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Zlatko Kau?i? Quintet: Morning Patches

By Mark Corroto
November 4, 2019
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Is there another dimension beyond the 3rd? Past length, breadth, and depth? And if so, can we perceive this fourth dimension? We're talking about sound and where a decent set of speakers creates an imagined material sound space. When you tap into a recording like Morning Patches from the Slovenian percussionist Zlatko Kau?i?'s Quintet, there appears to be something apart from the classically observed three dimensions. Maybe it is the space in which the recording took place, St. Martin's Church in ?martno, Slovenia during the Brda Contemporary Music festival in 2018. Or maybe the quintet has managed to capture actual magic on tape.

The veteran drummer Kau?i? assembled this unique three woodwind, bass, and percussion quintet for what appears to be a one-off meeting. The woodwinds include American ex-pat

Michael Moore - Clarinet

clarinet
b.1954

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Marco Colonna

clarinet, bass
b.1978

" data-original-title="" title="">Marco Colonna (Setoladimaiale Unit), and Catalan

Albert Cirera

saxophone

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Agusti Fernandez

piano
b.1954

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Silvia Bolognesi

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Silvia Bolognesi. The ten tracks of pure improvisation accomplish well-constructed compositions, albeit instant compositions. Credit goes, not only to Kau?i? for the lineup but to the players, because multiple spins of the music result in diverse experiences, that fourth dimension. Bird songs are the substance of the brief "Jutranja," with a gaggle of horns, while "September" features circular breathing over long tones, scraping metal, and the thunder of bass and drum. Kau?i? and Bolognesi are content to leave the timekeeping to the collective whole. That said, there is a faux-swing to "Delirij" with each horn taking brief solos. The sounds rocket up and spiral down, without pause. A second, third, and fourth spin can result in distinctly different experiences. Maybe that is the stuff of the fourth dimension.

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