its artists through patron support.
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Ken Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love Duo

AMR

“Right from the start Vandermark and Nilssen-Love made their presence felt in no uncertain terms, with a barnstorming duo passage that saw Vandermark’s weighty tenor interlocking with the Norwegian’s breathless percussion - Richard Rees Jones”

Made to Break

F4 Fake

Trost

“F4 Fake combines fiery free jazz with raw noises and abstract electronics, all accumulating into an interplay, sensual and extreme in its own way, ... that highlights Made to Break in its best.”

Fish & Steel

PNL Records

“While Nilssen-Love was never a man of restraint, with two of the world’s most versatile brass improvisers going at it he able to be completely free in his approach. And this playfulness is certainly what makes Fish & Steel’s debut album such an exciting release.”

Joe McPhee & Paal Nilssen-Love

Song for the Big Chief

PNL Records

“In the introduction to the concert McPhee made the announcement that tonight’s performance would be in honour to the memory of one the great giants of free music [Sunny Murray]. True to Murray’s spirit this didn’t meaning playing a night of cover tunes, but creating new sounds and pushing the music into the future.”

Entr'acte

Soigne Ta Droite

Audiographic Records

“This new group builds on the knowledge Vandermark has gained through his long term passion for large ensembles and composing for them. It’s a thread of creative activity that goes back for more than two decades.”

From Wolves to Whales

Strandwal

Aerophonic Records

“The final track, "For Kenau," sums up the quartet's mission. It trawls a path of extended emotion through long solemn notes and solos, ending with all its fuel spent. - Mark Corroto, All About Jazz”

Konstrukt + Ken Vandermark

Kozmik Bazaar

KARLRECORDS

“Starts with a reference to Ornette Coleman before turning more and more into a psychedelic trip that goes way beyond the "jazz idiom". But what else to expect from such a stellar constellation? ”

Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker

Apsis

Aerophonic Records

“Dave Rempis is really on fire – effortlessly blowing long-spun lines on alto, tenor, and baritone saxes – as part of a very freewheeling quartet with a old school improvising vibe! - Dusty Groove”

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New Artists At Catalytic Sound!

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