Festival "12 Points" presents:
Metal-O-Phone (France)
Distortion, feedback, delay. All once the exclusive property of guitarists but no more, and their usage has opened up intriguing possibilities across the instrumental spectrum.
In applying them to the vibraphone, Benjamin Filament has found sound something wild in the heart of an instrument so often typecast as polite and mannered. The bright colours have given way to darker matter, buzzing with overtones and ambiguous pitches, and spiritually connecting the vibes back to its distant relatives like the Javanese gamelan, Tibetan singing bowls and African thumb pianos.
The other two thirds of MeTaL-O-PHoNe have responded accordingly, and bassist Joachim florent and drummer Elie Duris give no quarter in creating a swirling tempest of rhythms and textures that’s perfectly in sync with this altered percussive landscape.
Irish Times (Laurence Mackin):
"The organisers at 12 Points seem to have made a conscious decision to make the middle act the most intriguing. They tend to be the act that on paper sound the oddest, and here lies the greatest potential for fireworks (or, indeed, damp squibs). Happily, Parisian outfit Metal-O-PHoNe (there is a tendency among jazz acts to hyphenate like they are soloing with punctuation) were definitely of the fiery variety"
Kaja Draksler Acropolis Quintet (Slovenia)
“This was contemporary music making of the highest order” Jazz Wise Magazine, London 2011
KDAQ started in 2006. Pianist and composer, winner of Deloitte Jazz Award 2009, Kaja Draksler formed a group with her fellow students (George Dumitriu on the guitar, Goran Krmac on the tuba and Kristijan Krajnčan on the drums)at Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen, The Netherlands. In 2008 the group was joined by Turkish singer Sanem Kalfa, winner of Montreux Jazz Vocal Prize 2010.
The first record of the group was released with Goga Music in 2007 entitled Akropola, featuring two Slovenian artists Jure Pukl and Robert Jukič. Their second CD was released in 2009 under the name of Turku (DruGod Records) and is featuring the singer Sanem Kalfa.
Kaja Draksler Acropolis Quintet is focusing on their original music of all the five members. Innovative musicians are combining their culture with classical and jazz music, incorporating intriguing improvisation and spontaneous forms. Their sound spectrum is wide and colorful, combining acoustic and electronic sonorities, their compositions range from through-composed to completely free.
Elifantree (Finland-Sweden)
Elifantree is an expressive group with roots in Finland and Sweden. They’ve been playing together since 2007 and gained a strong reputation as an energetic and constantly surprising live performer. The three-piece band features tenor saxophone, vocals and drums.
Known as a tight unit, Elifantree’s sound, as presently heard on their debut album ”Love & Trees”, is a result of the members’ unique influences. ”All of us are sound freaks and we’re constantly finding new ways of forming and developing sounds. We are influenced by a great deal of different music and our band-sound is a result of our combinded musical ideas.”
Elifantree has got great concert- and Cd-reviews in music magazines like All About Jazz, Jazzrytmit, Lira, Jazzwise and The Wire to mention a few.
In the near future they will do shows in Finland and Sweden and additionally they are busy prepairing their upcoming second album.
Anni Elif Egecioglu – vocals, glockenspiel
Pauli Lyytinen – tenor saxophone & effects
Tatu Rönkkö – drums, percussives
