KOTRA / VIOLET
Sachertorte

1. Kotra - Live at Soundbridges Festival [38,7 MB]
2. Kotra with Violet - Jam in Vienna, part 1 [20,2 MB]
3. Kotra with Violet - Jam in Vienna, part 2 [36,5 MB]

Live recordings of Kotra at Soundbridges festival
and improv jam session of Kotra and Violet in Vienna.
Recorded: 24th and 26th of March 2005.

nlr04

This new live report contains one by Kotra and two live jam sessions of Kotra and Violet, recorded in Vienna (hence the title, the cake produced by the famous Hotel Sacher in Vienna). Kotra is one of the better known acts from the Ukraine and Violet is of course Jeff Surak, who has been producing experimental music since about twenty years (as 1348 and part of New Carrolton). Kotra's solo piece is one of controlled noise. Oscillators humming loudly in a highly minimal way, making all sorts of curves. A bit too noisy for my taste. The same goes for the first piece by Kotra and Violet.
Here too the noise is the main feature, which sadly lacks the tension. Tension is made audible in the third piece, which is much quieter and whatever sort of computer processing they use, there is a good balance between softer moments and the louder parts. Altogether it's ok, but not that brilliant.
(FdW, Vital Weekly)